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F.B. Heron: Charitable Giving Is Only a Small Part of What Foundations Do With Their Money

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06/30/2017

Most of their capital doesn’t wind up in grants, but in investments. Is the latter the key to maximum impact?

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Commonwealth Fund Report: The United States Health System Falls Short

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07/17/2017

The United States spends far more on health care than other high-income countries, with spending levels that rose continuously over the past three decades, according to analysis by the Commonwealth Fund. Yet, the U.S. population has poorer health...

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How to Improve Diversity in Corporate America

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08/29/2017

... impersonator-in-chief would rather divide than unite us , and the lack of moral and spiritual leadership in ...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Opinion: Learning from Harvey and Sandy

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08/30/2017

Opinion: Learning from Harvey and Sandy For those of us who experienced Superstorm Sandy, watching Texas suffer ... with delays, incompetence and bureaucracy; Harvey gives us an opportunity to do better. . ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Community Development

Growing Number of Companies Opt for Locally Driven Hurricane Relief Efforts, Reports GlobalGiving

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09/08/2017

In response to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, a growing number of companies are choosing to support locally driven relief and recovery efforts.

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Will New Rockefeller Foundation President Break or Reinforce its Mold?

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09/08/2017

Rajiv Shah, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, shared his vision for the New York-based foundation’s future, which includes the use of science and technology for inclusive growth and leveraging the foundation’s influence to create new public-...

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New York City Wants To Know: How Effective Is Its Training For Pre-K Teachers?

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09/12/2017

... their impact on student achievement. “The question for us is, ‘How do we make pre-K better, as fast as we ... investigator for the study. “This study will point us in the right direction, we believe.” . . ...

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These Companies Support Climate Action, So Why Are They Funding Opposition To It?

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09/19/2017

A tale of Paris climate agreement supporters, political spending and unintended consequences.

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Citi Foundation and Citi Canada Announce a $700,000 Commitment to Youth

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09/22/2017

... contribution is part of the Foundation's investment of US $100 million to connect 500,000 young people around the ... Pathways to Progress originally launched in 2014, with a US $50 millioneffort that...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Workforce Development

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Opinion: Powered by Women - Philanthropy in the Age of Trump Needs to Address Gender

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09/25/2017

... and the Women's March. In record numbers, more and more of us are becoming engaged in the political process, advocating ... Funding Network conference in San Francisco. All of us are committed to...

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Gender Justice

The Return Of Hookworm And The Limits Of Public Health Philanthropy

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09/27/2017

... a disease of extreme poverty, is thriving in the US South,” the headline read. It featured a study, ... was thought to have been nearly wiped out in the US over the last century. Methodological quibbles don’t...

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Open Society, Ford Foundation, Unbound Philanthropy Support Delivering on the Dream Initiative

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09/27/2017

... a few years ago we reported on the creation of TheDream. US , a fund that provides scholarships for immigrant youth ...

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Opinion: Take a Resistance Break

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10/04/2017

... of inspiration from our faith leaders, several hundred of us walked from the cathedral to the grounds of the state ... was happy the diners on the restaurant’s patio would see us , and maybe even take our...

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Pete Peterson and Our Chaotic National Debates

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04/06/2018

... Our Chaotic National Debates Each person’s death gives us a moment to pause and ask what lessons their lives offer for us . Here is a lesson from the life of Peter G. (Pete) ...

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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Gives Stem Programs Over $5 Million

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09/13/2018

... "This is going to have a tremendous impact by allowing us to evolve our program called Teen STEM Initiative," said ... in the STEM professions." "This grant will provide us opportunities to...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Donates $50 million to Fight Opioid Epidemic

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11/30/2018

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s charity has announced a $50 million donation to help fight the nation’s opioid epidemic.

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Henry Ford III Elected to Ford Foundation's Board of Trustees

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02/25/2019

... to the family," Ford said in an interview. "He’s given us updates and kept us involved in the foundation." The last Ford to serve as a .....

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