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Karen Davis Named to Lead Lipitz Center at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

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12/03/2012

After serving two decades as President of The Commonwealth Fund, Karen Davis, Ph.D., is returning to the Johns Hopkins University, where she previously chaired the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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Gilman Louie Joins the Board of the Markle Foundation

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12/03/2012

The Markle Foundation has announced that Gilman Louie has joined its Board of Directors. Louie is currently a partner at Alsop Louie Partners, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm.

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Nabila Chowdhury Joins New York State Health Foundation as Program Assistant

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12/03/2012

As Program Assistant, Nabila Chowdhury provides programmatic and administrative support to the New York State Health Foundation’s (NYSHealth’s) Diabetes Prevention and Management, Primary Care, Mental Health and Substance Abuse priority areas.

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Jane Levikow Joins Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors as Director of Sponsored Projects

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12/03/2012

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, one of the world’s leading nonprofit philanthropic consulting services, announced that Jane Levikow has joined its team of seasoned philanthropic consultants.

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United Nations Foundation Board of Directors Names Kathy Calvin Next President and CEO

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12/03/2012

The United Nations Foundation Board of Directors has named Kathy Calvin as the new President of the UN Foundation, effective February 1, 2013.

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Young Black Males and the Urgency of Now

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11/26/2012

By Dr. John H. Jackson , President and CEO, The Schott Foundation for Public Education In April 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King reminded the country that “We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now….Life often leaves us standing...

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Communications During a Disaster: Five Lessons Learned

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11/23/2012

By Michael Hamill Remaley, Vice President of Communications & Public Policy, Philanthropy New York No matter where you live, disaster can strike. If not a major hurricane like we had here on the east coast it will be an...

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Young Black Males and the Urgency of Now

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11/19/2012

The Schott Foundation for Public Education’s new report paints a bleak picture—nationally, 52 percent of black males, 58 percent of Latino males, and 78 percent of white males graduate from high school in four years

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Communications During a Disaster: Five Lessons Learned

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11/13/2012

Like many New Yorkers, Philanthropy New York’s staff learned during Hurricane Sandy that even the best of plans won’t cover everything that can go wrong.

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Five Borough Farm: Supporting Urban Agriculture in New York City

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11/08/2012

New York is one of the most vibrant urban agriculture cities in the United States, with more than 700 existing sites (there are nearly 3 times as many farms and gardens in the city as there are Starbucks locations).