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Richard D. Parsons Elected Next Chair of The Rockefeller Foundation Board; David Rockefeller Jr. To Step Down At End of Five Year Term

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10/29/2015

The Trustees of The Rockefeller Foundation announced today the unanimous election of business executive Richard D. Parsons as the next Chair of the Board of Trustees.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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School Choice and Privilege Are Inextricably Linked

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11/09/2015

... in education tax credit programs which use tax dollars to fund private school vouchers. In Georgia, for example, the ...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Expands Support to Thirteen New Cities through the What Works Cities Initiative

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12/10/2015

Twenty-one American cities are now participating in the nation's most comprehensive initiative to help city halls use data and evidence to improve residents' lives.

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This Is How to Put Neighborhoods at the Center of Grantmaking

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03/04/2016

Prachi Patankar, Senior Program Officer at Brooklyn Community Foundation, speaks on the challenges and successes of participatory grantmaking.

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Jonas Center Announces New Focus on Environmental Health

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05/20/2016

... said Darlene Curley, MS, RN, CEO of the Jonas Family Fund and Executive Director of the Jonas Center. “As a ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Health

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"Culture Changes Us" Campaign and Retreat Series Launches with Support from Nathan Cummings Foundation

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05/20/2016

NCF Fellow Bridgit Antoinette Evans announced the inaugural class of movement leaders from across the United States who will take part in a first-of-its-kind retreat series exploring the power and potential of culture change and pop culture strategy...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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Communications/Media

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Four Ways Philanthropy Can Support School Integration

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06/09/2016

Halley Potter of The Century Foundation asks: How can we translate research into policy? And how can we support and expand burgeoning efforts to diversity schools?

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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United Way of New York City

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The Director, Evaluation and Learning, Education (United Way of New York City)

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08/16/2016

... strategies to produce far-reaching results. We create and fund initiatives focused on improving the quality of life for ...

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13 Sep 2016

Intersections of Health and Justice: A Conversation on LEAD and New York’s Opioid Epidemic

Tuesday, September 13, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Health care costs associated with the current U.S. opioid epidemic total an estimated $25 billion, according to the CDC. Despite having the third-highest spending in the nation (more than $1.2 billion) to confront the challenge, New York’s opioid...

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Native American Youth Can't Wait

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08/22/2016

Edgar Villanueva, VP of Programs & Advocacy at The Schott Foundation for Public Education urges philanthropy to see the tremendous potential in Native communities.

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Funders Should Invest in Health Programs to End Mass Incarceration and the War on Drugs

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09/15/2016

gabriel sayegh, Co-founder, Katal Center for Health, Equity, and Justice, was one of the panelists at the recent Philanthropy New York Intersections of Health and Justice: A Conversation on LEAD and New York’s Opioid Epidemic

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