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Warhol Foundation Condemns CAH Grant Requirement As a Flagrant Attack on Free Speech

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11/08/2018

Joel Wachs, President of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, today condemned a recent DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities (CAH) grant requirement as a flagrant attack on free speech.

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Arcus Opens Call for Social Justice Grant Applications

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12/04/2018

Arcus today publishes a Request for Concepts, the initial step in a streamlined process for organizations to apply for Arcus funding to support LGBTQ social justice work. The deadline for responses to this open call is January 22, 2019. Subsequent...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Announces the Communities Thrive Challenge Grantees

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12/05/2018

Today, we are thrilled to share the names of the 10 organizations that will each receive a $1 million grant as part of the Communities Thrive Challenge, a joint funding opportunity from The Rockefeller Foundation and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Each...

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Joan Mitchell Foundation Names Recipients of 2018 Painters & Sculptors Grants

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12/12/2018

The Joan Mitchell Foundation announced the 2018 recipients of its Painters & Sculptors grants, which will provide 25 artists with $25,000 each in unrestricted funds. This year, the foundation said, 70 percent of the grantees identify as female...

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The New York Women’s Foundation Receives $2.25 Million Grant from CBS to support the Fund for the Me Too Movement and Allies

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12/14/2018

The New York Women’s Foundation (The Foundation) today announced receipt of a $2.25 million grant from the CBS Corporation.

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State UBIT and Commuter Benefit - Legislative Fix in the Governor's Budget

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02/06/2019

A drafting error that created problems for organizations with a fiscal year start date that does not align with the calendar year has been fixed and is included in Governor Cuomo's budget this month.

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Joel Wallman Named Director of Research at Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation

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02/20/2019

The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation (HFG), a leader in understanding violence, has named Joel Wallman Director of Research. In this role, Dr. Wallman will guide the Foundation’s research agenda on the nature, consequences and responses to violence...

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Surdna Foundation, JPMorgan Chase, Prudential, Among Foundations Leading the Way in Impact Investing and Racial Equity

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02/26/2019

It has been inspiring to be part of the rapidly growing impact investing movement over the last several years, as foundations and their partners have committed more of their assets to social and environmental change. In the midst of this growth,...

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Michael J. Fox Foundation Awards $24 Million in Research Grants

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02/28/2019

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) has announced a hundred and twenty-seven grants totaling $24 million in support of research focused on defining, measuring, and treating Parkinson's disease. In support of defining and...

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Research Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Offers New, Solar-Powered Technology that Collects and Cleans Water from Air

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03/18/2019

Access to clean water remains one of the biggest challenges facing humankind. A breakthrough by engineers at The University of Texas at Austin may offer a new solution through solar-powered technology that absorbs moisture from the air and returns...

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Ralph C. Wilson Foundation, Hospitals Launch Caregiver Support Program

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04/12/2019

The Cleveland Clinic, Ascension Michigan, Catholic Health, and Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation have announced a $20 million partnership aimed at supporting caregivers.

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Releases SDGs Guide for Philanthropy

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04/29/2019

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) today published Philanthropy and the SDGs, a two-volume guide for philanthropic funders to align with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the global agenda for people and planet adopted by the United...

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Jamie Merisotis Becomes Council on Foundations' Board Chair

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05/14/2019

The Council on Foundations today announced that Lumina Foundation President and CEO Jamie Merisotis has assumed the role of Chair of the Board of Directors.

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Open Society Foundations Commits $5 Million for Accountable Governance

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06/02/2019

... million from other partners over the next three years. OGP works to bring together government leaders and civil society ...

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Civic Engagement

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announces New Program Director, Dr. Ernie Glover

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06/11/2019

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announces that Dr. Ernie Glover will join the organization as Program Director.

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01 Jul 2019

Census Funder Debrief: Supreme Court Citizenship Question Case - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

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4:00pm to 5:00pm

In June 2019, the US Supreme Court issued a decision on the 2020 Census citizenship question case. Despite the outcome, funders, their partners, and grantees have more work to do to ensure a fair and accurate decennial count

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Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) Welcomes Marcus F. Walton as President and CEO

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07/16/2019

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) announced today the appointment of Marcus F. Walton, a non-profit industry veteran, as its new President and CEO.

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