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Ford Foundation Appoints Dr. Francisco Cigarroa to Board of Trustees

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10/28/2014

... Obama appointed Dr. Cigarroa to serve as a commissioner on the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. And in ... and have extensive experience in the worlds of higher ...

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Trinity Church Wall Street to Provide Free Legal Workshops for Local Community

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07/09/2019

... and St. Paul’s Chapel. Trinity’s mission focuses on worship, social justice, music, art, and education , both locally and worldwide. More than 20 worship ...

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Three Easy Questions to Get Past the ‘Reflexive No’

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02/18/2016

... Director, Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation Funders , large and small, often seek ways to stretch grant ... service to a unique population. Yet the more he reflected on the request, the more Dotson...

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Long Island Community Foundation Welcomes Mary Beth Guyther as New Program Officer

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09/03/2012

... In her role as Program Officer, she is building on LICF’s knowledge of its community’s strengths, ... Universalist Fund. Guyther has an extensive background working for nonprofits, including stints at The...

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Deborah A. Phillips, Ph.D. Resigns as President of Foundation for Child Development

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08/22/2013

... directions," said Ruth Ann Burns, Chair of the FCD Board. " On behalf of the Board and Staff of the Foundation, I wish to thank Deborah for her energy and hard work on FCD’s strategic planning...

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Uninsured Rate Drops From 20 Percent to 15 Percent Due To ACA

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07/10/2014

... Act’s first open enrollment period, significantly fewer working -age adults are uninsured than just before the sign-up ... were uninsured. The national uninsured rate among working age-adults dropped from 20...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Offers Best Practices For Winding Down

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08/13/2014

... Down At the same time the Atlantic Philanthropies is working on giving away all its money, it's taking in a great deal of ... managing partner at La Piana Consulting, offer advice on...

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Giving Thanks for What's Right With Our Health System

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11/26/2014

... for What's Right With Our Health System Those of us working to improve the health system sometimes joke that at ... keeping people healthy, with many more resources focused on treating illness rather than...

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Rockefeller's Rodin Urges Cities to Build Greater Resilience

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01/28/2015

... most important work we could do”. Hence, the emphasis on the foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities programme, and now ...

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The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Names the 2015 Doris Duke Artists

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04/02/2015

... strong and consistent commitment to touring and working in multiple communities, enabling them to have enormous impact on artists and audiences in every corner of the country. We ...

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Long Island Community Foundation Supports Treatment for Military Veterans and Their Families

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05/19/2015

The foundation has awarded a grant to the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence for the Military Families in Training Program.

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Why Should Climate Philanthropy Care About Energy Access?

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07/02/2015

... opportunity to revolutionize electricity systems and get on the right side of the politics of development -- ... To be fair, philanthropy needs to step up it's game on climate across the board. Our...

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To Boost Job Prospects, Younger Americans Seek Dentures

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08/10/2015

... it also holds the dubious distinction of having the most working -age adults who have lost six or more teeth at 23%. ... teeth and dentures with the elderly, nearly one in five working -age adults in some...

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Cecilia Stancell Promoted to Director of Programs at Dyson Foundation

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08/17/2015

Stancell was most previously a program officer for the foundation.

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Rebuild By Design Joins Rockefeller's 100 Resilient Cities Initiative

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10/01/2015

... experts with community members and stakeholders when working to address the resilience challenges of cities. This ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Opinion: Ending the Revolving Door of Homelessness (New York Community Trust)

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01/06/2016

... York Community Trust) While Mayor Bill de Blasio works on the details of a 15-year, $2.6 billion supportive housing ... plan to reduce homelessness. New York should draw on approaches that have helped in the...

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Opinion: Does a Soda Tax Reduce Obesity? Ask Mexico (Bloomberg Philanthropies)

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02/23/2016

... the country implemented a one-peso-per-liter excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages in January 2014. That tax, supporters claim, is working . A 2015 working paper by University of Chicago...

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JPMorgan Chase Commits $20 Million to Revitalize Neighborhoods in Five U.S. Cities

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10/21/2016

... $20 million for five community development organizations working to create economic opportunity in disadvantaged ... into the deeply distressed neighborhoods where they are working ” said Janis Bowdler, Head of...

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PIMCO Awards New York City Mission Society Money for College Readiness Program

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11/17/2016

The PIMCO Foundation has awarded the New York City Mission Society, a two-century-old nonprofit based in Harlem, 25,000 dollars to support its college-readiness program, Learning to Work.

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