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03.12.18

NCF Commits to 100 Percent

Nathan Cummings Foundation Announces Move to 100 Percent Mission-Aligned Investing Foundation will fully leverage nearly half-billion dollar endowment to further...
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03.03.18

Valerie Wilson on the Economic Inequality Gap for African Americans

Valerie Wilson of the Economic Policy Institute discussed EPI’s new report on the economic inequality gap for African Americans, 50...
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05.30.17

How a Progressive Funder is Changing in the Trump Era

“While many funders have embarked on select new grantmaking in response to Trump’s rise, the Nathan Cummings Foundation sees the...
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“No Time for Business as Usual.” How a Progressive Funder is Changing the Trump Era.

|05.24.17
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05.23.17

Selling Off Our Freedom: How Insurance Corporations Have Taken Over Our Bail System

This report tells the rarely heard and even less understood story of how the bail industry has corrupted our constitutional...
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04.13.17

Family Ties: Multi-generational Family Foundation Board Engagement.

The Nathan Cummings Foundation is honored to participate in a new report from the Center for Effective Philanthropy. The report...
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03.22.17

Trump Era Prompts Jewish Donors to Step Up Giving to Liberal Causes

This article highlights Jewish philanthropic leaders around the United States who, in light of our current cultural and political climate,...
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12.15.16

NCF Welcomes Elizabeth Méndez Berry and Isaac Luria as Directors of Voice, Creativity and Culture

Elizabeth Méndez Berry and Isaac Luria, Social Justice Leaders in Culture and Religious Voice, Join Nathan Cummings Foundation The Nathan...
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11.28.16

The Future of Progressive Philanthropy Under Trump

For those vehemently opposed to a Trump presidency, election night was a punch to the gut. Then followed the waves...
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11.02.16

Purse-String Powerhouses: Meet 10 NYC Do-Gooders Who Dole Out Billions for Charity

Foundations based in New York City dispensed nearly $10.7 billion in grants in 2014 (the latest year for which statistics...
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09.07.16

Foundations Can Use Their Shareholder Muscle to Fight Climate Change

For more than 20 years, ExxonMobil and other large oil companies have defeated shareholder proposals focusing on climate change. This...
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In the Climate Change Fight, a Foundation Puts a New Focus on the Role of Communities

|08.15.16
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07.19.16

NCF Comment Letter on the SEC’s Reg S-K

The Nathan Cummings Foundation recently joined other foundations and institutional investors to call on the SEC to update Regulation S-K...
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04.07.16

Active Ownership vs. Divestment: When Is It Either-Or? Can My Foundation Do Both Well?

On Thursday, April 14th, Philanthropy New York will host a panel discussion exploring active ownership and divestment. The Nathan Cummings...
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