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Newsmakers: Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation

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12/23/2013

... Michael Seltzer spoke with Walker about the current social change environment, the influence of the ... that was developed out of Ford Foundation-supported research on early child development at Yale...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Announces $18 Million Grant to Establish Helmsley Health Discovery Tower

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01/24/2018

... Trust has donated $18 Million to build a 20-story medical research tower on the Rambam Health Care Campus (Rambam ... agreement to collaborate on the establishment of a medical research tower in April. he...

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How our community colleges are falling behind

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05/23/2013

The Century Foundation’s new report details the large socioeconomic, racial and funding ... or university in the United States? Is it big public research universities like UC Berkeley or the University of ...

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Carnegie-Backed Teacher Training Program Shows Early Signs of Success

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08/12/2015

... signs of success, according to a new RAND Corporation report . The program also includes the mentoring of other ... these more-intensive efforts. Support for this research was provided by Carnegie Corporation...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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The Commonwealth Fund Analyzes Trump and Clinton on Health Care

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11/04/2016

... a private foundation that supports independent health care research , concludes it would boost the number of people with ... But the impact on the federal deficit is unclear: The report says it could range from...

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Pinkerton Foundation, Born of Detective Agency, Prefers to Work Unobserved

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11/17/2016

... sports clubs, mentoring in science projects and college research , reaching about 160,000 young New Yorkers... ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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CEO Pay at Large Nonprofits Increases 4%

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09/12/2017

... the Great Recession, according to a new compensation report from GuideStar. Still, the raises remain below those ... to prerecession levels," said Chuck McLean, senior research fellow at GuideStar. "...

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Young Black Males and the Urgency of Now

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11/19/2012

The Schott Foundation for Public Education’s new report paints a bleak picture—nationally, 52 percent of ... philanthropy can and must play a leading role in investing resources and support for young black males...

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JPMorgan Plans to Unveil a Program for Job Skills

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12/11/2013

... ” Mr. Emanuel said in a phone interview. “I need resources .”... JPMorgan Plans to Unveil a Program for Job ...

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Community Development

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Wallace Foundation Continues Investigation on Role of Principals In Improving Schools

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06/06/2016

... ready for it, a fact that was recently highlighted by a report from The Wallace Foundation, which has poured a lot of resources into the question of the role of principals for ...

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The Peter G. Peterson Foundation Frames the Long-Term U.S. Budget Picture

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04/04/2017

... on the rcently released Congressional Budget Office report and the importance of investment in creating a ... and sustainable can we ensure that we have sufficient resources to invest in our future.” The Peter...

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Economic Security

Simons Foundation Supports CUNY Graduate Center to Diversify Astrophysics Education

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02/09/2022

... The City University of New York an unparalleled engine of social mobility for generations of deserving students. We ... possible.” “Gaining experience conducting high-quality research is a prerequisite for...

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Getting Beyond Philanthropic Colonialism

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11/05/2013

... hubris that is too frequently a hallmark of philanthropic practice . I have been amazed how often foundation program ... By the end of the op-ed piece, Mr. Buffett’s personal report card reveals a genuine...

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For Jobseekers: What is a foundation?

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04/2014

... be used interchangeably, and grantmaking refers to the practice and process of awarding grants. A nonprofit ... its surplus funds to owners or shareholders, but instead uses them to help pursue its goals. There are a number of ... or directors. They are established to maintain or aid social , educational, religious, or other charitable ...

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Upleveling Governance: A Cohort for Foundation Trustees and CEOs

... space for strategic conversation that propel bolder practice . Informed by a roster of longtime philanthropic ... more transformative philanthropic practice and lasting social change. We’ll...

The Scherman Foundation Welcomes Three New Board Members

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05/01/2023

... our country.” Ibrahim Abdul-Matin is an environmental policy and sustainability expert. He is also an author, ... to join the Scherman Foundation Board. Climate change and social justice are two issues that I...

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Billionaires With Big Ideas Are Privatizing American Science

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03/15/2014

... Times article on billionaires privatizing American science research . Last April, President Obama assembled some of the ... rebuttal to deep cuts in federal financing for scientific research …. Billionaires With...

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Science

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Mellon Foundation Contributes to 'THATcamp' on Humanities and Technology

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04/21/2016

... – broadly defined as the use of technology in the research and teaching of humanities. The Central New York ... brief presentations on their technology-based teaching or research projects... Mellon Foundation...

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Arcus, NoVo Foundation Announce Groundbreaking Philanthropy Initiative to Improve the Lives of Transgender People

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12/08/2015

... Trans Initiative will deploy grants and philanthropic resources totaling at least $20 million dollars to ... we are committed to delivering increased and necessary resources to those in the field working...

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