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

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01/02/2012

... debate and to the implementation of those reforms. The foundation is extremely fortunate to have had Karen at its ... and communicated for maximum impact in the real world. “ It has been a great source of...

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From India to Africa: A Quest to Learn about Reducing Food Loss

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01/15/2015

... third of food grown in developing countries is lost before it reaches consumers. Practitioners, policymakers, and ... innovations including a movable solar grain drier that can reduce harvest drying times to...

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Food Systems

The Rockefeller Foundation

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Georgetown University President, Vice-Chancellor of St Andrews (Scotland) and Former President of Portugal, Join Carnegie Corporation Board of Trustees

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01/01/2013

... and the creative arts,” said Robinson. “In 2009, when she was installed as Principal and Vice-Chancellor at ... that the Corporation’s new trustees will bring to the foundation ’s work, Gregorian said, “Dr...

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10 Dec 2014

Kumu Hina - Documentary Film Series

Wednesday, December 10, 2014 -

4:30pm to 9:00pm

... Hawaiʻiʻs traditional embrace of mahu - those who embody both male and female spirit. Produced by Pacific Islanders ... of a school in one of Honoluluʻs grittier neighborhoods. When Hoʻonani, a charismatic 6th...

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LGBTQ

A Consequential Myth

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04/09/2019

... Hall, Unit for Gender Racial and Ethnic Justice, Ford Foundation Race is a fictive idea that holds real-life ... to me that remains empty even though the train is crowded. It shows up with the overly helpful...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Justice Reform

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Ford Foundation

18 Jan 2017

Leadership Transitions and Evolutions: Supporting Critical Junctures

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9:00am to 11:00am

... stages – from idea to execution to scaling impact. And it ’s not always seamless! Philanthropic dollars, staff time, and end-user resources can be wasted through inefficient and counterproductive ... positively...

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Are Too Many Seniors Taking Antidepressants?

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07/31/2015

... at more than twice the rate that younger adults do , a new study finds. The worry of previous ... to polypharmacy, or multiple drugs taken at once, when prescribing psychotropic drugs in this population, ...

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

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Health

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Commonwealth Study Inspires App to Connect People to Doctors Faster

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06/01/2016

... needed to be a change in the healthcare system. " It came out of our own frustration," Walper said. "There's a lot of good research on why this is so important to do in Canada. [In a...

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Health

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Atlantic Philanthropies Publishes “The History of the Giving While Living Ethic"

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05/31/2017

... Publishes “The History of the Giving While Living Ethic" When Chuck Feeney decided over three decades ago to transfer ... become The Atlantic Philanthropies, he said he was doing it out of a belief in...

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Mayor De Blasio: NYC Will Continue to Support People Who Rely on DACA Even As Trump Axes The Program

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09/06/2017

... Don't mess with your fellow New Yorkers. As a city, we do not take kindly to anything that affronts our people. We don't like it when our neighbors are singled out for who they are...

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Bed-Stuy’s Gentrification, Effects On Residents Analyzed In Comptroller’s Report

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09/20/2017

... Brooklyn’s Bed-Stuy is much different today from what it once was back when films like Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing highlighted the neighborhood. In the midst ...

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Sustainable Innovation: 5 Questions Every Company Should Ask Itself

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09/25/2017

... is sometimes more important than the eventual answers.” When it comes to new products and services, this design-based ... in the search for the intersection of desirability ( do people want...

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Philanthropy New York’s Adventure Series: Version Red Hook

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07/28/2011

... Associate for Social and Emotional Learning, NoVo Foundation On June 21st, Red Hook, Brooklyn, home of one of ... Hook as a community to show off its many assets that make it a place worth visiting, and a...

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19 Apr 2023

How to Communicate a Commitment to Disability Inclusion - A Webinar Hosted by The Communications Network

Wednesday, April 19, 2023 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... especially communications managers and directors, as well as executive leaders with intensive communications responsibilities, working in either philanthropic organizations or nonprofit organizations. How...

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ASPCA Awards Nearly $7.4 Million In First Half of 2014

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08/08/2014

... the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) today announced that it has granted nearly $7.4 million to animal welfare ... work of organizations across the country who can accomplish great things with the financial...

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Animal Welfare

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Social Justice Funders: For National Movements to Win, Invest in Texas

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08/08/2017

... state officials are eager to implement the Trump agenda, it is Texas. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions praised the ... dire, but organizing in the state’s communities of color can change national politics...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

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Ford's Walker Addresses a Solution for Inequality in CNN OpEd

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06/18/2015

... limiting opportunity for many others. Here's what we can do : Attack inequality at its roots.... Ford's Walker .....

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MTA Boss Joe Lhota Still Wants De Blasio to Provide Half of $836M Subway Fix Costs

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09/15/2017

... plan has been underway for about two months. But he can ’t do everything he wants without all of the $836 million he ...

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J.P. Morgan Commits USD $25 Million to Help Develop Skills Needed by India’s Workforce in the Future

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10/22/2019

... will be aligned to market trends in retail, healthcare and IT -enabled services. It will also support actionable research ... in primary school today are likely to work in jobs that do not...

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