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Fusing the Art and Science of Effective Giving with Peter Karoff
Join The Boston Foundation and The Philanthropic Initiative for a breakfast with Peter Karoff to explore the dichotomy, the truths, and the falsehoods that exist for donors and foundations looking to advance both the art and science of their philanthropy.

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Remmer to discuss TPI/TBF merger at BPART
Ellen Remmer will present at a BPART meeting on Monday, February 13, 2011 to discuss how TPI’s merger with the Boston Foundation will further the mission of both organizations and how it will affect donors and their advisors.

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Pine to Moderate Session on Youth, Music, the Arts at COF Conference
Leslie Pine will moderate a session entitled Engaging Youth and Building Community through Music and the Arts at the 2012 Council on Foundations Family Philanthropy Conference on Tuesday, February 14th.

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TPI and the Boston Foundation to Merge
In a first of its kind union involving a community foundation, two respected philanthropic leaders, the Boston Foundation and The Philanthropic Initiative, Inc. (TPI), announce they are merging effective January 1, 2012. TPI will become a distinct unit of the Boston Foundation, maintaining its current brand and current offering of philanthropic client services.

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TPI Client Hasbro's giving featured on The Today Show
TPI Client, Hasbro, Inc discusses their philanthropic efforts this holiday season.

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Ellen Remmer discusses Million Dollar List with Philanthropy Matters
Ellen Remmer is featured in the most recent volume of Philanthropy Matters talking about the the Center on Philanthropy’s Million Dollar List and its value to donors.

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Building Local Capacity for Problem Solving: Remmer presents at SECF
Ellen Remmer will present "Foundation as Catalyst: Building Local Capacity for Problem Solving" at the 42nd SECF Annual Meeting: Celebrating Wisdom, Demonstrating Value, Cultivating Hope.

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Philanthropy in the Arab region: Johnson stresses need for data
Paula Johnson recently co-authored "Better Knowledge, Better Giving: The Need for Philanthropic Dta in the Arab Region." The paper is available in Takaful 2011, a collection of research papers from the first ever Conference on Arab Philanthropy and Civic Engagement held in April 2011.

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Johnson will discuss effective international giving at BPART
Paula Johnson will participate in the panel discussion, Effective International Giving: Research, Strategy & Passion, at the 4th Annual Boston Philanthropic Advisors Roundtable (BPART) Luncheon on Wednesday, November 2, 2011 from 12pm-1:30pm.

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Remmer and Pine present on evaluation at CSF
Ellen Remmer and Leslie Pine will present "Using Evaluation to Inform Foundation Strategy" at the Conference of Southwest Foundations 63rd Annual Conference October 20-22, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe in Incline Village, NV.