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Fatherhood After 40? It's Becoming A Lot More Common

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08/31/2017

... dads are getting older, too. In 1972, the average age of fathers of newborns in the U.S. was 27. Now, it's closer to 31 years ... Twice as many dads of newborns are now in the 40-plus...

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Off-Broadway’s Golden Age Faces Financial Hurdles

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09/12/2017

... City say this is a golden age for their small-scale brand of theater. But that doesn’t mean they are reaping ... seats, according to the Off-Broadway Alliance, an industry group . In recent years, the off-...

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New York Developer Raises Fund for Affordable Housing

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09/12/2017

... York developer Jonathan F.P. Rose, founder and president of Jonathan Rose Cos. has raised a $233 million real-estate ... Deutsche Bank AG’s Community Development Finance Group and an affiliate of...

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Housing and Homelessness

States Team Up To Fight Climate Change

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09/21/2017

States Team Up To Fight Climate Change A group of states adhering to the initial U.S. commitment to the ... Alliance with fellow Democratic governors Jerry Brown of California and Jay Inslee...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Notes Ways Foundations Can Step Up to Scale Solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals

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09/25/2017

... NGOs or social entrepreneurs should do. But this week a group of foundations turned the lens on themselves to see what they can do to accelerate the scale of solutions to critical problems...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Buffett Says Government Should Do More to Combat Poverty

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10/04/2017

... We have failed, in my view, to create the equality of opportunity," Buffett said Tuesday at the national Purpose ... in Omaha. Buffett supports the Atlanta-based nonprofit group that helps communities...

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SUNY Revises Controversial Proposal to Let Some New York Charter Schools Certify Their Own Teachers

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10/10/2017

... York Charter Schools Certify Their Own Teachers A state group that oversees some New York charter schools has revised ... to let its schools certify their own teachers ahead of Wednesday’s vote, according to...

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House Gives Approval to $36.5 Billion Disaster Aid Package

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10/13/2017

... to help states and U.S. territories rebuild in the wake of devastating hurricanes and wildfires. The House passed the ...

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Open Society Foundations Funds the Mayor Exchange to Offer Help to Puerto Rico

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03/02/2018

... Mayor Exchange to Offer Help to Puerto Rico A new network of local leaders is stepping in to provide aid and support ... backed by funding from the Open Society Foundations, the group includes mainland mayors...

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Funded by The Tiffany & Co. Foundation, Scientists Develop Sun Shield to Prevent Coral Bleaching

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03/27/2018

... Scientists Develop Sun Shield to Prevent Coral Bleaching A group of scientists developed a "sun shield" that they hope can ... was also designed to explore new ways to reduce the impact of...

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Closing Space for Open Society

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05/17/2018

... and visible statement, but it is only one small part of a more complex story about how a multibillion dollar ... democratic freedom is responding to a rising tide of forces that stand opposed to those same...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds Gene Editing Research to Identify Gene that Controls Butterfly Wing Color

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10/26/2018

... Color Heliconius butterflies are a diverse and colorful group of species that live throughout tropical regions of Central and South America. Many of them have wing patterns...

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25 Jul 2023

Navigating the Complexities of Corporate Reporting with an Equity Lens

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3:00pm to 4:30pm

The rise of ESG and the SEC's impending climate disclosure ... Social Impact, and Sustainability Consultant, CSR Talent Group Thomas Knowlton (Moderator), CEO and Founder, CSR Talent Group...

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Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Announces New President

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07/01/2013

The Board of Trustees of The Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund is pleased to announce the election of Andrew (Andy) Klingenstein as its President, effective ... to both the advancement...

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17 Foundations Join Forces to Divest Fossil-Fuel Stocks

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01/30/2014

The Educational Foundation of America and the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation are among ... in their endowments and invest at least five percent of their assets in clean-energy companies, reported The Chronicle...

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Investing: Can You Apply Your Values to Create Value?

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05/06/2014

... to have the unique experience in my professional life of spanning different sectors – much of my career was spent in the private sector, but I’ve also ... the same problems – poverty, disease, the environment...

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Open Society Foundations Announces $50 Million Gift to ACLU

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11/07/2014

... significance for the ACLU, which is in the early stages of a fundraising campaign that will end in 2020, the gift ... has earmarked the gift for legislative action and public education , with a goal to halve...

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

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11/11/2014

Ford Foundation President, Darren Walker, shares his story in People Magazine.

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Foundations Should Push for Disclosure of Corporate ‘Welfare’ Deals

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12/18/2014

Foundations Should Push for Disclosure of Corporate ‘Welfare’ Deals For the first time ever, ... they lose to business tax breaks granted in the name of economic development. While many foundations and ... company...

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