Economic Security

Workers of the World, Unite, Says the Surdna Foundation

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05/05/2016

Workers of the World, Unite, Says the Surdna Foundation Surdna has an idea: Give more ownership of companies to workers. It’s not a new idea — worker cooperatives have been around since the 19th century — but it’s an idea that...

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Ford Foundation Takes a Stand On Income Inequality at Milken Institute Global Conference 2016

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05/04/2016

When The Ford Foundation began asking “Who are the drivers behind income inequality” they received technical answers from experts and cultural narratives from the average joe.

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Peterson Foundation President Has OpEd in Time Magazine on Millenials and National Debt

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04/29/2016

America’s national debt is at its highest level since 1950 and is on a path to grow rapidly in the coming decades. While there are many dangerous consequences of America’s fiscal outlook, absent a solution, no one will feel more pain than the next...

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Surdna Foundation Promotes Worker Co-Ops to Overcome Wealth Inequality

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04/20/2016

As we consider how to make a wholesale shift in the economic system, have we thought about how a shift in the structure of our workplaces could change the game?

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Peace and Security Funding Index Tracks More Than $280M in Grantmaking

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04/05/2016

A new research project by the Peace and Security Funders Group (PSFG), in conjunction with Foundation Center, finds that peace and security funders are making important contributions to global peace and stability.

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Ford, Visa Fund Incubator Program for Financially Fragile Populations

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03/31/2016

More than $1.6 million in additional grants from the Ford Foundation and Visa will ensure that the Filene Research Institute’s Incubator continues to develop solutions that serve financially fragile populations.

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Children, Youth and Families

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MetLife Foundation and Verb Announce Global Competition to Improve Financial Services for the Underserved

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03/31/2016

MetLife Foundation and Verb launched “Inclusion Plus,” a global competition for entrepreneurs, non-profits and companies focused on addressing the financial health needs of low to moderate income households.

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Century Foundation Report: Speeding the Recovery of Unemployment Insurance

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03/30/2016

According to Speeding the Recovery of Unemployment Insurance, a new report by TCF senior fellow Andrew Stettner, our current unemployment insurance system is facing a funding crisis that has made the safety net weaker than any time in its history.

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At Ford Event, de Blasio Says Cities Must Innovate Since Feds and State Won’t

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03/30/2016

Mayor de Blasio appeared to abandon any belief that higher levels of government have any interest in helping New York City grapple with income inequality.

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JP Morgan Chase Report Addresses Summer Youth Employment Deficit

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02/25/2016

Around the world, youth unemployment rates are at or near historic highs – with a slow predicted recovery – including in the United States, where young people are experiencing Depression-era levels of employment. JP Morgan Chase released its second...