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Giving Away $100 Million: A Peek Behind the Curtain At Macarthur Foundation

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09/27/2017

The MacArthur Foundation’s 100&Change competition began as an experiment in openness, in response to criticisms that the philanthropic sector is too insular, not sufficiently focused on impact, and too risk averse.

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Guggenheim Museum Is Criticized for Pulling Animal Artworks

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09/27/2017

Artists and museums are often in the thick of free speech debates, and in two recent controversies, the protesters seem to be winning.

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Applying Social Enterprise to Refugee Settings

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09/28/2017

Humanitarian assistance relies on a charity model of providing immediate relief in emergency situations. But once the emergency has passed, other approaches might better deliver services in a market-driven, customer-centric way.

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What a Corporate Funder Is Doing to Meet Urgent Humanitarian Needs Through Technology

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09/29/2017

... about often that's a leader in this area. It's been working for years to improve methods to get critical supplies .....

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Obesity Was Rising as Ghana Embraced Fast Food. Then Came KFC.

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10/02/2017

The growing popularity of fried chicken and pizza in parts of Africa underscores how fast food is changing habits and expanding waistlines.

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Food Systems

The New Bedtime Story Is a Podcast

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10/03/2017

James Kee, a 7-year-old from San Francisco, has found something even better than TV. Since the NPR podcast for kids “Wow in the World” debuted in May, he’s listened to every episode three times. “It’s a little funner” than television, James said. “...

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Children, Youth and Families

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MetLife Foundation Seeks to Increase Financial Well-Being

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10/06/2017

MetLife Foundation supports Common Cents Lab, a financial research lab at Duke University that collaborates with chosen financial services providers to custom design, test, and launch new features and products that aim to increase financial well-...

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Economic Security

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Opinion: No, That Robot Will Not Steal Your Job

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10/10/2017

The recovery from the crisis of 2008 has been one of the weakest on record, but never in postwar history has so little growth created so many jobs.

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Workforce Development

In Hurricanes’ Wake, Nonprofits Worry About Fundraising Impact

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10/10/2017

Many nonprofits in disaster-stricken areas are pondering -- although most believe that supporters and grant makers will come through, they still wonder how long the hurricanes will affect local giving, when there will be future bills to pay.

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The Rockefeller Foundation's Rebuild By Design Project Reveals Proposals From Cities To Protect Them From Next Sandy

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10/30/2017

After Superstorm Sandy, Rebuild by Design — a design competition from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and The Rockefeller Foundation — launched a project for cities and towns affected by the storm and residents to come up with...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Community Development

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JPMorgan Chase Puts Funding Towards New York Workforce Development

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10/31/2017

JPMorgan Chase Global Philanthropy, the charity arm of the multinational banking and financial services holding company, is spending the money on two new programs targeting workers and small businesses in Brooklyn and the Bronx.

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J.P. Morgan Private Bank Philanthropy

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Workforce Development

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Rita Allen Foundation Supported Report Finds That Civic Tech Struggles with Sustainable Funding Despite Gains

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10/31/2017

A new report has found that while civic tech is a growth industry, it is one largely filled with organizations struggling to create sustainable business models.

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Partners with Lumina Foundation to Address Racism on College Campuses

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12/11/2017

The Lumina Foundation has announced grants totaling $2.5 million in support of community-building efforts designed to promote understanding, tolerance, and healing on college and university campuses. The foundation also will partner with Rockefeller...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Education

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Ms. Foundation Responds to Alabama Special Election

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12/13/2017

Ms. Foundation for Women President and CEO Teresa C. Younger releases statement in response to the Alabama Special Election.

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Gender Justice

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds First-Ever Center for Empathy and the Visual Arts

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12/15/2017

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded the Minneapolis Institute of Art, or MIA, a $750,000 grant, to fund a five-year project to build empathy in order to affect positive social change.

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Arts

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Simons Investigators Awarded 2018 Breakthrough Prize, New Horizons Prize

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12/15/2017

Three Simons Investigators were honored at the sixth annual Breakthrough Prizes, which recognize top achievements in Life Sciences, Fundamental Physics and Mathematics.

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United Hospital Fund Study Doubts Utility of Quality Performance Websites

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01/03/2018

Websites profiling the comparative performance of healthcare providers often fail to deliver information that consumers actually want and can readily assimilate, according to a new report from the New York City-based United Hospital Fund (UHF).

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Health

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North Star Fund Announces 9 Catalyst Grants

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01/16/2018

North Star Fund has awarded nine Catalyst Grants totaling $65,000.

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