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... rarely get to choose the projects and programs that land in their backyards; too often, they are subjected to ... As a result, many efforts labeled as “progress” in India—whether they’re focused on...

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US States Embrace Baby Boxes

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09/08/2017

... Embrace Baby Boxes Several states are adopting the Finnish practice of distributing “baby boxes” to expectant ... Finland has one of the lowest infant mortality rates in the world—a statistic often credited to...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Will New Rockefeller Foundation President Break or Reinforce its Mold?

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09/08/2017

... Devex. Shah was named head of the influential foundation in January, after serving as administrator of the U.S. Agency ... a key piece of the president’s campaign, although the practice has proven to be more...

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Witness Warrants Were Misused in Queens and Elsewhere, Court Papers Say

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09/11/2017

Witness Warrants Were Misused in Queens and Elsewhere, Court Papers Say It is one of law ... — under threat of arrest — force the person to testify in court by obtaining what is known as a material witness .....

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Justice Reform

De Blasio Fails To Give Public School Teachers Maternity Leave

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09/13/2017

... district Nancy Tong first made public the issue last week in calling for paid maternity leave for New York City ... a mother who recognizes the critical role a teacher plays in providing a quality education to...

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Gender Justice

Opinion: Libraries Can Be More Than Just Books

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09/19/2017

... and picturesque piers, the most popular destination in that neighborhood might just be the local branch of the ... and children alike sat at banks of computers, indulging in a world of knowledge that many New...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Housing and Homelessness

The War Against ‘Lunch Shaming’: NYC Joins Growing List of Cities and Districts That Are Rethinking Mealtime

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09/19/2017

... lunch shaming — across the state. Lunch shaming is the practice of publicly penalizing students — whether stamping ... past-due lunch balances that their parents have not paid. ( In one notable example last...

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Food Systems

NoVo Foundation Featured in Funder Spotlight

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09/20/2017

NoVo Foundation Featured in Funder Spotlight The NoVo Foundation recently announced ... four years, this fund embodies trust-based philanthropy in many ways. As part of our ongoing series featuring trust- ...

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How Nonprofits Can Make The Super Rich Work For Them

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09/22/2017

... net worth adults–people with at least $1 million in liquid financial assets–by U.S. Trust, Bank of ...

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Skoll, Ford and Others Work with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors on How to Listen More to Nonprofits & Speak Less

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09/26/2017

Over the past year, the Skoll, Draper Richards Kaplan, Ford, and Porticus Foundations, working with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, have partnered to investigate how to more effectively apply their resources toward large societal problems like...

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Home Health Workers: All the Work, Half the Pay

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10/02/2017

... All the Work, Half the Pay Lai Yee Chan worked piece-rate in the city's textile factories for more than a decade to ... support her three children after she emigrated from China in the late 1980s. She...

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Health

ArtNet News Details Joan Mitchell Foundation 2017 Grant Recipients

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11/15/2017

... annual Painters & Sculptors Grants on Tuesday. Founded in 1993, the grants are awarded yearly to under-recognized ... and made eligible to apply for the Joan Mitchell residency in New Orleans. This year’s...

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The Commonwealth Fund Supports Tool to Encourage Patient Contribution to Clinical Notes

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12/08/2017

... with their doctors, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. In that research, doctors at UCLA Health and Beth Israel ... with their doctors, rather than merely reading them. The...

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Wallace Foundation President Explains Foundation’s “Unified Approach”

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12/20/2017

... President Explains Foundation’s “Unified Approach” In an interview with the Funder’s Forum, Wallace Foundation ... fits into this. Wallace’s approach is grounded in the notion of “working in...

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Schott Foundation Report Offers Framework Providing All Children Equal Opportunity To Succeed

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03/01/2018

... to reverse historical local policies and practices rooted in racism and bias and replace them with policies that create ... economic and racial inequality and opportunity gaps in areas like housing, health...

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Eight Programs Receive Grants for Equitable Bike Share and Related Research Funded by the JPB Foundation

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03/12/2018

... Bike Share Partnership has awarded more than $410,000 in grants to help increase access to bike share in communities of color, and to fund research related to ... PeopleForBikes adminsters the grant funding,...

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Freedom Together Foundation

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Community Development

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Ralph Wilson Foundation Launches STEM Initiative in New York, Michigan

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03/20/2018

Ralph Wilson Foundation Launches STEM Initiative in New York, Michigan The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation ... STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) pipeline in western New York and southeast Michigan...

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Nina Stack Joins Champlain Foundation as Executive Director

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04/17/2018

... Chairman Kelly Sheridan, said of the announcement in prepared remarks: “We are thrilled to have Nina joining ... of experience and understanding of the best practices in grant making will enable The Champlin...

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Funds New Medical School Curriculum

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05/01/2018

... Cleveland prepares to launch a groundbreaking experiment in training the primary care physician of the future, endorsement of the project has come in the form of a major grant to train faculty in...

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