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Arcus Releases Statement Responding to United States Supreme Court Marriage Ruling

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06/26/2015

... promoting respect for diversity among peoples and in nature, today released the following statement in response to the United States Supreme Court’s historic ... ruling opens yet another door to the...

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LGBTQ

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Arcus Foundation

Survey Shows Afterschool Participation Grows but Unmet Demand Nears 20 Million Children

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07/07/2015

... by the Afterschool Alliance, finds that participation in afterschool programs has increased dramatically, from 6.5 million children in 2004 to 10.2 million today. Unmet demand has increased, as well. The...

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Rita Allen Foundation Announces 2015 Scholars

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07/09/2015

... of knowledge about how biological systems function in health and disease. The selected Scholars will receive ... of the Scholars were nominated by research institutions in the United States and selected by the...

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John A. Hartford Helps Expand Program to Support Older Hospitalized Adults

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09/01/2015

... when orthopaedic surgeons and geriatricians care for them in collaboration, hospital officials said. Daniel ... of medicine at Highland Hospital and professor of medicine in the University of Rochester School...

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Arcus Director Examines the Story Behind LGBT History Month

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09/04/2015

... Director Examines the Story Behind LGBT History Month In August, The Advocate ran an op-ed that seemed to suggest ... ago, we’d like to set the record “straight.” In January 1994, a suburban St. Louis high...

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Ford and Atlantic Back Education Policy Think Tank

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09/04/2015

... Berkeley. The Learning Policy Institute will be based in Palo Alto, Calif. but will also have a Washington office. ... And it's coming on the scene at a time of major transition in areas like...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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Research to Prevent Blindness-Funded Study Finds Possible New Target for Glaucoma Therapy

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09/11/2015

... of irreversible blindness. The findings, published in the September 10 online issue of Molecular Cell, suggest a ... common form of glaucoma, affecting more than 3 million Americans , primarily after the age of...

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

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09/23/2015

... operations entirely with renewable energy, the latest in a wave of commitments suggesting that corporations are ... becoming more serious about battling global warming. In addition, backers of a campaign to...

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Carnegie Corporation Awards $39.5 Million in Grants

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10/02/2015

Carnegie Corporation Awards $39.5 Million in Grants The Carnegie Corporation of New York has ... $600,000 over two years to the Century Foundation in support of its policy outreach efforts and to engage in...

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Newman's Own Supports Volunteerism Event This Weekend

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10/21/2015

... Day will take place this Saturday, October 24, 2015 in neighborhoods throughout the country, bringing Americans together for the common good. Tens of thousands will participate in the nation...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Backs Commission on the Future of Higher Education

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11/04/2015

... and opportunities higher education will confront in the next 20 to 25 years. The commission faces a double ... doesn’t die on a shelf but also distinguishes itself in an environment already rich with ideas and...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Joins Others in Backing New High School Models

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11/11/2015

Carnegie Corporation of New York Joins Others in Backing New High School Models The White House ... Tuesday that it has gathered more than $375 million in public and private financing to be channeled into projects...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Tech Companies Lead the Way on Paid Family Leave, and the Rest of the Country Should Catch Up - Century Foundation Study

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11/13/2015

... or paid sick leave, it is one of only three countries in the world that does not offer paid maternity leave. But ... way on family leave policies: the technology sector. In a new report on paid family leave...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Commonwealth Fund Survey: Healthcare Unaffordable for Many Even With Insurance

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11/20/2015

... Unaffordable for Many Even With Insurance More Americans have health insurance now than at any time in the past decade, but many are finding that even with ... insurance, which is the most common form of...

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation Supporting NJ Food Banks

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12/07/2015

... Foundation Supporting NJ Food Banks One out of every seven Americans relies regularly on food banks, equivalent to about 46.5 million people. In New Jersey, the ratio is smaller but still significant — .....

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

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MetLife Foundation Partners with Duke University on CommonCents Lab

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12/08/2015

... economics to identify new ways to help millions of Americans improve their saving and spending habits. The ...

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Guardian: Are Gates and Rockefeller Using Their Influence to Set Agenda in Poor States?

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01/19/2016

... Gates and Rockefeller Using Their Influence to Set Agenda in Poor States? Ultra-rich philanthropists and their ... and are setting the global health and agriculture agenda in developing countries, according to...

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Peterson Quoted on Congress Not Cutting Government Deficits

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01/21/2016

... Not Cutting Government Deficits For six straight years, Americans watched their government's borrowing shrink. ... deficit is set to jump 24 percent, to $544 billion, in this fiscal year. That's up...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

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Mortality Rates for Middle-Aged Whites Not Just About Drugs, Suicide, Says Commonwealth Fund

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02/01/2016

... death rates have been rising for non- Hispanic, white Americans between the ages of 45 and 54, reversing a ... of daily living, and more mental health problems. In January 2016, the New York Times followed up...

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