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The Rockefeller Foundation Announces Grant to Expand Access to Covid-19 Testing and Tracing in Africa

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01/28/2021

... JANUARY 2021— The Rockefeller Foundation has announced a new grant of US$12 million to the Africa Public Health ... been recorded in Africa, with the current daily average of new cases in the second wave...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Research for a 21st Century Child Welfare System

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03/24/2022

... Child Welfare System By: Lauren Supplee, Senior Program Officer , William T. Grant Foundation, Geoff Cloepfil, ... this goal. You can hear more about why we need this new research agenda in this video . To...

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The Century Foundation Releases Report on Achieving Financial Equity and Justice for HBCU's

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09/14/2021

... urban locations in large cities such as Atlanta, Georgia; New Orleans, Louisiana; and Washington D.C., to small cities ...

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Century Foundation Fellow Co-Authors Report on Admission Preferences of Low-Income Students

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01/11/2016

... to the admissions process," said Cooke Foundation Executive Director Harold O. Levy. "Right now our nation is ... colleges and universities. Perhaps the most significant new finding of the report is...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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The Other 95 Percent: How Foundations Can Give All They’ve Got

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05/09/2016

... Foundations Can Give All They’ve Got By Melissa Beck, Executive Director of The Educational Foundation of America ... fighting climate change. Stephen Heinz sparked an exciting new idea in this framework –...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Need for Civil Legal Aid

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06/07/2016

... Legal Aid Reprinted with permission by Pooja O’Hanlon, Executive Director, Elmezzi Foundation David Meehan, ... to help individuals navigate the court system. While new programs such as the Court Navigator...

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Economic Security

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PRIs and Effective Intermediaries

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06/30/2015

... the outset, I’m confident that the recently-established New York Pooled PRI Fund ("NYPRI"), managed by SeaChange, an ... . Altman has made grants almost exclusively in New York City for over 100...

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Goldman Sachs Announces First Round of Capital Investments and Philanthropic Grants for One Million Black Women Initiative

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05/21/2021

... Grants for One Million Black Women Initiative NEW YORK--( BUSINESS WIRE )--The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ... provided to the following organizations: Archer Towers ( New York, NY) will receive an investment to...

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Economic Security

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Lawmakers Respond to Century Foundation's "Covert For-Profit" Report, Ask for Immediate Action

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10/28/2015

... Action Last week, seven senators including Sherrod Brown (OH), Elizabeth Warren (MA) and minority whip Richard ...

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Education

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Ford's Darren Walker Writes, "Let America Be America Again"

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01/06/2017

... the experience of many Americans at some point, white, brown , black, indigenous, and immigrant. Over the past ...

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Mellon Foundation Grant Helps Capture History, 280 Characters at a Time

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03/31/2019

... to the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown by white policeman Darren Wilson, a duo of archivists ...

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Technology

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Russia Bans Soros-Backed Foundations as Security 'Threat'

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12/02/2015

Russian authorities have barred the pro-democracy charity network founded by billionaire philanthropist George Soros from the country, saying its work undermined state security, Reuters and CNBC report.

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Simons Foundation Expanding Its Space

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05/09/2016

The Simons Foundation, founded by mathematician and hedge-fund billionaire James Simons and his wife, Marilyn, is expanding in the Flatiron District.

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Commonwealth Fund Releases Study on Making Health Data Useful to Patients Through Open APIs

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12/07/2016

Use of open APIs for health information can help improve the quality and affordability of health care.

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Health

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Opinion: After Primary Win, Accountability Begins For Eric Gonzalez

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09/14/2017

Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez has said he wants to make his office the most progressive in the country. We’re delighted to hear this, and our work now begins in holding him accountable.

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Health Bill Appears Dead as Pivotal G.O.P. Senator Declares Opposition

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09/26/2017

A last-ditch attempt by President Trump and Senate Republicans to dismantle the Affordable Care Act appeared to collapse on Monday as a pivotal senator announced her firm opposition to the latest repeal plan.

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Arcus Capacity-Building Initiative Selects First Group of Leaders

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09/02/2013

... nonprofit that focuses on faith and spirituality, and the executive director of the It Gets Better Project -- represent ... to social justice," said Kevin Jennings, Arcus' Executive Director. "...

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LGBTQ

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Reflections from Jeffrey R. Solomon

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05/21/2010

... talking to numerous audiences seriously interested in philanthropy . His observations and discussions with these ...

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The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies [Closed]

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Working with the Business Sector: Pursuing Public Good with Private Partners

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06/2004

How can grantmakers cross the divide between philanthropy and business? Looking at the push and pull ... companies, and identify skills for promoting corporate philanthropy . They also explore ways to bridge cultural and ...

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