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Ford Foundation and Leading Thinkers Discuss A New Gospel of Philanthropy

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08/10/2016

... brought together several leading thinkers to explore these questions in a wide-ranging discussion. Leah Hunt-Hendrix ...

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The 2017 Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Announced

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06/05/2017

... science whose research holds exceptional promise for revealing new pathways to advance human health. The ... Scholars will receive grants of up to $110,000 annually for a maximum of five years to conduct...

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Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship is Conducting CSR Survey

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06/14/2017

Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship is Conducting CSR Survey The Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship is conducting a Profile of the ... to participate is Friday, June 30. If you have any...

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Markle Foundation-Backed Online Tools Seek to Help Close the Employment Skills Gap

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07/10/2017

... are 7.3 million fewer jobs in the United States today for people with a high school degree or less than there were ... necessary skill sets and locate opportunities? Those are questions that have preoccupied...

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New Milbank-Supported Report: The Impact of Primary Care Practice Transformation on Cost, Quality, and Utilization

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07/11/2017

... published with support from the Milbank Memorial Fund for the fourth time, highlights findings from 45 newly ... Primary Care Initiative launched by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation; and state...

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Respected Anthropologist Danilyn Rutherford Steps Into New Role as President of Wenner-Gren Foundation

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08/09/2017

... of Wenner-Gren Foundation The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research's next president respected ... Santa Cruz, whose research and fieldwork focused on questions of culture and power. She is...

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Ford Foundation Awards 25 Fellowships to US Artists Driving Social Change

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10/02/2017

... around them. The artists and cultural leaders selected for Art of Change fellowships all have a demonstrated ... fellowship comes with unrestricted stipends of $50,000 for individuals, and $75,000 for...

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Opinion: Disaster Preparedness Requires a 211 System; New York City Still Doesn’t Have One

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10/04/2017

... question: Is New York City significantly better prepared for the next big one? My answer is “No.” As a technology ... in disaster management, I’m constantly on the lookout for better ways to use software tools...

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Banking Against Urban Poverty, Inside JP Morgan Chase Philanthropy

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10/05/2017

... lots of checks to local charities without asking many questions —is giving way to a more focused and strategic ... a new approach began in 2012, when CEO Jamie Dimon asked for a review of company grantmaking—...

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Russell Sage Foundation Supported Studies Explore How Affordable Health Care Reduces Poverty and Payday Borrowing

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10/10/2017

... Bernie Sanders introduced a single-payer “Medicare for all” bill into the S enate with sixteen co-sponsors. Both pieces of legislation raise questions about the role of government in providing health .....

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Russell Sage Foundation Issues RFP for Research on Effects of Affordable Care Act

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11/26/2017

Russell Sage Foundation Issues RFP for Research on Effects of Affordable Care Act The Affordable ... interested in funding analyses that address important questions about the effects of the reform on outcomes such...

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Russell Sage Foundation Issues RFP for Research on Effects of Affordable Care Act

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11/26/2017

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New Commonwealth Fund Survey Sheds Light on Seniors' Opinions of Their Health Care System

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02/08/2018

... of Seniors , released today by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), shows that only 2 out of 3 ... countries. When it comes to perceived health, 4 out of 5 Canadian seniors surveyed described...

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"Risk Is a Fact of Life." A Conversation with Stephen Heintz of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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02/16/2018

... that Vivien Hoexter and Linda C. Hartley interviewed for their new book, Big Impact: Insights & Stories from ... variety of ways. Some risk you can anticipate, so you plan for the potential of those risks...

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Announces Move to 100 Percent Mission-Aligned Investing

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03/13/2018

... our assessment of the market, and the opportunity for NCF to both join and leverage a chorus of philanthropic ... and private sector investors changing the landscape for investing and the business model of...

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Hilton Foundation's Quest to Bring Safe Water to All

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04/05/2018

In Ghana and elsewhere, Hilton is working on district-based programs to bring multiple disciplines together. The goal is simple: to “get the job done" and promote water-service delivery that can withstand time and regional political infighting and...

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Ford and Markle Foundations Support National Alliance To Increase College Graduation Rates

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04/19/2018

... graduate from college. The effort is receiving $ 5 .7 million in funding support from six major funders. At a ...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces $100,000 to Promote a Fair and Accurate Census 2020

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06/14/2018

... and statewide organizing efforts to prepare communities for the 2020 Census. Grants to the Center for Law and Social Justice at Medgar Evers College and the ... as “hard to count.” A $40,000 grant to the...

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Funded By Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Field Study Looks At Chemistry Of Indoor Home Environments

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06/18/2018

... analyze these chemical interactions with the tools used for studying outdoor air pollution with the hope of learning ... Boulder. “We expect to answer important scientific questions on the chemistry of indoor...

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