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Philanthropists Lay Out Education Priorities

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11/21/2013

Philanthropy New York President Ronna Brown, Ford Foundation Program Officer Fred Frelow and New York Community ... previewed the Education Funders Research Initiative' s six priorities for the de Blasio...

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The New York Community Trust

B. Altman, a Store From Yesteryear, Still Makes Its Presence Felt in the City

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11/28/2013

... New York Times examined the history and work of the Altman Foundation and spoke with its president, Jane B. O'Connell, ... and sister of the last two presidents of the store and the foundation . There was...

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Who's Been the Biggest Superstar in the Fight for Health Reform?

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05/28/2014

Who' s Been the Biggest Superstar in the Fight for Health Reform? ... the Affordable Care Act? Or when the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation upped its already big committment to Enroll ... Medicaid expansion, as...

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The California Endowment

10 Jul 2014

Community Driven Capacity Building: Creative Approaches From the Field - Webinar

Thursday, July 10, 2014 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... Featured programs include: The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation has developed a paid internship program as one ... and racial inequities in North Carolina. The Pierce Family Foundation has developed an intricate...

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Private Funding Provides Lifeline For Stem Cell Researchers

Release Date:

07/07/2014

... in medicine is taking place at the New York Stem Cell Foundation , and almost all its work is being paid for by ... this country,” said Susan Solomon, C.E.O. of New York’ s Stem Cell Foundation...

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Grants Awarded To Improve Usefulness Of Research, To Support Junior Researchers of Color

Release Date:

07/23/2014

... Junior Researchers of Color The William T. Grant Foundation has made $1.6 million in grants to improve the use ... between education research and practice. The Foundation also awarded $205,000 to three William...

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Former Atlantic Philanthropies CEO LaMarche Questions the Power Philanthropy has over Policy

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09/25/2014

Democracy Alliance president and former Atlantic Philanthropies CEO, Gara LaMarche, discusses the power foundations have to shape public policy.

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NYSCF Initiates Collaboration to Advance Neuropathies Research

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12/11/2014

... to Advance Neuropathies Research The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute, a non-profit ... Association (CMTA), a patient-led disease foundation with the mission to advance research on...

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First Payment Made Toward Detroit's 'Grand Bargain'

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12/12/2014

First Payment Made Toward Detroit' s 'Grand Bargain' The first “grand bargain” payment ... to two retirement systems this week as part of the city’ s exit from bankruptcy. The Foundation...

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18 Jun 2015

Interested in Working in Corporate Philanthropy?

Thursday, June 18, 2015 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... sector, as part of our " Interested in Working at a Foundation " series. This June, we will learn about the ... Join Sarah Jankowski, Program Director at Viking Global Foundation , and Florencia...

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American Express Awards $5 Million to Boost Volunteering

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03/18/2015

... Volunteering American Express and the American Express Foundation have announced a four-year, $5 million grant to ... public lands. The grant will support efforts by the U. S . Department of the Interior and...

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American Express

Conservative Publications Accuse OSF of 'Bankrolling' Ferguson Protests

Release Date:

03/30/2015

... Ferguson Protests New tax filings from Soros’ s private foundation link donations and funding for groups in ... to news media to cover events using the billionaire’ s funding. Washington...

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RPA Forms Partnership to Combat Poverty in Indonesia

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04/14/2015

... a project of the United Nations Development Programme, Foundation Center, and a group of leading foundations guided ...

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Ford Freezes $4 Million in India Funding Amid Clampdown

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07/15/2015

... $4 Million in India Funding Amid Clampdown The Ford Foundation is holding up aid to organizations in India as Prime Minister Narendra Modi' s government scrutinizes foreign donors viewed as meddling in...

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Ford Foundation

10 Sep 2015

Planning for an Influx of Assets - Webinar

Thursday, September 10, 2015 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

*This webinar is limited to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* An influx of ... expected—is a powerful transition point in your family’ s philanthropy. With rising resources comes the budding...

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Carnegie-Backed Teacher Training Program Shows Early Signs of Success

Release Date:

08/12/2015

... of New York, the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation , and the Walton Family Foundation .... Carnegie-Backed Teacher Training Program ...

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Schott's Villanueva Comments on Native Leadership in Institutional Philanthropy

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05/27/2016

Schott' s Villanueva Comments on Native Leadership in Institutional ... Valorie Johnson, a program officer at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation , was planning to retire. As one of the few Native ... Why are there so...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Report Examines Human Rights Program in Ireland

Release Date:

06/24/2016

... gay, bisexual, and transgender people, a report from the foundation finds. The report, Making a Difference: Capturing ... Rights Program in Ireland (31 pages, PDF), examined the foundation ' s...

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Leaders From Clark and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Help Create Hands-on Philanthropy Course

Release Date:

07/12/2016

... the total $125,000 of funding is provided by Gundlach’ s family’ s foundation , the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation ... ...

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Citi, Rockefeller Contribute to City's Nonprofit Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York

Release Date:

07/22/2016

Citi, Rockefeller Contribute to City' s Nonprofit Mayor’ s Fund to Advance New York The Mayor' s Fund to Advance New ... The money includes a $1.12 million grant from Citi ...