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... dominion over the Earth, and though John D. couldn’ t have known it then, the original sin of the Rockefeller ... toward environmental disaster. Climate change wasn’ t directly the Rockefellers’ fault, of...

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ASPCA Weighs In On The Surprising Argument for Extending Food Stamps to Pets

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01/23/2018

... food could potentially keep tens of thousands of animals out of shelters and prevent low-income people from cutting ... to the Pet Products Association. When families don’ t have enough money to buy pet food,...

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Supported By The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The National Alliance for Audition Support Looks to Increase Diversity in Orchestras

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04/18/2018

... the advent of blind auditions, in which job applicants try out behind screens. But racial diversity has been slow to ...

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NYT Opinion: Rockefeller Family Fund Director, Lee Wasserman asks "Why Are We Still Looking for Oil and Gas?"

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07/25/2019

... of most of the world’s progressive leaders wouldn’ t be much brighter. The United States was well on its way to ... increase or decrease in the amount of fossil fuels coming out of the ground? One peer-...

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WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces Grants to Support Immigrant and Refugee Employment Initiatives

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09/04/2019

... (Migration Policy Institute), for instance, are either out of work or employed in jobs that require little to no ...

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Aisha Moodie-Mills Joins Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Board of Directors

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10/16/2019

... and policy, and know firsthand that social change doesn’ t simply trickle down, it must be sparked from the ground up. ... Ms. Moodie-Mills has been recognized as one of the “ Out 100” LGBTQ influencers,...

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"Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words," a New Exhibition Supported by the Ford Foundation, Offers Intimate View of Seminal Figure's Life

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11/12/2019

... rights, prisoners’ rights and black youth, and she spoke out against apartheid and other injustices around the world. ...

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Ambition Is Not A Simple Thing - Tim McClimon of American Express Interviews The New York Women’s Foundation’s Ana Oliveira

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02/24/2020

... do not feel comfortable sharing their opinions or seeking out leadership opportunities. When considering ambition and ...

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National Grid Commits $500,000 to Assist Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island Families Impacted by COVID-19

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03/18/2020

... rapidly changing situation. We want to do our part to look out for our customers and protect the communities where we ...

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New York Life and Cigna Launch ‘Brave of Heart Fund’ to Raise More Than $100 Million to Provide Financial and Emotional Support for Families of Frontline Healthcare Workers and Volunteers

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04/21/2020

... “As we’ve seen in the past, trying times bring out the best in us, as individuals and communities. Our ...

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United Hospital Fund Launches Campaign to Reach Uninsured New Yorkers During Pandemic

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06/26/2020

... circulation of some 470,000. The Fund is also reaching out to hundreds of community leaders for help in getting ...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces Grants Dedicated to the Well-being of Native Communities

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07/09/2020

... particularly Alaska Native youth, youth transitioning out of foster care, and pregnant and parenting youth; ...

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Leadership Accelerated – The Pinkerton Foundation Supports Program for Leaders of Color

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12/17/2020

... days, but for those grantee leaders who can carve out the time, the Network will offer a unique opportunity to ...

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Democracy is a threat to white supremacy—and that is the cause of America’s crisis

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01/14/2021

... too high a cost—we, the people, have struggled to root out the strand of white supremacy in our country’s DNA. Our ...

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Arcus Foundation Supports Efforts to Protect Forest Habitats Through Local and International Strategies

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01/20/2021

... more and more products relying on resources that come out of their tropical forest homes, bonobos, chimpanzees, ...

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Rockefeller Foundation Releases Report: The Road Ahead for Smart Covid-19 Testing and Tracing in India

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05/20/2021

... are comprehensive and context-specific, laying out a blueprint for an equitable, cost-effective, and ...

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New five-year program as part of Stavros Niarchos Foundation's Health Initiative will support child and adolescent mental health

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01/20/2022

... a few stitches, maybe even a broken bone. We don’ t talk frequently enough about the traumatic stress and other ... et al., 2014; Fatori et al., 2019) show that only one out of five children with a mental...