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Ford Foundation Head on ‘Time’ List of 100 Influence Leaders

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04/25/2016

Ford Foundation Head on ‘Time’ List of 100 Influence Leaders Darren Walker’s moves to steer the ... and inclusion won him a spot on Time magazine's 2016 list of the world’s most influential people. A brief...

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Ford Foundation Takes a Stand On Income Inequality at Milken Institute Global Conference 2016

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05/04/2016

... cultural narratives, persistent prejudices, and rules of the economy working against them... Ford Foundation Takes a Stand On ...

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Rockefeller Foundation Announces Campaign to Achieve Workplace Equality

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05/16/2016

... by the Rockefeller Foundation. Judith Rodin, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, announced a campaign to change ... Forbes Women’s Summit. She acknowledged there’s a lot of work to be done but aside from...

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Gender Justice

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Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Obamacare Is Helping Millions Get Needed Healthcare

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05/25/2016

... Is Helping Millions Get Needed Healthcare More than 60% of working -age Americans who signed up for Medicaid or a ... Republican campaign to discredit the law. Overall, 82% of American adults...

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Century Foundation Report Looks for Better Results for Remedial Students

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06/02/2016

... "When College Students Start Behind" offers a redesign of how community colleges should approach remedial courses. ... interests and shift from a "drill and practice" type of teaching to...

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Education

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Century Foundation Researcher Says It's Up to Schools to Ensure Teachers Are Aware of Their Own Biases

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06/07/2016

... Says It's Up to Schools to Ensure Teachers Are Aware of Their Own Biases There are several ways schools could work ... general to ensure teachers don't simply address the issue of loss of...

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David Di Martino Elected to The John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees

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07/14/2016

... Martino Elected to The John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees The John A. Hartford Foundation today announced ... that David Di Martino has been elected to its Board of Trustees. Mr. Di Martino is...

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Supported by Rockefeller and Bloomberg, Climate Finance Project Finds Solutions for Low-Carbon Growth

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07/26/2016

... engineering new solutions and supporting the development of new finance instruments that unlock private investment for ...

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Carnegie Corporation Names Robert Rosenthal Director of Information Technology

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08/01/2016

Carnegie Corporation Names Robert Rosenthal Director of Information Technology Rosenthal brings over 30 years of experience in information management and systems, having worked in a range of...

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Announces Revised Funding Areas

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08/02/2016

... Areas We are thrilled to share with you the evolution of the Foundation’s focus, the result of a period of reflection and learning and, significantly, a reconnecting ...

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Why Ford Foundation Is Underwriting Black Lives Matter

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08/08/2016

... a detailed and ambitious policy agenda, with a long list of “demands” that are attempts to match systemic problems ... their voice to the growing chorus of supporters, in the strongest possible terms. But the...

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With Funding from Mellon Foundation, Documentary Celebrates Career of Filmmaker

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08/09/2016

... from Mellon Foundation, Documentary Celebrates Career of Filmmaker The Double Exposure Series, part of Carnegie Museum of Art's Time-Based Media Project, presents contemporary .....

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Simons Foundation Contributes to Research Outlining Cellular Communication Processes

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08/30/2016

... Processes Researchers have discovered a mechanism of intercellular communication that helps explain how ... the ability to hit a home run – function properly most of the time, and in some scenarios quite...

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Darren Walker: Using Privilege to Fight Privilege

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08/31/2016

... Walker anywhere in New York City or in the world of philanthropy, and you’re guaranteed to get one of two reactions: big smiles or expressions of awe, if not both. Walker’s reputation for...

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Ford Joins Growing List of Grant Makers Focused on People With Disabilities

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09/12/2016

Ford Joins Growing List of Grant Makers Focused on People With Disabilities Saying it made a major mistake by overlooking the needs of people with disabilities in revamping its programs to ... pledge Monday to...

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Doris Duke Supports NY Dance and Performance Bessie Award Nominees

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09/20/2016

... House. The Bessies are also thrilled to announce that all of the 2016 nominees will receive a cash award of $500, made possible by a generous gift from the Doris Duke ...

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Supported by Rockefeller, MIT Competition Finalist Provides A Solution For India’s Farmers

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09/26/2016

... Provides A Solution For India’s Farmers As a first- of -its-kind human-digital platform, eKutir Global, a finalist ... category, has reached 70,000 farmers through a network of licensed community agents,...

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Tiffany & Co. Supports Ocean Conservation

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09/26/2016

... Co. Supports Ocean Conservation Tiffany & Co. and its head of philanthropy, Anisa Kamadoli Costa, are two names that ... at the most recent Our Ocean Conference, in which billions of dollars worth ...

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Research to Prevent Blindness- Backed Study Uncovers Major Cause of Vision Loss

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09/29/2016

... to Prevent Blindness- Backed Study Uncovers Major Cause of Vision Loss The eye’s retina works like film in a ... and sharp images seen during daylight. A wide range of disorders can damage those rods and cones...

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