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Buffett Says Government Should Do More to Combat Poverty

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10/04/2017

Buffett Says Government Should Do More to Combat Poverty Billionaire Warren Buffett says America will continue to prosper overall, but government and philanthropists should ... in Omaha. Buffett supports the...

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SUNY Revises Controversial Proposal to Let Some New York Charter Schools Certify Their Own Teachers

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10/10/2017

SUNY Revises Controversial Proposal to Let Some New York Charter Schools Certify Their Own Teachers A state group that oversees some New York charter schools has revised a hotly contested proposal to...

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House Gives Approval to $36.5 Billion Disaster Aid Package

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10/13/2017

House Gives Approval to $36.5 Billion Disaster Aid Package Despite opposition from ... a $36.5 billion disaster aid package Thursday to help states and U.S. territories rebuild in the wake of ... hurricanes and...

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Open Society Foundations Funds the Mayor Exchange to Offer Help to Puerto Rico

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03/02/2018

Open Society Foundations Funds the Mayor Exchange to Offer Help to Puerto Rico A new network of local leaders is stepping in ... backed by funding from the Open Society Foundations, the group...

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Closing Space for Open Society

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05/17/2018

... gotten so ugly for Open Society, which gave $3.6 million to 46 different groups in Hungary in 2016, that the ... relocate their office from Budapest, Soros’ birth city, to Berlin. Open Society’s decision...

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Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Announces New President

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07/01/2013

... of The Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund is pleased to announce the election of Andrew (Andy) Klingenstein as its ... as President of the Fund and his singular contributions to both the advancement of...

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MetLife Foundation, Sesame Workshop Launch Financial Knowledge Program

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11/22/2013

... have announced a five-year, $20 million partnership to improve financial knowledge and strategies among low- and ... have announced a five year, $20 million partnership to improve financial knowledge and...

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17 Foundations Join Forces to Divest Fossil-Fuel Stocks

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01/30/2014

... Foundation are among the 17 foundations who have vowed to divest the fossil fuel stocks in their endowments and ... foundations with nearly $2-billion in assets have vowed to divest the fossil-fuel stocks in...

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Open Society Foundations Announces $50 Million Gift to ACLU

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11/07/2014

Open Society Foundations Announces $50 Million Gift to ACLU In addition to its significance for the ACLU, which is in the early ... has earmarked the gift for legislative action and public education...

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From Poverty to Giving Away Millions: Darren Walker Shares His American Dream

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11/11/2014

From Poverty to Giving Away Millions: Darren Walker Shares His American ... my immediate circumstances," he says.... From Poverty to Giving Away Millions: Darren Walker Shares His American .....

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Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare Announces Initiative to Address "Invisible Wounds of War"

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02/12/2015

... for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare Announces Initiative to Address "Invisible Wounds of War" The Jonas Center for ... today announced an expansion of their partnership to provide scholarships...

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Goldman Sachs Contributes $2 Million to LaGuardia Community College

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03/16/2015

Goldman Sachs Contributes $2 Million to LaGuardia Community College Gail O. Mellow, the ... Small Businesses initiative, a program offering management education and support services to new and...

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AXA Announces the 2015 AXA Achievers

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04/21/2015

AXA Announces the 2015 AXA Achievers AXA seeks to identify and reward students who, through their talent and ... discovery and general community outreach in areas such as education , the environment and disease...

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Pershing Square Foundation Establishes $10 Million Endowment To Support Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Life Science Research

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06/02/2015

... Square Foundation Establishes $10 Million Endowment To Support Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Life Science ... Foundation (PSF) has awarded the institution $10 million to support its leading biology and...

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City & State OpEd Pushes for Coding to Fulfill Language Requirement in Public Schools

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06/29/2015

City & State OpEd Pushes for Coding to Fulfill Language Requirement in Public Schools At a time when the public and private sectors are struggling to create jobs, the technology sector is struggling to...

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2015 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy Awarded to Those Who Dedicate Private Wealth to the Public Good

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08/25/2015

2015 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy Awarded to Those Who Dedicate Private Wealth to the Public Good The eight recipients of the prestigious ... has also influenced a wide range of issues, including ...

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Ms. Foundation Helps Film Lab Fight Elder Abuse Through Film

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09/09/2015

... for its filmmaking competitions, educational outreach to support diversity in media and its production arm ... has received a grant from the Ms. Foundation for Women to produce a film to help...

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Immigrants, Their Children Integrate Well into US Society but Not in All Areas, Report Finds

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09/24/2015

... have better job opportunities, make more money and learn to speak better English. But a new report found their ... or disrupt immigrants' integration into society, according to a press release from the...

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Success Metrics Questioned in School Program Funded by Goldman

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11/05/2015

... had helped 109 “at-risk” kindergartners avoid special education . The investment also resulted in a $260,000 payout ...

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How Do You Build a Field? Lessons from Public Health - Rockefeller Foundation

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11/23/2015

... However, credit for containing the disease also goes to a legion of researchers, epidemiologists, community health ... of these professionals, and the knowledge they wield, to the field of public health. A...

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