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Caroline Williams to Oversee NCF Shareholder Activities
The Nathan Cummings Foundation is pleased to announce that Caroline Williams, the Foundation’s former Chief Financial and Investment Officer, will continue to serve the Foundation as its Director of Shareholder Activities. Read more . . .
Jewish Activists Launch Coalition for Social Justice
"It's different in that we're not looking to create a new national organization," said Rabbi Jennie Rosenn, Director of the Jewish Life and Values Program of The Nathan Cummings Foundation. "It won't be so much a unified approach or movement as a shared and amplified voice for social justice."
Charities are Silent on Loss of Estate Tax
"Its an issue of fundamental fairness in this society," said Lance E. Lindblom, President and CEO of The Nathan Cummings Foundation, which financed a study by the Brookings Institution on the effects that permanent repeal of the estate tax would have on charity.
Americans Display Mixed Signals on Environment's Importance"
"There's this paradox where Americans hold these views, but when it comes to take action, there are many, many issues that trump environmental concerns, " said Peter Teague, Environment Program Director at The Nathan Cummings Foundation.
Paper Sets Off a Debate on Environmentalism's Future
NCF grantees Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus are featured in a Sunday, February 6, 2005 New York Times article about the debate and discussion surrounding their provocative essay, “The Death of Environmentalism.” Read more . . .
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