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The JPB Foundation Supports Creation of ParkServe Database

Release Date:

05/01/2018

... for 14,000 cities with a combined population of more than 260 million. The national nonprofit organization is ... walk of every American, a goal which has been endorsed by more than 200 U.S. mayors. The...

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Freedom Together Foundation

Commonwealth Fund Releases Its 2018 Scorecard on State Health System Performance

Release Date:

05/29/2018

... assesses all 50 states and the District of Columbia on more than 40 measures of access to health care, quality of ... are common. Still, on balance, the Scorecard finds more improvement than decline between...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Donates $50 million to Fight Opioid Epidemic

Release Date:

11/30/2018

... Bloomberg’s charity said CDC data shows there were more than 70,000 U.S. drug overdose deaths last year, including more than 47,000 from opioids, the highest numbers on record. ...

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Century Foundation Releases New Report: Finding Workers Where They Are

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02/07/2019

... brag—union members earn significantly higher wages, have more job stability, and better access to critical health and ... hard-fought initiatives seeking to unionize the workplace more broadly in the private...

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The Century Foundation

Commonwealth Fund Launches A New Tool for Comparing ‘Medicare for All’ Plans

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03/15/2019

... bills introduced by Democrats reveals a set of far more nuanced approaches to improving the nation’s health ... for health care coverage and access, writes. To find out more about those nuances and the range...

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The Commonwealth Fund

Study Supported by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds Antimicrobial Paints Have a Blind Spot

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05/13/2019

... researchers caution that these paints might be doing more harm than good. In a new study, the researchers tested ... but by attacking it, you might prompt it to develop more antibiotic resistance.” Bacteria...

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Rockefeller Foundation Launches #Solvable

Release Date:

06/12/2019

... solvable in the next generation. On podcast episodes, in more than 40 mini-films, and in a television-length ... for 2030. We encourage you to watch and listen to learn more about how many of today’s biggest...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Marca Bristo and Gbenga Oyebode to Board of Trustees

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06/20/2019

... disability advocacy community, and Bristo has worked for more than four decades on local, national, and international ... and win passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. More recently, while president...

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NYT Opinion: Darren Walker Reflects on Why Museums Need to Step Into the Future

Release Date:

07/26/2019

... Need to Step Into the Future America’s museums are more than repositories of ancient Greek statues and ... cross-section of America. They demand museums serve more than the interests of the elite... NYT...

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Ford Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation Commits USD1 billion to Catalyze a Green Recovery from Pandemic

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10/26/2020

... USD1 billion over the next three years to catalyze a more inclusive, green recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. ... renewable energy across developing countries; and ensuring more equitable access to Covid-19...

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The New York Community Trust Awards $9.9 Million in Grants to 53 Nonprofits

Release Date:

04/14/2021

... in the fight against COVID-19 and help the city become more resilient and equitable. Among other things, these grants will help ensure more people get COVID-19 vaccinations and participate in this ...

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The New York Community Trust

MetLife Names Tia Hodges Head of Corporate Giving and Employee Volunteerism and President and CEO of MetLife Foundation

Release Date:

07/13/2021

... 15 million pounds of food annually to a network of more than 1,000 nonprofit programs. Hodges holds a ... to support diverse communities and racial equity. Engaging more than 21,000 MetLife employees in...

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Laura Rossi, Executive Director, Westchester Community Foundation, Featured in 2022 Westchester Power 100 List by City & State

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09/28/2022

... many of these prominent power players, along with more locally focused leaders of all kinds, including ... nonprofit heads, union chiefs, advocates, activists and more . Laura Rossi, Executive Director,...

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Philanthropy New York Policy Priorities

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04/2021

Philanthropy New York’s public policy efforts are guided by the belief that local, state, and federal laws and policies should 1) promote a just and equitable society, 2) strengthen nonprofits and 3) support a healthy and sustainable philanthropic sector. Philanthropy New York will: Advocate for tax and fiscal policies that support philanthropic giving. Support policies and practices that create and sustain a thriving nonprofit sector. Champion public policies that have systemic effects on issues and marginalized communities our members serve. Review our full list of policy priorities below.

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Chris Park to Retire from New York Life

Release Date:

07/01/2013

... founding in 1979, the New York Life Foundation has made more than $130 million in contributions to New York and ... and the annual Month of Service, which in 2012 resulted in more than 1,700 employees and...