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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Invests in Venture to Install 1.3 Gigawatts of Renewable Electricity across Africa by 2018

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01/20/2017

Rockefeller Brothers Fund Invests in Venture to Install 1.3 Gigawatts of Renewable Electricity ... Africa by 2018 The Rockefeller Brothers Fund invested in the Lekela Power platform -- a joint venture between .....

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Critic Calls Grants Aligned With Government Programs "Crony Philanthropy"

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07/07/2014

... With Government Programs "Crony Philanthropy" Writing in Forbes, Howard Husock, vice president for policy research ... characterizing its grant as support for President Obama' s...

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UBS Financial Services Inc.

Capital One to Invest $150 Million to Help Close Digital Skills Gap

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03/10/2015

... and community organizations to prepare members of the U. S . workforce for twenty-first century jobs; enable small business owners and entrepreneurs to succeed in the digital age; and equip...

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Big Names, Big Funding: Why Are MIT and IBM Joining Forces on AI Research?

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09/14/2017

... Forces on AI Research? Research partnerships between business and academia have been happening for decades, but we’re seeing a lot of them crop up these days due in part to struggles for funding, with AI...

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Ex-Googlers Stir Up Controversy With Bodega Pantry Concept

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09/18/2017

... convenient. Bodega has just wrapped up a 10-month pilot in several Bay Area locations. Co-founder and CEO Paul ... a culturally insensitive name choice, but for the article' s declaration that the company...

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Food Systems

Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces 5 Winners of Annual Spark Prize

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01/11/2018

... only honor of its kind celebrating excellence and impact in the borough' s thriving nonprofit sector. The winners are Cave Canem ... committee of 30 members representing Brooklyn’...

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Top 5 Brooklyn Nonprofits Named Winners of Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Annual $100,000 Spark Prize

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01/15/2019

... Named Winners of Brooklyn Community Foundation’ s Annual $100,000 Spark Prize Brooklyn Community Foundation ... the most pioneering organizations advancing equity in the borough . The winning organizations—the...

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MAC And Benefit Announce Support For Planned Parenthood

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03/12/2019

... partnership between our competing beauty brands, but in fact a welcome coincidence,” says John Demsey, Chairman, ... also be supporting the organization this year through its own philanthropy program, we knew...

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COO Roundtable

The PNY COO Roundtable was formed at an informal meeting in 2014 where a group of organizational leaders from some of Philanthropy New York’ s largest member foundations asked to create a formal peer network under...

Deborah A. Phillips, Ph.D. Resigns as President of Foundation for Child Development

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08/22/2013

... to her faculty position at Georgetown University. " In partnership with the Board, Deborah has guided FCD through ... process that has positioned the Foundation to continue its role as a...

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Warren Buffett Honors His Hero, The Billionaire Who Secretly Gave It All Away

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06/18/2014

... and Bill Gates, two of the most iconic philanthropists in the world, say their role model is Chuck Feeney, founder of The Atlantic ... 400 Lifetime Achievement Award for Philanthropy. “It’ s...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Announces $2.2 Million in Emergency Funding for Ebola Response Efforts

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11/18/2014

Helmsley Charitable Trust Announces $2.2 Million in Emergency Funding for Ebola Response Efforts The Leona ... to health and medical research initiatives across the U. S . and other regions of the world. "The...

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Ford Foundation Works to Promote Government Action on Income Equality

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11/18/2014

... Action on Income Equality Economic inequality in the United States has become a hot topic in the public ... conversation, but public opinion polls show that it’ s not an urgent issue for most...

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Ten Librarians Honored by Carnegie for Outstanding Public Service

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12/03/2014

... Service Ten librarians were honored with this year' s Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award for demonstrating the critical role librarians play in...

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GIH Elects Jacqueline Martinez Garcel to Board of Directors

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12/04/2014

... Martinez Garcel to Board of Directors Grantmakers In Health (GIH) is pleased to announce that Antony Chiang, ... the New York State Health Foundation and plays a central role in developing...

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Cecilia Stancell Promoted to Director of Programs at Dyson Foundation

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08/17/2015

... of Wassaic to serve as the philanthropic foundation’ s new Director of Programs. “Cecilia has worked for the Foundation for the past 15 years and has excelled in every way. She brings the right blend of...

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Aetna Foundation Looks Beyond the Doctor's Office in a Quest for Better Health

Release Date:

03/17/2017

Aetna Foundation Looks Beyond the Doctor' s Office in a Quest for Better Health Aetna recently announced a new ... income, education or ethnic background—to take an active role in...

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Amid Global Crises, UNGA Will Show Development Community Rising To The Challenges

Release Date:

09/18/2017

... Community Rising To The Challenges President Donald Trump' s twin appearances in New York this week — chairing a session on U.N. reform ... blunt. “We are on a path to recalibrating our role...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Adds Olga Viso, Stephen Pitti, Cathy Davidson as Fellows

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04/03/2019

... Cathy Davidson as Fellows The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in New York has added three new fellows in residence: Cathy ... and now senior advisor for Arizona State University’ s Herberger...

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Weinberg Foundation Details Chief Investment Officer Transition

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03/22/2022

... today detailed the planned transition within the role of chief investment officer. Current CIO Jonathan Hook ... effective September 1, 2022. The changes were announced in mid-November 2021. “The Weinberg...

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