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How Social Innovation Labs Contribute to Transformative Change

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11/07/2014

... what labs are and how, when, and why we might use them to address complex social problems. Many different types of ... Lab . Others are independent, like InSTEDD . According to The Bridgespan Group ,...

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Originally Funded by Open Society Foundations, ACLU Shifts Gears in Campaign to Cut Jail Population

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08/04/2016

Originally Funded by Open Society Foundations, ACLU Shifts Gears in Campaign to Cut Jail Population The American Civil Liberties Union is ...

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New Study, Supported By The Jewish Foundation for Education of Women, Finds College Brings Significant Benefits to Single Mothers and Society

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06/06/2018

... of Women , Finds College Brings Significant Benefits to Single Mothers and Society Single mothers who complete BAs earn $610,300 more ... mother graduates, more than paying for themselves through ...

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Ford, Rockefeller, Atlantic, Pershing Square, Bloomberg and Open Society Named in Forbes' Big Bet Philanthropy

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11/30/2016

Ford, Rockefeller, Atlantic, Pershing Square, Bloomberg and Open Society Named in Forbes' Big Bet Philanthropy For the ... and the biggest U.S. charitable foundations, donating to...

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Patrick Gaspard, Former U.S. Ambassador to South Africa, to Serve as Acting Leader at Open Society Foundations

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09/13/2017

... Ambassador to South Africa, to Serve as Acting Leader at Open Society Foundations Billionaire investor George Soros on ... from the Holocaust, founded the global...

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Open Society Foundations Appoints Kavita N. Ramdas as Director of the Women’s Rights Program

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08/16/2018

Open Society Foundations Appoints Kavita N. Ramdas as Director of the Women’s Rights Program The Open Society Foundations are pleased to announce the...

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Open Society Foundations, Ford and the Rockefeller Foundation Pledge Initial $5M For Battered Puerto Rico

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11/16/2017

Open Society Foundations, Ford and the Rockefeller Foundation ... foundations on Wednesday pledged an initial $5 million to help Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane Maria, including ... including...

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Photojournalist Documents Moments From the San Quentin State Prison Marathon on Open Society Foundations' Weekly Instagram Takeover

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01/22/2018

... Moments From the San Quentin State Prison Marathon on Open Society Foundations' Weekly Instagram Takeover ... images she made as a set photographer for "26.2 to Life: The San...

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Rockefeller Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and Open Society Foundations Fund ReImagina Puerto Rico Report

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07/09/2018

Rockefeller Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and Open Society Foundations Fund ReImagina Puerto Rico Report ... local government, and federal recovery funds must be used to rebuild Puerto Rico in...

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When a Successful Program Can’t Expand, It’s Time to Grow a Network

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11/23/2015

... a Successful Program Can’t Expand, It’s Time to Grow a Network By Laurie Dien, Senior Program Officer, The Pinkerton ... with colleagues at New York research institutions, university...

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Open Society Foundations Names Kenneth H. Zimmerman as New Director of U.S. Programs

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06/04/2012

The Open Society Foundations has named Kenneth H. Zimmerman as the new ... and nonprofit sectors, Zimmerman has devoted his career to justice and equality with a focus on increasing access...

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Patrick Gaspard, Open Society Foundations and Maria Torres Springer, Ford Foundation Named to NYC Fair Recovery Taskforce

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04/26/2020

Patrick Gaspard, Open Society Foundations and Maria Torres Springer, Ford Foundation, Named to NYC Fair Recovery Taskforce NEW YORK —Today, Mayor ...

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Universal Basic Assets Could Be the Foundation to Build an Equitable Society

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04/17/2018

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Open Society Foundations Tackles the Challenge of Prisoner Reentry

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04/26/2016

Open Society Foundations Tackles the Challenge of Prisoner Reentry ... each year. Many quickly get into trouble again and return to custody. The beleaguered prisoner reentry effort is ... Center...

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Open Society Foundations Supports Climate Change Glossary

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03/01/2017

Open Society Foundations Supports Climate Change Glossary Even as ... distant problem. That's partly because the solution seems to lie with governments and industries, and partly because...

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Open Society Announces $2.5 Million for Haiti Relief

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08/31/2021

Open Society Announces $2.5 Million for Haiti Relief NEW YORK—The Open Society Foundations today announced $2.5 million in ... hundreds of others still missing. The funding will...

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Open Society Foundations: Central Asia at History’s Crossroads

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07/17/2017

Generally, when discussions turn to the politics of Central Asia, one hears of authoritarian ... Asia, it will come from the outside; indigenous civil society is rarely mentioned. This narrative is not fashioned...

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Mastercard Foundation Announces New University Partnerships in Africa

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12/08/2014

Mastercard Foundation Announces New University Partnerships in Africa The MasterCard ... announced that over 2,300 university students will be able to hit the books in classrooms in Uganda, South...

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Inside HigherEd Examines New Book from Russell Sage Foundation

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08/04/2015

... Russell Sage Foundation Asian Americans have been found to be some of the most successful individuals in education , ... before attending highly ranked colleges and pursuing higher degrees...

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