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Diane Sierpina Promoted to Program Director of Justice Programs at the Tow Foundation

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02/12/2014

... Officer to Program Director of Justice Programs at The Tow Foundation . Sierpina joined the foundation in 1998 and is ... for youth ages 14 to 24. She is a member of YTFG’ s Steering...

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Three Will Share $625,000 From Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation

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06/09/2014

Three Will Share $625,000 From Reader' s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation Reader' s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation has announced the .....

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Rauschenberg Foundation Weighing Options Following Ruling Awarding Trustees $24.6 Million

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08/04/2014

Rauschenberg Foundation Weighing Options Following Ruling Awarding ... is evaluating its legal options, following a Florida judge' s decision to award $24.6 million to three trustees who had administered the...

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New Class of Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellows Tackles Economic and Social Inequality

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08/12/2014

New Class of Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellows Tackles Economic and Social Inequality ... with outside-the-box thinking were named Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellows. Fellows have the opportunity to change ... in...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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Rockefeller Foundation Partners with HUD for National Disaster Resilience Competition

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09/18/2014

Rockefeller Foundation Partners with HUD for National Disaster Resilience ... Given the complexity of the challenge, the U. S . Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will partner with The Rockefeller...

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Citi Foundation Backs Second Annual Pro Bono Day

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10/06/2014

Citi Foundation Backs Second Annual Pro Bono Day After a ... together the pro bono community. Organized by Taproot Foundation and supported by the Citi Foundation , Pro Bono Day ... And,...

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Tiffany & Co. Foundation Among Funders of Breakthrough Fisheries Management Research

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10/27/2014

Tiffany & Co. Foundation Among Funders of Breakthrough Fisheries Management ... generous support of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and The Tiffany & Co. Foundation ......

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Environment and Climate Change

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Food Systems

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Accepting Grant Proposals to Strengthen Performing Arts

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10/30/2014

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Accepting Grant Proposals to Strengthen Performing ... its Fund for National Projects, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation awards up to $1 million in grants annually in ... to...

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Daphne Foundation President Highlighted as one of "Seven Women Who Change Their Worlds"

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11/05/2014

Daphne Foundation President Highlighted as one of "Seven Women Who Change Their Worlds" Disney' s approach to philanthropy focuses on supporting what women ... outlook shared by those involved with...

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MasterCard Foundation Launches $50 Million Fund to Help Smallholder Farmers in Africa

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01/21/2015

MasterCard Foundation Launches $50 Million Fund to Help Smallholder Farmers in Africa The MasterCard Foundation today launched a $50 million challenge fund to ... said Reeta Roy, President and CEO of The...

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Ford Foundation Joins Bipartisan Coalition to Change Criminal Justice System

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02/20/2015

Ford Foundation Joins Bipartisan Coalition to Change Criminal ... found at least one thing they can agree on: The nation’ s criminal justice system is broken. Koch Industries, the ... John Arnold, initial funders...

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The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Names the 2015 Doris Duke Artists

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04/02/2015

The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Names the 2015 Doris Duke Artists The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) today announced the 2015 class of Doris ... world the fourth class of Doris Duke Artists. This...

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Rita Allen Foundation Wants to Solve the Problem of 'Reader Alienation'

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04/03/2015

Rita Allen Foundation Wants to Solve the Problem of 'Reader Alienation' ... knock over their grande latte, and audibly mutter, "What' s the point?" This problem is particularly acute among...

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Wallace Foundation Launches 'Building New Audiences for Sustainability' Initiative

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04/16/2015

Wallace Foundation Launches 'Building New Audiences for ... a gradual declining trend, gently or rapidly, and there’ s a lot of conventional wisdom out there about the reasons ... tastes, and a far greater...

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11 Jun 2015

Ten Ways Philanthropic Families Work With Community Foundations - Webinar

Thursday, June 11, 2015 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

*This webinar is limited to private and family foundation staff and trustees only. This month, we are ... staff along with an important update on the work of NCFP’ s Family Philanthropy Through Community...

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Century Foundation Report Calls for Funding Reform for Community Colleges

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05/28/2015

Century Foundation Report Calls for Funding Reform for Community ... class with few resources. A report released by the Century Foundation today -- "How Higher Education Funding ... said Richard Kahlenberg, a...

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John A. Hartford Foundation Partners with YMCA to Prevent Diabetes

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06/12/2015

John A. Hartford Foundation Partners with YMCA to Prevent Diabetes The Y ... the John A. Hartford Foundation (JAHF) to deliver the YMCA' s Diabetes Prevention Program to older adults. The...

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Simons Foundation Among Backers of $28 Million Autism Treatment Study

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07/29/2015

Simons Foundation Among Backers of $28 Million Autism Treatment ... four other locations: Duke University, Boston Children’ s Hospital, the University of California at Los Angeles and ... among the National...

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Historian O’Connor Comments on New Ford Foundation Strategy

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08/04/2015

Historian O’Connor Comments on New Ford Foundation Strategy In addition to her extensive ... track record of books on poverty, Alice O’Connor’ s Ford credentials make her comments on the new strategy ... remember...

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