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Open Society Foundations Award $5 Million Challenge Grant To Strengthen Innocence Project

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07/09/2014

... in the United States. The Innocence Project works with people who have used all legal avenues to prove their ... and to show the way the forward,” said Chris Stone, president of the Open Society Foundations. “...

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The Next Big Idea for the Next Decade: The Resilience Dividend

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08/21/2014

... to focus on building resiliency, writes Judith Rodin, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, in a blog post that ... Here is an excerpt from her post: "In a conversation with The Washington Post...

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Community Development

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U.S.-Cuba Thaw Reverberating Through Nonprofits

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06/04/2015

... there in ways that are as dramatic, if not more so, than President Obama’s decision to reopen the U.S. embassy in ... protecting its natural resources, and that could decline with some of these changes."...

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Noyes Foundation Urges Donors to Make More Timely Allocations From Their Donor Advised Funds

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06/29/2015

... has launched an awareness campaign aimed at partnering with philanthropists with donor advised funds, who are interested in social ... wealth for charitable purposes,” said Vic De Luca, Noyes President...

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MetLife Foundation and The Wall Street Journal Raise Awareness about Financial Inclusion

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09/10/2015

... region remains home to two-thirds of the world’s poor, with over 800 million Asians still living on less than $1.25 ... income equality in recent years,” said Chris Townsend, president of Asia, MetLife, and a...

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Critics of Health Insurer Mergers Urge States to Act; Commonwealth Fund Quoted

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12/03/2015

... consequences from the proposed mergers of Anthem Inc. with Cigna Corp. and Aetna Inc. with Humana Inc., urged state insurance regulators to ... commissioner, Joel Ario. Eric Schneider, senior vice ...

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Josiah Macy Foundation Supports Project in Integrated Care for Psychologists & Doctors

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02/03/2016

... helping health-care providers communicate more effectively with patients, families and each other. "My role is ... in 2011. DeCaporale-Ryan spends her day doing rounds with individual clinicians or teams...

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Commonwealth Fund's Blumenthal on Patient Difficulties Accessing Medical Records

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09/09/2016

... medical records, but the process is still in its infancy, with data that is often nonstandard and hard to transfer ... information technology for the Obama administration, now president of the Commonwealth...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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18 Jan 2017

Homeownership and the Racial Wealth Gap – Webinar

Wednesday, January 18, 2017 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... Philanthropy, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Maurice Jones, President and CEO, Local Initiatives Support Corporation ... above. Please email register@philanthropynewyork.org with any questions. In partnership...

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Bloomberg Fact Checks NYTimes on Climate Change

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03/20/2017

... two-thirds of the emissions reductions envisioned by President Obama’s yet-to-be-implemented power plant regulations. This success, combined with leadership from local and state governments (including ...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports National Geographic Documentary About the Coal and Mining Industry

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04/14/2017

... About the Coal and Mining Industry On the heels of President Trump’s executive order to undo Clean Power Plan ... Kamen, Katherine Oliver and Justin Wilkes, in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies — From...

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Markle Foundation-Backed Online Tools Seek to Help Close the Employment Skills Gap

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07/10/2017

... major impact. It’s not hard to see why. As Microsoft president Brad Smith puts it, “There are 7.3 million fewer jobs in the United States today for people with a high school degree or less than there were in...

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Barbara and Donald Jonas Receive Honorary Doctorates from Frontier Nursing University

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08/01/2017

... University (FNU) Board Chair Michael Carter and FNU President Dr. Susan Stone presented the Jonases with the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters. In ...

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How Nonprofit Programs Scale Up: Findings From The Wallace Foundation

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10/03/2017

... Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors—working in partnership with the Skoll, Draper Richards Kaplan, Ford, and Porticus ... on support for education, youth development, and the arts, with a focus on helping...

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Tax Bill Glitch Endangers Future of Newman’s Own Foundation

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01/03/2018

... we have been doing in the past,” said Bob Forrester, president and CEO of the Newman’s Own Foundation. All ... $512 million to charities helping veterans, children with cancer, low-income students and dozens...

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Newman's Own Foundation Launches #Newmanitarian Campaign Asking People to Commit Acts of Kindness

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01/30/2018

... can help another in some small way," said Bob Forrester, President and CEO of Newman 039 ;s Own Foundation. "By asking .....

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05 Apr 2018

The NRA's Power to Thwart Gun Control & How Organizations are Responding - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Thursday, April 5, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... creative ways that advocates are responding Disclaimer: As with all FCCP events, the subject matter is strictly limited ... in the agenda and is intended for funders and staff with philanthropy serving...

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National Security Expert Sally Donnelly Joins Rockefeller Brothers Fund as Senior Fellow

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04/12/2018

... national security community, strengthening relationships with key influencers in the U.S. and abroad, and examining ... conflicts. Ms. Donnelly started her career as a journalist with TIME , where she worked...

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation Statement on Allegations of Workplace Misconduct

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04/19/2018

... our organization grow to where it is today. In keeping with these values, I wanted to openly address issues that I ... Emmett D. Carson, Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer and President Silicon Valley Community...

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