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New Book, "The Ordinary Virtues: Moral Order in a Divided World by Carnegie Council Centennial Chair Michael Ignatieff

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09/20/2017

... to embark on a three-year, eight-nation journey in search of answers. "The Ordinary Virtues," published on September 18 by Harvard University Press, presents Ignatieff’ s discoveries and his...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Nonprofits Scramble to Respond to the New DACA Deadline

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09/29/2017

... to the New DACA Deadline Since President Donald Trump’ s administration ordered an end to the Deferred Action for ... program, created by then-President Barack Obama in a June 2012 executive...

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Immigration

A Spectrum of Change: Why Is An Art Foundation Tackling Mass Incarceration?

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10/06/2017

A Spectrum of Change: Why Is An Art Foundation Tackling Mass ... philanthropy, launching its Artist as Activist program in 2012 . A growing number of foundations, including A Blade of...

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Public Housing Residents Ask the Crowd to Fund Sustainability Projects

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10/13/2017

... The Rockaway Youth Task Force has a long waiting list of families who want spots in its community garden, but more ... was a food desert before Superstorm Sandy hit New York in 2012 , and after the storm,...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Ford Foundation Partners with Other Funders to Increase Educational Attainment in the Rio Grande Valley

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05/03/2018

... RGV FOCUS leaders recently unveiled the organization’ s 2017 Annual Report showing that Rio Grande Valley students ... now match or outperform their Texas peers in nine out of 11 key indicators – from high...

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Gary Stehr Appointed Altman Foundation Chief Financial Officer

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10/31/2018

... Gary Stehr has been appointed Chief Financial Officer as of November 1, 2018. Mr. Stehr will oversee the Foundation' s finance and accounting functions, and support the ... Mr. Stehr has worked as...

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Robert G. Ottenhoff Stepping Down as President and CEO of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy

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09/05/2019

Robert G. Ottenhoff Stepping Down as President and CEO of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy WASHINGTON, DC (Sept. 5, 2019) — ... search for his replacement. Ottenhoff joined CDP in ...

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Championing Colombia’s LGBTI Movement: Latest Report from the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice

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02/18/2021

Championing Colombia’ s LGBTI Movement: Latest Report from the Astraea Lesbian ... to Legal and Juridical Gains and Back Again, a case study of Colombia’ s LGBTI movement. Colombia’ s...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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LGBTQ

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Jewish Foundation for Education of Women Announces New Grant Opportunity for Research and Advocacy

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10/06/2021

Jewish Foundation for Education of Women Announces New Grant Opportunity for ... for projects that will help colleges, universities, CBO’ s , government...

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What’s Strategy Got to Do With It?

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08/27/2013

TCC Group Director of Philanthropy Chris Cardona analyzes a recent discussion ... means and the ends of a scientifically driven approach to giving , which he calls “strategic philanthropy,” and...

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Governance

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Sandy support from institutions underwhelms

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10/25/2013

Philanthropy New York' s Michael Remaley and the North Star Fund' s Hugh Hogan were ... York Business article on our research into institutional giving totals for...

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Citi Lets Viewers Vote With a Click for a Sports Group

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02/09/2014

The New York Times examined Citigroup' s new philanthropic effort (part of its Olympics sponsorship) that gives a boost to sports-related causes. ESTEEM for banks in the wake of...

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Atlantic Philanthropies is Down to its Last Billion Dollars

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11/03/2014

... funded by Chuck Feeney, who made his fortune as a founder of the Duty Free Shoppers Group, is making good on its ... 2016. While the so-called spend-down of the foundation’ s assets includes...

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Ford Shifts Grant Making to Focus Entirely on Inequality

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06/12/2015

... under a sweeping overhaul announced today by the nation’ s second biggest philanthropy. Not only will Ford direct all of its money and influence to curbing financial, racial, ...

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Philanthropists, Lawmakers Behind New Push for College Education in Prison

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07/29/2015

... in Prison Philanthropy groups and lawmakers are giving college education for prisoners a fresh look, as ... for federal grants. But in recent years, Doris Buffett’ s...

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Jarrett Lucas of Stonewall Community Foundation on Donor- Advised Funds and Philanthropy

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10/28/2016

Jarrett Lucas of Stonewall Community Foundation on Donor- Advised Funds and ... a quarter of a century, The Chronicle of Philanthropy’ s annual ranking of the...

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Former Microsoft CEO and Wife Pledge $60 Million to Fight Social Inequality

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10/05/2017

... to Fight Social Inequality Steve and Connie Ballmer are giving $60 million over six years to a program created ... a national nonprofit that seeks to improve education for low-income children. Mr. Ballmer, the...

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Researchers: Supporting Teenage Girls Requires More Than Pads

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10/06/2017

... pad…” In all seriousness, the reproductive health of girls and women around the world is at stake, and ... more accessible hasn’t been a silver bullet solution for increasing education rates in some developing...

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Ralph Wilson's Biggest Gift Yet: $100m to Transform Lasalle Park, Trails

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10/17/2018

Ralph Wilson' s Biggest Gift Yet: $100m to Transform Lasalle Park, Trails ... will give $100 million to turn LaSalle Park on Buffalo' s Lower West Side into a signature park and to develop a ... comes on...

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