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Bill Gates: 'Philanthropy Should Be Taking Bigger Risks Than Business'

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09/25/2013

... could step in and solve them, Bill Gates said at this week' s Clinton Global Initiative. But that isn't the case. So ... Gates used his own venture, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , as an...

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Consultant & Vendor Lists: Strategy Consultants & Facilitators

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07/2023

... , 347/510-8584 Recommending Organizations: Howard Gilman Foundation , Doris Duke Foundation Abby O'Neill Consulting ... Recommending Organizations: ConEd , Moody' s Foundation Learning for Action Steven LaFrance, Founder and ... Recommending Organizations: S urdna Foundation Liz Keever Leadership Communications Liz .....

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Philanthropy: Beyond Business or Charity

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11/01/2013

Lori Bezahler, President of the Edward W. Hazen Foundation , wrote about the problems with adopting a ... model for philanthropy in the latest issue of NCRP' s Responsive Philanthropy. This past August,...

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Scott Stringer Unveils Transition Team

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11/18/2013

... appointed as co-chair of Comptroller-elect Scott Stringer' s transition team. Its members include Lisa Garcia Quiroz, ... appointed Ana Oliveira, president of the New York Women’ s Foundation...

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09 Apr 2014

School Diversity in New York City

Wednesday, April 9, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... co-sponsored by Philanthropy New York and The Century Foundation , will bring together researchers, local officials ... more integrated schools Co-Presented with The Century Foundation Presenters Lisa Donlan,...

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17 Jul 2014

Pulitzer Winner Barton Gellman on Philanthropy’s Role in Better Balancing Competing Demands on Civil Liberties and National Security

Thursday, July 17, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... between civil liberties and national security in the U. S . From the swift enactment of the USA Patriot Act of 2001 ... Gellman known most recently for his coverage of the U. S . National Security Agency, based...

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What Inequality Deniers Have In Common With Climate Change Skeptics

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06/16/2014

... Climate Change Skeptics In an op-ed on Quartz, Ford Foundation President Darren Walker says recent attempts to discredit Thomas Piketty' s research into income inequality remind him of earlier .....

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Economic Security

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Effective Philanthropy Takes Time

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06/26/2014

... of Philanthropy, Phil Henderson, president, Surdna Foundation , discusses why effective philanthropy is about ...

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Nineteen Ford-Funded Films Nominated for 2014 Emmys

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07/17/2014

... and film projects that have received support from the Ford Foundation ' s JustFilms initiative. “The 2014 nominations are a .....

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Target Hits $25 Million Goal For School Supply Donations

Release Date:

08/04/2014

... the school supply donations through the Kids In Need Foundation , which operates a national network of Resource ...

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UJA-Federation Awarded $4 Million Matching Grant for Teen Education

Release Date:

08/07/2014

... to $4,403,119 as a 1:1 matching grant from the Jim Joseph Foundation for a new summer education initiative for NY area ...

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Viriginia "Ginnie" Sloane Remembered for Her Philanthropic Spirit

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11/04/2014

... Virginia Sloane presided over the Heckscher Foundation for Children for nearly 25 years, helping to give ...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches New Clean Energy Initiative

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01/26/2015

... Michael Bloomberg. The California-based Heising-Simons Foundation advances sustainable environmental solutions and ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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OSF Featured in Enterprise for Utilizing Storytelling in the Grantmaking Process

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04/13/2015

OSF Director, Brett Davidson, cautions against dishonest narratives.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches Data Initiatives for Cities

Release Date:

04/21/2015

... Cities The What Works Cities initiative is open to U. S . cities with populations between 100,000 and 1 million ... people. Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg' s charitable foundation...

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NYCT Awards Grants Totaling $9.1 Million

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06/15/2015

... in low-income neighborhoods; and the Computers for Youth Foundation , which was awarded $75,000 to help middle school ...

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