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Century Foundation Fellow Co-Authors Report on Admission Preferences of Low-Income Students

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01/11/2016

Top higher-education instutions should set an admissions preference for low-income students because such students now face unjustified barriers and constitute only 3 percent of enrollment at the elite schools, according to a landmark report issued...

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Scientists Find Key Driver for Treatment of Deadly Brain Cancer (Helmsley Charitable Trust)

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01/11/2016

Glioblastoma multiforme is a particularly deadly brain cancer. Scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered a key to how these tumor cells proliferate so quickly --and ways to turn this engine of tumor growth into a target for cancer treatment.

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Indian Government to Remove Ford Foundation from Watch List

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01/08/2016

Restrictions against the Ford Foundation placed by the Indian Government are being lifted after the foundation registered itself under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA.)

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United Hospital Fund Issues Report on Pediatric Primary Care

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01/08/2016

Pediatric primary care is of utmost importance, ensuring that young children have his or her acute needs met, but also promoting the child’s full development—including physical, mental, and cognitive health.

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Ford Foundation Appoints Bess Rothenberg as Director of New Office of Strategy & Learning

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01/08/2016

Bess Rothenberg had been named as director of Strategy and Learning at the Ford Foundation. The new division reflects the foundation’s commitment to continuous learning as it refines its approach to challenging inequality in all its forms.

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Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation Awards Grants in New Art & Social Justice Initiative

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01/08/2016

The Rubin Foundation named its first 46 recipients to share in nearly $1 million under its new Art and Social Justice initiative.

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When a Child Grieves, We All Should Help (New York Life Foundation)

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01/08/2016

A staggering 1 in 7 people lose a parent or sibling by the time they are 20-years-old, according to a survey conducted by the New York Life Foundation in conjunction with Comfort Zone Camp.

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09 Mar 2016

Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting: NYSED Commissioner & Innovative Workforce Strategies for Youth and Young Adults at the National Level

Wednesday, March 9, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

The March Quarterly meeting will feature a presentation by the Commissioner of New York State Department of Education and a panel presentation on Innovative Workforce Strategies for Youth and Young Adults at the National Level: The Implications for...

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Addressing Poverty Through Digital And Financial Literacy (Capital One)

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01/07/2016

Many experts concur that two of the challenges keeping people underserved, underbanked and underemployed are a lack of digital skills and financial literacy.

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Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies Shut Down January 1; Profiled in Jerusalem Post

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01/07/2016

Bronfman Philanthropies closed after three decades of miracle making, having “spent down” their capital, as planned. The Jerusalem Post writer takes a look at the organization's accomplishments.

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Atlantic Philanthropies Writes About Philanthropy’s Role in Promoting Positive Approaches to School Discipline

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01/07/2016

The widespread use of suspension and expulsion in schools reflects a national belief in "zero tolerance" to set a tone of academic focus and seriousness and to maintain order and safety. Yet, is this effective discipline?

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Using All of a Foundation’s Assets for Mission (F. B. Heron Foundation)

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01/07/2016

For foundations in the future to be effective, they need to use all of their resources toward their mission, says Clara Miller, president of the F.B. Heron Foundation, in a podcast.

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09 Feb 2016

Campaign for Grade Level Reading: The Funder Action Series, Part 2 - Webinar

Tuesday, February 9, 2016 -

11:00am to 12:00pm

Join us for the second webinar, of a four-part series, that will explore the Campaign for Grade Level Reading Initiative and its core community solution areas.

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Children, Youth and Families

Students with Influence Over Peers Reduce School Bullying: Research Funded by WT Grant, Russell Sage Foundations

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01/06/2016

Curbing school bullying has been a focal point for educators, administrators, policymakers and parents, but the answer may not lie within rules set by adults, according to new research led by Princeton University.

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Study Reveals The Hidden Lives of America’s Poor and Middle Class (Citi and Ford Foundations)

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01/06/2016

The new barriers to economic stability and upward mobility are not trivial. Recent data show that wages are stagnant for a wide swath of earners, annual income volatility has risen markedly since the 1970s, economic mobility varies widely, wealth...

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Commonwealth Fund Finds Both 'Private Option' and Traditional Medicaid Expansions Improved Access to Care

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01/06/2016

Low-income adults in Kentucky and Arkansas, which both expanded Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act, were more likely to be insured and less likely to have problems paying medical bills, compared to others in states which did not...

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Russell Sage Foundation-Supported Study Details How The System Fails Grandmothers Raising Kids

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01/06/2016

Increasing numbers of grandmothers across the nation are raising their grandchildren, many of them in poverty and grappling with a public assistance system not designed to meet their needs.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Opinion: Ending the Revolving Door of Homelessness (New York Community Trust)

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01/06/2016

New York should draw on approaches that help address homelessness--supportive housing, which offers job training, debt counseling, mental health care, and other crucial services to residents--to stop the revolving door of homelessness.

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Housing and Homelessness

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09 Feb 2016

Service for Impact

Tuesday, February 9, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Strategic volunteerism is a critical component of how corporations harness the time and talent of employees at all levels to support nonprofit partners and meet true community needs.

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What Money Can Buy - Ford Foundation's Pursuit of Conquering Inequality

Release Date:

01/05/2016

The urge to change the world has obstacles, but the grant-makers at the Ford Foundation are on a mission to conquer inequality.

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