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Is Online Fundraising a Bad Idea?

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09/29/2017

Many nonprofits embrace online giving because it makes asking for gifts, processing payments, and thanking donors easier and less costly. Some organizations are investing heavily in online fundraising platforms like Razoo or CauseVox, or improving...

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Toward Liberation: A Staunch Social Justice Funder Puts Women of Color Up Front

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09/29/2017

We hear a lot about the lack of diversity in philanthropy’s upper leadership, and also about the lack of support to organizations headed by women and people of color. Well, here’s one funder that’s actually walking the walk. Building on its initial...

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Trump’s Stake in Housing Complex Spurs Lawsuit Over Sale

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09/29/2017

... investor Disque D. Deane and San Francisco-based investment firm Belveron Partners who collectively own a 15.4 ...

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Housing and Homelessness

Helmsley Charitable Trust Commits $5 Million to JDRF T1D Fund

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10/27/2017

The JDRF T1D Fund, a venture philanthropy fund focused on developing life-changing approaches to the prevention and treatment of type 1 diabetes (T1D), has announced a $5 million commitment from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.

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Rita Allen Foundation Supported Report Finds That Civic Tech Struggles with Sustainable Funding Despite Gains

Release Date:

10/31/2017

... since a detailed study in 2013 took a broad look at the investment landscape. The newer work is a closer examination ...

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Rita Allen Foundation Supported Research Details Consequences of Kansas’ Lifetime Property Tax Exemptions on Local School Districts

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03/02/2018

... where federal tax cuts spurred an increase in foreign investment into wind farms across the country.... Rita Allen ...

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30 May 2018

Equity and Asset Management – Why It’s About Dollars and Sense

Wednesday, May 30, 2018 -

9:00am to 12:00pm

... and Public Welfare Foundation Elizabeth Hewitt , Chief Investment Officer and Senior Vice President, Alfred P. Sloan ... Outsourced CIOs, CFOs, COOs that work with Finance and Investment Committees and the...

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Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program Announces 31 Winners of Fellowships for Important Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences

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04/25/2018

$6.2 million in philanthropic support from Carnegie Corporation of New York.

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation's Ninth Annual Fiscal Summit Will Outline Urgent Need for Fiscal Reset following Recent Tax and Spending Legislation

Release Date:

05/01/2018

The Peter G. Peterson Foundation will convene the 2018 Fiscal Summit: Debt Matters on Thursday, May 10, at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. As campaigns for the 2018 midterm elections get underway within a rapidly changing policy...

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Philanthropy New York Members Featured Among The 50 Most Influential Philanthropists in New York

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02/11/2020

With its storied history of penthouse fundraisers and ballroom galas, New York has long been an epicenter of philanthropy. To this day, funders of all sizes invest countless dollars into shaping the state’s approach to criminal justice, health care...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Commits to Divesting from Fossil Fuels

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12/18/2020

... approved this new policy, prompting the Foundation’s investment team to start taking steps that are expected to ... fuels, it was time that we officially aligned our internal investment strategy with our...