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Adriana Jimenez Joins Surdna Foundation as Grants Manager

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07/02/2012

... the staff of the Surdna Foundation as Grants Manager. In this role, she works within the newly formed 2-person ... built many of its online application and reporting forms, in addition to supporting the...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Commonwealth Fund President Karen Davis to Step Down at End of 2012

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01/02/2012

Karen Davis, who since 1995 has led The Commonwealth Fund in its drive to improve the performance of the nation’s ... for improving the performance of our health system.” In reflecting on Davis’ achievements as...

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Westchester Community Foundation Announces the Appointment of Rebecca Kraley Putter

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01/02/2012

... Putter was appointed Program Officer at the Foundation in December 2011. Her responsibilities include developing and implementing strategic grantmaking in the areas of the arts, academic opportunity, strong...

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The Westchester Community Foundation

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Ford Foundation Appoints Hilary Pennington and Martín Abregú as Program Vice Presidents

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09/05/2013

... named President of the foundation by its Board of Trustees in late July. Mr. Abregú, who currently serves as Director ... Human Rights and Governance at the foundation, will begin in his new role on November 1...

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Donald Moulds to Join Commonwealth Fund as Executive Vice President for Programs

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11/01/2013

... for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In that post, and as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, ... economic analysis. He has also played a significant role in planning and implementing...

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Jeffrey D. Selberg Joins Peter G. Peterson Foundation to Lead Health Care Initiatives

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01/15/2014

... of initiatives and grants aimed at fostering improvements in the U.S. health care system, which Mr. Selberg will shape ... Improvement (IHI), has more than 35 years of experience in health care leadership...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

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Team Working on Suicide Prevention Wins Morgan Stanley Strategy Challenge

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06/12/2014

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and a team of Morgan Stanley professionals won the sixth annual Morgan Strategy Challenge -- an effort that pairs nonprofit organizations facing a mission critical issue with a team of the financial firm's...

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Bloomberg Takes Public Innovation Initiative to Europe

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06/13/2014

... to Europe Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg was in Berlin last week to support the European edition of the ... told representatives from 21 European cities gathered in the German capital to vie for 9 million...

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Advocacy Group Supporting NYC Pre-K Expansion Raised $1.76 Million

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07/15/2014

... Google, who gave $50,000 through the "Big Hen Group LLC In another news article, Crain's New York Business reports .....

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New Banking Services Aimed At Low-Income Customers

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07/22/2014

To serve the needs of low-income customers, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase are among U.S. financial institutions introducing new products, and to expose the high costs of living without a bank account, American Express has sponsored a 40-minute...

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The Next Big Idea for the Next Decade: The Resilience Dividend

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08/21/2014

... Judith Rodin, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, in a blog post that originally appeared on Medium.com. Here is an excerpt from her post: " In a conversation with The Washington Post's Phillip...

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When the Biomedical Industry Can’t Prioritize Diseases, Private Money Can Save Lives

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09/19/2014

... Money Can Save Lives Nearly two million people in the U.S. suffer from type 1 diabetes (T1D), and millions ... (Type 2 diabetes, by contrast, affects at least 25 million Americans .) Given the expense of...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Rockefeller Foundation Addresses Youth Unemployment by Connecting Employers with Untapped Talent Pool

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10/24/2014

... of around 12 percent, while the share of young African Americans who can't find jobs is double that. Foundations ... to succeed at work. The Rockefeller Foundation is in pretty deep on the youth...

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Sharnita C. Johnson Has Been Named Arts Program Director at Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

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12/12/2014

... nonprofits and the arts, including serving in program officer roles at two prominent foundations in Michigan. Since 2012, Johnson has managed a $25 million grantmaking portfolio in education...

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Citi Foundation Expands Summer Jobs Connect to New Cities

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03/05/2015

... Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans meeting hosted at the White House, the Citi ... education and appropriate financial services. Launched in 2014 in Chicago, Los...

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Eighteen Cultural Institutions Receive Support from Carnegie Corporation of New York

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05/07/2015

... Brooklyn Public Library; Queens Library; and Studio in a School. "New York City, one of the cultural capitals ... of the United States, has the largest public school system in the nation. Carnegie...

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Bloomberg's Investment in Renewable Energy Instrumental in Phase Out of the United States' 200th Coal Plant

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07/16/2015

Bloomberg's Investment in Renewable Energy Instrumental in Phase Out of the United States' 200th Coal Plant ... year. “The days of coal-fired power plants putting Americans at risk are...

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Social Innovation Fund Awards $11.3 Million Grant to LISC to Expand Education, Career Services for Low-Income Individuals

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08/04/2015

... As part of a vigorous new effort to help jobless Americans upgrade their reading and math skills to better ... people whose skills deficit has kept them trapped in poverty. "One of the biggest challenges...

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Aetna Foundation President Writes on Turning the Clock Forward on Health Disparities, City Block by City Block

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10/20/2015

... Forward on Health Disparities, City Block by City Block In America today, a person’s ability to lead a long, ... developing country to see communities that have been left in the last century. Stand in...

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