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Arcus Foundation Names Adrian Coman Director of International Human Rights

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02/01/2013

... human rights mechanisms, such as at the United Nations . As part of its new social justice strategy, Arcus ... implemented the organization’s strategy at the United Nations . Earlier, Coman was Acting Director...

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Young Black Males and the Urgency of Now

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11/19/2012

The Schott Foundation for Public Education’s new report paints a bleak picture—nationally, 52 percent of black males, 58 percent of Latino males, and 78 percent of white males graduate from high school in four years

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The NonProfit Times 2013 Power and Influence Top 50

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08/20/2013

PNY members Kathy Calvin, CEO of the United Nations Foundation; Stephen Heintz, President of the ...

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The Role of Philanthropy and Advocacy in Healthcare Reform Implementation

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02/21/2013

A report from Philanthropy New York’s “Money and Power in Post-Election America: Where Is Philanthropy?” conference's Health Reform breakout session.

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New Jersey Recovery Fund Awards $3.8 Million for Sandy Relief

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08/07/2013

Created with a lead gift from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, and hosted by the Community Foundation of New Jersey, the fund is a collaborative effort of local and national foundations, New Jersey-based corporations and individuals committed to...

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Target, General Mills, McKnight foundations top list of Minnesota grantmakers

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10/30/2013

The Target Foundation and Corporation topped the Minnesota Council on Foundations' Top 50 Minnesota Grantmakers report for 2012, reported the Star Tribune.

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Peggy Saika Named a 2014 North Star Award Honoree

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04/15/2014

Peggy Saika, President and Executive Director of Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy has been named a 2014 North Star Award Honoree for her commitment and work in social justice.

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JPMorgan to Commit $100-Million to Boost Detroit’s Recovery

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05/21/2014

Wall Street giant JPMorgan Chase will commit $100-million in grants and loans over five years to aid Detroit’s revitalization effort as the city recovers from the country’s largest municipal bankruptcy, The New York Times and the Detroit Free Press...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Awards Grants Totaling $20 Million

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06/26/2014

Carnegie Corporation of New York approved grants totaling $20,017,000 at its most recent board meeting earlier in June.

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Target Hits $25 Million Goal For School Supply Donations

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08/04/2014

Target Corp. announced that it hit its campaign goal to donate $25 million in school supplies to children in need based on purchases made in its stores nationwide from July 13 through Aug. 2.

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Huffington Post Profiles Christopher Stone of Open Society Foundations

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09/26/2014

Huffington Post interviewed Christopher Stone, President of Open Society Foundations, about how OSF is different from other philanthropies.

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The Commonwealth Fund Reports Annual Primary Care Visits Will Only Rise by 3.8% from ACA

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02/25/2015

The average primary care physician will receive 70 additional visits per year.

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Commonwealth Fund Weighs in on Health Tax Ruling

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04/07/2015

A ruling for the plaintiffs in King v. Burwell could make health tax credits illegal, and women would suffer the most.

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RPA Forms Partnership to Combat Poverty in Indonesia

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04/14/2015

... Platform for Philanthropy, a project of the United Nations Development Programme, Foundation Center, and a group ...

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Lavelle Fund for the Blind Backs Program to Assist Blind and Visually Impaired College Students

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08/17/2015

The new program will offer specialized curriculum and resources as well as student mentors, membership at no cost.

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Ford’s President Highlights Government’s Role in Reducing Inequality

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10/30/2015

Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, joined Chronicle of Philanthropy readers on Facebook to answer questions about what its new focus on reducing inequality means for the foundation and grantees.

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New NYSHealth Funding Opportunity: Sponsoring Conference Participation in Support of Healthy Communities

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04/12/2016

Through this Request for Proposals (RFP), NYSHealth will sponsor community-based organizations, health departments, and other low-resource organizations to attend and present at local, State, and national conferences related to building healthy...

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Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative Launches Research on Genes That Cause Autism

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04/25/2016

A multi-year, national online research program on autism, believed to be the largest ever conducted in the United States, officially launched on April 21 with the goal of getting DNA from 50,000 individuals and their families, generating an enormous...

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Doris Duke Teams Up With Chicago's Stomping Grounds Dance Festival

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04/29/2016

STOMPING GROUNDS is made possible by major support from the Chicago Free For All Fund atThe Chicago Community Trust, Engaging Dance Audiences funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and Joyce Chelberg with additional funding from the...

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Rockefeller, Bloomberg Drive New Approaches to Urban Development

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05/03/2016

New collaboration models and citizen-inclusive governance approaches using new technologies and tools are being driven by private sector actors like the Rockefeller Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies and Vulcan Philanthropies.

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