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Critic Calls Grants Aligned With Government Programs "Crony Philanthropy"

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07/07/2014

... from UBS to help underserved students attain a college education is an example of corporate leaders using philanthropy to curry favor with ... saying he has "no doubt at all that helping young men...

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"Eye-Popping" Costs for Drugs Could Threaten Other Pressing Societal Needs

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07/28/2014

... needs to take steps to prevent "eye-popping" prices of new drugs from driving health care costs so high that ... new high-priced drugs come on line, "the aggregate expense of providing them to...

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The Commonwealth Fund

Washington Post Focuses on Carnegie Corporation Report

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09/05/2014

... Are Drastically Changed The Carnegie Corporation of New York, which supports the Common Core State Standards, ... Post calls "startling" that was "little noticed" in the education world...

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The Century Foundation Releases New Report on Unemployment

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12/09/2014

... employment statistics to highlight the demographics of unemployment. Cassidy’s analysis yields four key ... time . African Americans are unemployed at twice the rate of whites—even when they are identical in...

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City Year Receives $2.5 Million Grant from the New York Life Foundation

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06/16/2015

... Grant from the New York Life Foundation City Year, an education -focused nonprofit organization that helps students ... its After-School middle school program with the support of a three-year $2.5 million grant...

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Michael Burke Joins New York Life Foundation as COO

Release Date:

06/22/2015

... Department. He reports to Heather Nesle, president of the New York Life Foundation. Mr. Burke is responsible for ... New York Life, he served as chief operating officer of the Brooklyn Community Foundation,...

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The Century Foundation Releases Report on Charter Schools and District Integration

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09/16/2015

... outlines how charter schools can and should be part of the solution to addressing this issue of inter-district segregation. The report’s author, The Century Foundation education fellow Halley...

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NYS Health Foundation Publishes Report on Expanding Health Insurance Access for New Yorkers

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10/13/2015

... applications would be needed to ensure the success of insurance expansion. To address this issue, the New ... learned through the Enrollment Network's outreach and education efforts over the last two...

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BofA Charitable Foundation Supports Women's Giving Network Conference; Women Pool Dollars for Innovative Community Transformation

Release Date:

10/19/2015

... increase community impact. Women make over 60 percent of their families' charitable contributions and when ... catalyze community improvement. More than 300 leaders of the women's collective giving...

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Dodge Foundation Participates in Discussion of How Arts Organizations Help Drive Downtown Revivals In NJ Cities

Release Date:

10/22/2015

Dodge Foundation Participates in Discussion of How Arts Organizations Help Drive Downtown Revivals In NJ ... Jersey’s cities frequently face funding shortages for education , environmental and other programs, but...

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Dodge Foundation: Arts Funding That Bolsters N.J. Cities

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10/28/2015

... in New Jersey cities are gaining momentum, thanks to a mix of public and private investing and an uptick in city ... Chris Daggett, CEO at the foundation, said almost half of the funds contribute to arts...

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Peterson Foundation President Comments on State of the Union Address

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01/13/2016

Peterson Foundation President Comments on State of the Union Address Michael A. Peterson, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, commented today prior to ... historically spent on R&D,...

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Economic Security

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Case Study: Designing More Affordable and Effective Health Care (Commonwealth Fund)

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02/09/2016

... Health Care (Commonwealth Fund) This case study is part of ongoing research by The Commonwealth Fund to track how ... transforming care delivery, particularly to meet the needs of high-need, high-cost patients...

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The Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation Announces Open Call for 2017 Grant Applications

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04/07/2016

... for non-profit organizations serving the five boroughs of New York City. Grant applications are now being accepted ... website www.sdrubin.org , and applicants will be notified of the Foundation's...

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Teagle Foundation's Connor on Asserting the Value of the Humanities

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04/22/2016

Teagle Foundation President on Asserring the Value of the Humanities A friend who teaches classics at a fine ... arts college told me that she had met the president of the institution walking across campus. He...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Releases New Book on the Value of Diversity

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10/25/2016

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Releases New Book on the Value of Diversity This is the inaugural volume of a multiyear book series mounted by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to explore the value of...

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EAC Network Teams Up with Bank of America, Long Island Community Foundation for “Fresh from the Garden” Senior Initiative

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03/15/2017

EAC Network Teams Up with Bank of America, Long Island Community Foundation for “Fresh ... Initiative EAC Network , in conjunction with the Town of North Hempstead and with funding from Bank of...

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Alliance for Charitable Reform Hosts Annual Summit for Leaders

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04/11/2017

... giving and educate lawmakers about the critical role of charitable giving. The ACR Roadmap for Action - a ...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Gives $150M for An Initiative To Elevate Civic Discourse

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06/27/2017

... from the European Union followed by the unexpected victory of Donald Trump in the 2016 U.S. presidential election has ... Voters, political parties and media organs on both sides of the Atlantic are sharply...

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14 Dec 2017

Leveraging Small Grants for Big Impact - Webinar

Thursday, December 14, 2017 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... reaction. Ripple effect. Reverberation. There are plenty of ways to describe this simple truth: small actions can have big results. This webinar will feature the stories of foundations that have created out-...

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