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New York Botanical Garden Humanities Institute To Explore Social Impact of Gardens

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06/19/2014

... of Gardens The newly formed New York Botanical Garden' s Humanities Institute, made possible by a $635,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation , holds its first public event on Friday--a ... new...

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Heintz and Wayne Pay Tribute To Richard Rockefeller Who Died in Plane Crash

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06/20/2014

... Valerie Rockefeller Wayne pay tribute in a message on the foundation ' s website to Dr. Richard Rockefeller, advisory trustee , .....

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Surdna's Head Reflects on Aligning Program With Mission, Impact Investing

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06/25/2014

Surdna' s Head Reflects on Aligning Program With Mission, Impact ... with mission, cross-pollination between programs and the foundation ' s recent launch into the impact investing world...

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Nick Hodges Named COO and Senior Vice President For Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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07/09/2014

... Advisors. Hodges, who had been COO of the Tides Foundation , will be responsible for oversight of the organization’ s operations, including communications, finance and ...

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No Stories Without Numbers; No Numbers Without Stories

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08/04/2014

... For example, we recently facilitated a board retreat for a foundation client that was grappling with how to strike a ... appreciated receiving detailed data on how the foundation ' s...

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Simons Grantees Win Top Mathematics Honors

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08/13/2014

... and the Rolf Nevanlinna Prize have been awarded to Simons Foundation grantees Manjul Bhargava, Maryam Mirzakhani and ... Congress of Mathematicians (ICM). This year’ s medalists, Manjul Bhargava, Maryam...

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

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08/20/2014

... to tackle major challenges and improve urban life. The foundation will direct significant funding and other ...

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Financing the Social Sector

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09/15/2014

... Social Sector Despite the huge success of this summer' s ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and various crowd-funding .....

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Arcus and Ford Named as Top Funders who Champion Marriage Equality

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10/07/2014

... Named as Top Funders who Champion Marriage Equality It' s always hard to pinpoint the role of philanthropy in ... legal across the United States, a trend that yesterday' s Supreme Court decision has...

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Collective Impact: From Concept to Reality

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11/13/2014

by Pooja Joshi O'Hanlon, Executive Director, The Elmezzi Foundation Recently, funders and practitioners gathered at ... Wellness. Zone 126, started and supported by the Elmezzi Foundation , is focused on...

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Sloan Teaching Awards Honor High School Math and Science Educators

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12/04/2014

... The Fund for the City of New York and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation gave the winners an individual prize of $5,000 and $2,500 for their school’ s math or science department.... Sloan Teaching Awards ...

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All Investing is Impact Investing

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01/12/2015

Denver Post lists Rockefeller Brothers Fund and F.B. Heron Foundation as examples of utilizing social impact investing.

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Microsoft Is Teaching Cybersecurity to Cities Around the World—For Free

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01/16/2015

... systems that could be vulnerable to attack. That’ s why Microsoft is volunteering its cybersecurity expertise, ... a non-profit organization funded by the Rockefeller Foundation . “We’ll lead workshops for...

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

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01/29/2015

... of the J.M. Kaplan Fund, a New York-based family foundation . In 2015 up to ten Prizes will be awarded to U. S .-based individuals or teams addressing our country’ s most pressing needs through...

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These Days Everyone Can Be A Communicator…But Is That Enough?

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01/12/2012

... or even shoot and upload a video? Many people in charge of foundation and nonprofit communications have taken advantage ... and other work undertaken to advance the foundation ’ s mission. Why...

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25 Mar 2015

Beyond Gender Equity: How Philanthropy is Taking Gender Norms into Account

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3:00pm to 5:00pm

... Ana Oliveira, President & CEO, The New York Women' s Foundation Scyatta A. Wallace, Ph.D., Associate Professor of ... Fund The Funders of Women and Girls The New York Women' s...

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OSF and Ford Praised by de Blasio for Internet Accessibility Work

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02/12/2015

... Accessibility Wor k Mayor Bill de Blasio spurred foundation leaders Wednesday to invest in projects and ...

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Bloomberg Gives $14M for Global Tobacco-Use Monitoring

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03/13/2015

The CDC Foundation has announced a two-year, $14 million grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies to enable the U. S . Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct ...

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Effective Journalism Is Now Part of Our College Completion Mission

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03/17/2015

by Cynthia Rivera Weissblum, President and CEO, Edwin Gould Foundation For many years, The Edwin Gould Foundation has ... prizes and a bowler hat for each winner—Edwin Gould’ s signature fedora)...