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Are Student Debt Forgiveness Scams The Next Mortgage Meltdown?

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09/22/2015

... Sam Adler-Bell, a policy associate for The Century Foundation , who focuses on research surveillance, privacy, ... with one company, Student Debt Relief, and how it operates in a regulatory grey area. Mary, a...

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Housing and Homelessness

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The World Has Pledged To Divest $2.6 Trillion From Fossil Fuels

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09/22/2015

The World Has Pledged To Divest $2.6 Trillion From Fossil Fuels The amount of ... ago. The news was announced at a press conference in New York, hosted by groups including the United Nations, ... which refers...

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UU Veatch's Molly Schultz Hafid joins NCRP's Board of Directors

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09/25/2015

Molly Schultz Hafid Elected to National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy Board of Directors In her role at Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at ... Wilson, President and CEO of the Deaconess Foundatoin,...

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Rebuild By Design Joins Rockefeller's 100 Resilient Cities Initiative

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10/01/2015

... with community members and stakeholders when working to address the resilience challenges of cities. This new structure also combines two powerful Rockefeller Foundation funded resilience organizations,...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Newman's Own Supports Volunteerism Event This Weekend

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10/21/2015

... Day will take place this Saturday, October 24, 2015 in neighborhoods throughout the country, bringing Americans ... of Light, the nation's largest organization dedicated to volunteer service, and Newman’s...

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Ford’s Walker Weighs in on New Rules Allowing Pension Funds to Invest with Conscience

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10/22/2015

Ford’s Walker Weighs in on New Rules Allowing Pension Funds to Invest with Conscience "Today’s announcement from the ... investment decisions, and should be taken into account. As a society...

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Surdna-Funded Report Suggests Better Language, New Approaches to Community Wealth Building

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11/11/2015

... Report Suggests Better Language, New Approaches to Community Wealth Building When it comes to economic development, what images and feelings come to ... Building Community Wealth” (funded by...

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Deutsche Bank Gives USD 1 Million to Address Homelessness in New York City

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12/04/2015

Deutsche Bank Gives USD 1 Million to Address Homelessness in New York City The Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation ... formerly incarcerated individuals and their families – as...

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"Resilience" Bonds Could Help in Climate Disaster, Rockefeller Report Says

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12/10/2015

"Resilience" Bonds Could Help in Climate Disaster, Rockefeller Report Says A "resilience ... with climate change-related disasters, according to a report funded by the Rockefeller Foundation...

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Con Edison Among Backers of 24-Hour Hackathon and Youth Tech Challenge in Brooklyn

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12/16/2015

... Backers of 24-Hour Hackathon and Youth Tech Challenge in Brooklyn More than two dozen youth from across Central ... Heights. The students, aged 12-17, were challenged to design and create an app in...

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24 Mar 2016

Legal Series: Best Practices in International Grantmaking

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3:00pm to 5:00pm

... 2016 PNY Core Curriculum : February 17 – Making Grants to Individuals March 24 – Best Practices in International Grantmaking April 13 – Self-Dealing ... the legal requirements under the Internal Revenue Code...

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Scientists Find Key Driver for Treatment of Deadly Brain Cancer (Helmsley Charitable Trust)

Release Date:

01/11/2016

... the best care. The late Senator Ted Kennedy succumbed to this disease in just over a year. But scientists at the Salk Institute ... Institutes of Health, the H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation...

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Peterson Quoted on Congress Not Cutting Government Deficits

Release Date:

01/21/2016

... that trend towards less and less borrowing suddenly came to an end. Congress overwhelmingly passed a federal budget ... deficit is set to jump 24 percent, to $544 billion, in...

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As Blizzard Looms, Morgan Stanley-supported 'Operation Warm' Gives NYC Children Free Coats

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01/22/2016

As Blizzard Looms, Morgan Stanley-supported Operation Warm ... for by private donors. The bulk of the coats will go to 32 elementary schools that are part of the city’s ... share of low-income students and...

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Mellon Gives UPenn $5.1 Million to Boost Latino Faculty in the Humanities

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02/04/2016

Mellon Gives UPenn $5.1 Million to Boost Latino Faculty in the Humanities The University of Pennsylvania has ... announced a $5.1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in...

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Commonwealth Fund Questions Usefulness of Mobile Health Apps

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02/22/2016

... healthcare related-apps reviewed by researchers appeared to be useful for their potential for patient engagement while ... Commonwealth Fund. The Commonwealth Fund is a private foundation that supports...

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Opinion: Does a Soda Tax Reduce Obesity? Ask Mexico (Bloomberg Philanthropies)

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02/23/2016

... Mexico has become the most obese country in the world. In a purported effort to combat the problem, the country implemented a ... soda tax in the first place—and the Robert...

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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Atlantic Philanthropies Funds Camden Coalition to Establish National Healthcare Center

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03/09/2016

Atlantic Philanthropies Funds Camden Coalition to Establish National Healthcare Center The Camden ... The Atlantic Philanthropies and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation . The center would help improve care for .....

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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Mayor's Fund Hires New Director of Development

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03/15/2016

... Hires New Director of Development The Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City announced that Joy Shigaki will be joining the organization as its new Director of Development. Shigaki comes to...

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