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Public Policy

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The Century Foundation

Banks that Actually Serve Communities, What a Novel Idea

Release Date:

07/08/2014

... communities. Therefore, perhaps the best way to fix that in the future is by having greater community control over ... Action to Restore Equity and Stability (CARES) program in Richmond, California; and having...

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Roosevelt Institute

The Long Haul: Lessons from Charitable Responses to Previous Disasters

Release Date:

09/05/2017

... Affairs While countless media outlets -- both online and in print -- have been abounding with suggestions on where ... voluntary impulse during his visit to our young nation in the early nineteenth century,...

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Philanthropy’s Best

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Disaster Relief

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The New York Community Trust

From India to Africa: A Quest to Learn about Reducing Food Loss

Release Date:

01/15/2015

... (FAO) estimates that up to a third of food grown in developing countries is lost before it reaches consumers. Practitioners, policymakers, and funders have the opportunity to address some of the ... in...

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Food Systems

International/Foreign Affairs

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Funded by Heckscher Foundation for Children, Behavioral Science Meets College-Bound Student Success in Nudges, Norms, and New Solutions

Release Date:

05/08/2018

... Science Meets College-Bound Student Success in Nudges, Norms, and New Solutions Behavioral science meets college-bound student success in Nudges, Norms, and New Solutions ( ... to implement nudge strategies...

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

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Education

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18 Jun 2015

Foundation Administrators Network: Crisis Communications

Thursday, June 18, 2015 -

3:15pm to 5:00pm

Have you ever wondered what would happen if an unexpected event occurred at your organization and you needed to ... (FAN) session will focus on communications not just in natural disasters but other events that...

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HR & Operations Staff

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Communications

PNY Annual Meeting Headliner Radhika Jones Interviews Feminist Icon Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Release Date:

05/08/2017

... Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a feminist icon and mainstay in conversations about women’s equality, did not originally ... released book, “Dear Ijeawele; Or, A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions,” to be...

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Gender Justice

Advocacy Funding: The Philanthropy of Changing Minds

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07/2005

... and for good reason - yet advocacy can play a crucial role in advancing a foundation's mission. In this guide, contributors explain that advocacy includes a .....

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Hartford Foundation Awards $1.35 Million to Gerontological Society of America

Release Date:

02/10/2013

... Social Work Excellence. Thanks to $1.35 million in recently awarded funding from The John A. Hartford ...

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Aging

Philanthropy as Field Builder

Release Date:

04/25/2013

The second in a series of Rockefeller Foundation President Judith ... the work so that the private and public sectors can crowd in with their own resources and carry the work to scale. A ...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Environment Program Featured in New Podcast Series

Release Date:

05/03/2016

Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Environment Program Featured in New Podcast Series In the first episode, we join a conversation between ... our work with the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal campaign is working...

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Environment and Climate Change

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VOICES FROM THE FIELD

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04/16/2018

... a diverse and powerful mix of organizations and leaders working for equality and fairness for all people. In these videos, some of the Fund’s partners talk about how ...

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Evelyn & Walter Haas Jr. Foundation

Dr. David Blumenthal Looks Back as The Commonwealth Fund Celebrates 100 Years

Release Date:

05/07/2018

... to improving the health of the American people as well as working on international issues and to improving the care, ... work and that’s becoming more interesting now to people in this particular time... Dr...

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The Commonwealth Fund

Rockefeller Foundation Commits $3 Million to Help Cities Build Resilient Infrastructure Systems

Release Date:

01/22/2013

... hundreds of millions of dollars of private investment in local infrastructure projects. Today, the Rockefeller ... and integrated urban storm water infrastructure systems in order to prevent damage during...

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Aetna Foundation's Garth Graham honored for Philanthropy Leadership by National Medical Fellowships.

Release Date:

04/16/2014

... He was recognized for his continuing leadership in advancing community and national health initiatives that aim to improve health equity in underserved and minority communities. Learn more about the ... Aetna...

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Pinkerton Foundation Launches Literacy Initiative in Queens

Release Date:

06/01/2014

Pinkerton Foundation Launches Literacy Initiative in Queens The Pinkerton Foundation has announced the launch of a neighborhood literacy initiative in South Jamaica, Queens, and awarded nearly $1.2 million...

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Education

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The Commonwealth Fund Recaps Health Care in 2014

Release Date:

12/23/2014

The Commonwealth Fund Recaps Health Care in 2014 2014 was not just any old year in health care. The problem isn’t finding historic events ... Fund thought worth calling out before the ball drops in...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces Public Arts Challenge Winners

Release Date:

06/29/2015

... which is planning art installations on public spaces in five targeted neighborhoods with the aim of building on an annual event that promotes crime prevention efforts, ...

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Arts

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GroundTruth Announces $1 Million Project on Climate Change

Release Date:

08/18/2015

... travel to France for the 2015 Paris Climate Conference in December and produce live coverage of the event as well as develop sources and ideas that will help ...

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The Henry Luce Foundation

Google Partners with Rockefeller Foundation to Streamline Nairobi Public Transport

Release Date:

08/27/2015

... country programs manager Evans Arabu. Speaking at the event on Wednesday, Arabu noted that this is despite Kenya's ... The upgrade that has taken three years to develop was done in collaboration with...

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Community Development

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