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A Nobel Peace Prize Nomination for the National Priorities Project

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02/28/2014

... about the United States' federal budget process, making it easier for citizens to oversee and influence how their tax dollars are spent. The unusual nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize .....

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

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04/15/2014

... N.R.A., reports the New York Times. Michael R. Bloomberg, making his first major political investment since leaving ...

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NYC Council members rip Walmart’s charity of ‘dangerous dollars’

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06/04/2014

... have fired off a letter to Walmart demanding that it stop making millions in charitable contributions to local groups ...

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Instead of Retiring, Many Seek 'Encore' Jobs

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07/07/2014

... in 2011 seems to be on the rise as millions of Americans are making plans to work instead of retiring and with many opting ... of the 100 million people in that age range, work in what are...

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On Agenda For New Ms. Foundation Head: Diversity and Safeguarding Reproductive Rights

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07/10/2014

... of the Ms. Foundation for Women is to "diversify our grant making and what philanthropy looks like." She also tells .....

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Gender Justice

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Bloggers Falsely Accuse JPMorgan Chase of Employee "LGBT Loyalty Test"

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07/07/2014

... to be the victim of right wing bloggers who have been making erroneous posts alleging the bank requires its ...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $45 Million for City Halls to Tackle Urban Issues

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08/20/2014

... Memphis, and New Orleans. “Mayors everywhere are focused on innovation – and, increasingly, on the tools ...

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Donors to Gay Causes Consider Their Next Steps

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11/03/2014

Arcus Foundation, Johnson Family Foundation, Overbrook Foundation and Ford Foundation explore the future of the LGBTQ movement.

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Foundation to Move Funds to Detroit Pensions

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11/12/2014

Six foundations (including the Ford Foundation) have committed over $330 million in support.

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J.M. Kaplan Fund Launches Innovation Prize, Seeks Applicants

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01/29/2015

... for technical assistance or targeted project expenses, making a total award of up to $175,000. Specifically, the ...

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TCC Group Exlpores a New Approach to Capacity Building

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02/03/2015

... impact it can achieve. And while situations vary, there are better and worse ways of seeing. Consider the term ...

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Simons Foundation Initiative Provides Support for Early Career Scientists

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03/25/2015

... for indirect (or administrative) costs. Faculty Scholars are required to devote at least 50 percent of their total ...

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Ford Foundation Provides $500 Thousand for Relief Efforts in Nepal

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04/30/2015

... in Nepal The Ford Foundation today announced it was making $500,000 in grants to support disaster relief and ... has supported development work for over 60 years. "We are deeply concerned for the well-...