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Obesity Was Rising as Ghana Embraced Fast Food. Then Came KFC.

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10/02/2017

... high school a decade ago, Daniel Awaitey enrolled in computer courses, dropped out to work in a hotel, then settled into a well-paying job in ... good.” Ghana, a coastal...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Food Systems

ASPCA Launches New Social Media Campaign

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10/02/2017

... the theme of a new ASPCA social media campaign designed to boost adoptions of homeless dogs in New York City and across the country. “Find Your Fido” ... president of the ASPCA adoption center. “We estimate 3...

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Animal Welfare

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Growing Fab Lab Network Brings the High-Tech, Hands-On STEM Education Out to Rural K-12 Students

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10/06/2017

... Network Brings the High-Tech, Hands-On STEM Education Out to Rural K-12 Students Traveling south about an hour from ... learning. As Fab Labs branch out across the nation, thanks in part to a...

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Education

The Heavier Baggage of Immigrating while Black

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10/06/2017

... for removal. The Pew Research Center reports that, in 2016, 32 percent of all refugees that came to the United ... make up seven percent of all immigrants (roughly 3. 4 million...

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Immigration

As Youth Giving Since 2001 Totals $19M, Brooklyn Community Foundation CEO Reiterates the Importance of a Youth-Led Strategy

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12/11/2017

... under the age of 30 have given a total of more than $19 million since 2001 through youth grantmaking programs, a ... of Foundation Center, finds. "We believe that investing in youth is not just about the...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The JPB Foundation Supports Creation of ParkServe Database

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05/01/2018

... Land launched www.ParkServe.TPL.org , providing free, easy- to -navigate access to the most comprehensive database on parks ever assembled. ... 14,000 cities with a combined population of more than 260 ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Rockefeller Foundation, FAO Supporting Africa to Halve Food Loss

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06/21/2018

Rockefeller Foundation, Fao Supporting Africa to Halve Food Loss Food that ‘disappears' from the food ... after harvest owing to spoilage could feed an estimated 48 million people in...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Food Systems

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Ralph C. Wilson Foundation, Hospitals Launch Caregiver Support Program

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04/12/2019

... , and Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation have announced a $20 million partnership aimed at supporting caregivers. ... Vocational Education (THRIVE) program is designed to reduce the high turnover rate among...

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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

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Aging

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announces New Program Director, Dr. Ernie Glover

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06/11/2019

... Glover will join the organization as Program Director. In his new role at Sloan, Dr. Glover’s primary responsibility will be to develop and oversee new grantmaking programs that advance ... in...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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The Whiting Foundation Announces New Grants for Public Humanities Projects Expanding Our Understanding of History and Culture

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05/25/2022

... and remake our world. When communities come together to reflect on history, philosophy, and culture, they not only ... national grant founded to champion the public humanities in all forms,...

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Community Development

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Fiscal Sponsorship

... What is fiscal sponsorship? One of the challenges in starting certain new types of initiatives in the nonprofit sector is the vast amount of effort required to set up, establish, and...

Former Brazilian Secretary of Justice Pedro Abramovay to Join Open Society Foundations

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08/22/2013

... Brazilian human rights advocate, will head up its work in Latin America. Abramovay will join the Foundations as ... in September. In 2012, Open Society spent more than $28 million...

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Weinberg Foundation Selects Newest Trustee, Mr. Nimrod Goor

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08/01/2019

... Mr. Nimrod Goor The Weinberg Foundation is pleased to announce the selection of its newest trustee, Mr. Nimrod ... and Gordon Berlin). Mr. Goor is the first Israeli trustee in the Weinberg Foundation’s history...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

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Announcing Equitable: A New Day for a 160-Year-Old Financial Services Company

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01/14/2020

... Equitable Life, the company will begin this new chapter in its distinguished history as Equitable, an iconic American ... advice, protection and retirement strategies with 2.8 million clients across the...

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... that develops forward-thinking guidance and programming to address the unique challenges of philanthropy and convenes ... ties across the sector. Philanthropy plays a vital role in the endeavor to...

Applied Financial Analysis for Program Officers: A Three-Part Series Program Recordings 2021

Part 1: In the first session, we will introduce a framework for nonprofit financial resilience, explore how to synthesize key metrics into a coherent picture of ... their financial planning “muscle.” Part 3:...

Katy Toolin Named Director of Finance and Administration at Unbound Philanthropy

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08/22/2013

Unbound Philanthropy is pleased to welcome Katy Toolin to their staff as the Director of ... Administration. Toolin has over thirty years of experience in finance, having served most recently as...

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