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BofA Charitable Foundation Supports Women's Giving Network Conference; Women Pool Dollars for Innovative Community Transformation

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10/19/2015

... Women's Giving Network Conference; Women Pool Dollars for Innovative Community Transformation Philanthropy is ... trend, however, is not just about a woman's donation, it 's about women's...

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

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Dodge Foundation Participates in Discussion of How Arts Organizations Help Drive Downtown Revivals In NJ Cities

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10/22/2015

... New Jersey’s cities frequently face funding shortages for education, environmental and other programs, but the state’s relatively small yet steady support for arts organizations continues to attract additional...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

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Arts

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Columbia University School of Nursing to Become New Home of the Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare

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11/17/2015

... School of Nursing to Become New Home of the Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare On the eve of its ... Healthcare today announced that, beginning in 2017, it will be housed at Columbia University...

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Arabella Launches Special Consulting Practice on Food Philanthropy

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12/04/2015

... titled "Good Food." According to an emailed notice, it is the first large-scale food system practice of its kind, ... nutritious, sustainably produced food accessible for all. "After 10...

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Food Systems

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On Philanthropy: All Investing is Impact Investing (Rockefeller Brothers Fund, F.B. Heron Foundation)

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01/04/2016

... entities and received generous tax deductions in order for those monies to fund charitable work in the world. Yet ... of those funds is expended on charitable donations for the public good. The great majority...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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Peterson Foundation President Comments on State of the Union Address

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01/13/2016

... of the Union Address represents an important opportunity for President Obama to discuss the nation’s fiscal challenges and solutions for putting the country on a better path. Even though current ... debt is...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

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Economic Security

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UHF: A New Arena For Reducing Antibiotic Misuse: Outpatient Care

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03/25/2016

UHF: A New Arena For Reducing Antibiotic Misuse: Outpatient Care Antibiotic ... and overuse in those settings is critical. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has highlighted this need ... recent...

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The Daphne Foundation Appoints Yvonne Moore to Its Board of Trustees

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04/28/2016

... Before joining the philanthropic sector in 1999, she spent 10 years working in child protection and advocacy and is ... to Independence: Improving Transitions to Adulthood for Youth Served by the New Jersey...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Marlow Kee Named Chief Financial Officer at Simons Foundation

Release Date:

10/14/2016

... support new research initiatives. “I’ve always worked for mission-based organizations and tried to give back,” ... with a health and technology focus. During his 10 -year tenure at PATH, Kee oversaw the...

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President Of Montauk-Based Environmental Advocacy Organization Stepping Down

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02/02/2017

... is a place of unparalleled beauty," Samuelson noted. " It has been my honor to be a part of the Montauk community .....

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Environment and Climate Change

Stonewall Community Foundation Makes Funding Available for Responding to Shifting Realities

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04/10/2017

Stonewall Community Foundation Makes Funding Available for Responding to Shifting Realities Stonewall Community ... organizations that are struggling to respond to the demand for advocacy, support, and services in...

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RFPs Etc

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Social Justice

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Commonwealth Fund, NY State Health Foundation, Peterson Center Noted as the Funders Behind the Movement for Open Notes

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05/16/2017

... Peterson Center Noted as the Funders Behind the Movement for Open Notes Can the simple act of sharing a healthcare ... improve health outcomes? The OpenNotes movement thinks it can and, today, millions of...

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New York Health Foundation

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Barbara and Donald Jonas Receive Honorary Doctorates from Frontier Nursing University

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08/01/2017

In honor of their extensive support and contributions to the advancement of nursing, Frontier Nursing University awarded honorary doctorate degrees to philanthropists Barbara and Donald Jonas.

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Mayor de Blasio Signs Sweeping Legislation to Curb Smoking, Tobacco Usage

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08/29/2017

... and tobacco control by: (1) raising the minimum prices for all tobacco products, including cigarettes, and imposing a new 10 percent local tax on tobacco products other than ... buildings to create a smoking...

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When a Company Is Making Money From the Opioid Crisis

Release Date:

09/07/2017

... the opioid crisis has become one of the biggest, though it ’s been a problem since the early 2000s. Around then, ... we both knew. “He’s, like, the third one in the last 10 days,” she said. She’d had a relapse...

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IBM Joins With Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Ford Foundation, And Carnegie Corporation to Help Students Tackle Math

Release Date:

09/14/2017

... elementary school teachers with targeted math resources for their kindergarten through fifth grade classrooms. Faced ... elementary school teachers have expressed a critical need for easy-to-use, well-designed...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

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Education

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Ex-Googlers Stir Up Controversy With Bodega Pantry Concept

Release Date:

09/18/2017

... shopping more convenient. Bodega has just wrapped up a 10 -month pilot in several Bay Area locations. Co-founder and ... the target of a large social media backlash, not only for what many consider to be a...

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How Nonprofit Programs Scale Up: Findings From The Wallace Foundation

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10/03/2017

... when one reads the phrase “getting to scale,” it feels a little bit like the nonprofit equivalent of reaching for the Holy Grail. Back in 2011, Casey Family Programs even ... to rapidly expand operations in...

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George Soros Transfers Billions to Open Society Foundations

Release Date:

10/18/2017

... States, behind the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It will also place Mr. Soros, a lightning rod for conservative critics, squarely in the middle of the ... After that spike in hate crimes, Mr. Soros, 87,...

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