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NoVo and Arcus Foundations Noted for Taking A Stand In Social Movements

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03/17/2016

NoVo and Arcus Foundations Noted for Taking A Stand In Social Movements Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus. Chinese student ... Unlike donations that result in something...

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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 ... all children—currently living in poverty. But according to new...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Share Research on 'The Theory of the Foundation'

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03/23/2016

... management expert Peter F. Drucker published an article in Harvard Business Review entitled “The Theory of the Business.” The essay called for leaders to stop focusing on what Drucker labeled “how to...

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Hartford Foundation Study Gets Attention on ‘National Healthcare Decisions Day’

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04/18/2016

... falls on April 16 every year, offers a chance for people to discuss end-of-life care decisions with their families, ... The day of discussion arrives on the heels of a new national study in...

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Ford Foundation Names Kathy Reich as Director for Effort to Strengthen Institutions and Networks

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04/29/2016

Ford Foundation Names Kathy Reich as Director for Effort to Strengthen Institutions and Networks The Ford Foundation named Kathy Reich as director of a new foundation initiative to help...

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Commonwealth Fund Article Asks: Is Primary Care the Best and Worst Job in Medicine?

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05/26/2016

... Fund Article Asks: Is Primary Care the Best and Worst Job in Medicine? About one-third of U.S. and U.K. primary care ... technology, and coordinating care outside office settings. To help uncover some of the...

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Commonwealth Fund, Peterson Center on Healthcare, and John A. Hartford Foundations Combine Forces to Improve Health Care, Reduce Costs

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07/29/2016

... and John A. Hartford Foundations Combine Forces to Improve Health Care, Reduce Costs A coalition of five ... for chronically ill patients with the greatest need. In an article in the ...

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Wallace Foundation Funds Research on Summer Academic Programs for Poor Children

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09/07/2016

... summers, lots of children forget the lessons they learned in school. But the hot empty months pose an especially big ... have time or money for camps or enrichment activities. Now new research suggests that...

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Ford and MacArthur-Backed Survey Finds That Young Voters From Newer Immigrant Families Lean More Liberal

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09/09/2016

... are immigrants or have an immigrant parent are more likely to be liberal in their views on politics and immigration than those with families who have been in United States longer, a ...

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Ms. Foundation for Women Will Join SheKnows Media for the Sept. 26 Panel on Next-Generation #Femvertising

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09/21/2016

... fans and followers, today announced that it will reveal new , proprietary research on #Femvertising during its Sept. 26 panel titled, “The Key to Next-Generation #Femvertising: Ever-More Authentic .....

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Sloan partners with NASA to Study Microbes from ISS

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09/23/2016

Sloan partners with NASA to Study Microbes from ISS What can microbes from space tell ... goal is to find something beneficial to Earth and mankind in general. Some research...

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Atlantic's Chuck Feeney Tops Forbes List of 'Most Generous' Givers

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10/07/2016

... Chuck Feeney Tops Forbes List of 'Most Generous' Givers A new ranking by Forbes puts Warren Buffett at the top the list of the fifty U.S. philanthropists who gave the most in 2015, while Chuck Feeney...

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Anthony Bourdain and Rockefeller Foundation Partner On Food Waste Documentary

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11/01/2016

... Globetrotting chef Anthony Bourdain will be adding to his frequent flier miles, as he takes on the issue of food waste around the world in a new documentary. "Wasted! The Story of Food...

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Foundation CEO Angst: Moral Imperatives and Insomnia

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12/09/2016

... than two-thirds of the CEOs of large, staffed foundations in the United States believe foundations have the potential to make a significant difference in society. That’s the good (and perhaps...

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

Release Date:

12/14/2016

... also might be exacerbating economic inequality, according to a new study by a University of Kansas professor. “Young adults from families in the top quarter of the wealth distribution...

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

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... National Center for Family Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* ... Board chairs play an important and indispensable role in family foundations. This...

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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 that while the media discusses growth in the independent workforce and its benefits for...

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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 ... -- and that Congress won't put a replacement...

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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 ...

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