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Philanthropy Must Prioritize Democracy Beyond Election Day

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11/17/2020

... were more established in the space, such as the Wallace Global Fund, whose advice and insights were invaluable. The ... goals, we, our grantees, and other experts stand ready to help you think through these...

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Ford Foundation Appoints John Irons as Director of Inclusive Economies

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05/19/2016

... Foundation where he served as managing director for Global Markets. An economist by training, Irons led work on ...

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Maya L. Harris Joins Arcus Foundation Board of Directors

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12/12/2017

... Foundation Board of Directors The Arcus Foundation, a global foundation promoting respect for diversity among ... to expand opportunity, strengthen democracy, and ensure equality for all,” said Arcus...

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Violence Against Women Is Not Only a Local Issue

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03/22/2017

... taking a multicultural psychology course, which focused on gender in Morocco and problems facing Moroccan women. As a ... from the government, women must rely on NGOs for help . The experience left me wondering...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies ‘Summer Boost NYC’ Summer 2022 Learning Program Launched at New York City Public Charter Schools

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04/18/2022

... young person should be invested in, and this $50 million investment will do just that,” said New York City Mayor ... future higher education, employment, and wage-earning opportunities will be severely...

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Surdna and the Andrus Family Fund Join PNY Member Foundations and Other Donors in Pledging to Redouble Commitments to Puerto Rico

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09/30/2020

... More than ever, we must all use our platforms to mobilize resources and elevelate the voices of Puerto Rico’s most ... to the continuous support of organizations that provide opportunities for change. Also, we...

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Co-Impact Announces Inaugural Grants Totaling $80 Million

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01/16/2019

... approach. Co-Impact makes long-term investments to help address obstacles and limitations in systems that hamper ... National Community Health Assistant Program : The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis,...

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Co-Impact Philanthropic Funds, Inc.

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Penny Abeywardena Joins the de Blasio Administration as the Head of the Office of International Affairs

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09/16/2014

... Penny Abeywardena, who currently serves as the Clinton Global Initiative Director of Girls & Women Integration, will ... and multilateral institutions to increase investments in gender -focused development...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Clinton Global Initiative

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JPMorgan Plans to Unveil a Program for Job Skills

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12/11/2013

JPMorgan Chase's new $250 million initiative aims to close the "skills gap in in some of the largest United States and European job ... ” Mr. Emanuel said in a phone interview. “I need resources...

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As the White House Changes Hands, Philanthropy Must Change Too

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01/26/2017

... process, trust the strongest organizations, and devote resources to helping all the nonprofits we support thrive and ... a set of specific activities designed to advance community investment that will ...

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The Cricket Island Foundation

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Morgan Stanley and Kresge Foundation Supported Fund Doubles Commitment to Disadvantaged Areas with $100M for Affordable Housing, Health Care

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11/04/2015

... center and retail. In Omak, Wash., the fund's first-ever investment helped bring a state-of-the-art health center to a ... time to make an additional $100 million available to help underserved communities...

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Social Innovation Fund Awards $11.3 Million Grant to LISC to Expand Education, Career Services for Low-Income Individuals

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08/04/2015

... Individuals As part of a vigorous new effort to help jobless Americans upgrade their reading and math skills ... the level of middle school. We've found a way to help close this ...

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Lavelle Fund for the Blind Announces Dr. Louis D. Pizzarello, M.D., M.P.H., as New Board Chair and Dr. Sharon McLennon-Wier to the Board of Directors

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10/29/2021

... World Health Organization (WHO) in the development of its global initiative to reduce avoidable blindness. Dr. ... to his leadership and to many more years of providing resources to benefit blind and visually...

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Lavelle Fund for the Blind

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Now Hear This: The Wisdom of Trans Voices

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09/19/2018

... More and more funders are devoting serious time and resources to increasing equity and inclusion in their work ... driven by the people their grantmaking purports to help . If you are a funder who is committing...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Ursula Burns to Board of Trustees

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02/20/2015

... presence and extend its reach in the fast-growing global services market. “Nelson Mandela once said, ‘A ... the status quo in the pursuit of greater inclusion, equality , and opportunity,” said Ms. Burns. “...

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Philanthropy and the Interfaith Imperative

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05/24/2018

... society from the level of the local community to global politics. It is a necessary component of any attempt ... of our highly ambitious goals and relatively modest resources , t he results have been remarkable...

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Religion

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Unbound Philanthropy, Nathan Cummings, Ford and JPB Foundation Supported Pop Culture Lab Accelerates Justice Through Entertainment

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07/25/2017

... families and communities, Muslims, and refugee people. The investment comes from a core group of philanthropic ... are building new research and audience metric models to help the entertainment industry...

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Arts

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When LINsanity Comes to Philanthropy

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03/15/2012

... There is no Moneyball-esque data analysis being done to help us maximize our staff ROI. Even our most famous ... who is a national leader in the effort to make the U.S. a global contender in sustainable,...

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