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National Progressive Advocate Heather McGhee Receives Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Inaugural Fair and Just Fellowship

Release Date:

05/16/2018

... today, taking on the most important challenges confronting us all—from racial justice and economic equity, to ... Last year the Foundation invested more than $3.5 million in community-based nonprofits through...

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Brooklyn Org

21 Mar 2019

Asylum Under Attack: The Dismantling of the System and What Philanthropy Can Do - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, March 21, 2019 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... served basis.* Today, in the global arena, more than 65 million people have been forced from their homes, including nearly 21 million who have been formally designated as refugees. Root ...

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Immigration

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Supports Expansion of Arts and Education Programs and Social Impact Initiatives at Silkroad

Release Date:

03/25/2021

... Award-winning Silkroad Ensemble, has been awarded $3 million by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation . The largest gift ... across race, religion, culture, and language.” The $3 million grant funds will be...

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One-Third of New Yorkers Don’t Have Internet Access. That Is an Issue for Funders

Release Date:

05/26/2021

... subscription, and almost 18 percent—more than 1.5 million New Yorkers—have neither a mobile connection nor ... the past year, The New York Community Trust has made $1.5 million in grants for digital equity,...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Welcomes Four Seasoned Business and Philanthropy Professionals to its Board of Directors

Release Date:

02/01/2013

... to RPA’s mission of cultivating thoughtful, effective giving . Their expertise will be essential as we continue our ... has grown significantly and now manages more than $500 million in assets under Wayne’s...

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Morgan Stanley

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The Rockefeller Foundation

The Future of News

Release Date:

05/08/2009

... are elusive, with some observers urging publishers to stop giving their content away for free on the Internet, while ... foundation based in New York City with more than $700 million in assets. Mr. Stehle is...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to Support Facebook Research Initiative to Study Social Media Impact on Elections

Release Date:

04/09/2018

Facebook is going back to school: The social network announced an initiative that will see a group of scholars analyze the impact of social media on elections.

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Communications/Media

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Providence Wins Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Cities Challenge

Release Date:

03/13/2013

... improve their kids’ language skills, secured the $5 million top prize for Providence, R.I., in Bloomberg ... improve their kids’ language skills has won the $5- million top prize for Providence, R.I., in...

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Infusion Bolsters Nonprofit

Release Date:

03/11/2013

... Corp., a 38-year-old nonprofit lender, has received a $250 million infusion of capital from Citigroup to revive the ... A 38-year-old nonprofit lender has received a $250 million infusion of capital from...

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Anti-Polio Campaign Gets Big Cash Infusion

Release Date:

02/28/2013

Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced a $100 million donation from Bloomberg Philanthropies to the Global ... Bill Gates' support of GPEI. Bloomberg, Calling His $100 Million Donation a 'No Brainer,...

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Health

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Ms. Foundation for Women Receives Bequest

Release Date:

04/16/2013

The nearly $2 million bequest from the estate of Margaret "Meg" Jacobs is ... for Women today announced that it had received a nearly $2 million bequest from Margaret "Meg" Jacobs, the largest...

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Schools Rake In Private Funds

Release Date:

07/28/2013

This article on the record $47 million in pledges that the fundraising arm of the New York ... New York City public-school system brought in a record $47 million in pledges in the past year... Schools Rake In ...

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The Pinkerton Foundation

Fate of Detroit’s “Grand Bargain” In Hands Of City Workers, Pensioners

Release Date:

06/20/2014

... — and to which the Ford Foundation has pledged $120 million and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation $10 million — rests in the hands of the city’s pensioners and workers. The state's contribution of $195 ...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center Brings Hope to Ancient Athens Neighborhood

Release Date:

07/06/2016

... Library, three years in the making, at a cost of 566 million euros, or $623 million . It is aimed not only at revamping and reviving two ...

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David Rockefeller's Death Increases Foundations' Endowments

Release Date:

03/27/2017

... club. The Rockefeller Brothers Fund had $829 million in assets as of late January. It made grants totaling $28.9 million last year... David Rockefeller's Death Increases .....

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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JPMorgan Chase Launches Loan Fund to Boost Minority Entrepreneurs

Release Date:

02/13/2019

... Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is spearheading a new $6.65 million investment fund aimed at helping minority ... launched by JPMorgan in recent years and includes a $3.65 million contribution from JPMorgan,...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

11 Apr 2013

Community Connections: Place-Based Family Philanthropy

Thursday, April 11, 2013 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Webinar

... some families pay particular attention to their legacy of giving , and some focus on a particular issue or cause, many ... community and a desire to give back mean developing giving interests along geographic...

PhilTV This Week Jan 13 Features Sloan, NY Women's Foundation, Novo and Atlantic Philanthropies

Release Date:

01/13/2017

PhilTV This Week Jan 20 Features Sloan, NY Women's Foundation, Novo and Atlantic Philanthropies

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Jessie Smith Noyes Report Finds Gaps, Opportunities in Impact Investment Field

Release Date:

06/26/2018

The report, Building Power Across the Impact Investment Field (29 pages, PDF), highlights findings from the foundation's seven-month-long search for a mission-driven investment advisor as part of an effort to better align its endowment with its...

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

A Weak Foundation

Release Date:

03/09/2011

... representatives. I hear stories of foundation executives giving verbal commitments to longtime grantees, while in the ... and created a mission statement and guidelines for giving . Over the next 33 years, the...

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