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The Role of Philanthropy and Advocacy in Healthcare Reform Implementation

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02/21/2013

... conference's Health Reform breakout session. As the saying goes, it’s all over but the shouting. That ... New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, and Duke University’s...

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Will Obamacare Increase Insurance Costs in New York State?

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04/01/2013

An op-ed by James Knickman, President and CEO of the New York State Health Foundation . The entire process of implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been filled ...

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The Secret to More Effective Philanthropy: Funding the Unknown

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03/28/2013

... op-ed by Elizabeth Good Christopherson, President and CEO of the Rita Allen Foundation , in anticipation of the May 2013 Ashoka Future Forum in Washington, D.C. ...

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Philanthropy Takes Fore as Bloomberg Exits N.Y. Mayoralty

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04/30/2013

... to philanthropy and his giving priorities are examined as he prepares for his return to private life. The Financial ... his return to private life after three terms as mayor of New York. The...

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More Children in Greece Are Going Hungry

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04/17/2013

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation 's support of a school lunch program to help combat child hunger in Greece is mentioned in this article. As an elementary school principal, Leonidas Nikas is...

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How our community colleges are falling behind

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05/23/2013

The Century Foundation ’s new report details the large socioeconomic, ... elite institutions. Pop quiz: What's the biggest category of college or university in the United States? Is it big ... research...

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Celebrating a Year of Progress on Expanded Learning Time

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05/15/2013

... Time to Succeed Coalition Co-Chair Chris Gabrieli and Ford Foundation President Luis Ubiñas. The Time to Succeed ... learning time -- improving the opportunities and chances of success for every student in our...

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Affording Obamacare: New York's New Health Plan Rates

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07/19/2013

A blog post from James Knickman, President and CEO of the New York State Health Foundation . This week's announcement of the costs of the health insurance plans that will be...

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Bill Gates: 'Philanthropy Should Be Taking Bigger Risks Than Business'

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09/25/2013

View video of Bill Gates at the Clinton Global Initiative. If problems ... Gates used his own venture, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , as an example of the difficulties...

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Philanthropy: Beyond Business or Charity

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11/01/2013

Lori Bezahler, President of the Edward W. Hazen Foundation , wrote about the problems ... pernicious problem with what has been come to be known as "strategic philanthropy." That is the...

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Scott Stringer Unveils Transition Team

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11/18/2013

Ana Oliveira has been appointed as co-chair of Comptroller-elect Scott Stringer's transition team. Its ... Ana Oliveira, president of the New York Women’s Foundation , and...

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Pulitzer Winner Barton Gellman on Philanthropy’s Role in Better Balancing Competing Demands on Civil Liberties and National Security

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In the wake of 9/11, government actions have led to an ongoing national ... while not compromising our rights and fundamental values as a nation? One way is for philanthropy, as a sector which...

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What Inequality Deniers Have In Common With Climate Change Skeptics

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06/16/2014

... Climate Change Skeptics In an op-ed on Quartz, Ford Foundation President Darren Walker says recent attempts to ... Piketty's research into income inequality remind him of earlier efforts to deny that...

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Effective Philanthropy Takes Time

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06/26/2014

Effective Philanthropy Takes Time In this episode of Making Change , a podcast of the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Phil Henderson, president, Surdna Foundation , discusses why...

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Target Hits $25 Million Goal For School Supply Donations

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08/04/2014

... the school supply donations through the Kids In Need Foundation , which operates a national network of Resource Centers that provide free school supplies for ...

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UJA-Federation Awarded $4 Million Matching Grant for Teen Education

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08/07/2014

... Matching Grant for Teen Education UJA-Federation of New York will receive up to $4,403,119 as a 1:1 matching grant from the Jim Joseph Foundation for a new summer education initiative for NY...

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Viriginia "Ginnie" Sloane Remembered for Her Philanthropic Spirit

Release Date:

11/04/2014

... "Ginnie" Sloane Remembered for Her Philanthropic Spirit As a philanthropist, Virginia Sloane presided over the Heckscher Foundation for Children for nearly 25 years, helping to give away tens...

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