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Dr. David Blumenthal Looks Back as The Commonwealth Fund Celebrates 100 Years

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05/07/2018

... last 100 years, The Commonwealth Fund has been committed to improving the health of the American people as well as working on international ...

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Resilience: Nature’s Lessons for Surviving Its Worst Moods

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06/02/2015

... for Surviving Its Worst Moods The recent earthquakes in Nepal, along with the ongoing and tragic aftermath in local cities and villages, bring to mind inevitable questions about what type...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Awards €14.7 Million For Dementia Care

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08/14/2014

... For Dementia Care The Atlantic Philanthropies is making grants totaling €14.7 million (approximately $20 million) to improve the care and well-being of people suffering with dementia ...

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Atlantic Philanthropies' Report Examines the Effectiveness of the Limited-life Approach

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05/01/2017

Atlantic Philanthropies' Report Examines the Effectiveness of the Limited-life Approach Limited-life foundations are based on the premise that if a foundation’s grants generate a social return, and that...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Awards $29.3 Million to Hellenic Fire Service

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07/31/2018

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Awards $29.3 Million to Hellenic Fire Service In the wake of catastrophic forest fires that raged for days just east of ... SNF has supported the...

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Try it, You’ll Like It: The Promise of Digital Media

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07/26/2012

By David Morse, Senior Fellow, Encore.org One of the best things that can happen when you participate in an interesting panel is that you learn new things from ... you just don’t impart, but...

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15 Oct 2021

Philanthropy 101 - Speaking the Same Language

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10:00am to 12:00pm

... 101? It is a five-part series that helps all staff new to philanthropy better understand the sector. This ... knowledge they need to understand and navigate the field of...

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12 Nov 2021

Philanthropy 101 - Foundation Governance and Legal Issues

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10:00am to 12:00pm

... 101? It is a five-part series that helps all staff new to philanthropy better understand the sector. This ... knowledge they need to understand and navigate the field of...

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30 Oct 2025

Journalism and Democracy: A Convening on Philanthropy's Role in Strengthening the Press

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2:00pm to 5:30pm

Watch the Recording Journalism is essential to democracy and civic life. Beyond delivering facts and ... access to reliable information, especially during times of crisis . Yet...

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Ford’s Walker Says ‘Unusual Coalition’ Won’t Be Last of its Kind

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02/20/2015

... Foundation This piece was originally sent as an email to Ford Foundation staff prior to the official launch and announcement of the Coalition for Public Safety. As our colleagues and .....

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Foundation to Move Funds to Detroit Pensions

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11/12/2014

Foundation to Move Funds to Detroit Pensions Exactly how will millions in private dollars in the "grand bargain" make its way into ... the city '...

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Ford Foundation's $190M Revamp Receives Landmarks Approval

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04/21/2016

... Foundation can now move forward with the planned revamp of its iconic Midtown building, after the city 's Landmarks Preservation Commission unanimously approved ... The $190 million undertaking will bring...

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With Surdna and Open Society Support, Equitable Economic Development Fellowship Launches

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06/29/2016

... Development Fellowship Launches The National League of Cities (NLC), PolicyLink and the Urban Land Institute (ULI) are convening today in Portland, Oregon to launch the first-ever Equitable...

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De Blasio Derided by Sergeants Union for Deportation Stance

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02/28/2017

... Derided by Sergeants Union for Deportation Stance The head of the NYPD sergeants union on Sunday criticized Mayor Bill de Blasio for not requiring the city ’s police force to act as...

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Carmen Fariña Promises to Improve Classroom Diversity By Rezoning Schools

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08/31/2017

Carmen Fariña Promises to Improve Classroom Diversity By Rezoning Schools City ... segregation with school rezonings across the city in the upcoming school year. Speaking with...

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NYPD Expected To Announce Drop In Violent Crime Tuesday

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09/05/2017

NYPD Expected To Announce Drop In Violent Crime Tuesday NYPD and city officials are ... officials are acknowledging in private that the number of killings...

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Inside The NYC Schools Critics Call ‘Failure Factories’

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09/05/2017

... are the schools Mayor de Blasio doesn’t mention. At 32 city elementary and middle schools, the average English-math ... rate on state exams has not exceeded 10 percent of students for four years in...

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Jewish Group Slams Mayor De Blasio’s Free School Lunch Plan for Not Offering Kosher Foods

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10/02/2017

... lunch plan isn’t kosher — and that’s left many in the city ’s Jewish community bellyaching about a program they want their kids to receive. De Blasio rolled out the federally funded program...

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Can Redevelopment of the Bedford Union Armory Be Saved?

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10/04/2017

Can Redevelopment of the Bedford Union Armory Be Saved? A land use proposal to redevelop the 138,000-square-foot, publicly-owned Bedford Union Armory in Crown Heights to create...

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