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Strengthening our Framework to Maximize Impact

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06/01/2022

... investments in various parts of the system itself — for example, the United States spends $80 billion on prisons ... the opportunity to seize on reinvigorated national fervor for justice reform confronts the...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Social Justice

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Arnold Ventures

Artists at the Center: A New Doris Duke Initiative

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12/21/2012

By Ben Cameron, Program Director for the Arts, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation The Doris ... and theatre in creating, producing and touring new work for more than a decade. Nevertheless, we were painfully aware...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Invests in Venture to Install 1.3 Gigawatts of Renewable Electricity across Africa by 2018

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01/20/2017

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund invested in the Lekela Power platform -- a joint venture between Mainstream Renewable Power Ltd. and Actis LLP that plans to install more than 1.3 gigawatts of renewable electricity across Africa by 2018.

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Environment and Climate Change

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International/Foreign Affairs

The Moment I Lost It

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11/19/2014

... This piece was originally published as the feature article for the November 2014 issue of the New York PhilanthroPost ... and other programming are fairly cerebral affairs. For a guy like me who treasures the...

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PNY News

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Education

Six Subway Stops, Worlds Apart

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05/15/2015

... solutions that reflect the highest priorities for their communities. In East Harlem, one project goal ... new bike lanes and to repurpose vacant or underused spaces for afterschool programming and public arts...

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New York Health Foundation

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Takeaways From the Supreme Court Obamacare Ruling

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06/25/2015

... that the Supreme Court upheld the insurance subsidies for every state. I can respect the strong opinions among many ... than ever before : 89 percent of New Yorkers who signed up for a health plan through the...

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New York Health Foundation

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Elects New Board Chair and Five Members to Its Board of Directors

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01/15/2016

... and production company. From 2005-2008, he worked for the Jensen Group, a leading real estate private equity ... Foundation. She is also on the board of the Center for Curatorial Leadership and a member of the...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation Selects Rey Ramsey as Independent Trustee

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05/15/2017

... “We found a wonderful partner who shares our passion for our mission and commitment to innovation in ... “Rey is a bold thinker and a collaborator who is known for breakthrough ideas that challenge the status...

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ACHA Would Break Apart What Is Working in New York

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05/25/2017

... the Affordable Care Act, taking advantage of subsidies for the purchase of individual insurance coverage through New ... markets and the Essential Health Plan, and increase costs for those with pre-existing...

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Why We Support Media

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07/05/2018

... Chairman of the Board of the Edwin Gould Foundation For the last two decades or so, the Edwin Gould Foundation ... its grant-making on improving educational outcomes for low-income students. More recently, we’...

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Advancing Black Philanthropy

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08/22/2018

... the dog days of summer. These hot, hazy days are perfect for reflection, planning for the future and the ideal time to honor Black ... giving in all its forms.” BPM is a valuable time for...

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Trinity Wall Street

The Lavelle Fund for the Blind Announces an Executive Director Transition

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11/07/2019

The Lavelle Fund for the Blind Announces an Executive Director Transition New York City -- The Lavelle Fund for the Blind’s Board of Directors and Board President ... the neediest are of special interest. www...

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Lavelle Fund for the Blind

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The ASPCA and Urban Resource Institute have announced their partnership in support of URIPALS

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03/12/2014

... with their pets. NEW YORK—The ASPCA® (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) and Urban ... forward with their lives. URI launched URIPALS in June 2013 as a pilot program with Mayor's...

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The Importance of Criticizing Philanthropy

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05/12/2014

... hedge-fund founder who, with his wife, ranked third on the 2013 list of the nation’s most generous benefactors. ... public attacks” Arnold had endured in retaliation for his contributions to the causes of...

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Uninsured Rate Drops From 20 Percent to 15 Percent Due To ACA

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07/10/2014

... of ACA's first open enrollment period, an estimated 9. 5 million fewer U.S. adults were uninsured. The national ... age-adults dropped from 20 percent in July–September 2013 to 15 percent in April–June...

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The Commonwealth Fund

Catholic Publication Calls Funders ‘Clever’ for Funding Faith-Based Groups Supporting LGBT Rights

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09/17/2014

Catholic Publication Calls Funders ‘Clever’ for Funding Faith-Based Groups Supporting LGBT Rights ... Open Society Foundations coming in fourth. From 2008 to 2013 , the Ford Foundation contributed $3.3 million to...

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Rockefeller Foundation Partners with HUD for National Disaster Resilience Competition

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09/18/2014

Rockefeller Foundation Partners with HUD for National Disaster Resilience Competition The National ... resilience projects to better prepare communities for future storms and other extreme events. Funding ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Disaster Relief

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Number of Latinos with Insurance Surges with Affordable Care Act, According to Commonwealth Fund Report

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09/25/2014

... health coverage fell from 36% to 23% between summer 2013 and spring 2014. That parallels a broader increase in ... under the healthcare law. The overall uninsured rate for U.S. adults under 65 plummeted from...

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Russell Sage Study Shows Average Americans Get Poorer as Per Capita Wealth Reaches New High

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10/01/2014

... A study by economists at the University of Michigan for the Russell Sage Foundation showed that, in 2013 , the median American household saw its total assets fall ...

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