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The Century Foundation Releases Report Detailing President Obama's Executive Actions

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05/07/2015

... “We are not just going to be waiting for legislation in order to make sure that we’re providing Americans the kind of help that they need.” This declaration represented the start of...

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Cecilia Stancell Promoted to Director of Programs at Dyson Foundation

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08/17/2015

Cecilia Stancell Promoted to Director of Programs at Dyson Foundation The Dyson Foundation has ... of Wassaic to serve as the philanthropic foundation’s new Director of Programs...

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Largest-Ever Study of Cornea Condition Reveals Hidden Risk Factors, U-M Team Reports (Research To Prevent Blindness)

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01/13/2016

Largest-Ever Study of Cornea Condition Reveals Hidden Risk Factors, U-M Team Reports (Research To Prevent Blindness) A large new study reveals previously unknown risk factors associated ... Policy and Innovation,...

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Rauch Foundation and Others Publish Report that Quantifies Long Island’s Housing Needs

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02/05/2016

... HR&A Advisors Inc., and the Rauch Foundation released new research this week highlighting the high demand for ... Island. The report, funded by the Rauch Foundation as part of the Long...

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Leon Levy Foundation Funds Civil War Brooklyn Historical Research via the BAM Online Archive

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08/14/2017

... Online Archive It is always a cause for celebration when new archival history resources go online — especially for the enthusiastic digger of sometimes obscure history...

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Opinion: The Urban Revival Is Over

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09/05/2017

... prices and the growing gap between the rich and poor in our leading cities, an even bigger threat lies on the ... two may be in danger. As it turns out, the much-ballyhooed new age of...

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Nina Stack Joins Champlain Foundation as Executive Director

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04/17/2018

... as Executive Director The next executive director of the Champlin Foundation will be Nina Stack, the nonprofit ... Stack, a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University, has led the New Jersey...

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Casey Family Programs Among Supporters of Grandparents Rally on Lawn of U.S. Capitol

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05/10/2017

Casey Family Programs Among Supporters of Grandparents Rally on Lawn of U.S. Capitol On May 10, 2017 ... Wyden (D-Oregon) on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building for the 5th...

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Kiva City Launches in Washington, D.C.

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01/11/2013

... Center and Capital One Bank have announced the launch of Kiva City D.C., a website that will provide small business owners in the greater Washington, D.C., area with access to crowdfunded microloans. A...

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Cost of Health Care a Burden for Most U.S. Households

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04/15/2014

A new study published by the Milbank Memorial Fund's Milbank Quarterly finds the cost of health care to be a burden for most U.S. households. Since ... for almost all...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation names Tynesha McHarris Director of Community Leadership

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05/29/2014

... Community Foundation names Tynesha McHarris Director of Community Leadership Tynesha McHarris will be joining the Foundation next week in a new position as Director of...

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Barbara Picower Is Back In Business As One Of The Nation's Top Philanthropists

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09/09/2014

Barbara Picower Is Back In Business As One Of The Nation's Top Philanthropists ... as one of the nation’s top philanthropists, heading a new foundation with more than $2...

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Leadership Changes Announced at Gap Foundation and Gap, Inc.

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05/15/2015

... Bobbi Silten has been promoted and has taken on a new role. She is now Executive Vice President, Gap Inc. ... his new role. He has served as a Gap Foundation trustee for the past six years (...

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Michelle Alexander Joins Ford Foundation as Senior Fellow

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10/07/2015

... over the past two decades. Her best-selling book, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness , has spurred debate and action nationwide. ...

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Rockefeller Brothers Supported Report: Wind Energy Could Get Cheaper

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03/18/2016

... from Cape Wind continued this week as the University of Delaware released a report showing offshore wind energy in New England would be far less costly under projects that are ...

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Ford Foundation"s Darren Walker Participates in Discussion on the Influence of Impact Investing on Philanthropy

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05/12/2016

Ford Foundation"s Darren Walker Participates in Discussion on the Influence of Impact Investing on Philanthropy Impact investing can lead to new strategies for...

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Russell Sage Report Finds Non-Citizen Latinos Politically Engaged

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06/28/2016

... able to vote, but they could still help decide the outcome of the upcoming presidential election. That's a theory ... scientists, Michael Jones-Correa and James A. McCann, in a report published ...

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Supported by Commonwealth Fund, Study Shows Diabetes, Depression Apps Are Failing the Usability Test

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07/18/2016

... Diabetes, Depression Apps Are Failing the Usability Test A new UCSF study finds that some of the most popular apps for diabetes, depression and ... at San Francisco. The study, published this...

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