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First Payment Made Toward Detroit's 'Grand Bargain'

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12/12/2014

Ford Foundation has promised $125 million to help save Detroit from bankruptcy.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches New Clean Energy Initiative

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01/26/2015

... aimed at creating a clean, affordable and reliable energy system in the United States. Bloomberg Philanthropies comprises ...

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New Rockefeller Foundation Projects to Boost African Development

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05/06/2015

The foundation has earmarked $100 million for the Digital Jobs Africa program.

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation President Says Jersey Water Works Initiative is a Powerful Collaboration

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04/27/2016

... for 2016. Focus areas include improving water system efficiency and engaging community members in water-infrastructure investment decisions. “The Jersey ...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

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Rockefeller Foundation Launches YieldWise, a $130 Million Initiative to Halve Post-Harvest Loss

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05/26/2016

... to Halve Post-Harvest Loss The earth’s global food system is facing a quiet crisis—one-third of all food ... into the trillions. This year at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, The Rockefeller...

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In WSJ, Commonwealth’s Blumenthal on Making Health Records Mobile

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06/29/2016

In WSJ, Commonwealth’s Blumenthal on Making Health Records Mobile The digitization of our health-care system is well under way, but several obstacles frustrate ... problems. The big problems are economic and...

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Three Prominent Leaders Recognized By United Hospital Fund For Their Work To Improve Health And Health Care

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09/29/2016

... marked the opening of UHF’s 138th fund-raising campaign in support of its work to build a more effective health care system for every New Yorker... Three Prominent Leaders ...

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Releases Report Preparing RNs for Enhanced Roles in Primary Care

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09/30/2016

... Releases Report Preparing RNs for Enhanced Roles in Primary Care Today, the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation issued ... systems on preparing registered nurses for enhanced roles in primary care. The recommendations...

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Century Foundation Study Finds Explosion in the Number of School Districts Working on Integration

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10/14/2016

Century Foundation Study Finds Explosion in the Number of School Districts Working on Integration ... New York City, one of the most segregated school systems in the country but also home to a growing number of...

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Ford Foundation's Darren Walker Writes About the Privilege of Being Privileged

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10/20/2016

... out your wealth, roll up your sleeves, and get involved in building alternatives which don’t start from the same ... don’t create or sustain it. Focus instead on building a system that produces less of the...

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NYSHealth Publishes New Report for Improving Access to Primary Care for Adults with Physical Disabilities

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12/21/2016

... Disabilities, was created by the Independence Care System (ICS) as a guide for primary care providers to expand ... to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2013 approximately one in...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Reframes its Global Democratic Practice Grantmaking Portfolio

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04/25/2017

... its Global Democratic Practice Grantmaking Portfolio In 2016, the Fund commissioned an independent evaluation of six years of grantmaking work in our Democratic Practice—Global Governance portfolio, ... civil...

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Education Working Group Lunch: 2013 Reform Review Project

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12:00pm to 2:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... 600 foundations have invested more than 2 billion dollars in efforts to reshape New York City’s schools. While some ... heavily. Mayor Bloomberg’s control of the school system , gained early in...

North Star's Hogan Calls for de Blasio to Give Acitivists a Bigger Role in Policymaking

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08/14/2015

... Hogan Calls for de Blasio to Give Acitivists a Bigger Role in Policymaking There’s a reason elected officials like ... concerns of everyday people, and to signal they understand what moves voters to act. Here...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Hurricane Irma Linked to Climate Change? For Some, a Very ‘Insensitive’ Question.

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09/11/2017

... Agency, says it is insensitive to discuss climate change in the midst of deadly storms. Tomás Regalado, the ... Herald. “If this isn’t climate change, I don’t know what is. This is a truly, truly poster child...

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Proteus Fund President Meg Gage Steps Down, Paul Di Donato Will Be Interim President

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12/03/2015

... Following decades of leadership and many social justice victories to her credit, Meg Gage has stepped down ... Meg also co-founded the Peace Development Fund in 1981 and served as its Executive Director until...

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Ford Is Among Funders Exploring How To Respond To Issues Raised By Ferguson Shooting

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08/28/2014

... and local funders exploring how to respond to social justice issues that have surfaced since the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Mo., and the police response to the protests .....

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Ford Foundation President Refocuses Grant Outreach

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09/02/2014

... Darren Walker, who became president of the Ford Foundation in October 2013, says he will restart grants to peace and ... contributes to programs that deal with urban issues, both in the United States and...

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Elton John and Darren Walker on Race, Sexual Identity and Leaving the Past Behind

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12/01/2014

... Elton John and Darren Walker. Still, the two found much in common when they met in the presidential suite of the Four Seasons Hotel in ... and outsider status; and their shared commitment to...

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