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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Philanthropic foundations"”.
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THE ECONOMICS DISCIPLINE AND PROFESSION AND U.S. POWER IN CHILE (1930s-1990s)
… and U.S. governments, universities, global philanthropic foundations, think tanks, and intergovernmental agencies, such as the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA). As academic trends influenced policy paradigms in Chile, this work broadens the context of the …
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The Ford Foundation and the Reinvention of American Liberalism, 1968-2000
… American liberalism after 1968. As the largest philanthropic organization in the United States, Ford played a hitherto under-appreciated role in reshaping liberal policy toward poverty, crime, and racial inequality. This dissertation shows how the Ford Foundation, responding to growing concerns …
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The Power Behind Postsecondary Attainment Goals: A Critical Policy Discourse Analysis
… to meet postsecondary attainment goals. With philanthropic foundations playing an increased role in advancing an advocacy-focused agenda to increase postsecondary attainment across states, there was also a need to better understand the relationship between state policy actors and foundations. …
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Katharine Bement Davis: Defying Expectations as a Woman and in the Study of Women
… an institution which pioneered the role of philanthropic foundations in public health research. Davis defied many barriers for a woman in her time: she received a PhD, she was the first woman to be nominated by a major party for political office, and she was the first woman Crime …
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An impact investing and blended finance framework for foundations to leverage impact capital
With the right tools, South Africa’s endowed philanthropic foundations can use their full asset base to leverage traditional capital pools toward market-based solutions. These solutions address key socio-economic challenges of inequality, unemployment and poverty using investing for impact …
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The impact of private international donor foundations on sexual and reproductive health organisations in South Africa
Foundations can subtly redefine or steer organisations in a desired direction, through either bureaucratic 'cherry-picking' the organisations that they want to work with - which could be solicited to submit funding proposals;; or over-time professionalising the organisation and providing …
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“Impact is our true North”: a relational approach to the global distribution of U.S. foundations’ philanthropic gifts
This dissertation investigates how American foundations decide to distribute their philanthropic gifts to internationally-oriented causes and nongovernmental organizations. Amid myriad pressing social, economic, and environmental challenges spanning the globe, there is increased demand for …
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Foundation influence on Race to the Top policy
… the grant giving of the Gates, Broad, and Walton Foundations during the RTTT policy development stages by analyzing 2008 and 2012 990-PF tax records to determine funding alignment with key RTTT policy components. The study also closely examined the Gates Foundation’s involvement with teacher …
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Insiders and outsiders : nuclear arms control experts in Cold War America
… agency, and later drew on the resources of philanthropic foundations to create major university arms control centers. By the 1980s, arms control reached peak public visibility amid controversy over the Reagan administration's Strategic Defense Initiative. This dissertation uses the private …
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In the business of doing good: Effective return on donation (ROD) mechanisms in philanthropy and impact investing
… the opportunity to establish and run two philanthropic foundations that operated in a large variety of areas like science and medical research, K-12 and higher education, leadership, environment and social issues and managed over $10M a year with philanthropists that preferred to enjoy the …