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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

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Immigration

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Commonwealth Fund President Writes About Keeping Perspective During Turbulent Times

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02/07/2017

At times of dramatic change in a nation’s history, fear and anxiety can become pervasive and overwhelming. Troubling visions of authoritarianism or chaos, of political persecution, and even civil war disturb our waking thoughts and nightly dreams.

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

‘I Consider Myself American.’ A New York City Dreamer Reflects on What Losing DACA Would Mean For Him

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09/11/2017

... school and they could afford to send for him. “My thought of coming to America was getting a chance to see what ...

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Immigration

Editorial: A Promising Idea To Fight Opioids

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09/12/2017

... comes along that is so darn good you wonder why no one had thought of it before. Such is the case with Peconic Care, a ...

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Health

New Study Shows Organic Farming Traps Carbon in Soil to Combat Climate Change

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09/12/2017

... health of our planet. One of the best ways to do that is thought to be locking more of that carbon into the soil that ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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A Deadly Disease Threatens To Regain Ground Deep In The African Jungle

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09/14/2017

... traditional healer, and he didn’t solve it.” “People thought that I must have been cursed,” the father of nine ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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How a Quirky Art Prize Tied to the DeVos Family Went Political

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09/28/2017

... to the DeVos Family Went Political Patricia Constantine thought hard about whether to use an image of the education ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Arts

Ford Foundation Appoints Nishka Chandrasoma as Vice President and General Counsel

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04/04/2019

The Ford Foundation today announced the appointment of Nishka Chandrasoma as its next vice president, secretary, and general counsel of the foundation.

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A Conversation on Public Service Loan Forgiveness: The Philanthropic Community Can Help 250,000 New Yorkers Access $10 Billion in Loan Forgiveness (Part Two)

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10/13/2022

... of PSLF.nyc , to speak about the concerted effort by city leaders , including government officials and the philanthropic ... wrestling with and really trying to address how to support leaders of color within...

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Partnering With State Governments to Strengthen Families: Early Lessons From the Work Support Strategies Initiative

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06/25/2013

... vanished. While it shouldn’t be a surprise that state leaders increasingly are compelled to devote dwindling ... the kind of technical assistance and peer learning that leaders and staff of public systems need...

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Philanthropy and the ACA: Helping People Engage in Their Own Health and Health Care

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08/08/2012

By James R. Tallon, Jr., President, United Hospital Fund While the Supreme Court’s decision on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is being parsed across the country for its impact on individuals, institutions and states, for...

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Native American Youth Can't Wait

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08/22/2016

... mobilizing and cultivating the next generation of Native leaders and supporting critical programs in the areas of ... the opportunity to listen and learn from key philanthropic leaders and organizations,...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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As Funders of Equity and Education, Connect Research to Action for School Integration

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11/21/2016

... similar gathering I recently attended with school district leaders and stakeholders discussing integration at the U.S. ... must be connected to action. School and government leaders need the resources to learn...

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The New York Community Trust

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To Get a Railroad Project Moving Long Islanders Had to Pull Together

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06/23/2020

... a decade—the broadest partnership we could imagine, with leaders from non-profits, business, labor, educational and ... he was to host a reception at the state capitol. To this event went Dave Kapell, a...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Community Development

Philanthropy New York Leadership Transition

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06/24/2020

... numbers to demand an end to the status quo. Foundation leaders are making bold announcements, seeking to ensure the ... issues. Since 2007, we went from NYRAG to PNY, hosted leaders like Mayor Bloomberg,...

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PNY News

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De Blasio unveils 60-person transition team

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11/20/2013

... of his new administration. The list is a mix of industry leaders , progressive advocates, minority leaders , union officials and others. There are actors, spiritual leaders , environmentalists,...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Ford Foundation Program Helped Advance Social Justice, Study Finds

Release Date:

04/28/2016

... that funded the advanced education of social justice leaders from marginalized groups led to significant positive ... for more than forty-three hundred emerging social justice leaders from twenty-two countries...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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U.S. News Article Cites Wallace Report on School Leadership

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08/16/2016

... the United States receive to be effective "instructional leaders ," a buzz phrase in the K-12 education community that ... refers to the important role principals and other school leaders can play in...

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Opinion: What’s Holding Philanthropists Back?

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10/06/2017

... in the leadership and organizations created and led by leaders of color, immigrants, rural leaders , working organizers and activists and program ... looking for experience and quality in communities’ ...

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