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The Return Of Hookworm And The Limits Of Public Health Philanthropy

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09/27/2017

... Philanthropy There’s been no shortage of news stories over the last several months that delivered a punch to the ... our deepest beliefs about the United States and its place in the world. But a recent article...

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Black And Hispanic Students In New York City Most Likely To Be Arrested And Handcuffed, Data Shows

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09/27/2017

Black And Hispanic Students In New York City Most Likely To Be Arrested And Handcuffed, ... has reduced in -school arrests and summonses. While just over two-thirds of students are black or...

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Growing Fab Lab Network Brings the High-Tech, Hands-On STEM Education Out to Rural K-12 Students

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10/06/2017

... learning. As Fab Labs branch out across the nation, thanks in part to a $10 million, three-year push by Chevron to ... encouraging them to try new things — and try them over and over . …...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Announces Full Cohort of Atlantic Fellows

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07/24/2018

... Fellows program made a major step forward this month in its efforts to advance fairer, healthier and more ... Feeney and the Atlantic Philanthropies set out to achieve over 35 years ago,” said Christopher G...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Donates $50 million to Fight Opioid Epidemic

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11/30/2018

... nation’s opioid epidemic. Bloomberg Philanthropies said over the next three years it will help up to 10 states ... on record. It said those numbers are a leading factor in the decline of U.S. life expectancy...

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24 Oct 2011

Taking the Next Steps Toward a Greater Collective Impact

Monday, October 24, 2011 - 8:45am to Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 9:30am

... Kania on Collective Impact, a new approach first featured in the Winter 2011 Issue of the Stanford Social Innovation Review. To utilize a Collective Impact ... and learn how other grantmakers are taking the...

Ford Foundation Names Kathy Reich as Director for Effort to Strengthen Institutions and Networks

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04/29/2016

... to help strengthen institutions and networks critical to social movements. Reich currently serves as director of ... Reich will guide the foundation's BUILD efforts in the United States and across its 10...

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NY Community Trust Urges Mega-Donors Can Offset Their Clout By Empowering Community Funders

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06/22/2017

... the idea that the wealthy are harnessing their fortunes to social good and we're excited by the prospect of lots of new ... of the population—which is already hugely powerful in U.S. society—is set to...

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Mastercard's Big Data For Good Initiative: Data Philanthropy On The Front Lines

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08/10/2017

... can be applied not just for corporate good, but also for social good. One such firm is Mastercard, which describes itself as a technology company in the payments industry, which connects buyers and sellers...

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Collective Impact Without Borders

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08/29/2017

... structured, cross-sector approach to solving complex social problems— in 2011, we have deepened our understanding of what it ... across national borders. Given this increasing interest in...

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How Salesforce is Innovating Corporate Philanthropy and Workplace Giving

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03/09/2018

... This year, Salesforce is rolling out the next stage in its compassionate capitalism game plan. Dubbed Philanthropy Cloud, it’s a “ social giving platform” that riffs off the company’s ... that many employee...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Releases Report on Importance of Local Climate Actions in U.S.

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03/08/2016

... Releases Report on Importance of Local Climate Actions in U.S. Ahead of the Climate Leadership Conference, ... released “Leadership by U.S. Cities: Innovations in Climate Action,” with forewords by United...

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01 Aug 2018

On Shaky Ground: Stabilizing the Financial Security of Single Women - A Webinar Hosted by AFN

Wednesday, August 1, 2018 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... has extended an invitation to PNY members.* Single women in the United States are increasingly entering retirement ... in our tax code, employer-based benefits structures, the Social Security...

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Next Gen Donors: Shaping the Future of Philanthropy

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04/2013

... Center for Philanthropy at Grand Valley State University in an analysis of their new research on next generation ... group of Generation Xers and Millennials will inherit over $40 trillion in wealth, much of that designated for philanthropy. In this ...

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The Role of Philanthropy and Advocacy in Healthcare Reform Implementation

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02/21/2013

A report from Philanthropy New York’s “Money and Power in Post-Election America: Where Is Philanthropy?” ... Reform breakout session. As the saying goes, it’s all over but the shouting. That fits national health...

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More Children in Greece Are Going Hungry

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04/17/2013

... of a school lunch program to help combat child hunger in Greece is mentioned in this article. As an elementary school principal, Leonidas ... leftovers; and an 11-year-old boy, Pantelis Petrakis, bent ...

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Target Hands Decision on $5-Million Schools Gift to Online Voters

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08/15/2013

... decide, via Facebook, how it will distribute $5 million in donations to public schools through its “Give With ... of Community Relations Laysha Ward is also quoted in the article.) Retail giant Target is...

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Why Don’t Corporations Give to Charity?

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08/08/2013

In an op-ed for Slate, Ken Stern examines the decline in corporate contributions to charities in the U.S., as a percentage of pretax profits, over the past 30 years. A few weeks...

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Scott Stringer Unveils Transition Team

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11/18/2013

... his transition team Monday as he prepares to take over the reins from Comptroller John Liu on Jan. 1. Stringer ...

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