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Commentary from The Century Foundation: Women’s Underrepresentation in Politics: No, It’s Not Just an Ambition Gap

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09/25/2017

... of women in local and state governments nationwide. They are correct in their assessment of the underlying problem: ... Roughly 25 percent of America’s large city governments are comprised of women; at the...

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Gender Justice

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NY State Health: Medicare Snapshot - Stories from the Helpline - Improving New York State Access to Medicare Savings Programs

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09/26/2017

... of $24,150 or less. Given that Medicare beneficiaries are spending an average of 15% of their household incomes on ... Medicare coverage. Programs that offer financial help are crucial to ensuring that some of...

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New York Health Foundation

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Health

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Guggenheim Museum Is Criticized for Pulling Animal Artworks

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09/27/2017

... Criticized for Pulling Animal Artworks Artists and museums are often in the thick of free speech debates — think of ... a highly anticipated exhibition after pressure from animal- rights supporters and others...

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Opinion: A Cash Guarantee for All Has Philanthropy Buzzing

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09/27/2017

These days, to achieve maximum buzz, a policy idea needs the right combination of utopian promise and real-world possibility. You can make the argument that universal basic income has recently offered the headiest brew of that mix, for both the...

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Could This Major Grant by Paul Allen Signal Deeper Climate Giving to Come?

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10/02/2017

... the deep ocean probes monitoring how ocean temperatures are changing. The funding goes toward the work of Greg ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Advisers on Black, Latino, and Asian Students Say Trump Admin. Ignoring Them

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10/02/2017

... to expand educational opportunities for non-white students are set to expire Saturday and members say months of silence ... who is a research professor and co-director at the Civil Rights Project at the...

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Education

Opinion: Take a Resistance Break

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10/04/2017

... side. Their eyes were fixed on the hundreds of immigrant rights supporters streaming toward the capitol. Their chins ...

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The Heavier Baggage of Immigrating while Black

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10/06/2017

The Heavier Baggage of Immigrating while Black Not only are people of African descent a large part of the immigrant and refugee population, they are disproportionately targeted for removal. The Pew ... and New...

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Lots of Men Are Gender-Equality Allies in Private. Why Not in Public?

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10/13/2017

Lots of Men Are Gender-Equality Allies in Private. Why Not in Public? ... Yet being in groups often inhibits action... Lots of Men Are Gender-Equality Allies in Private. Why Not in Public? ...

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Pete Peterson and Our Chaotic National Debates

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04/06/2018

Pete Peterson played large on the national stage, in business, politics, and policy. In recent years, he focused much of his energy—and his money—on the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

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Economic Security

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06 Feb 2018

Homelessness Innovations: Are Known Solutions Informing NYC’s Response to Youth Homelessness?

Tuesday, February 6, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... every night . At least 23,000 of the City’s homeless are children and roughly 3,000 are unaccompanied youth. In Houston, the philanthropic ... stability can improve outcomes in health, education, ...

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Housing and Homelessness

12 Feb 2013

The New Nonprofit: Driving Economic Development in NYC

Tuesday, February 12, 2013 -

2:30pm to 5:30pm

Nonprofits have retained a strong presence in New York City; yet, to date, this industry has not been seen as an economic driver, despite its strong ties to NYC’s financial center and other vibrant industries. On this panel, NYC nonprofit leaders...

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12 Jul 2017

Exclusive Preview & Discussion with Stanley Nelson: Tell Them We Are Rising

Wednesday, July 12, 2017 -

4:30pm to 7:00pm

... and discussion of the powerful new film Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges & Universities . The ... Presenters: Stanley Nelson , Filmmaker, Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches $70 Million Climate Challenge

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06/05/2018

... a $70 million commitment in support of U.S. mayors who are leading efforts to address climate change. Announced ... Associates . The hundred most populous U.S. cities are eligible to apply, but only if their...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Arabella Advisors Launch "Good Food Ventures III" to Transform Food System

Release Date:

09/24/2019

... investment opportunities. All opportunities identified are related to building a true “Good Food” system—one ... overestimate. Agricultural practices in the United States are major contributors to global...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Food Systems

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Global Relief Initiative to Help Alleviate the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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04/08/2020

... COVID-19 . Rockefeller’s Nobel Prize-winning researchers are well positioned to speed development and deployment of ... the most vulnerable to ensure that their essential needs are met. A multifaceted effort...

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Science

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11 Dec 2012

How Will Your Foundation’s Story Be Told in 100 Years: Why Archives Matter

Tuesday, December 11, 2012 -

1:45pm to 6:00pm

... of how electronic records should be stored. These are just some of the most important preservation issues ... be kept? How should electronic records be handled? Where are foundations depositing their records—...

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How Open Road Alliance is Helping Cure a Blind Spot for Philanthropists

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10/02/2018

Laurie Michaels, Open Road Alliance Executive Director Maya Winkelstein and Caroline Bressan, director of social investments, speak with Bloomberg to discuss the venture

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