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NoVo Co-President Peter Buffett Uses New Notoriety to Champion Women and Girls Around the World

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10/10/2014

... kids, a low-profile music career. That all changed in 2006 when his dad, Warren Buffett, announced to the world ...

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Tiffany & Co. Foundation Among Funders of Breakthrough Fisheries Management Research

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10/27/2014

... overcame the expected detrimental effects of climate change disturbances in coral reef fisheries badly impacted by the 1997/98 El ... fisheries catches, counter to predictions and findings in...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies to Lead Coalition to Get Low-Income Students Through College

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10/28/2014

... the cracks, a range of institutions have set out to change the situation. Dozens of school districts, across 15 ... which it can be held accountable. Today, only about one in three top-performing students from...

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Taking the Time to Learn in Transition: How the Ford Foundation Board Revamped the Traditional CEO Search

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11/13/2014

Taking the Time to Learn in Transition: How the Ford Foundation Board Revamped the ... of foundation trustees and CEOs at the Ford Foundation in New York. This meeting was constructed as an opportunity ... and...

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RPA, Ford, MasterCard Foundation Among Funders Partnering with Foundation Center on Global Development

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11/20/2014

... to better understand the opportunities for engaging in global development goal processes and will help ... the UN system understand the value philanthropy can bring in driving greater impact for people.... RPA...

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Rockefeller's Rodin Discusses City Resiliency on Innovation Hub

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05/04/2015

... you’re always flirting with disaster. Whether you live in the drought-ridden West, the hurricane-prone Southeast, Tornado Alley in the Midwest, or the Northeast — where epic snowstorms ... metropolis, given...

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Rockefeller Foundation Commits $64 Million to 100 Resilient Cities

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07/29/2015

... — namely, urbanization, globalization, and climate change — along with strong mayoral leadership and ... November 24, and the winning cities will be announced in April 2016. Each city in the...

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Ford's Walker Featured in NonProfit Times 'Power & Influence Top 50'

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08/04/2015

Ford's Walker Featured in NonProfit Times 'Power & Influence Top 50' “Remember, ... is ever permanent. Then you will not be overjoyed in good fortune nor too scornful in...

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OSF to Continue Grantmaking in Russia

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08/10/2015

OSF to Continue Grantmaking in Russia In a statement on the foundation's website, president and CEO Chris Stone wrote, " In recent days, several voices in Russia have...

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United Way of New York City Joins Cuomo and Other Leaders for Economic Justice

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09/18/2015

... wage has trapped millions of hard working New Yorkers in poverty and has prevented them from finding a way out of ... has left them at a permanent disadvantage and the time for change is now." Mario Cuomo...

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Philanthropy Leaders Call for Greater Role in Tackling Global Challenges Defined in New Sustainable Development Goals

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09/25/2015

Philanthropy Leaders Call for Greater Role in Tackling Global Challenges Defined in New Sustainable Development Goals Ahead of the United ... fighting inequality and injustice, and tackling climate change...

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New York Life Foundation Supports Ozone Park Students Learning about Start-up Businesses

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10/23/2015

... phone charger or a jacket that adjusts itself to changes in temperature? No, not Silicon Valley. They’re at MS 137 in Ozone Park. The students there are part of a pilot ... resources to teach students real-...

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Several PNY Members’ Giving Contrasted with Silicon Valley’s ‘New Philanthropy’

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11/02/2015

... also has one of the highest levels of income inequality in the nation, with the wealth distortion most concentrated ...

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Q & A with Anisa Kamadoli Costa, President of Tiffany & Co. Foundation, about Sustainability Initiatives and Goals

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01/04/2016

... our vision of sustainable luxury to drive meaningful change . At Tiffany, we develop sustainability programs and ... by partnering with NGOs, investors and our employees in setting goals and measuring...

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Wallace Foundation to Invest $47 Million In Redesigning Principal Preparation

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03/16/2016

Wallace Foundation to Invest $47 Million In Redesigning Principal Preparation Strong principals are ... leaders usually receive far less attention than teachers in the national conversation about education. The...

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Century Foundation Report Recommends Universal Child Allowance

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03/17/2016

... Universal Child Allowance The child poverty rate in the United States is stubbornly high, with more than 12 ... children—16.5 percent of all children—currently living in poverty. But according to new research...

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Commonwealth Research Cited by NYTimes on Reducing Bounce Between Health Plans

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03/23/2016

Millions of Americans are finding Obamacare to be unstable ground. An analysis by the Commonwealth Fund found that offering 12 months of continuous Medicaid eligibility would reduce churning by 30 percent.

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How Mobile Games Can Help You Identify Your Next Great Employee (Rockefeller Foundation)

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03/28/2016

... kids that video games would help them land the right job in the future. But the exponential growth of technology ... skills, abilities, and intelligence do not come through in traditional hiring processes...

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NCRP Reviews New York Community Trust

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04/13/2016

... The New York Community Trust is committed to investing in underserved communities and equity, and mostly follows ... found. The Trust is the third-largest community foundation in the U.S. The foundation's...

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