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Newman's Own Supports Volunteerism Event This Weekend

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10/21/2015

Newman' s Own Supports Volunteerism Event This Weekend Make A ... Thousands of volunteers participate in planned projects, from cleaning parks to working with local animal rescues. ... are scheduled across...

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Ford’s Walker Weighs in on New Rules Allowing Pension Funds to Invest with Conscience

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10/22/2015

Ford’ s Walker Weighs in on New Rules Allowing Pension Funds to Invest with Conscience "Today’ s announcement from the Department of Labor to allow pension funds to ... some of our most...

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NoVo Foundation Picked by Cuomo to Create New York City Women's Center

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10/27/2015

... Foundation Picked by Cuomo to Create New York City Women' s Center Governor Andrew Cuomo’ s administration picked ... take down an institution of failure and defeat and we rise from...

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Rockefeller Foundation Funds Tickets for Students to See 'Hamilton'

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10/28/2015

... and audiences with its hip-hop exploration of America’ s revolutionary era. Now educators and philanthropists are ... a program to bring 20,000 New York City 11th graders, all from schools with high...

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Tow Foundation Touted as Prime Example of Funder Helping Turn the Tide for Juvenile Justice Reform

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11/19/2015

... to establish 20 as the age of jurisdiction for the state’ s juvenile justice system. This would make Connecticut the ... the announcement was met with widespread praise from social justice and child welfare...

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Hospitals Foster Interprofessional Practice to Improve Outcomes - Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

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11/20/2015

... processes. Some hospitals have brought professionals from different disciplines together for the benefit of ... Jill Wegener, MSN, RN, CCRN, CNO at Blythedale Children’ s Hospital, Valhalla, N.Y. Blythedale...

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"Resilience" Bonds Could Help in Climate Disaster, Rockefeller Report Says

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12/10/2015

... by cities or governments to protect against the losses from a pre-defined natural catastrophe. Investors lose their ...

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Commonwealth Fund Advice: It’s Important to Read the Fine Print of Healthcare Coverage

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12/16/2015

Commonwealth Fund Advice: It’ s Important to Read the Fine Print of Healthcare Coverage ... and mammograms, and prohibits insurance companies from charging copays for them. But findings from the...

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Century Foundation: A Post-Paris Agenda for Climate Security at the UN

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02/11/2016

... climate change has already led to a rise in the Earth’ s average temperature of 1°C above pre-industrial levels, ... a long-term goal of preventing global temperatures from increasing beyond 2°C above pre-...

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Schools Are Finally Starting To Embrace Integration as a Method Of Closing The Achievement Gap (Century Foundation)

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02/11/2016

... innovation: school integration. A new report from The Century Foundation, a progressive think tank, shows ... suit. The report was accompanied by another study from the organization, which outlines the...

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Rockefeller, JPMorgan Chase Foundation Support 100,000 Opportunities Hiring Fair & Forum in LA

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02/24/2016

... LA The 100,000 Opportunities Initiative, the nation’ s largest employer-led coalition committed to creating ... Angeles Hiring Fair & Forum on Feb. 11. Hiring managers from more than 30 companies,...

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Arabella Advisors Noted in NPR Report: Solutions that Could Help The U.S. Slash Food Waste

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03/16/2016

... Noted in NPR Report: Solutions that Could Help The U. S . Slash Food Waste By now, you probably know that ... as we've reported, there are lots of efforts underway — from sales of ugly produce to the EPA...

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NY Stem Cell Foundation: New Type of Stem Cell Found that Will Accelerate Discovery

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03/21/2016

... cells contain two copies of each gene – one inherited from a mother, and one from a father. An international collaboration of scientists ...

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NY Women's Foundation and NoVo Foundation Noted for Investments Supporting Women

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03/29/2016

New York Women' s Foundation and NoVo Foundation Noted for Investments ... has seen significant gains throughout the 20th century, from women securing the right to vote to protections against sex...

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Social Movements for Good: How Companies and Causes Create Viral Change

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04/21/2016

... back to the social movements I learned about as a kid — from women' s suffrage to civil rights — I picture grainy, ... movements we've become familiar with, distinguishing them from...

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Benchmarking Foundation Evaluation Practices

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09/2016

... can they do to ensure that the information they receive from evaluation is useful to them? With whom should they ... Findings in the report are based on survey responses from individuals who were either the most senior evaluation or program staff at foundations in the U. S . and Canada giving at least $10 million annually, or ...

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City Comptroller Scott Stringer Wants Companies to Offer Retirement Plans

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10/07/2016

... companies that don't provide traditional pensions, 401(k) s or access to individual retirement accounts. At least 1.5 ... meet the proposed requirement by offering IRAs, choosing from a government-curated...

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Russell Sage Fellow in NYTimes on The End of Identity Liberalism

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11/18/2016

... country. It is also a beautiful thing to watch. Visitors from other countries, particularly those having trouble ... better than any European or Asian nation today. It’ s an extraordinary success story. But...

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Russell Sage Publishes Study on the Problems of Parents Funding College Education

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12/14/2016

... supporting — and paying more — for their children’ s college education, but that development also might be ... study by a University of Kansas professor. “Young adults from families in the top quarter of the...

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Request for Letters of Inquiry – Liberty Fund at The New York Community Trust

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01/03/2017

... will be made in February 2017, and are expected to range from $10,000 to $100,000. (The larger end of the range is for ... request for LOIs with City nonprofits that may benefit from this opportunity. Request...

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