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Can We Still Improve Philanthropy?

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07/17/2009

... attention from determining effective philanthropy, and ( 2 ) seeing the source of foundation dollars as “partially ...

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Arcus Foundation Shares Findings from the Grantee Perception Report Administered by the Center for Effective Philanthropy

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10/26/2021

Arcus sought grantee feedback against four key performance goals.

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Philanthropy New York Elects New Board Members

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06/02/2022

Philanthropy New York Elects New Board Members On May 2 , during the business meeting of Philanthropy New York's ... Health Foundation. She most recently oversaw the daily operations of fourteen functional...

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Philanthropy’s Self-Appointed Critic Picks at PNY’s Fund for 2025, But Agrees It’s "Money Well Spent"

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11/04/2014

... of grantmakers, is hitting up its members for $ 2 .5 million to finance a move to new and improved office ... decade. PNY established the "Fund for 2025" to raise $ 2 .5 million for its upcoming move,...

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John A. Hartford Foundation Supporting Advanced Social Work Training

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12/19/2014

The grant will help the National Association of Social Workers train supervisory staff.

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John A. Hartford Helps Expand Program to Support Older Hospitalized Adults

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09/01/2015

... hospital officials said. Daniel Mendelson M.D., associate chief of medicine at Highland Hospital and ...

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JPB Foundation Supports Best Practices, Models for Green Infrastructure in Underserved Communities

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03/10/2016

The Great Urban Parks Campaign: Green Infrastructure in Underserved Communities is bringing together thought leaders from around the country to explore solutions to stormwater management through the use of green infrastructure that also benefits...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation-Backed Study Sees Urban Change Via Google Street View

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07/06/2017

... at Harvard and César A. Hidalgo and Ramesh Raskar, associate professors at the MIT Media Lab, Kominers, an Associate Professor in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at ...

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Research Funded By The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Leads To Passwords In Clothing

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11/02/2017

... fabric or put it in the washer and dryer,” Gollakota, an associate professor at UW’s Paul G. Allen School of ...

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“Reducing Food Loss and Food Waste” Video From The Rockefeller Foundation Funded 2017 Food Tank Summit

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11/21/2017

... Waste and Loss Free World? Introduction: Devon Klatell, Associate Director, The Rockefeller Foundation Moderator: Kim ... York Times Panelists: • Prasanta Kalita, Professor and Associate Dean for Academic...

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The Aetna Foundation Launches Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge to Empower Local Group Efforts

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04/06/2018

The Aetna Foundation, together with the American Public Health Association and the National Association of Counties, has launched the Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge – an ambitious nationwide effort that empowers local groups to tackle...

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Farhad Asghar Joins Carnegie Corporation of New York as Program Officer for Pathways to Postsecondary Success

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11/29/2018

... Access to Opportunity program. Prior to that he was the Associate Vice President for Development and External Relations, and Associate Dean at Bank Street College of Education. Farhad ...

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New Research Supported by Research to Prevent Blindness Finds New Biomarker for Age-Related Macular Degeneration

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01/29/2019

Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, along with collaborators from the University of Iowa, have discovered a genetic biomarker that is associated with age-related macular...

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Five Borough Farm: Supporting Urban Agriculture in New York City

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11/08/2012

... cities in the United States, with more than 700 existing sites (there are nearly 3 times as many farms and gardens in ...

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Ms. Foundation President to Be First Guest on Melissa Harris-Perry’s New Show

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04/19/2016

Two months after a public dispute and departure from MSNBC, Melissa Harris-Perry is joining Elle.com as an editor at large. Her first guest on the series is Teresa Younger, the head of the Ms. Foundation for Women.

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Obama Speaks at Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

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11/16/2016

... ancient times and is regarded as one of the most important sites in the evolution of democracy... Obama Speaks at ...

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Morgan Stanley Sponsored Video Highlights Brooklyn Navy Yard Development

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04/04/2018

A group of funders recently had a very productive site visit to the Brooklyn Navy Yard—this video, sponsored by Morgan Stanley highlights the progress being made there.

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Risk, Resiliency and Super Storms: What’s Food Got To Do With It?

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07/15/2013

... We’re pleased to have Amara Foster, Senior Program Associate for Sustainable Environments at the Surdna ...

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Bloomberg Donates $1-Million Genesis Prize for Fellowship

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05/23/2014

Billionaire media mogul Michael Bloomberg received the inaugural Genesis Prize in Jerusalem in recognition of his philanthropy and public service and said he would use the $1-million award to launch a competition for young people with big ideas for...

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