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17 Foundations Join Forces to Divest Fossil-Fuel Stocks

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01/30/2014

... who have vowed to divest the fossil fuel stocks in their endowments and invest at least five percent of their assets in clean-energy companies, reported The Chronicle of ... the threat posed by global warming...

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Rauschenberg Foundation Appeals Ruling Awarding $24.6 Million to Trustees

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08/14/2014

... three trustees who had administered the artist’s estate. In a statement the foundation said that its appeal, filed on Wednesday in Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal, reflected ... legacy and the...

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Wallace Foundation Announces $40 Million Initiative to Help Build Audiences in the Arts

Release Date:

10/02/2014

... Announces $40 Million Initiative to Help Build Audiences in the Arts Most arts organizations these days are seeking ... to help performing arts organizations around the country do so. The six-year initiative...

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Wallace Foundation President Will Miller Tackles Education Reform in NYTimes Editorial

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04/17/2015

... Foundation President Will Miller Tackles Education Reform in NYTimes Editorial The problem is that great principals often don’t end up in the schools that need them most — those with poor and ... School...

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The Nonprofit Leadership Development Deficit

In more than a decade of research on nonprofit leadership, ... The Bridgespan Group has observed little change in the No. 1 organizational concern expressed by boards and CEOs: succession planning. In survey after survey of nonprofit leaders succession ...

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Rockefeller’s Sarah Geisenheimer to Step in for Chen at Fund for Public Schools

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12/03/2015

Rockefeller’s Sarah Geisenheimer to Step in for Chen at Fund for Public Schools Sarah Geisenheimer, ... of the Rockefeller Foundation, praised Geisenheimer in a statement: “I am confident that Sarah will ...

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Rockefeller Foundation Releases New Report On Women in Leadership & Why It Matters

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05/16/2016

Rockefeller Foundation Releases New Report On Women in Leadership & Why It Matters A new report, titled "Women in Leadership: Why It Matters" from the Rockefeller ... women leading major companies...

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Stavros Niarchos, Charles H. Revson Foundation Initiative Recognizes Queens Branches with 'Oscars of Libraries'

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06/07/2016

... branches receive recognition for the great work they do in the community. The NYC Neighborhood Library Awards gave ... received $10,000 After almost 19,000 New Yorkers wrote in to nominate...

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

Release Date:

08/16/2016

... little was known about how much support principals in the United States receive to be effective "instructional leaders," a buzz phrase in the K-12 education community that refers to the important...

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With Support From Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, New Jersey Encourages Participation in Arts Programs

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09/13/2016

... R. Dodge Foundation, New Jersey Encourages Participation in Arts Programs Despite overwhelming agreement that the arts are essential, sizable numbers of New Jerseyans do not participate in...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Details its Mission-Aligned and Impact Investment Strategy

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09/16/2016

... as resources for other institutions who are looking to do the same. The section also includes the Fund's updated .....

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Ford-Supported Survey Finds Black, Hispanic Youth Less Likely To Get Money From Parents

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10/06/2016

... items like college tuition to smaller expenses, than do whites or Asians, according to a new GenForward poll. And ...

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Ms. Foundation President Writes in 'The Hill' About Protecting Water in Flint, Standing Rock

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12/08/2016

Ms. Foundation President Writes in 'The Hill' About Protecting Water in Flint, Standing Rock Political obstruction is literally ... water crisis in Flint, Mich. - despite their promise...

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John A. Hartford Foundation Supports Report on Disconnect Between Docs and Patients On Advance Planning

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12/08/2016

... stated that healthcare providers generally failed to do so effectively, according to a new report from a trio of ... begin when patients are "young, healthy, and cognizant" -- in their 20s and 30s...

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Rockefeller Study Finds Media Coverage Misses Gig Worker Concerns

Release Date:

01/04/2017

... dogs, or providing many other services has been hot in the media. Uber, Lyft, Airbnb, and others became ... media and social media analysis to see whether attitudes in both paralleled... Rockefeller Study...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Brain Insight Lecture Series Continues

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02/10/2017

... on Feb. 8 at Columbia University’s Faculty House in Morningside Heights. How Do Early Life Experiences Shape Behavior? was presented by ...

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NY Community Trust Calls for Funding A Better, Broader Environmental Movement

Release Date:

05/04/2017

... legacy of pollution: from the noxious facilities in their neighborhoods to lead in their drinking water. They are on the “frontlines” of ... the right direction. Now they just need the resources to do...

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Open Society Foundation Funds Program with Elmo And Big Bird Talking To Refugees

Release Date:

05/09/2017

... to millions of refugee children forced from their homes in Syria, Iraq and other war-torn countries. But first, Sesame Workshop is doing its homework. In partnership with the International Rescue Committee...

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Ford-supported Research Finds Friends Help Female Vampire Bats Cope with Loss

Release Date:

05/24/2017

... cope better with their loss. They score more food than do female bats who only invest in close kin. . . Ford-supported Research Finds Friends Help ...

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Closing a Racial Divide, One Swim Lesson at a Time

Release Date:

08/28/2017

... during her swim lesson at Roberto Clemente State Park in the Bronx one recent Tuesday morning, Kiara García, now ... children are finding their way into the water. And in New York City, they are helped...

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