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David Rockefeller Gift Raises Rockefeller Brothers Fund Endowment to $1.2 Billion

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10/25/2018

A generous gift from the estate of David Rockefeller has raised the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) endowment from approximately $960 million to over $1.2 billion.

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Open Society Pledges Support for African Cultural Heritage Restitution

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11/12/2019

The Open Society Foundations today announced a $15 million initiative to strengthen efforts to restore cultural objects looted from the African continent. Over four years, the initiative will support networks and organizations working to return...

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Melissa Beck Steps Down as Executive Director of The Educational Foundation of America

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05/20/2020

... United States.” EFA’s Board has named David Stocks, Arts Program Director at EFA, as Interim Executive Director. Stocks has led the Foundation’s arts program since 2015. He came to EFA with over a ... P...

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11 Apr 2018

Moving Beyond Financial Education: A Grantmaker's Guide to Investing in Impactful Financial Capability Programs - Webinar

Wednesday, April 11, 2018 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... it comes to increasing financial health. Now we have ample evidence that financial education alone is not powerful ... using behavioral economics principles What the latest research indicates is effective How...

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Recording: Youth Power Now: Lessons from Youth Organizers in New York

... police-free schools, advancing restorative justice through solutions not suspensions, campaigning for major ... Collective Iridian Garcia , Youth Organizer, Adelante Student Voices Nejla Gregorio , FOT Youth...

United Hospital Fund Fellows Tackle Disparities on the Frontlines of Pediatric Care

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06/28/2023

... that will focus on reaching minority and diverse families. Through collaboration with three existing Baby Café ... Yonkers Dr. Delgado-Salisbury's project will bring the research -driven program Reach Out...

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How Social Innovation Labs Contribute to Transformative Change

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11/07/2014

... appeared on the Rockefeller Foundation blog . Through The Rockefeller Foundation's Social Innovation Labs ... along with survey findings from 75 labs in November through an online portal with a series of...

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Making the Most of Interesting Times – and Achieving the Global Goals

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02/22/2018

... a letter to business leaders that sent shock waves through all sectors of society. Fink was quite clear in his ... four immediate opportunities to accelerate SDG progress through partnerships. First, there is...

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Philanthropy New York Listserv FAQ

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02/2018

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18 Oct 2012

Creating New Approaches to Community-Based Family Support: Where is Innovation Happening?

Thursday, October 18, 2012 -

1:45pm to 4:00pm

... researcher Dr. Peter Pecora, Managing Director of Research Services at the Casey Family Programs, for an ... conversation. Peter will cover highlights from his research in various states and counties, as well...

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Sloan-Supported Study Shows Whales Dine With Their Own Kind

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03/03/2016

... from MIT, Northeastern University, the Institute of Marine Research in Norway, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ... feeding territories in the space in between. . . This research was supported, in part...

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The 2017 Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Announced

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06/05/2017

... seven young leaders in biomedical science whose research holds exceptional promise for revealing new pathways ... annually for a maximum of five years to conduct innovative research on the role of microbes in...

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Milbank Memorial Fund Announces New Editor of The Milbank Quarterly

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07/27/2018

... Milbank Quarterly, effective August 1, 2018. Cohen is a research professor in the Markets, Public Policy, and Law ... Johnson Foundation Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research Program from 2013 to 2018...

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No Stories Without Numbers; No Numbers Without Stories

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08/04/2014

Paul Connolly, Director of Advisory Services for Bessemer Trust, writes about how donors can give "smartly" or "more strategically" and produce both stories and numbers showing how they're making a difference through their grantmaking.

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Barry I. Schloss Named New Weinberg Foundation Board Chair

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03/01/2016

... Schloss, one of the Weinberg Foundation's five trustees, succeeds Ellen M. Heller, who concluded her term as chair on .....

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21 Jun 2016

Diverse Boards: Moving Beyond Rhetoric

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9:00am to 11:00am

Many nonprofits and philanthropies embrace the values and goals of inclusiveness, but have had mixed success in diversifying their boards. Some have had challenges identifying appropriate leaders from less familiar communities. Some have had...

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09 Jun 2020

Secure Vote By Mail for Democracy's Sake

Tuesday, June 9, 2020 -

10:00am to 11:30am

Whether you care about the environment, the economy, health care, racial justice, criminal justice, or foreign policy, the 2020 election is considered the most critical in our nation’s history and will take place under unprecedented circumstances...

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