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Searching for the Next Breakthrough in Health Care

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05/05/2014

The Commonwealth Fund launches the Breakthrough Health Care Opportunities ... program to discover and vet transformative ideas in health care. It is well documented that health care in the .....

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Health

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NoVo Foundation’s Peter Buffett Talks about ‘Philanthropic Colonialism

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11/02/2015

... problems themselves rather than acting as facilitators of change -- that is, seeking answers outside their walls, ... especially from people already doing the work well. In a wide-ranging interview with WMUK...

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Gender Justice

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Novo Foundation Plans to Spend $90M to Improve the Lives of Young Women of Color

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05/23/2016

... Lives of Young Women of Color The NoVo Foundation, created in 2006 by Jennifer and Peter Buffett, the youngest son of ... to addressing inequities faced by young female minorities in the United States. The...

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Commonwealth Study Inspires App to Connect People to Doctors Faster

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06/01/2016

... Walper, the co-founder of Akira, felt there needed to be a change in the healthcare system. "It came out of our own ... to timely access to a family doctor." The Commonwealth Fund...

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Mastercard Foundation Celebrates 10th Anniversary By Donating Close To $700K To Canadian Organizations

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06/28/2016

... today that it would be committing nearly CDN $700,000 in funding to non-profit Canadian organizations. Ranging from War Child and Covenant House Toronto to the Aspire Change Foundation, it's marking its...

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Trump's Nominee To Be USDA's Chief Scientist Is Not A Scientist

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09/05/2017

... Department of Agriculture is typically a low-profile job in any presidential administration. But President Trump's ... Iowa campaign manager for the post is raising concern in the scientific community and...

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Food Systems

Will the Trump Era Transform the School Lunch?

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09/06/2017

... Era Transform the School Lunch? On a sweltering morning in July, Sonny Perdue, the newly minted secretary of ... hold more fruits and vegetables. Snacks and food sold for fund -raising had to be healthier. . ...

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New Index to Help Investors Gauge Food Diversity

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09/26/2017

... Food Diversity An EU-funded index measuring biodiversity in food production is expected to be launched next year, ... are making food systems more resilient to climate change . Investing in...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Names Atlanta and Seattle First Winners American Cities Climate Challenge

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09/21/2018

... deepen and accelerate their efforts to tackle climate change and promote a sustainable future for their residents. Atlanta and Seattle were announced in the first round of winning cities for the Bloomberg .....

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Environment and Climate Change

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Mothers Out Front & Kelsey Wirth Win McNulty Prize for Mobilizing Bold Action on Climate

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10/30/2019

... individuals who are creating sustainable models for social change . Mothers Out Front is mobilizing more than 32,000 women and their children to demand those in power at all levels of US...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Community Development

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John P. & Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation

07 Dec 2023

The Role of the Corporate Changemaker - Strategy, Influence, and Impact

Thursday, December 7, 2023 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

The work of social impact leaders has never been more complex, and ... higher. The corporate changemaker plays a crucial role in addressing social and environmental issues, both through .....

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Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Two New Board Members

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10/14/2020

... Board of Directors. These two additions bring expertise in diversity and inclusion, engagement, criminal justice ... Women . “With Candi’s expertise developing strategies in diversity, inclusion, and...

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08 Oct 2024

Reimagining Access: Philanthropic Leadership in the Post-Affirmative Action Era

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 320 East 43rd Street

Watch the Recording Over a year has passed since the Supreme Court's decision to ... overturn Affirmative Action reversed decades of progress in achieving diversity and equity in higher...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Social Justice

15 Jan 2016

The Drug War, Mass Incarceration and Racial Justice: Lessons from the Campaign to End the Racially Biased Marijuana Arrest Crusade in NYC

Friday, January 15, 2016 -

8:30am to 11:30am

In 1977, New York decriminalized the possession of small ... policymaker education to lobbying – that made tangible social change possible despite major political challenges How ...

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23 Jun 2020

Exploring Your Foundation’s Role in Advocacy: From Board to Boots on the Ground

Tuesday, June 23, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... Opportunity June 23 - Exploring Your Foundation’s Role in Advocacy: From Board to Boots on the Ground * This ... Philanthropy can address the root causes of social problems by influencing policymakers and the...

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All Funders

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Arcus Foundation's Stryker and Johnson & Johnson Honored by GLSEN

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05/26/2015

... Dove (model), Cory Wade (model) among others. Introduced in 2004 and held annually in Los Angeles and New York, the GLSEN Respect Awards showcase the work of students, educators, individuals...

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LGBTQ

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Adam Falk Named Next President of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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06/29/2017

... 2018. Falk is currently the President of Williams College in Williamstown, MA, a role he has held since April 2010. He ... Physics. He has been recognized with several professional awards , including an Alfred...

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To Achieve Equity, We Must Accurately Measure Need

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10/06/2022

... Even persons who’ve dedicated their careers to working in human services with individuals and families who are ... access, and opportunity, which are inextricably linked to social well-being and economic...

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Insights

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Economic Security

Mastercard and Rockefeller Foundation Announce Data.org: A Platform for Data Science Partnerships

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01/23/2020

... that will continue to build the field of data science for social impact. This is the next chapter of a $50 million ... on the success of the original DATA.org—launched in 2002 by a group of innovative ...

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