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Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Announces New President

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07/01/2013

... effective July 1, 2013. The Board also acknowledged “ with gratitude and pride, John Klingenstein’s 40-year ... to both the advancement of independent secondary education and basic neuroscience research. John...

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MetLife Foundation, Sesame Workshop Launch Financial Knowledge Program

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11/22/2013

PND reported that the MetLife Foundation and Sesame Workshop have announced a five-year, $20 million partnership to improve financial knowledge and strategies among low- and moderate-income families around the world.

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17 Foundations Join Forces to Divest Fossil-Fuel Stocks

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01/30/2014

... The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Seventeen foundations with nearly $2-billion in assets have vowed to divest the ...

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Investing: Can You Apply Your Values to Create Value?

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05/06/2014

... of the Case Foundation since creating the organization with my husband, Steve, in 1997. Having had the benefit of a ... the same problems – poverty, disease, the environment, education reform, you name it –...

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Open Society Foundations Announces $50 Million Gift to ACLU

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11/07/2014

... has earmarked the gift for legislative action and public education , with a goal to halve the number of Americans behind bars in ...

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

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11/11/2014

... Darren Walker grew up in a poor town in rural Texas with his single mother and three sisters. But even at a young ...

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Foundations Should Push for Disclosure of Corporate ‘Welfare’ Deals

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12/18/2014

... company coffers, instead of helping the poor and providing education , health care, housing, and other local services.... ...

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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

The program will offer specialized training to help treat post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, among other illnesses.

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Goldman Sachs Contributes $2 Million to LaGuardia Community College

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03/16/2015

... Community College, a two-year institution in Queens with 50,000 students, received an unexpected call. It was ... the chief executive of Goldman Sachs, who surprised her with the news that the bank was giving...

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AXA Announces the 2015 AXA Achievers

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04/21/2015

... discovery and general community outreach in areas such as education , the environment and disease prevention. Every ...

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation Tackles Workforce Development in Baltimore

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05/28/2015

... nonprofits focused on providing workforce development and education opportunities in Baltimore. These grants are part ... rate was 8.1 percent as of March 2015, compared with 5.5 percent for the state of...

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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

... to support its leading biology and genetics research and education programs. The uniquely structured grant reflects a ... catalyzing change in their respective industries. “ With unrestricted endowment, we can...

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

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06/29/2015

... only 400,000 computer science students. It’s time our education system prioritizes the skills these jobs demand in ...

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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

... has also influenced a wide range of issues, including education , the environment, cancer research, culture, the ...

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Ms. Foundation Helps Film Lab Fight Elder Abuse Through Film

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09/09/2015

... of a widespread societal problem and to provide viewers with the motivation and tools to combat elder abuse. The ...

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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

Carnegie Corporation and the Russell Sage Foundation backed the study, which was released by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

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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

Kevin O'Neill, associate director, Rockefeller Foundation writes about the field of public health and what we all owe to a legion of researchers, epidemiologists, community health workers, educators and others.

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New York Stem Cell Foundation Expands Offices in New York

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12/01/2015

... nonprofit is one of the top stem-cell research and education outfits in the country. It currently occupies ...

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Century Foundation Report Examines The Real Value of What Students Do in College

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02/26/2016

... specific recommendations for how the U.S. Department of Education could promote a renewed focus on learning at ...

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