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Building a Movement to Advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Philanthropy

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07/25/2013

by Kelly Brown, Director, D5 Coalition D5 is a coalition of organizations committed to making philanthropy more diverse, inclusive and equitable in its practices. But we are more than just that. We are a ... is...

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Rockefeller's Rodin Urges Cities to Build Greater Resilience

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01/28/2015

... Cities to Build Greater Resilience Judith Rodin’s new book, The Resilience Dividend, begins with her surveying the destruction wrought by Superstorm Sandy in October 2012. “There were the low-lying...

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Ford Foundation Joins Bipartisan Coalition to Change Criminal Justice System

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02/20/2015

... Usually bitter adversaries, Koch Industries and the Center for American Progress have found at least one thing they can ... liberal issues group, are coming together to back a new organization called the...

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Increasing Public Understanding of Muslim Societies Drives Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art's Building Bridges Program

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03/16/2015

Increasing Public Understanding of Muslim Societies Drives Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic ... nine U.S. nonprofit organizations a total of $1,653,698 in grants as a result...

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Jonas Center Releases Homelessness Report Targeting Female Veterans

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03/26/2015

... that the VA currently spends approximately $136,000 in services for every homeless veteran – “nearly every penny of it after the veteran has become homeless. Very little ... transferrable...

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Rita Allen Foundation Wants to Solve the Problem of 'Reader Alienation'

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04/03/2015

Rita Allen Foundation Wants to Solve the Problem of 'Reader Alienation' If the old adage is true, bad news ... of depressing news can make any reader throw up their arms in sheer...

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JPMorgan Chase Launches Global Think Tank Dedicated to Delivering Data-Rich Analyses and Expert Insights for the Public Good

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05/21/2015

... designed to address global economic challenges. The new think tank released a groundbreaking inaugural report, ... Volatility: Big Data on the Financial Ups and Downs of U.S. Individuals, that uses proprietary...

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Ford Statement on Importance of Arts Amidst Pressing Poverty

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08/18/2015

Ford Statement on Importance of Arts Amidst Pressing Poverty Art of Change Fellow and ... art when there is still so much hunger and homelessness in the world?” As a Constitutional Court justice...

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A Decade After Katrina, Can Philanthropy Make Black Lives Matter?

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08/28/2015

... commemorate the 10 years since Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans. Although many people will tout the city’s recovery, few people in black working-class neighborhoods will be celebrating. ... But that is...

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Carnegie-Backed Study Explores Adolescent Girls' Knowledge of HPV and Sexuality in Western Uganda

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09/02/2015

Carnegie-Backed Study Explores Adolescent Girls' Knowledge of HPV and Sexuality in Western Uganda Globally, about 500,000 new cases of cervical cancer and about 274,000...

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Global Companies Like Johnson & Johnson and Goldman Sachs Join Climate Change Efforts

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09/23/2015

... and Goldman Sachs Join Climate Change Efforts Some of the world’s most prominent companies are expected to set ... operations entirely with renewable energy, the latest in a wave of...

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The Century Foundation Examines Russia's Syrian Conflict Strategy

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09/24/2015

... the UN General Assembly on September 28, on the heels of a shrewdly publicized deployment of new Russian troops and military equipment to Syria. ... rolled out the prospect of...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Backs Study Exploring Taskmaster Brain Region

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09/25/2015

... If you sometimes feel like you have a little foreman in your head who keeps you on track while you work step-by-step through a sequence of tasks, you aren’t far off. In new...

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American Express Puts Nonprofit Leadership Programs Online

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10/29/2015

... the American Express Foundation is starting an ambitious new digital effort to train aspiring charity executives. ... Leaderosity , a website that builds on a decade’s worth of work to offer professional...

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Ford Foundation Spells Out Cuts to Make Way for Its Shift in Focus to Inequality

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11/09/2015

Ford Foundation Spells Out Cuts to Make Way for Its Shift in Focus to Inequality Under a new strategy announced today, the Ford Foundation will double ... organizations. At the same time, it will...

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Commonwealth Fund Offers Guidance on the Creation of a High-Performance Health System for the Sickest and Frailest

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11/10/2015

Commonwealth Fund Offers Guidance on the Creation of a High-Performance Health System for the Sickest and Frailest New analysis from The Commonwealth Fund offers guidance on ... and lower costs...

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Rockefeller Foundation, J.P. Morgan Chase and Goldman Sachs Noted As Supporters of Impact Investing

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11/17/2015

... J.P. Morgan Chase and Goldman Sachs Noted As Supporters of Impact Investing There is a growing realization that, ... Over the past decade, there has been significant growth in socially responsible investing...

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How Stable Are the ACA Marketplaces? Commonwealth Fund President Explains

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12/07/2015

... news that UnitedHealth Group is considering leaving the new health insurance marketplaces established under the ... is not really the issue. The insurer was a minor player in the individual market before the...

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"Resilience" Bonds Could Help in Climate Disaster, Rockefeller Report Says

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12/10/2015

"Resilience" Bonds Could Help in Climate Disaster, Rockefeller Report Says A "resilience ... leaving the city or government borrower with money to pay for clean-up costs. But the bonds do not help...

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