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Individuals Addressing Open Society Challenges Invited to Apply for Fellowship

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11/07/2016

... Addressing Open Society Challenges Invited to Apply for Fellowship A program of the Open Society Foundations, ... within the Open Society Foundations network and globally. For the current application round,...

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Justice Reform

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A Look at Open Society’s Ongoing Commitment to Human Rights in the Post-Election Environment

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11/28/2016

... both in the United States and abroad, giving billions for work to strengthen human rights and civil liberties... A ...

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Patrick Gaspard Appointed VP of the Open Society Foundations

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12/05/2016

The Open Society Foundations announced today that Patrick H. Gaspard, the U.S. ambassador to South Africa and former senior advisor to President Obama, will join the philanthropy as vice president of programs starting January 9, 2017.

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Justice Reform

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Kress Foundation Accepting Proposals for Conservation Grants

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12/21/2016

Kress Foundation Accepting Proposals for Conservation Grants The Samuel H. Kress ... foundation's Conservation Grants Program provides support for the professional practice of art conservation. Grants are...

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Samuel H. Kress Foundation

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Putting Racism on the Table

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02/07/2017

... Putting Racism on the Table series is a learning series for philanthropy. Learn more about this work, and download ...

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Social Justice

William T. Grant and Sloan Foundations Support Study That Finds Good Sleep Promotes Postive Experiences, Less Conflict

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02/17/2017

Researchers in the Department of Biobehavioral Health (BBH) at Penn State found that sleep quality and quantity at night is affected by that day's stressors, and sleep hours and quality affect daily stressors the next day.

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William T. Grant Foundation

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Health

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Ford, Warhol and Shelly & Donald Rubin Foundation Support Exhibition of Black Women Artists at Brooklyn Museum

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03/02/2017

Focusing on the work of black women artists, We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965–85 examines the political, social, cultural, and aesthetic priorities of women of color during the emergence of second-wave feminism.

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

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Rita Allen Teams Up With Knight Foundation to Combat Misinformation

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03/13/2017

... Teams Up With Knight Foundation to Combat Misinformation Working alongside Democracy Fund and the Rita Allen ... to, the role of algorithms in news consumption, methods for separating facts from fiction,...

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Communications/Media

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund President Stephen Heintz Announces Increase of 2017 Program Grants Budget

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03/15/2017

... in the Fund’s grants budget by nearly 12 percent for 2017, Fund President Stephen Heintz announced. The ...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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Helmsley Trust Helps Retraction Watch Chart Its Future With New $130,000 Grant

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04/06/2017

... consultant to develop operational and sustainability plans for The Center For Scientific Integrity. Over the coming months, the ... that targets those unmet needs, and explore opportunities for...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Science

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Open Society Foundations Hosts Artistic Activism: Connecting Social Activism and Artistic Practice

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04/07/2017

... success. More recently, activists have turned to the arts for inspiration and as a way to engage audiences, through ...

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Behind the Billion: The Ford Foundation and Mission-Related Investments

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04/13/2017

... Xavier de Souza Briggs , the foundation’s vice president for Economic Opportunity and Markets, discusses the ...

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Reframes its Global Democratic Practice Grantmaking Portfolio

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04/25/2017

In addition to changing the portfolio’s name from ‘Global Governance’ to ‘Global Challenges’, the newly articulated strategies shift the emphasis from improving the democratic practices of formal global governance institutions and procedures to...

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Civic Engagement

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Rockefeller Foundation Survey Reveals Insight into the College Skills Gap

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05/01/2017

A March 2017 survey by the Rockefeller Foundation noted that half of recent college graduates are not using skills they learned in college at work, and 86 percent are learning new skills outside of college.

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Education

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Commonwealth Fund: Coverage Gains Among Lower-Income Blacks and Latinos Highlight ACA’s Successes & Areas for Improvement

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08/21/2017

... Blacks and Latinos Highlight ACA’s Successes & Areas for Improvement The uninsured rate for lower-income working -age blacks and Latinos dropped by at least 10 ...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Health

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Podcast: Nonprofit Organizations Fighting for The Affordable Care Act

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09/28/2017

Podcast: Nonprofit Organizations Fighting for The Affordable Care Act The latest and perhaps last ... levels to support health care legislation that is workable for coalition members and that protects the...

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Health

Corporate Donations For Hurricane Maria Relief Top $24 Million

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10/03/2017

Corporate Donations For Hurricane Maria Relief Top $24 Million Companies are ... of Friday, corporate donations have reached $24.1 million for Hurricane Maria relief efforts -- about triple the amount ... estimate...

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The MoMA Goes to Paris

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10/04/2017

... to MoMA director Glenn Lowry, the exhibition is a way for the New York museum to support a new institution—the ...

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Rockefeller Foundation's Dr. Raj Shah’s First Visit to Southeast Asia

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01/10/2018

In his travel to Bangkok, he explored the Foundation’s current critical work, discovered the deep and respectful partnership with the region, and states why the Asia-Pacific region is a land of promise.

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