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Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative Supports NeuroBioBank for Autism Research

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11/18/2015

... Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has signed an agreement to establish a collaborative, nationwide effort for the ... will leverage the advantages of public and private efforts to collect vital brain specimens...

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Aetna Foundation: Closing the Health Divide, One Community at a Time

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12/16/2015

... looking at something as simple as your address. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), your zip code is a ... For example, look at the city of Boston. According to U.S. Census data, individuals...

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On Philanthropy: All Investing is Impact Investing (Rockefeller Brothers Fund, F.B. Heron Foundation)

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01/04/2016

... In the United States, nearly $1 trillion is committed to philanthropy - sitting in foundations and donor-advised ... funds. Donors have transferred ownership of these funds to separate legal entities and...

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What Money Can Buy - Ford Foundation's Pursuit of Conquering Inequality

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01/05/2016

... Foundation's Pursuit of Conquering Inequality The urge to change the world is normally thwarted by a ... the others, and so would-be world-changers often set out to overcome it. Some try to...

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Century Foundation Fellow in NYTimes OpEd: Strong Unions Equals Strong Democracy

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01/12/2016

... the ruling bloc of conservative justices appears ready to render a decision later this year that would significantly ... in Southern California, argues that she should be able to accept the higher wages and...

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JP Morgan Chase Institute Report: Understanding Income Volatility & the Role of the Online Platform Economy

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02/19/2016

... Institute, writes, "Even as the U.S. economy continues to create thousands of jobs each month, there are insufficient data to examine the income volatility workers are experiencing on ... levels of income...

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Surdna, Ms. Foundation Authors: Mind the Gap – How Philanthropy Can Address Gender-Based Economic Disparities

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03/08/2016

... 107th observance of International Women's Day. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, we'll have to wait until the 150th observance for the wage gap between ... on this day in 1857 and again in 1908...

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Carnegie Prize Honoring Genocide’s Unsung Heroes Profiled in NYTimes

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03/16/2016

... these four as finalists for the annual prize, meant to honor those whose exceptional work to preserve human life in disasters created by humans — ...

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Revson Foundation Supports Steinem Program to Address Underrepresentation of Women In Media & Technology

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03/28/2016

Revson Foundation Supports Steinem Program to Address Underrepresentation of Women In Media & Technology ... confidence – and a confidant. “I was too nervous to take a journalism job,” said Rozenfeld. “People...

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Open Society Foundations' 6-Month Paid Paternity Leave Leads Generous-Parental-Leave Club

Release Date:

03/30/2016

... percent pay — with tons of flexibility of how they chose to use it. This benefit extends to the foundation’s U.S. offices, which employ 450. It applies to mothers, fathers, custodial...

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Karen Persichilli Keogh to Lead Global Philanthropy at JPMorgan Chase

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04/06/2016

Karen Persichilli Keogh to Lead Global Philanthropy at JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase ... investments. Karen will continue the firm’s commitment to expanding economic inclusion around the globe through ... the...

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Artstor President James Shulman Joins Mellon Foundation as Senior Fellow in Residence

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05/02/2016

... digital technologies can support institutional imperatives to be inclusive and effective. Shulman has served as the ... in the arts, architecture, and the humanities available to nearly 2,000 colleges,...

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Ford Foundation Is A Sponsor of New Exhibits at the Muhammad Ali Center

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06/22/2016

... passing has derailed us a little bit, but we are going to be on schedule.” The Ali Center will add two permanent exhibits, along with a new space to house temporary exhibits. The center has hired ... Virginia-...

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The Century Foundation Rallies Against "Turnkey Tyranny" With Presidential Transition

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11/18/2016

... With Presidential Transition For six years—from 2006 to 2013—I worked inside the intelligence community to enforce laws and policies that protect privacy and civil ... of mass surveillance programs, beginning...

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HSC Calls for Comments on Fair Labor Standards Act Effects on Nonprofits

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11/28/2016

... Standards Act Effects on Nonprofits As nonprofits prepare to comply with the new Fair Labor Standards Act rule on ... an even higher threshold. We are calling on our members to join us in raising concerns...

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President Of Montauk-Based Environmental Advocacy Organization Stepping Down

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02/02/2017

... 2012, will be stepping down at the end of March, 2017, to join The Nature Conservancy as the Director of ... beauty," Samuelson noted. "It has been my honor to be a part of the Montauk community and...

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I’m Having a CEO Moment. And You Can, Too

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04/05/2017

... probably noticed over the past few months, we’ve been working really hard to capture more and more of the great thinking that happens ... CEOs get in on the action. I am so fortunate that I get to...

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Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

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

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04/14/2017

Two Weeks Left to Apply to The J.M.K. Innovation Prize The application deadline for ... stage, bold ideas being piloted by dynamic visionaries working in the fields of heritage conservation,...

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Agnes Gund Sells a Lichtenstein to Start Criminal Justice Fund; Ford Foundation to Manage Fund

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06/12/2017

Agnes Gund Sells a Lichtenstein to Start Criminal Justice Fund; Ford Foundation to Manage Fund In January, rumors swirled that the art ... $165 million, including fees) for a specific purpose: to...

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Afua Atta-Mensah, Executive Director of Community Voices Heard, Says "Basebuilding is a Contact Sport"

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06/22/2017

... principle of the organization that requires members to share narratives with one another face- to -face. "At a time when we sit across the breakfast table and text the person across from us to...

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