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Russell Sage Foundation Papers Help Explain the Growing Wage Gap

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08/22/2016

... Sage Foundation Papers Help Explain the Growing Wage Gap In 2014, women made about $0.79 for every dollar men made, which is a damn sight better than 1965 or even 1995, when they made ... womens...

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Economic Security

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Mellon Foundation Gives $1M to University of Michigan to Endow Postdoctoral Humanities Positions

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09/12/2016

... Positions The University of Michigan has received a $1 million gift from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to endow four postdoctoral humanities positions in the Michigan Society of Fellows...

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William T. Grant and Century Foundations Support Study on Effects of For-Profit Schools on African-Americans

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09/19/2016

... of For-Profit Schools on African-Americans Students from disadvantaged neighborhoods are often drawn to ... high school, seeing them as the quickest route to jobs. A new study finds the streamlined, focused...

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City Council to Examine Young Men's Initiative Funded by Bloomberg and Open Society Foundations

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09/21/2016

... the justice system.” The program was initially funded by a combination of one-time $30 million contributions from Bloomberg Philanthropies and The Open Society Foundation and ongoing support from...

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Women in Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Economic Development Program Secure Marriott Deal

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10/13/2016

Women in Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Economic Development ... Philanthropies’ Economic Development program secured a major deal for the women participating in the business ... are providing the...

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation Gives $500K to Support Solar Energy in Developing Countries

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10/20/2016

... Charitable Foundation Gives $500K to Support Solar Energy in Developing Countries GivePower Foundation, a non-profit organization that uses solar energy technologies ... developing world, was awarded a...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Atlantic Philanthropies Steps Into Political Arena With $50 Million Fund

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10/21/2016

... Steps Into Political Arena With $50 Million Fund There’s a new, deep-pocketed liberal donor in town. It’s called the Civic Participation Action Fund, ... voters for Hillary Clinton. The fund’s money comes...

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Funded by Russell Sage, Study Finds Childhood Obesity Rates Rise During Summer Break, Not During School Year

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11/02/2016

... Rise During Summer Break, Not During School Year Increases in overweight and obesity rates among young children occur ... not during the school year, according to new research from the LBJ School of Public...

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For Noyes Foundation, Fixing Food Means Racial and Economic Justice

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11/09/2016

... Fixing Food Means Racial and Economic Justice The problems in the modern food system run very deep, says Kolu Zigbi. At the root, there 039 ;s a history of racial injustice— from...

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Century Foundation Releases Report on Finding Common Ground on International Tax Reform

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11/17/2016

... the United States 039 ; international tax system is broken. As a result, over $2.5 trillion in profits from U.S. companies are sitting overseas untaxed and .....

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Rockefeller's Judith Rodin Writes Time Magazine Editorial on Eliminating Waste to Feed The Hungry

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12/05/2016

... Eliminating Waste to Feed The Hungry Imagine, if you will, a disaster movie monster wreaking havoc on the planet. Its thirst drains Lake Geneva of its water three times a year, its hunger devours a...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Supports Workshop To Further Innovation And Sustainability in New Jersey

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12/20/2016

... Supports Workshop To Further Innovation And Sustainability in New Jersey From finding ways to better engage the city’s youth to empowering the disenfranchised, a new collaborative group is...

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UJA-Federation of New York Screens Holocaust Film Premiere in Long Island

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01/03/2017

UJA-Federation of New York Screens Holocaust Film Premiere in Long Island More than 300 people recently gathered at the ... of Debbie Goodstein’s Holocaust sequel film, "Echoes from the Attic." Goodstein...

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Century Foundation Releases Report on Strengthening Protection of Patient Medical Data

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01/11/2017

... is transforming, and there hasn’t been any change in U.S. health privacy laws since 1996. A new report from The Century Foundation reveals companies have built a ...

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ESSA Explained: Inside the New Federal K-12 Law

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01/13/2017

... rolls back much of the federal government 039 ;s big footprint in education policy, on everything from testing and teacher quality to low-performing schools. ... big new leeway to states...

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Doris Duke Supports Research That Discovered New T-Cell Subtype

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02/07/2017

... Duke Supports Research That Discovered New T-Cell Subtype A distinguished subset of T cells that combine with other defence cells to expostulate inflammation in marginal tissues has been found in...

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Rockefeller Foundation Starts News Site to Spur Resilience Work

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02/15/2017

... solutions that will help cities and countries bounce back from disasters. Because natural and man-made disasters have ... communities and systems to survive, adapt and grow in the face of stress and shocks,...

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Mellon Grant Helps University Advance Racial Justice Recommendation

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02/22/2017

... Helps University Advance Racial Justice Recommendation A recent $1.5 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will help Georgetown ... The five-year Mellon grant will assist the university in...

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Supported by Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Visual Arts of NJ Explores New Jersey Parks

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02/24/2017

... Arts of NJ Explores New Jersey Parks More than two years in the making, Park Wonder: Rediscovering Four New Jersey ... Center of New Jersey on April 20, 2017. Park Wonder is a multi-dimensional site-specific...

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