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Ford Foundation Appoints John Irons as Director of Inclusive Economies

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05/19/2016

An economist by training, Irons led work on U.S. employment, including employment in a green economy, and a project on state and metropolitan innovation in partnership with the Brookings Institution.

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Funded by Research to Prevent Blindness, USC Study Predicts Visual Impairment Will Double by 2050

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05/19/2016

Older women, minorities, especially Latinos, most at risk; aging baby boomers contribute to increase.

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Research to Prevent Blindness

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Tow Foundation, Columbia University Arts Announce Winners of Play Reading Series

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05/19/2016

The reading series awards three playwrights from the current MFA program and recent alumni with a cash prize as well as two readings in Roundabout's Black Box Theatre.

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Top 8 Ways Philanthropy Can Make Space at the Table for Immigrant Women Leaders

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05/19/2016

Taryn Higashi of Unbound Philanthropy says investing in women leaders is smart, just and strategic, but women’s voices and gender-based challenges are still often buried under the weight of the “bigger” issue we are trying to tackle.

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Citi Foundation Gives $20M to Accelerate Economic Opportunity in Six U.S. Cities

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05/18/2016

Forty nonprofit organizations will use funds to address urban challenges ranging from affordable housing to environmental sustainability and infrastructure.

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Century Foundation Report Analyzes 'Identity Threat' Some College Students Face

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05/18/2016

The report suggests that students face bias from some professors based on stereotypes and that this creates "stereotype threat" in which students may come to doubt their own abilities.

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Education

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At Rockefeller, Actor Robin Wright on Negotiating Equal Pay on ‘House of Cards’

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05/18/2016

In an interview with the Rockefeller Foundation about closing the gender gap, Wright explained that she made the move after learning she was earning $420,000 an episode, compared to Spacey's $500,000.

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Greenwall Study Says Decision Makers Hold Overly Optimistic Expectations for Critically Ill Patient Outcomes

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05/17/2016

The research team anticipates that this finding will help in training physicians to better communicate with the family and friends of patients so they can make the best decisions for their loved one.

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Carnegie, Helmsley Release Study On Building a Successful Transfer Program

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05/17/2016

A new 60-page guidebook on effective transfer practices is geared to help two- and four-year institutions better serve students who often get stuck in the quagmire of process and policies.

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Education

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Video: Time Warner Executive Director of Corporate Responsibility Discusses Women of Color in Leadership

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05/17/2016

View the entire dialogue featuring Melody Barnes, NYU Vice Provost and former Director of White House Domestic Policy, and Diahann Billings-Burford, Executive Director of Corporate Responsibility at Time Warner Inc.

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Elmezzi Foundation Supports Population Health Management Program at Mount Sinai Queens

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05/17/2016

Mount Sinai Queens strives to increase vital preventative and supportive services extending beyond the hospital and clinic walls to patients who are at risk for medical, behavioral or social health stressors.

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Well-Told Stories Can Super-Power Social Change

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05/17/2016

Betsy Richards at Opportunity Agenda creates video of a new social justice superhero, "Helvetika Bold," which marries comic book culture with activism.

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NY Women’s Foundation President and City Council Speaker Announce $20M More for Young Women’s Initiative

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05/16/2016

Over 100 recommendations and $20 million to combat gender-based inequality in health, education, ant-violence, economic opportunity and self-sufficiency.

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Weinberg Foundation Names New Trustee

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05/16/2016

Fay Hartog-Levin, the former U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands, has joined the board of the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation as a trustee.

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New York Community Trust Gives One Million Dollars to Help Train Social Workers

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05/16/2016

The New York Community Trust (NYCT) has renewed a grant through the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) to educate and train more social workers.

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Women in Leadership: Why It Matters

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05/2016

It’s no secret that women have historically faced greater barriers than men when it comes to fully participating in the economy. Across geographies and income levels, disparities between men and women persist in the form of pay gaps, uneven opportunities for advancement, and unbalanced representation in important decision-making.

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Rockefeller Foundation Releases New Report On Women in Leadership & Why It Matters

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05/16/2016

A new report, titled "Women in Leadership: Why It Matters" from the Rockefeller Foundation, indicates that this reality doesn’t line up with Americans’ perceptions.

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Rockefeller Foundation Announces Campaign to Achieve Workplace Equality

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05/16/2016

Despite some strides in achieving workplace equality, only 21 women helm the world’s largest corporations today, according to a survey released by the Rockefeller Foundation.

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Bessemer Trust Among Experts Tapped by NYTimes for Piece on Social Change Major Gifts

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05/16/2016

Philanthropists may proclaim their desire for social change, but few, it turns out, follow through.

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