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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Releases New Book on the Value of Diversity

Release Date:

10/25/2016

... Foundation to explore the value of our growing diversity for the American democratic project -- the enactment of ... in the economy, in educational systems, in voting and the law and politics more generally,...

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Trump Administration Makes ACA’s Health-Insurer Payments for September

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09/22/2017

Trump Administration Makes ACA’s Health-Insurer Payments for September White House declines to block ‘cost ... last-ditch attempt by Republican senators to undo the law they call Obamacare. The uncertainty...

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Century Foundation President's Commentary Explains Why Teachers Deserve a Break on Student Debt

Release Date:

10/03/2017

... about rising student debt levels, Congress passed a new law to give students a deal: Work in the public sector, for instance as a teacher, and after 10 years of making ... under threat like never before...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Roy Swan to Lead Mission Investments Portfolio

Release Date:

12/05/2017

... investment and corporate executive with a passion for using finance to achieve social impact, Swan will begin ... joining Ford, Swan held several high-level executive roles at Morgan Stanley, most recently...

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David Blumenthal, President of The Commonwealth Fund On How the New U.S. Tax Plan Will Affect Health Care

Release Date:

12/21/2017

... and the Senate approved, is complex, but what it will mean for health in the United States is simple: less. It will mean less health insurance for individuals; less coverage for elderly and...

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Newman’s Own Saved from Major Tax Hit

Release Date:

02/12/2018

... "The foundation is a significant source of support for communities in our state and around the world. We worked ... company can continue to thrive as a local and global force for good." A federal...

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Mac Aids Fund Lends Its Support to Some of the Most Beautiful Moments in Angels in America

Release Date:

04/17/2018

... “I swiped the new fall colors off the Clinique counter at Macy’s . . . it was an emotional emergency.” This ... dark makeup and unruly hair to Pitt’s Mormon mother-in- law . MAC Cosmetics is the makeup partner...

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Rockefeller President Cleared After Review Triggered by Employee Complaint

Release Date:

06/22/2018

... board. The review was conducted by New York law firm Patterson Belknap. In an interview with ... was no disciplinary action taken, and there was no basis for taking any disciplinary action," Parsons said...

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Boston Globe Op-Ed: Vartan Gregorian on Welcoming New US Citizens to the ‘Crusade Against Ignorance’

Release Date:

07/19/2018

... came from a family of immigrants. He laid the foundation for the Immigration Act of 1965, which placed the American ... America, defined by bloodlines, religion, and race. For example, in 1858, Abraham Lincoln...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

ASPCA and NYPD Celebrate Five Years of Fighting Animal Abuse and Rescuing Victims across New York City

Release Date:

01/29/2019

... in the five boroughs, and the ASPCA providing direct care for animal victims, as well as law enforcement training and veterinary forensic and legal ... unique partnership has made strong and measurable...

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Animal Welfare

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The New York Community Trust Welcomes New General Counsel and Chief Investment Officer

Release Date:

12/01/2020

... The Trust’s Professional Notes, a series of publications for attorneys and other advisors working in estate and ... as NYU’s associate general counsel. Ms. Trowbridge was a law clerk to the Honorable Charles S...

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23 Mar 2022

Native American Communities and the Elections - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Wednesday, March 23, 2022 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

Join this conversation with Funders' Committee for Civic PArticipation (FCCP) and Native Americans in Philanthropy on how Native Americans face unreasonable burdens and discriminatory laws when simply trying to exercise the right to vote.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Survey Supported by Ford Foundation Says Nearly Half of Young Adults Lack Retirement Savings, Pension

Release Date:

10/17/2016

... Savings, Pension Young Americans with even just $1 saved for retirement are ahead of the pack. Forty-eight percent of ... according to a GenForward poll by the Black Youth Project at the University of Chicago...

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Ford Foundation

Can Theology Move the Needle on Environmental Issues? Henry Luce Foundation Thinks So

Release Date:

01/18/2017

... foundation just gave $425,000 to the Methodist Theological School in Ohio for a seminary environmental leadership initiative. It’s ... a three-year grant in partnership with the Interfaith Center...

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Billionaires, Bruised Egos and the Death of a Grand Project

Release Date:

09/25/2017

Billionaires, Bruised Egos and the Death of a Grand Project For Barry Diller, the turning point came at a Sept. 5 settlement meeting with the small band of ... had tied up his plans for a $250...

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Former Microsoft CEO and Wife Pledge $60 Million to Fight Social Inequality

Release Date:

10/05/2017

... a national nonprofit that seeks to improve education for low-income children. Mr. Ballmer, the former chief ... in educational success and improving partnerships among school systems, education service...

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Surdna Foundation Funds Exhibit Mapping 150 Years of Activism in New Orleans

Release Date:

01/05/2018

... on a large "resistance map" in the Albert and Tina Small Center for Collaborative Design show the locations of more than 300 ... across New Orleans. The display is part of the Small Center...

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Surdna Foundation

Open Society Foundations Announce 2020 Soros Arts Fellows

Release Date:

07/15/2020

... in our societies that marginalized communities have faced for generations. That’s why the work of our fellows is so ... Leslie Hewitt, The Cooper Union; Carin Kuoni, Vera List Center for Art...

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Open Society Foundations

New STARS Community, Funded by Josiah Macy Foundation, Will Focus Wise Choices And Value in Health Care

Release Date:

09/21/2017

... Value in Health Care Every year, millions of Americans opt for surgeries, tests and other procedures that might not ... will support a new initiative by the Dell Medical School at The...

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

Noyes Foundation's Zigbi Selected as Loeb Fellow

Release Date:

07/17/2014

... Selected as Loeb Fellow Kolu Zigbi, program director for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems and the Eat for Health initiative at the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation, has been named one of...

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Food Systems

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

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