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Gifts From Buffett Include $150 Million For NoVo Foundation

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07/15/2014

... The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the biggest recipient of Buffet's latest gifts, received more than 21.7 million shares of class B stock, valued at $2.1 billion. So far Buffett ... individuals to...

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Ford Is Among Funders Exploring How To Respond To Issues Raised By Ferguson Shooting

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08/28/2014

... justice issues that have surfaced since the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Mo., and the police ... response to the protests that followed. The Chronicle of Philanthropy...

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Ask Your Question to Duncan, King and Walcott!

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05/14/2012

... Walcott. For the first time ever in a public setting, Philanthropy New York is bringing together U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan , New York State Education ... Dennis Walcott for a discussion about the...

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JPMorgan Chase Pledges $10 Million to Study Its Philanthropic Impact

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02/06/2015

... financial-services giant expects to commit $1-billion to philanthropy over the next five years and will pay the Urban ... and a $100-million project to help revitalize the City of Detroit. "We believe...

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Send Grad Students Our Way

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02/18/2015

... as the feature article for the February 2015 issue of the New York PhilanthroPost Policy Edition. Philanthropy New York is accepting applications from ... in public policy, government, social work or related...

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WSJ Seeks PNY Comment on Geffen $100 Million Gift to Lincoln Center

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03/04/2015

... mogul David Geffen has won naming rights for one of the premier venues in classical music with a $100 million gift toward the renovation of Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing ... said...

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Bloomberg Gives $14M for Global Tobacco-Use Monitoring

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03/13/2015

... to conduct tobacco-usage surveys in eleven countries. Part of the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use, the grant will support implementation of the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) and the Tobacco...

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Hess Named to 2015 Best Corporate Citizens List

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04/22/2015

... on Corporate Responsibility magazine’s prestigious list of 100 Best Corporate Citizens for 2015. The list recognizes ... employee relations, human rights, governance, finance, and philanthropy and community...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation, OSF and New York Foundation Accept National Impact Awards

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05/20/2015

... United States. As the country's only independent watchdog of foundations, NCRP inaugurated the awards in 2013 to honor foundations that embody the ideals of high-impact philanthropy ...

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Ford Shifts Grant Making to Focus Entirely on Inequality

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06/12/2015

... 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, ... for: It hopes to double the total it gives in...

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Ford Foundation Board Making Rare Detroit Visit

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06/15/2015

... bargain" reunion during the three-day visit, a gathering of top leaders in national and local philanthropy who collaborated to create a $816 million, ... Detroit's pensions funds and avert a...

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Jersey City Receives $1 million Investment for Job Training from JPMorgan Chase

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07/09/2015

... over the next two years. The investment is part of JPMorgan Chase's "New Skills at Work" initiative, which ... New York City, Chicago and Detroit. "Through our philanthropy , we invest more...

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Philanthropists, Lawmakers Behind New Push for College Education in Prison

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07/29/2015

... Behind New Push for College Education in Prison Philanthropy groups and lawmakers are giving college ... and the Ford Foundation have contributed millions of dollars to programs that give prisoners the chance...

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United Hospital Fund Explores the Struggles of Family Caregiving

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07/31/2015

United Hospital Fund Explores the Struggles of Family Caregiving Family caregivers generally provide ... much unpaid help because their loved ones need many types of assistance that are hard to get from one...

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21 Sep 2015

What Does it Mean to Serve on a Nonprofit Board?

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5:15pm to 7:00pm

... . * This event is a special offering of the Young Leaders Breakfast Club and open to all interested Philanthropy New York members. Are you interested in joining ... personal values and professional skills for...

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MetLife Releases 2014 Corporate Responsibility Report

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09/23/2015

... Report MetLife, Inc. announced the release of the company’s latest corporate responsibility report, ... makes on society while achieving its core business goals of managing risk and meeting its long-term...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Others Make $1.1M Grants to CEP and GEO

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10/16/2015

... they have more impact. They both are founding presidents of their groups, the Center for Effective Philanthropy and Grantmakers for Effective Organizations. And they started their jobs within a few months...

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Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation, to Participate in Facebook QA

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10/26/2015

Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation, to Participate in Facebook QA Want ... answer questions in a Facebook Q&A hosted by the Chronicle of Philanthropy . Anyone can ask questions in...

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NBC News Profiles Asian Women Giving Circle at Ms. Foundation

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01/29/2016

... director for a Korean-American non-profit serving victims of domestic violence, she discovered how hard it was to raise ... immigrants, Lee found, were new to the idea of American-style philanthropy...

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