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Ford Foundation Names Kathy Reich as Director for Effort to Strengthen Institutions and Networks

Release Date:

04/29/2016

Ford Foundation Names Kathy Reich as Director for Effort to Strengthen Institutions and Networks The Ford ... earlier serving as policy analyst and program officer for early education programs...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Warren Buffet Pledges$2.9 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Others

Release Date:

07/15/2016

... links to the Buffett family will share the rest: Buffett's education -focused charity, which is named after his late wife .....

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NoVo Foundation

Commonwealth Fund Survey Finds U.S. Healthcare System Failing High-Need Patients

Release Date:

12/09/2016

The U.S. healthcare system is failing patients with complex medical needs, many of whom struggle to access the coordinated medical, behavioral, and social services they need to manage their conditions and avoid costly hospital visits, an issue brief...

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

Sloan Foundation Gives Wikimedia Foundation $3M for Structured Data Project

Release Date:

01/12/2017

Sloan Foundation Gives Wikimedia Foundation $3M for Structured Data Project The San Francisco-based ... media files in Wikimedia Commons , making it easier for people and institutions to share, access, and reuse...

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Communications/Media

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Aetna Foundation Looks Beyond the Doctor's Office in a Quest for Better Health

Release Date:

03/17/2017

... Foundation Looks Beyond the Doctor's Office in a Quest for Better Health Aetna recently announced a new RFP for the latest cycle of its Cultivating Healthy Communities ... opportunities for...

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Mellon Foundation President Earl Lewis Writes About the Absence of Federal Arts Funding

Release Date:

03/17/2017

... and humanities endowments, no president has called for their elimination -- until now. We should pause and think ...

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

NY Times Common Sense Columnist Says Ford Foundation Is an Unlikely Convert to ‘Impact’ Investing

Release Date:

04/17/2017

... supports the missions of nonprofit institutions, whether education , as with college and universities, or broader ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

Ms. Foundation Noted in Article on Fighting for Women of Color

Release Date:

06/21/2017

Ms. Foundation Noted in Article on Fighting for Women of Color By now it’s clear the Trump era will be ... cuts to the nation’s most effective health, nutrition, education , and disability programs, eviscerating...

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Gender Justice

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Ms. Foundation for Women

United Hospital Fund Report Examines Ramifications of Eligible Adults Refusing Prescribed Home Health Care

Release Date:

08/24/2017

... both skilled and had time enough to do the job as reasons for folks refusing home care. According to the study, in ...

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Aging

Health

Albany, Glens Falls among Regions Adding Jobs in New York

Release Date:

09/15/2017

... with 500. The top three industries that added jobs were: education and health services, with 1,700; health care and ...

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Workforce Development

The Rockefeller Foundation Joins Hotel Industry To Reduce Food Waste

Release Date:

11/14/2017

... including low-waste menu planning, staff training and education , and customer engagement. Overall, participating ...

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Food Systems

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Atlantic Philanthropies and Ford Foundation Funded Lynching Memorial and Slavery Museum Sets April Opening

Release Date:

11/14/2017

... slavery on April 26 in Montgomery. The National Memorial for Peace and Justice recognizing 4,000 blacks lynched and ...

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Social Justice

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Ford Foundation

Open Society Foundations, Ford and the Rockefeller Foundation Pledge Initial $5M For Battered Puerto Rico

Release Date:

11/16/2017

... Ford and the Rockefeller Foundation Pledge Initial $5M For Battered Puerto Rico Three major U.S.-based foundations ... founder and president of a local think tank, Center for a New Economy, and co-chairman of...

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Disaster Relief

Report Funded by The Clark Foundation Urges de Blasio to Prioritize Boosting Community College Graduation Rates in Second Term

Release Date:

12/11/2017

... second term agenda. Published earlier this week by Center for an Urban Future -- a leading New York City-based think ...

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Education

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The Clark Foundation

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds New Visual Culture Program on Caltech Campus

Release Date:

12/14/2018

... from the Mellon Foundation supports new opportunities for campus community to explore visual arts. A new visual ... artists-in-residence, the program will have a little bit for anyone interested in art and its...

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Education

Estée Lauder Companies and Others Partner for Indonesian Sustainable Palm Project

Release Date:

05/28/2019

Estée Lauder Companies and Others Partner for Indonesian Sustainable Palm Project BASF, The Estée ... of palm oil and palm kernel oil. It offers continuous education and technical support on implementing and .....

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New Staff and Promotions at The New York Community Trust

Release Date:

12/19/2019

... Ross will manage the girls and young women and arts education portfolios. Marie D’Costa has been promoted to ...

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07 Nov 2013

"MEDIACRACY" - A Dialogue with Experts on the Troubled Intersection of Media and Democracy

Thursday, November 7, 2013 -

12:45pm to 4:00pm

... TV, newspapers, and online has enormous implications for the quality of news and information available – ... and practitioners to learn about the critical role that funders play at the local, state and federal...

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Issue-Based

24 Jun 2015

Follow the Leader: Succession Planning and Leadership Transition

Wednesday, June 24, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... programming, and build morale. Please join us for a discussion about leadership transition and succession planning. Explore How funders can encourage and facilitate grantees’ succession ... Rena Zurofsky...

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All Funders

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Leadership Development

13 Jul 2015

How Does Climate Change Affect Peace and Security? - Webinar

Monday, July 13, 2015 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... risks be a foreign policy priority? Join PSFG and EGA for a webinar to discuss the ways in which climate change affects security/conflict and how funders can incorporate this knowledge into their ... including...