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Foundation CEO Angst: Moral Imperatives and Insomnia

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12/09/2016

... the United States believe foundations have the potential to make a significant difference in society. That’s the good (and perhaps hardly surprising) news in a new report from our organization, the Center for...

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Russell Sage Publishes Study on the Problems of Parents Funding College Education

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12/14/2016

... also might be exacerbating economic inequality, according to a new study by a University of Kansas professor. “Young ...

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09 Feb 2017

Becoming a Successful Board Chair: Tips and Advice from Your Peers - Webinar

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12:00pm to 1:30pm

... National Center for Family Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* ... successful board chairs from our network and offer new insights from the newly release...

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Supported by Rockefeller, Study Finds Gig Economy Media Reporting Disconnected from Worker Reality

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12/20/2016

... conversation that actual workers have on social media, a new media analysis by Cision has found. The analysis found ... media and social media analysis of conversation relating to independent workers,...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Workforce Development

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Commonwealth Fund Study Finds that Repealing Obamacare Could Cost 3 Million Jobs

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01/06/2017

... Could Cost 3 Million Jobs Congress has another reason not to roll back Obamacare too quickly: New research suggests that repealing two major provisions of ... 2019 alone, the report said. And these losses...

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Five More Cities Join Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Aspen Institute’s Global Initiative on Autonomous Vehicles

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01/31/2017

... today that five cities have joined its global initiative to help city leaders plan and prepare for the emergence of ... principles and tools that cities around the world can use to chart their own paths...

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Community Development

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Research to Prevent Blindness Supports Study Finding 1 In 4 ER Visits for Eye Problems Aren’t Actually Emergencies

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02/15/2017

Research to Prevent Blindness Supports Study Finding 1 In 4 ER Visits for Eye Problems Aren’t Actually Emergencies A new study finds that nearly one in four people who seek ... for eye problems have mild...

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Research to Prevent Blindness

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Backed by Henry Luce and Andrew W. Mellon Foundations, Report Shows Need for U.S. to Invest in Language Learning to Remain Competitive

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02/28/2017

... Andrew W. Mellon Foundations, Report Shows Need for U.S. to Invest in Language Learning to Remain Competitive The American Academy of Arts and ... English: cognitive benefits, important habits of mind, and...

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The Henry Luce Foundation

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

Statement on the Passing of David Rockefeller

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03/21/2017

... David Rockefeller, who served as model and inspiration to us, and the wider Rockefeller family. He embodied the ... for the Earth, stewardship of the arts, and service to humanity. He taught us to...

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Rockefeller Foundation Joins Effort to Curb Hotel Food Waste

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03/24/2017

Rockefeller Foundation Joins Effort to Curb Hotel Food Waste Food waste is increasingly garnering ... — are increasingly researched and understood. Now, a new pilot project initiated by the World Wildlife Fund...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Food Systems

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Sends Poets to Princeton Environmental Film Festival

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03/28/2017

Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Sends Poets to Princeton Environmental Film Festival The Geraldine R. ... and refugees; it is sending a few of its affiliated poets to the film’s showing in Princeton. “It seemed like...

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Century Foundation Analysis Finds Millions Could Lose Health Benefits If Congress Repeals and States Replace the ACA

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04/10/2017

... ACA In the wake of House Republicans’ failed attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the ... Plan B. While the details are not known, the plan appears to include an amendment to...

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Commonwealth Fund’s Biennial Health Insurance Survey Finds People with Medicaid Have Better Access to Health Care Than the Uninsured and Fewer Medical Bill Problems

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04/27/2017

... Survey Finds People with Medicaid Have Better Access to Health Care Than the Uninsured and Fewer Medical Bill ... or, in some cases, better than private coverage, according to new a...

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Ford Foundation Study Cites 'Unfairness' as the Leading Factor in Flight from Tech Jobs

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05/01/2017

... as the Leading Factor in Flight from Tech Jobs A new study, billed as the first of its kind, by the Ford ... Foundation and the Kapor Center for Social Impact set out to better understand why people leave...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation-Backed Poll Finds Racial Divide in Financial Readiness for Retirement

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05/19/2017

... Americans are nearly twice as likely as African-Americans to say they've saved enough for retirement, a new poll found. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public ... survey shows older white Americans...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Economic Security

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Commonwealth Fund: What Might a Medicaid Work Requirement Mean?

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05/31/2017

... American Health Care Act (AHCA) likewise allows states to make having a job a requirement for gaining Medicaid ... assistance. These TANF policies condition federal funding to states on meeting work targets...

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Aging

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Soros Hits Back at Hungary’s PM for Attempting to Shutter a Soros-Founded School

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06/01/2017

Soros Hits Back at Hungary’s PM for Attempting to Shutter a Soros-Founded School Investor George Soros hit ... Prime Minister Viktor Orban over the leader’s attempts to shut down a Budapest university which Soros...

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Education

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Simons Supports Penn Physicists Who Discover Why Drying Liquid Crystal Drops Leave Unusual ‘Coffee Rings’

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06/13/2017

... drops of coffee evaporate. In one paper, they learned how to undo this effect by altering particle shape. Now, in a new paper published in Nature Communications, they have ... The formation of different phases...

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Science

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In Memory of Former Century Foundation President Janice Nittoli

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07/03/2017

... Janice Nittoli The Century Foundation is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Janice Nittoli this morning. Janice ... served as President of The Century Foundation from 2011 to 2014 and was much loved by...

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