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Philanthropist David Rockefeller Dies at 101

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03/20/2017

David Rockefeller, the banker and philanthropist with the fabled family name who controlled Chase Manhattan bank for more than a decade and wielded vast influence around the world even longer as he spread the gospel of American capitalism, died on...

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The David Rockefeller Fund

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NCN Requests Foundations Sign on to Oppose Repeal of the Johnson Amendment

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03/28/2017

... Philanthropy New York spoke with key legislative staff about its official position on Johnson Amendment during last ...

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Giving Like a Rockefeller, Even if You’re Not Super-Rich

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03/31/2017

Few families, of course, are as wealthy as the Rockefellers. But their example offers lessons for families without famous last names, philanthropic resources and numerous plaques in their honor.

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The Bank of America Charitable Foundation-A Leader in the Growth of Community Development Financial Institutions

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04/04/2017

... and utilities. LISC says that through the funding, about 22,000 people will receive services. While ...

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MetLife Foundation Announces Sponsorship of “Multipliers of Prosperity” for a Third Year

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04/05/2017

... hub led by WSJ. Custom Studios that helps raise awareness about the challenges and opportunities in the realm of ...

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Economic Security

Commonwealth Fund’s Biennial Health Insurance Survey Finds People with Medicaid Have Better Access to Health Care Than the Uninsured and Fewer Medical Bill Problems

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04/27/2017

... health insurer, covering more than 70 million people, about 12 million of whom enrolled when 31 states and the ...

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Atlantic Philanthropies' Report Examines the Effectiveness of the Limited-life Approach

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05/01/2017

... among philanthropic leaders, advisors, and scholars about the social value a philanthropic initiative can be ...

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Commonwealth Fund Issues Brief on the Effect of the Affordable Care Act on Health Care Access

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05/08/2017

... below 133 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL), about $16,000 for an individual or $33,500 for a family of ...

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Bloomberg Writes on His Philanthropy's Public Health Projects

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06/01/2017

... in low- and middle-income countries in 2015, but only about 1 percent of the foreign aid and donations dedicated to ...

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Ford Foundation Supports 'Groundtruth Project' For In-Depth International Reporting

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06/05/2017

... journalists in pursuit of stories all over the world about social justice issues such as the environment, global ...

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Commonwealth Fund: Why and How to Avoid High-Risk Pools for Americans with Preexisting Conditions

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06/05/2017

... lapses in their coverage. In previous posts, I have talked about the high costs and meager coverage associated with ...

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Commonwealth Fund and GWU Release New Findings on House GOP Healthcare Bill Resulting in Loss of 1M Jobs in 10 Years

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06/19/2017

... lower, and business output would be $148 billion less. About three-quarters of jobs lost (725,000) would be in the ...

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NY Women's Foundation's Oliveira Discusses Women and Rikers in NYN Media Insights Podcast

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06/30/2017

... has gotten support from Mayor de Blasio. Here to talk about the results of the study, and its effects, are Ana ...

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Gender Justice

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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

... Do With Their Money Foundations make up a big part— about a sixth—of all the charitable giving that happens in ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Tillerson in Focus as Exxon Climate Change Investigation Intensifies

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07/06/2017

... Tillerson's former employer, ExxonMobil, misled investors about the impact of climate change. Schneiderman's office .....

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Simons Foundation's SPARK Initiative is Calling on Dads With a New "Men of Action" Campaign

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07/11/2017

... have children with autism. These families are interviewed about their children, and the great love they have for them ...

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Science

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Bloomberg-funded WHO Report: Dramatic Increase in Life-Saving Tobacco Control Policies In Last Decade

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07/20/2017

... pack warnings and advertising bans to no smoking areas. About 4.7 billion people – 63% of the world’s population ...

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Folger Receives $1.5M from Mellon Foundation for Collaborative Research Project on Early Modern Foodways & Cultures

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07/27/2017

... this project, participants will investigate big questions about the way food participates in and actively shapes human ...

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Food Systems

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Ms. Foundation Returns to Martha’s Vineyard

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08/07/2017

... grown food at the Grange Hall in West Tisbury, talk about the latest developments in the movement for gender ...

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