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Ford's Darren Walker Writes, "Let America Be America Again"

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01/06/2017

President of the Ford Foundation Darren reflects, "for as much progress as we have made, America has yet to fully live up to its promise and founding aspiration to be a nation of liberty, dignity, and justice for all. Yet this noble vision remains...

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Novo Foundation's Peter Buffett On The Power—And Limits—Of Art And Money

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02/13/2017

For much of his career, Buffett has recorded and written music for commercials, film, television, and theater. But for about 10 years now, Buffett has also served with his wife Jennifer as co-president of the NoVo Foundation, working to advance the...

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Arlene Isaacs-Lowe Named New President of the Moody’s Foundation

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02/22/2017

Arlene is a long-standing colleague at Moody’s and has had a distinguished career. She is currently a managing director in London where she oversees commercial business in Europe.

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Aetna Joins Corporate Effort to Save Hartford Financial and Psychological Slump

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03/15/2017

Connecticut may be the wealthiest state in the nation, but you wouldn't know that by visiting its capital, Hartford. Aetna, The Hartford, and Travelers—announced that they would come to the city’s aid with a $50 million collective commitment.

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Nicky McIntyre Begins Tenure as CEO of Foundation for a Just Society

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07/03/2017

Nicky McIntyre joins FJS after ten years as the executive director of Mama Cash in the Netherlands, where she oversaw one of the world’s largest public funds that supports the rights of women, girls, and transgender people around the world and was a...

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Foundation for a Just Society

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Two Weeks Left to Apply to The J.M.K. Innovation Prize

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04/14/2017

... please visit The J.M. Kaplan Fund website: www.jmkfund. org . We're grateful for your continued help in spreading the .....

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Surdna-Funded Study Calls for Targeted Federal Policies to Create Quality Jobs

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05/09/2017

To reverse economic trends that have left many American workers behind, smart, targeted public policies that encourage private-sector investment in the creation of quality jobs are needed, a report from Pacific Community Ventures finds.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Is Addressing 'Silent Killer' - Drowning Deaths

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05/15/2017

While deaths by drowning have fallen steadily since the 1970s in the United States, especially for children, the same trend is not visible in poorer countries around the world. Many of these deaths are preventable with common sense strategies of...

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As Schools Adopt Social-Emotional Programs, A New Guide Funded by the Wallace Foundation Offers Help

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05/17/2017

A new guide, Navigating Social and Emotional Learning from the Inside Out, published by researchers at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and commissioned by the Wallace Foundation, aims to steer school districts through the thicket of social...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Peterson-Kaiser Dashboard Provides Key Data on U.S. Health System Quality, Spending, Access, Outcomes

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05/25/2017

A new feature launched this week on the redesigned Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker website provides quick and easy access to the latest key data measuring quality, spending, access and outcomes in the U.S. health system.

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Peterson Center on Healthcare

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Barbara and Donald Jonas Receive Honorary Doctorates from Frontier Nursing University

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08/01/2017

In honor of their extensive support and contributions to the advancement of nursing, Frontier Nursing University awarded honorary doctorate degrees to philanthropists Barbara and Donald Jonas.

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Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

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JPMorgan Chase Releases New Data Platform, The Good Jobs Index

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11/14/2017

The Good Jobs Index is a new data platform that provides a window into the shifting realities of employment opportunity in the US, including the finding that two-thirds of states have added good jobs for workers without a bachelor’s degree.

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J.P. Morgan Private Bank, Private Foundation Services

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Mario Luis Small Joins Russell Sage Foundation Board of Trustees

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11/27/2017

The Russell Sage Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of sociologist Mario Luis Small to its board of trustees. Small is currently Grafstein Family Professor at Harvard University. He is a contributor to the RSF volume The Colors of...

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Ford Foundation Launches Effort To Diversify Art Museum Leadership

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11/29/2017

Walton Foundation and Ford Foundation announced today they are each committing $3 million over three years to support creative solutions to diversify curatorial and management staff at art museums across the United States.

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Edwin Gould Foundation Supporter Online Tool Quill Connect Helps Students Become Better Writers

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11/29/2017

... Become Better Writers Just like the students Quill. org aims to help, the writing assistant’s algorithms get ...

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Edwin Gould Foundation | EGF Accelerator

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Ford Foundation Appoints Roy Swan to Lead Mission Investments Portfolio

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12/05/2017

The Ford Foundation announced today the appointment of Roy Swan as director of its Mission Investments team based in New York. Swan will lead a dedicated team managing the portfolio announced in April, when Ford committed to invest $1 billion over...

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Simons Foundation Funded Research Finds That Neural ‘Tug-Of-War’ May Explain Fragile X Learning Issues

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01/24/2018

Mice with the genetic defect that causes Fragile X syndrome (FXS) learn and remember normally, but show an inability to learn new information that contradicts what they initially learned, a new study shows. FXS is the most common genetic cause of...

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Newman's Own Foundation Launches #Newmanitarian Campaign Asking People to Commit Acts of Kindness

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01/30/2018

... others. Individuals are asked to visit Newmanitarian. org and take a pledge to give back. Newmanitarians can then ...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Maintains A World Class Art Collection In a Westchester Basement

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02/05/2018

Picasso, Henry Moore, Alexander Calder, and Louise Nevelson all inside the lower level of Kykuit, also known as the John D. Rockefeller Estate, a 3,400-acre site in Sleepy Hollow.

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