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CECP Announces 2013 Excellence Awards in Corporate Philanthropy

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02/26/2013

... Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy awarded its Chairman' s Award to IBM for the Smarter Cities Challenge, a three-year, $50 ... communities around them and for exemplifying the Award’ s...

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$15 Million Gift and New Name for Community College

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04/29/2013

... and Charles Guttman Foundation is giving $15 million to New Community College, one of the largest donations ever ... The foundation is giving an additional $10 million to increase graduation rates at all seven...

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Polling Group in Russia Says It May Close

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05/20/2013

The country’ s only independent polling agency has been accused under a new law of overtly political activity, due in part to a series of grants it has received from the MacArthur ... and the Open Society...

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Why Don’t Corporations Give to Charity?

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08/08/2013

... Ken Stern examines the decline in corporate contributions to charities in the U. S ., as a percentage of pretax profits, over the past 30 years . A few weeks ago, I chaperoned my son’ s...

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Rockefeller Foundation Announces Winners of 2013 Jane Jacobs Medal

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10/14/2013

The Medal is awarded annually to individuals whose work creates new ways of seeing and ... Midler and Ian Marvy. The Medals are awarded each year to recipients whose work creates new ways of seeing and .....

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28 Mar 2013

Looking at the 990 Part I (March 28) and Part II (April 4)

Thursday, March 28, 2013 - 8:45am to Thursday, April 4, 2013 - 8:45am

Philanthropy New York

The IRS Form 990 is used by funders as a tool to track and scrutinize the finances, governance, and ... the form? What has changed within the form since prior years ?  Explore • How to look and...

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Lilien Leaves Charities Bureau to Join Zuckerman Spaeder

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10/15/2013

... and former Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, has moved on to joined the firm of Zuckerman Spaeder LLP. Lilien will be leading the firm' s new Nonprofit Organizations Practice based in it NYC office. Lilien,...

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Nonprofits Join Forces to Give Black Men a Brighter Future

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12/08/2013

... “We’ve seen foundations duck into this issue for a few years and then duck back out,” says Mr. Dove, manager of ... for Black Male Achievement... Nonprofits Join Forces to Give Black Men a Brighter Future ...

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United Way Hires Top Marketer for Brand Makeover

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04/29/2014

... of Philanthropy. United Way Worldwide, the country’ s biggest nonprofit organization, has hired a veteran telecommunications and advertising executive to help energize its brand, reports the Associated Press...

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JPMorgan to Commit $100-Million to Boost Detroit’s Recovery

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05/21/2014

... will commit $100-million in grants and loans over five years to aid Detroit’ s revitalization effort as the city recovers from the ...

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Springboard for the Arts Receives $750,000 From Surdna Foundation

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07/08/2014

... a three-year, $750,000 grant from the Surdna foundation to support its community development programs. The group, ... the funds for a range of programs that further its mission to cultivate vibrant communities...

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Arts

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces 10-Fold Increase in Grant Distributions

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07/25/2014

... over $200,000 in grants—more than 90 percent going to Brooklyn nonprofits—for the first six months of 2014, a ...

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Simons Foundation Gives Stony Brook University $25 million

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09/12/2014

... Jim and Marilyn Simons have donated $25 million to Stony Brook University, one of several large sums the pair has given to the public university in recent years . The Simons Foundation, an...

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Keeping Covered: The Affordable Care Act’s First Reenrollment Period for Marketplace Plans

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10/24/2014

Keeping Covered: The Affordable Care Act’ s First Reenrollment Period for Marketplace Plans On ... questions consumers should ask and what action they need to take to keep covered in 2015......

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Viriginia "Ginnie" Sloane Remembered for Her Philanthropic Spirit

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11/04/2014

... over the Heckscher Foundation for Children for nearly 25 years , helping to give away tens of millions of dollars to organizations serving youngsters in New York. She was also ...

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You Can Help Guide PNY in 2015

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12/03/2014

... and our Annual Meeting with Hillary Clinton, just to name a few activities). As we look forward to 2015, we have a host of new ideas and initiatives in the works – to go with our new home!...

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Ford Foundation's Work Doesn't End with 'Grand Bargain'

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01/20/2015

Ford Foundation' s Work Doesn't End with 'Grand Bargain' Saying its $125 million “grand bargain” commitment to Detroit was a beginning, not an end, the Ford Foundation ... $125 million —...

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