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Weinberg Foundation Approves $400,000 in Emergency Response Funding for 10 Baltimore Nonprofits

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05/14/2015

... unrest and violence in Baltimore City. “Based on all of the information that we have obtained, we believe this is ... events,” said Rachel Garbow Monroe, Weinberg Foundation President and CEO. “While we are...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

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Ford Foundation Board Making Rare Detroit Visit

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06/15/2015

... bargain" reunion during the three-day visit, a gathering of top leaders in national and local philanthropy who ... Detroit's pensions funds and avert a bankruptcy fire sale of city-owned art. Ford...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Others Make $1.1M Grants to CEP and GEO

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10/16/2015

... they have more impact. They both are founding presidents of their groups, the Center for Effective Philanthropy and ... And they started their jobs within a few months of each other in 2001. Now they have one...

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NoVo Foundation’s Peter Buffett Talks about ‘Philanthropic Colonialism

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11/02/2015

... Colonialism Philanthropist Peter Buffett, co- president of the NoVo Foundation, says foundations sometimes ... solve the world's problems themselves rather than acting as facilitators...

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Gender Justice

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Johnson & Johnson to Provide Scholarships for Rutgers Students in Health-related Fields

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11/12/2015

... for Rutgers Students in Health-related Fields As Rutgers launches a yearlong celebration of its 250th birthday, the university has received its first ... scholarships in health-care related fields. Rutgers...

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NYTimes Examines Hartford Foundation Work on Geriatrics

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01/29/2016

... She was submitting to the tender scrutiny of Dr. Elizabeth Eckstrom, who scooted her stool so close ... that she was knee to knee with her patient. . . “One of the greatest stories of the...

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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 ... changes to make the building feel "less hierarchical," as the ...

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Jerome Foundation, United Memorial Medical Center Seek Nominations for Health and Humanitarian Award

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08/15/2016

... for the 32nd annual Health and Humanitarian Award of Genesee County. The award recognizes outstanding men ... improved the physical, emotional or spiritual well-being of the greater Genesee County area. “We...

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Supported by Ford, JPB Foundations, 'America Divided' Series Provides Dose of Reality and Hope

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10/04/2016

... JPB Foundations, 'America Divided' Series Provides Dose of Reality and Hope As we prepare for a presidential election and think deeply ... which played so prominent a role in the 2008 election...

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Freedom Together Foundation

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Social Justice

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Difficulties Accessing Medical Records Will Soon Be Outdated, Says Commonwealth Fund

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10/21/2016

... said. They were hesitant to share the records for fear of malpractice, and to protect patients from bad news, but that’s changing as medical culture embraces more transparency and patient ... — appears in the...

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Senior Fellow at The Century Foundation Writes About the Syrian Civil War and Avoiding Trump’s First Big Mistake

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11/21/2016

... Civil War and Avoiding Trump’s First Big Mistake With President -elect Donald Trump’s chaotic transition underway, ... created by this transition and the potential contours of future American policy. This is...

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Ford’s Walker Talks Philanthropy in CNBC Interview

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02/07/2017

... he is. Walker grew up poor in rural Texas, became one of the first kids in the Head Start program, and made it big ... the 1980s. Yet his true calling was even bigger: He's now president at the Ford...

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Head of Aetna Foundation Approaches Health Care as a Social Problem

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02/16/2017

Head of Aetna Foundation Approaches Health Care as a Social Problem Early in his career as a cardiologist, ... Dr. Graham, 42, is now putting that lesson into action as ...

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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 ... Blasio for not requiring the city’s police force to act as immigration enforcers...

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Ford's Darren Walker Says Arts Are ‘The Soul Of The Country’ and Are Worth Fighting For

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03/21/2017

Ford's Darren Walker Says Arts Are ‘The Soul Of The Country’ and Are Worth Fighting For The arts spark ... creativity and soothe divisiveness, Ford Foundation President Darren Walker told a packed house at...

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Newman's Own Foundation Names Dr. Lynn Pasquerella to Advisory Board

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04/11/2017

... the Newman's Own Advisory Board. Pasquerella is currently President of the Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U), where she has .....

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Robert Sterling Clark Adopts Trust-Based Grantmaking Model and Garners Thousands of Positive Comments from Nonprofit Community

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08/22/2017

... Adopts Trust-Based Grantmaking Model and Garners Thousands of Positive Comments from Nonprofit Community I’m still angry due to Charlottesville and our president ’s horrifying words that are fueling the rise...

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