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Peterson Center on Healthcare Names Jay Want, MD as New Executive Director

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06/28/2017

... welcome Jay, who will lead our work to make high quality, more affordable healthcare a reality for all Americans,” ... and Chief Executive Officer of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation . “Jay’s deep experience in...

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How the Art For Justice Fund Hopes to Reduce Mass Incarceration

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08/16/2018

... Hopes to Reduce Mass Incarceration Last year, the Ford Foundation , Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, and collector ... parents get trapped in the criminal justice system are more likely to be incarcerated...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Arts

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Ford Foundation

Rockefeller Brothers Fund Aligns Investments with Mission: Diversifying Investment Managers

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03/31/2020

... a suite of efforts the RBF is undertaking to support a more diverse finance sector and incentivize the creation of ... the asset management sector commissioned by the Knight Foundation finds that these firms...

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15 Aug 2018

Erasing Representation: The Implications of the Census Citizenship Question on Reapportionment & Redistricting - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Wednesday, August 15, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... and redistricting be based on citizen totals rather than full population totals. We expect more states to attempt to follow suit. Explore: How census ... or non-voters undermines one person, one vote, and the...

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12 Dec 2019

Philanthropy & the 2020 Census: What a Fair and Accurate Count Means for Ending Homelessness - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness

Thursday, December 12, 2019 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... in their community. We will also hear from the Polk Bros Foundation in Chicago on its role in the Illinois Count Me In 2020 campaign, how it supports efforts outside of funding, and the importance of bringing...

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Give Generously—You Can’t Help It!

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12/18/2009

By Leonard Glickman Chief Executive Officer FJC – A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds For those of you who read ... own ways and full disclosure: I have all of the above and more )—knows that they don’t like to...

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An Old Idea is New Again: Tackling Large Complex Problems by Investing in Communities

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04/10/2018

... who encounter police or who are not in school are now more vulnerable to detention and deportation. To stem the ... Progress has been steady, if uneven, and there is always more to be done. I invite you to...

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Education

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Profiled in Rolling Stone

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01/16/2015

... continue spending astronomical funds in the hunt for even more unburnable oil. Exxon Mobil, America's largest oil company, despite having more than 25 billion barrels of proven reserves...

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Alcohol Abuse Is Rising Among Older Adults

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09/15/2017

... found. Those over 65 remained far less likely to drink than younger people — about 55 percent of older ... over the two periods, the greatest rise in any age group. More troublingly, the proportion of older...

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Ex-Googlers Stir Up Controversy With Bodega Pantry Concept

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09/18/2017

... Everyone covets convenience. Whether physical or digital, more concepts are rolling out these days intended to upend ... conventional retail with an ultimate goal: make shopping more convenient. Bodega has...

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Food Systems

Elliot Berger joins Arabella Advisors

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05/01/2013

... deep experience in philanthropy and his skills in foundation management, next generation engagement, ... of NYU. He began his career at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and has also worked for the New Jersey...

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Arabella Advisors

Investing in our Mission: A Five-Year Case Study of Fossil Fuel Divestment at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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05/11/2020

... 6.71 percent annually. When the RBF, a philanthropic foundation founded by the grandsons of oil titan John D. ... joined the divestment movement, we were convinced that a more profitable and less risky...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Environment and Climate Change

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

21 Feb 2012

Improving Internal Practices in Philanthropy

Tuesday, February 21, 2012 -

1:00pm to 3:30pm

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Is your foundation using best practices for internal processes? Join ... Pathways Program and sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation . E. Thomas Brewer, director of programs at the Archstone ...

Reimagining Safety and Justice for Black Life Now and Forever

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07/07/2020

... for Black people and our visions and dreams. Reflecting more on my grandmother’s neighborhood, I think of the ... Public Science Project of the City University of New York supports participatory action...

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Helmsley Trust Grant Gives Educators A Voice In Common Core Discussions

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07/21/2014

... Inc. is meant to give educators on the front lines more of a voice on how states implement the Common Core ... 100 educators to advise policymakers on the rollout of the more rigorous standards that are...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Long Delays Cloud Police Department Disciplinary Trials

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09/19/2017

... trial room this week, Mr. Blake will have waited more than 700 days to see the officer answer for his actions since ... they face bigger obstacles to pursuing a complaint than Mr. Blake, who...

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Justice Reform

New Order Indefinitely Bars Almost All Travel From Seven Countries

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09/25/2017

... letting their citizens into the country. The new order is more far-reaching than the president’s original travel ban, imposing permanent restrictions on travel, rather than the 90-day...

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Immigration

Name-Dropping: Donors Get Tired. Models Do, Too

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09/28/2017

... to stagnate, she assumed the cause was a factor other than the list. Of course, the ADA wasn’t mailing its entire ... are it weighted the demographics of the file a little more heavily than...

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Sarah Burton Appointed as Project Manager for Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and Marshall Institute

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03/09/2016

... Officer on a joint research effort called Theory of the Foundation . Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors is a leading ... service for global philanthropy, engaged in consulting, foundation management, project...

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