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MIT Receives $8 Million From Simons Foundation for Quantum Research

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06/04/2019

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has announced a four-year, $8 million grant from the Simons Foundation in support of the Simons Collaboration on Ultra-Quantum Matter.

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17 Jun 2019

Using Data to Build a More Reflective Democracy - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, June 17, 2019 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

A crucial measure of democracy is the extent to which elected leaders reflect the populations they serve. The more that elected bodies resemble the demographics of their districts, the more likely it is that lawmakers will share and champion...

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05 Aug 2019

FCCP Racial Equity Series: August 2019 - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, August 5, 2019 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

On August 5th, join Funders' Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP) for part 3 of their three-part Racial Equity Series, focusing on the intended and unintended consequences that funders can have on movement building.

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15 Jul 2019

**POSTPONED: FCCP Racial Equity Series: July 2019 - Metrics as Tyranny or Metrics as "Strategic Objects" - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, July 15, 2019 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

**This program has been postponed by our partner, FCCP, until further notice. We apologize for any inconvenience.** Are metrics “strategic objects,” which foster new organizational behavior through iterative use, as Dave Karpf...

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10 Jun 2019

FCCP Racial Equity Series: June Kick Off - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, June 10, 2019 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

On June 10, we will kick off our series with a conversation that starts with philanthropy tackling the realities of racism strategically, and connects these threads to our present day grantmaking practices with Lori Villarosa of Philanthropic...

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03 Dec 2019

Closing the Women’s Wealth Gap: A Life Cycle Approach

Tuesday, December 3, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

The factors limiting a woman’s abilty to build and preserve wealth are interconnected throughout her life, so why aren’t the solutions? Research shows that a “one-size fits all” approach to closing the women’s wealth gap is infective. In...

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Children, Youth and Families

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PNY 40th Annual Meeting Recap

For our 40th Anniversary annual meeting we were delighted to celebrate our work together with our membership and to create space for intriguing and challenging conversations. Throughout the day we were presented with discussions that illuminated our...

Estée Lauder Companies and Others Partner for Indonesian Sustainable Palm Project

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05/28/2019

BASF, The Estée Lauder Companies and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) are partnering with the civil society organization Solidaridad to promote sustainable palm oil and palm derivatives production in the district of Waykanan, Lampung,...

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MAC Has Raised Half A Billion Dollars For HIV/AIDS and Isn't Done Yet

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05/25/2019

The Viva Glam campaign is looking to its next 25 years.

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MAC AIDS Fund, MAC Cosmetics

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Gender Justice

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New Study From the Commonwealth Fund Looks at Out-of-Pocket Costs for Some Health Plans

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05/23/2019

Millions of Americans with employer health coverage are spending large shares of their income on health care costs, according to a new Commonwealth Fund report. The analysis looks at what people in every state report spending on premiums and out-of-...

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Survey Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds Elderly Prone to Workplace Discrimination

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05/23/2019

About half of Americans think there's age discrimination in the workplace, according to a poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Aging

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Pershing Square Sohn Prize Awards $4.2M to Seven “Next Generation” Innovators in Cancer Research

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05/21/2019

The Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance has invested over $22 million in the new york life science ecosystem by funding nyc’s most innovative cancer researchers

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Pershing Square Foundation

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Rockefeller Foundation, Prudential Launch New OZ Initiative in Newark

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05/28/2019

The Rockefeller Foundation and Prudential Financial announced last week the terms of a $5.5 million initiative that would help six U.S. cities, including Newark, reap the benefits from investments in federally-approved Opportunity Zones, Bloomberg...

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Prudential Financial (Non Member)

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11 Jul 2019

Service for Impact

Thursday, July 11, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

The Service for Impact Working Group, rooted in the principles of Reimagining Service , provides an opportunity for both corporate grantmakers and corporate volunteer leaders to foster a peer network, share successes and challenges, brainstorm on...

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Evaluating a Culture

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05/22/2019

This past September, the Howard Gilman Foundation received its first Grantee Perception Report (GPR) results from CEP, which included a few recommendations for next steps based on grantee feedback. As a team, we found the first of the...

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Insights

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Jamie Merisotis Becomes Council on Foundations' Board Chair

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05/14/2019

The Council on Foundations today announced that Lumina Foundation President and CEO Jamie Merisotis has assumed the role of Chair of the Board of Directors.

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UJA-Federation of New York Succeeds in Securing $84 Million for Local Jewish Day Schools and Yeshivot

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05/20/2019

UJA-Federation of New York announced today that its Day School Challenge Fund (DSCF) has generated $84 million in new endowment dollars for participating Jewish day schools and yeshivot in New York.

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UJA-Federation of New York

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Education

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25 Jun 2019

A Primer on Divesting from Immigrant Detention - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Tuesday, June 25, 2019 -

1:00pm to 2:15pm

When families and unaccompanied children seeking asylum at the border and long-time residents living in our communities are detained by immigration enforcement, they are most often sent to privately owned and operated prisons and detention centers...

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11 Jun 2019

Economic Security for Immigrants: Innovative Workforce Approaches - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Tuesday, June 11, 2019 -

12:30pm to 1:30pm

We all benefit when immigrants can reach their full potential in our nation's workplaces. Yet between increased workplace raids and arrests, accelerated I-9 employer audits, and the resumption of Social Security Administration’s "No Match Letters"...

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