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Tow Foundation Founder to Serve on NP Board Taking Over Philadelphia’s Struggling Newspaper of Record

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01/12/2016

... NP Board Taking Over Philadelphia’s Struggling Newspaper of Record “If newspapers are having trouble turning a ... Philadelphia Media Network (PMN), which runs all three of the outlets, to the nonprofit...

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Communications/Media

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Carnegie, Helmsley-funded Report: Fewer than 1 in 7 Community College Students Get Bachelor’s Degree

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01/19/2016

... less likely to get a degree than their wealthier peers, a new report shows. But in a sign of hope, their success varies dramatically by state and by ... that demography is not destiny,” said Davis Jenkins, one...

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Schools Are Finally Starting To Embrace Integration as a Method Of Closing The Achievement Gap (Century Foundation)

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02/11/2016

Schools Are Finally Starting To Embrace Integration as a Method Of Closing The Achievement Gap (Century Foundation) ... a proven educational innovation: school integration. A new report from The...

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Rauschenberg Foundation Eases Copyright Restrictions on Art

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03/07/2016

... Restrictions on Art Museum-goers tend to be unaware of the vast network of copyright protections that underlie images of much of ... experiments over the last year, it has...

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Commonwealth Fund Finds Hospitals in Accountable Care Organizations Are Larger and in Urban Areas

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03/09/2016

... Care Organizations Are Larger and in Urban Areas A new study comparing accountable care organizations (ACOs) ... areas, are nonprofit, or have a relatively small share of Medicare patients are more likely to...

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IU Joins Center For Integration Of Research, Teaching And Learning (Sloan Foundation)

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03/11/2016

IU Joins Center For Integration Of Research, Teaching And Learning (Sloan Foundation) ... a national consortium, the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning, to improve the teaching .....

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Ford’s Alexander Reviews ‘Incarceration Nations’ in Washington Post

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03/22/2016

... home and often say things like: “There is no such thing as good guys and bad guys. All people do good and bad things, ... asked, “Is Britain another planet?” Norway might as well be another galaxy, considering...

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Justice Reform

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Share Research on 'The Theory of the Foundation'

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03/23/2016

... Philanthropy Advisors Share Research on 'The Theory of the Foundation' Just over 20 years ago, the iconic ... article in Harvard Business Review entitled “The Theory of the Business.” The essay...

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Hartford Foundation Study Gets Attention on ‘National Healthcare Decisions Day’

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04/18/2016

... 16 every year, offers a chance for people to discuss end- of -life care decisions with their families, putting aside the ... care physician at Southwest Medical Associates. The day of discussion arrives on the...

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

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Arcus Foundation Report Reveals Trans Discrimination Not Limited to Bathrooms

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05/13/2016

... space that presents a distinct challenge to the hundreds of thousands of people nationwide trying to live authentically in their true gender. A new report reveals transgender women and all...

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Gender Justice

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Wallace Foundation Funds Research on Summer Academic Programs for Poor Children

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09/07/2016

... for Poor Children During their long, languid summers, lots of children forget the lessons they learned in school. But ... have time or money for camps or enrichment activities. Now new research suggests that...

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Sloan partners with NASA to Study Microbes from ISS

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09/23/2016

... tell scientists on Earth? The world is about to find out as experts are currently analyzing fungi grown from microbe ... an investigation designed to look into different kinds of microbes collected from the...

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Andrus Family Fund's Peguro Praised in NCRP's Reflections on Resilience and Community Building

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09/28/2016

... Community Building “Relationships develop at the speed of trust” was an oft-repeated truism spoken at the ... from decades of racism and disinvestment are described as “resilient,” it almost...

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Atlantic's Chuck Feeney Tops Forbes List of 'Most Generous' Givers

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10/07/2016

Atlantic's Chuck Feeney Tops Forbes List of 'Most Generous' Givers A new ranking by Forbes puts Warren Buffett at the top the list ... Group and founder of Atlantic Philanthropies...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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Becoming a Successful Board Chair: Tips and Advice from Your Peers - Webinar

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12:00pm to 1:30pm

... specific skill sets. Join NCFP for a candid conversation as we showcase successful board chairs from our network and offer new insights from the newly release Splendid Legacy 2: The ...

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Supported by Rockefeller, Study Finds Gig Economy Media Reporting Disconnected from Worker Reality

Release Date:

12/20/2016

... Reporting Disconnected from Worker Reality Media coverage of America's independent workers leans more positively than ... conversation that actual workers have on social media, a new media analysis by...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Workforce Development

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Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Resident-Led Investment Program Targets Challenges In Brooklyn

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01/04/2017

... Brooklyn Forty people sit in a circle. Most are residents of Crown Heights, a dynamic, culturally rich neighborhood in the heart of Brooklyn that is too often defined by one fateful week in ... from thriving...

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Commonwealth Fund Study Finds that Repealing Obamacare Could Cost 3 Million Jobs

Release Date:

01/06/2017

... has another reason not to roll back Obamacare too quickly: New research suggests that repealing two major provisions of Obamacare without replacing them right away could cost the ... and George Washington...

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Rockefeller Foundation Joins Effort to Curb Hotel Food Waste

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03/24/2017

... from governments, businesses and private individuals as its impact on both environmental health, food security as ... — are increasingly researched and understood. Now, a new pilot project...

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