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Reflections on Board Service: Something to Consider

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12/01/2017

... ago when I was invited to join Philanthropy New York’ s board of directors. Board service turned out to be much ...

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Patrick Gaspard Named President of the Open Society Foundations

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12/14/2017

... down at the end of this year. Gaspard was previously the U. S . ambassador to South Africa from 2013 to 2016. Prior to ...

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The University of Washington Commits to Recruiting and Retaining Low-Income Students Through Bloomberg Philanthropies-Funded American Talent Initiative

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01/09/2018

... I was a good student,” Guerra said. “I know there’ s a lot of good students right now who come from low-income ... ignored because they’re students of color or poor. It’ s important for the university and...

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The Century Foundation Files Lawsuit in Federal Court Against Department of Education

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02/12/2018

... (TCF) today filed a federal lawsuit against the U. S . Department of Education , alleging that the agency has ... of Information Act (FOIA). The complaint, filed in the U. S . District Court for the Southern...

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Johnson & Johnson Introduces Global Pro Bono, A Program That Gives Employees Time Off to Volunteer

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03/05/2018

... the power of its most powerful resource—its people. It' s an offshoot of a successful program known as the ... Corporate Citizenship Trust Secondment Program that' s been offered to company employees...

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Report Supported by Research to Prevent Blindness Finds That Post-Ebola Cataract Surgery Can Safely Restore Vision

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04/04/2018

Cataract surgery can be safely performed on Ebola virus disease survivors with impaired vision, Emory Eye Center ophthalmologists and 40 colleagues around the world report.

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Research to Prevent Blindness

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Health

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Afterschool Alliance Welcomes Afterschool Champion Heather Nesle to Its Board of Directors

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05/08/2018

... “We’re absolutely thrilled to add Heather Nesle’ s broad and extensive experience to our board of ... Alliance Executive Director Jodi Grant. “She’ s deeply committed to education and to supporting children...

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Marc Benioff to Dedicate Salesforce Tower With Speech on Civic ‘Priorities’

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05/22/2018

... Salesforce Tower when it officially opens Tuesday. He’ s got more down-to-earth things in mind for the dedication speech he’ s set to give. He’ll be talking about solving homelessness ... in San Francisco and...

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Mia Vukojevic Joins Rockefeller Brothers to Lead Western Balkans Program

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05/23/2018

... Pivotal Place: Western Balkans program. Ms. Vukojevic’ s career in public service spans nearly 25 years, including ... humanitarian emergency response programs. “Mia’ s expertise and deep relationships in...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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New York Community Trust President, Lorie Slutsky, Joins Community Foundation Leaders to Discuss the Role of Donor Advised Funds in Their Communities

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08/20/2018

Lorie Slutsky, Steve Seleznow, Douglas Kridler, Alicia Philipp and Max Williams share their thoughts with NPQ on how to make sure donor advised fund strengthen our communities.

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces $20 Million Natural Climate Solutions Initiative

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09/11/2018

... of international climate-related funding. The foundation’ s new commitment is in addition to its existing $70 million ... and wildlife in the near term. Focused primarily on the U. S ., the foundation’ ...

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How Open Road Alliance is Helping Cure a Blind Spot for Philanthropists

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10/02/2018

... 2011 Burning Man arts festival in Nevada. Michaels, who’ s married to billionaire dealmaker David Bonderman, founded ... to disburse at least $50 million over five years. It’ s perhaps no surprise that...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies' 2019 Annual Report: Michael R. Bloomberg’s Annual Letter on Philanthropy

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06/13/2019

... Philanthropies' 2019 Annual Report: Michael R. Bloomberg’ s Annual Letter on Philanthropy New York, NY – In Michael R. Bloomberg’ s new letter on philanthropy, released as part of Bloomberg ... $500...

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AAPI Civic Engagement Fund and Groundswell Fund Collaborate on a Groundbreaking New Report - Ahead of the Majority: Foregrounding Women of Color

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08/13/2019

... has also increased, demonstrating women of color’ s influential role in setting the nation’ s policy agenda. "With the 2018 Midterms, the nation ... value of women of color in setting the nation’ ...

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Study Supported by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds Genetic Link to Extinct Relative of Humans in Four Modern West African Populations

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02/13/2020

... been as clear,” said Sriram Sankararaman , the study’ s principal investigator, a UCLA assistant professor with ... said Sankararaman, who also is a member of UCLA’ s Bioinformatics Interdepartmental Program...

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Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Raquel Willis as New Director of Communications

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06/25/2020

... role, Willis will plan and execute the Ms. Foundation’ s communications strategy and position the organization with ...

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Name a New Kind of Funder Action Meeting

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03/01/2017

... in the New York PhilanthroPost March 2017 president' s edition. One of the important messages we are hearing from .....

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Dr. Renée Boynton-Jarrett Joins the Burke Foundation Board

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05/20/2021

... to promote child well-being around Boston. “Renée’ s work, focusing on the role of early-life adversities and ...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation promotes Aaron Merki to role of Chief Program Officer

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09/27/2021

... He has also overseen the streamlining of the Foundation’ s grantmaking to four core focus areas—Housing, Health, ... services, which is now included under the Foundation’ s Housing and Health portfolios. In...

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