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Bloomberg Philanthropies Contributes Funds for Online Tool to Reveal Commercial Fishing Activity Worldwide

Release Date:

09/15/2016

Oceana, SkyTruth and Google today launched the public Beta of Global Fishing Watch, a new online technology platform that allows anyone in the world free access to monitor and track the activities of the world’s largest commercial fishing vessels in...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Funders Should Invest in Health Programs to End Mass Incarceration and the War on Drugs

Release Date:

09/15/2016

gabriel sayegh, Co-founder, Katal Center for Health, Equity, and Justice, was one of the panelists at the recent Philanthropy New York Intersections of Health and Justice: A Conversation on LEAD and New York’s Opioid Epidemic

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Health

Justice Reform

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Russell Sage President Says He Is Optimistic on Poverty and Income Issues

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09/14/2016

Sheldon Danziger, president of the Russell Sage Foundation, who, like other experts following poverty and income issues, had expected some improvement, but nothing this large.

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Economic Security

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MetLife Foundation and Sesame Workshop Launch 'Dream, Save, Do' to Support Financial Empowerment

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09/14/2016

The program will be implemented through Japan’s local school network and is intended to help children, and the adults in their lives, acquire healthy financial skills and behaviors.

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

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Citi Named Finalist for U.S. Chamber Foundation 2016 Corporate Citizenship Awards

Release Date:

09/14/2016

Citi is included as a finalist in the Best Corporate Steward – Large Business category.

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Ford Foundation's Darren Walker Confronts Feedback That Highlights 'My Own Obliviousness'

Release Date:

09/14/2016

"I am a black, gay man, so some might assume that I’m especially sensitive to these issues and dynamics. But during the past year I have had to confront my own ignorance and power, and come to terms with the ways I was inadvertently fueling...

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Social Justice

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Commonwealth Fund Brief Explains ACA’s Effect on Out-of-Pocket Cost-Sharing, Spending on Premiums

Release Date:

09/13/2016

As enrollment in ACA plans increased, share of Americans with high out-of-pocket costs decreased.

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Health

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With Support From Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, New Jersey Encourages Participation in Arts Programs

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09/13/2016

Residents’ views on student access to local arts programs and events divided by key social and economic factors.

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Arts

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UJA-Federation of New York Grant Supports Financial Sustainability Training in Prague to Jewish Activists

Release Date:

09/13/2016

Thanks to a new grant from UJA-Federation of New York, Limmud for the first time offered financial sustainability training in Prague to Jewish activists from 19 communities spanning Europe, 8-11 September 2016.

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Many Funders Are Pursuing Legal Advocacy, Here’s How and Why

Release Date:

09/13/2016

Jared Raynor and Deepti Sood of TCC Group partnered with Atlantic Philanthropies to create a video and guidlines for legal advocacy and why it’s important.