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Ford's Walker Explores the Value of Civil Society in Recent Report

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07/09/2015

... I participated in a roundtable on civil society with the President of the United States, Barack Obama. At the meeting , he said: "...human progress has always been .....

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Carnegie-Backed Teacher Training Program Shows Early Signs of Success

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08/12/2015

... including formal training sessions and meetings with a leadership coach, is showing early signs of success, ...

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Releases Report Preparing RNs for Enhanced Roles in Primary Care

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09/30/2016

Today, the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation issued a series of recommendations for leaders of nursing schools, primary care practices, and health systems on preparing registered nurses for enhanced roles in primary care.

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Edna McConnell Clark's Nancy Roob Gives Tedx Talk About Re-Imagining Philanthropy

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03/30/2017

At this year's TEDxPennAve in Washington DC, Nancy Roob shared how a life-changing experience encouraged her and EMCF to re-imagine the way philanthropists collaborate to help meet our nation’s most pressing challenges.

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

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NYCT’s Slutsky and United Way’s Wright Named ’25 Influencers You Need to Know’

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04/06/2017

This list of Influentials focuses on five of the most important sectors in Manhattan: banking and finance, law and lobbying, nonprofits and philanthropy, real estate and technology. In the coming weeks and months, we’ll turn our attention to their...

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The New York Community Trust

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Hurricane Harvey Recovery Webinar: How Donors Can Help

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08/30/2017

The “Hurricane Harvey Recovery: How Donors Can Help” webinar on August 29, 2017, gathered several expert panelists to discuss catastrophic flooding in Texas and Louisiana, and how to allocate resources—human, financial, and technical—to meet the...

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Disaster Relief

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Success Academy Ratchets up Pressure on City to Give It Space

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09/15/2017

... the city can approve those requests is at a public meeting in November, according to Moskowitz... Success ...

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OSF Grants $8 Million to Immigrant Advocacy Programs

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06/09/2015

President Obama's undocumented immigration initiative has been halted in the face of legal issues.

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Children, Youth and Families

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How Stable Are the ACA Marketplaces? Commonwealth Fund President Explains

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12/07/2015

... Fund President Explains The news that UnitedHealth Group is considering leaving the new health insurance ... about the their long-term viability. But UnitedHealth Group 's possible departure is not really...

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Open Society Foundations Fellow Makes Greece a More Welcoming Place for Refugees

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01/23/2017

... Fellow Makes Greece a More Welcoming Place for Refugees A group of people walking through the fields caught Vasilis ... quiet town of Idomeni. He stopped to watch. Another group passed by. Then a third...

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Century Foundation Report: The Real Price of College

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03/15/2016

... too much weight to the advertised price of a college education , pointing out that the availability of financial ... Our research indicates that the current approach to higher education financing too often...

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Revson Fellowship Produces Research on Female Face of Genocide

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03/16/2016

... brutal to others. After receiving a B.A. in history and education from Bowdoin, she completed a PhD in holocaust ...

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US States Embrace Baby Boxes

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09/08/2017

... The government mails these cardboard cribs filled with baby supplies to any expectant mother who signs up and ... boxes are debuting on a large scale in the United States— with a twist. Requiring prenatal...

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New York City Wants To Know: How Effective Is Its Training For Pre-K Teachers?

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09/12/2017

... training as a key way to ensure that quality keeps up with access. About three years into Mayor Bill de Blasio’s signature education policy achievement, the education department and New York...

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Schott Foundation Report Offers Framework Providing All Children Equal Opportunity To Succeed

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03/01/2018

... the national dialogue, the Schott Foundation for Public Education released the Loving Cities Index , a multi-state ... and practices rooted in racism and bias and replace them with policies that create local...

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Newman's Own Foundation Supports Nutrition Initiatives

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10/01/2019

... that are focused on fresh food access and nutrition education . The funding will support nutrition programs all ... helping nonprofits address various needs such as nutrition education , healthy diets, food...

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Food Systems

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Blended Finance "Plus”: Enhancing Support With Blended Knowledge

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09/04/2018

Blended Finance "Plus”: Enhancing Support With Blended Knowledge Joy Marini, Global Director, Johnson ... found that integrating the knowledge and expertise of all members of a partnership has been the key to...

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Hilton and American Express to Donate Up to 1 Million Rooms to Frontline Medical Professionals During COVID-19 Crisis

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04/06/2020

... today announced that the companies, in partnership with Hilton’s ownership community, will donate up to 1 ... their families through the end of May. Hilton is initially working with 10...

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Gates Foundation, Open Society Foundations, and The Rockefeller Foundation Announce New Recipients of Multilateral Development Banks Challenge Fund

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06/20/2023

... tens of billions of dollars in new development finance with little to no cost to shareholders and while safeguarding ... shocks and to provide financing tailored to its members ’ needs and challenges. The work...

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