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The Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America has received $10 billion in funding from Bank of America to make mortgage loans on its own terms over the next decade, reports The New York Times.

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Science Studies Get a Big Boost

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03/10/2014

... York, the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, Time Warner and the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation. ...

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Billionaires With Big Ideas Are Privatizing American Science

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03/15/2014

Bloomberg Philanthropies and Simons Foundation profiled in New York Times article on billionaires privatizing American science research.

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Bloomberg Plans a $50 Million Challenge to the N.R.A.

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04/15/2014

Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans a $50 million challenge to the N.R.A., reports the New York Times.

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Perpetuity, continued

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04/24/2014

... turns current practice on its head. These days, it’s the time -limited foundations that seem constantly pressed to ... video of the session is here .) They explained that the time limit allows them to work more...

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Open Society Foundations Award Fellowships to 14 Visionaries Working to Reform Criminal Justice in the United States

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05/14/2014

... pastor, lawyers, journalists, and people who have spent time in prison. NEW YORK—The Open Society Foundations today ...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation names Tynesha McHarris Director of Community Leadership

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05/29/2014

... Dialogues and Community Engagement Fellows. As a full- time staff member, she will help design the Foundation’s ...

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Century Foundation Intern Discussion Series Kicks Off With Look At Regulating Marijuana Sales

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06/11/2014

... feature presentations by two foundation fellows who spent time in Syria to better understand what's ahead for the .....

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Will Divest Charity From Fossil Fuels

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09/22/2014

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund has pledged to eliminate assets tied to fossil fuels.

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Wealthy Donors are Driving the Immigration Reform Debate

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11/20/2014

Ford, Carnegie, OSF and Atlantic have granted a combined $300 million toward immigration.

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Why Are the Rockefellers Moving From 30 Rock?

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11/24/2014

... they have decided to leave the building entirely. By this time next year, they will have vacated the 56th-floor aerie ...

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Classic and Cutting Edge

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12/05/2014

... or been measured by return on investment. At the same time , many new donors are choosing scholarships as the ... proceed at the snail’s pace of one life at a time , whether awarded for merit, need, promise,...