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What’s “Best” in Philanthropy: A Debate Recap with Aaron Dorfman and Adam Meyerson

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05/19/2009

... religious education, to the support of private and public universities , to Andrew Carnegie’s construction of public ... with the law but otherwise have the freedom to determine how to achieve their charitable...

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Philanthropy New York Announces Fundraising Breakthrough, New Philanthropy Center at Times Square

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10/20/2014

... Fund for 2025 Committee. “Neither we nor any grantmaker can hope to have real impact without creating partnerships. ...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Launches Network of Cross-Sector Leaders To Advance Economic Mobility In New York City

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01/08/2018

... approaches to tackling seemingly intractable problems facing the city, including poverty and economic inequity. ... we see the value in bringing together leaders who can approach problems from various angles...

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Hostos Food Studies Program is Creating Opportunities in the Bronx

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10/07/2015

... in a pilot course, reported "I never knew that what we eat can greatly depend on what is available around us. Since many ... colleges. Students take a foundational course, and then can choose from four...

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Open Society Foundations Announce 2020 Soros Arts Fellows

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07/15/2020

... York, United States / Ramallah, Palestine) will examine how people bear witness to and narrate experiences of ...

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Responding to Haitian Devastation, At Home

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08/13/2010

In the wake of the Haitian earthquake, the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) worked to find a way to help victims of the disaster—and at the same time follow its mission to improve the health of New Yorkers.

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A Funders Conversation with Mayor Mitch Landrieu

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01/10/2011

On November 16th, Philanthropy New York held a members briefing (sponsored by the Ford Foundation, Open Society Institute, the Surdna Foundation, and the Twenty-First Century Foundation) featuring a keynote address by the Honorable Mitch Landrieu,...

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Driving Change in Public Policy: Responsible Budgeting in New York State

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02/29/2012

In July 2009, New York Governor David Paterson asked Richard Ravitch to serve as Lieutenant Governor and develop a plan that would not only solve the state’s immediate budget crisis, but prevent new fiscal emergencies in later years.

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Finance & Asset Management

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New Ford CEO Understands What Triggers Social Change

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07/26/2013

Center for Effective Government President and CEO Katherine McFate praises the Ford Foundation’s selection of Darren Walker as its next President.

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Carnegie UK Trust Announces 2013 Andrew Carnegie Medals of Philanthropy Honorees

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09/24/2013

The Medals of Philanthropy are awarded every two years to families and individuals around the world who, like Andrew Carnegie, have dedicated their private wealth to the public good. (Carnegie Corporation of New York President Vartan Gregorian is...

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Time Magazine Spotlights Walker's UT Austin Commencement Speech

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05/27/2015

Ford Foundation President Darren Walker gave this year's commencement speech at University of Texas at Austin.

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Duke Foundation’s Islamic Center Gets New Leadership

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11/20/2015

Konrad Ng will lead the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation’s Shangri La, a center for the study of Islamic arts and cultures,

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Ford Foundation's Darren Walker Profiled in Financial Times

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04/07/2016

Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, sees his tough childhood as an advantage as he steers a philanthropic institution.

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center Brings Hope to Ancient Athens Neighborhood

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07/06/2016

Hopes for improvement lie with the nearby Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, named after a Greek shipping magnate who died in 1996.

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Contributes to Startup to Develop a Novel Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes

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08/10/2016

Pacific Diabetes Technologies (PDT), a Portland, Oregon-based medical device startup, will develop a novel treatment for type 1 diabetes.

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Research And Policy Guidance Around Planning For Autonomous Vehicles

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03/16/2017

Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Aspen Institute launched an initiative last year aimed at formulating a framework and best practices for governments to follow. The program, which includes 10 international cities, expects to release its first...

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Agnes Gund Donates 5 Important Contemporary Artworks To Cleveland Museum Of Art

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09/27/2017

Former president of MOMA and one of America's leading art collectors and philanthropists, Agnes Gund, has come through for her hometown of Cleveland.

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JPMorgan Chase Gives $350M to Workforce Training, Community Colleges

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03/19/2019

Eyes are on community colleges to provide the training panacea for the current skills gap as well as affordable ways for people to refresh or add to their skill sets throughout their lives.

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