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USDA, Surdna and Other Foundations Join to Strengthen Local Food Supply Chains

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04/01/2016

U.S. Department of Agriculture officials joined 15 national and regional philanthropic partners to announce a new initiative to bolster the supply chain for local food systems around 10 key U.S. cities. The project, dubbed 'Food LINC', will connect...

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Four Projects Supported by NY Community Trust Making Real Estate Cheaper for Artists To Live & Work in NYC

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04/01/2016

While finding affordable real estate can be doubly tricky for artists who need to find affordable space in NYC to live and work, four new projects — all of which won grants recently from the New York Community Trust — aim to make it easier for...

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Five Questions for Pamela Shifman, Executive Director, NoVo Foundation

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04/01/2016

Philanthropy News Digest interviews Pamela Shifman of the NoVo Foundation, a private foundation created in 2006 by Jennifer and Peter Buffett that has long worked in the U.S. and Global South. Last week, it announced a $90 million commitment to...

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Gender Justice

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Marianna Islam Joins the Schott Foundation as Director of Programs and Advocacy

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04/01/2016

Marianna Islam has joined the Schott Foundation as the Director of Programs and Advocacy. Marianna will work with program staff to develop and implement the foundation’s resource delivery strategy, including the provision of grantmaking,...

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Seeking Medicaid Coverage for Inmates, With Help from New York Community Trust

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04/01/2016

Many prisoners end up falling through the cracks of the health system upon their release from jail. But a state program designed to link inmates to health care providers in the community has motivated legislators to seek new exceptions to the rules.

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Numerous PNY Members Investing in New $31M Living Cities SIB Fund

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03/31/2016

Living Cities launched the Blended Catalyst Fund, a $31 million impact investing debt fund that will test innovative approaches to solving urban problems. The Blended Catalyst Fund combines philanthropic and commercial debt under the premise that...

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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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For Foundations, Succession Planning Should Be a High Priority

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03/31/2016

Diana Davenport, Vice President of Administration for The Commonwealth Fund says you should have an emergency succession plan in place for every senior position in your organization.

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Citi Foundation Among Funders of National Effort to Diversify College Faculty

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03/31/2016

Noting the growing number of "go-it-alone" diversity efforts by universities to attract minority faculty, The PhD Project – a national organization to diversify business school faculty – is calling for for a coordinated, nationwide approach to the...

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