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‘Bro’ Adams Joins Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as Senior Fellow

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07/11/2017

... Senior Fellow William D. “Bro” Adams, former president of Colby College and past chairman of the National Endowment ... W. Mellon Foundation as a senior fellow. Adams, who lives in Falmouth,...

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Arts

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Mellon Releases New Publication Celebrating 30 Years of Grantmaking in South Africa

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10/22/2018

Mellon Releases New Publication Celebrating 30 Years of Grantmaking in South Africa his year, the Mellon Foundation celebrates 30 ... to strengthening the arts and humanities, and to higher education...

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Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality Appoints Diahann Billings-Burford as New CEO

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10/30/2018

Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality Appoints Diahann Billings-Burford as ... is well-prepared for the challenge. RISE uses an alliance of sports leagues, organizations, athletes, educators, media ... with...

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Bloomberg Commits $1.8 Billion to Johns Hopkins for Financial Aid

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11/19/2018

... Johns Hopkins for Financial Aid Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore has announced a $1.8 billion commitment from ... York City mayor Michael R. Bloomberg ('64) in support of...

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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Markle Foundation’s Skillful Initiative Welcomes 35 Career Coaches From Indiana for its First Convening Governor’s Coaching Corps

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03/19/2019

... career coaches from across Indiana for the first convening of the Skillful Governor’s Coaching Corps, an 8-month ... so they can serve Indiana job seekers more effectively in a changing economy. The...

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Morehouse College, Prairie View A&M University & Spelman College Receive Grants from Carnegie, Mellon and Rockefeller Foundations to Support Faculty Development

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11/19/2019

... College announced today that they are the recipients of $3 million in grants from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, The ... from Rockefeller. "Faculty are the heart of...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Launches Action Plan for Increasing Global Covid-19 Vaccination Efforts

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06/01/2021

... world are still dying from Covid-19. The continued spread of the virus in unvaccinated populations threatens to keep the global ... progress in containing the pandemic. To stop the spread...

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Michael Bloomberg Takes on the Coal Industry

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04/12/2018

... the billionaire businessman and former three-term mayor of New York City, escaped to a deserted ballroom at the Grand Hyatt, in midtown Manhattan, to talk about climate change. Moments ... and Claire Perry,...

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Environment and Climate Change

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New Commitments Totaling $10.8 Billion Announced During 2013 Clinton Global Initiative Meeting

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09/28/2013

... included a call to action by the Nike Foundation, in partnership with the NoVo and United Nations foundations, ... framework. Today, President Bill Clinton, Former Secretary of State Hillary...

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13 Nov 2013

Where is Opportunity in America? - New York Index Launch

Wednesday, November 13, 2013 -

3:00pm to 6:00pm

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

... Opportunity Index , the nation’s only composite measure of economic opportunity at the state and county level. In addition to traditional economic measures like ...

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Searching for the Next Breakthrough in Health Care

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05/05/2014

... program to discover and vet transformative ideas in health care. It is well documented that health care in the United States is not just expensive; it’s ... real breakthrough.... Searching for the Next...

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Individual Market Insurance Premiums Grew 10 Percent Yearly Prior to Affordable Care Act

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06/05/2014

... for people buying coverage on their own grew an average of 10 percent or more a year during the three years before ... Commonwealth Fund report. The analysis, by Jonathan Gruber of the Massachusetts Institute...

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Richard Rockefeller Killed in Plane Crash

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06/13/2014

Richard Rockefeller Killed in Plane Crash Dr. Richard Rockefeller, son of philanthropist David Rockefeller, was killed Friday ... after takeoff. Dr. Rockefeller, an advisory trustee of the...

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Data is Needed to Address Worldwide Women's Issues

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12/16/2014

... to Address Worldwide Women's Issues Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and former New York City ... Bloomberg teamed up to highlight the power of information in...

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Gender Justice

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All Investing is Impact Investing

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01/12/2015

All Investing is Impact Investing In the United States, nearly $1 trillion is committed to ... funds and elsewhere. Donors have transferred ownership of these funds to separate entities and received their tax...

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Ford’s Push for the Reproductive Rights of Young Women in the Niger Delta

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04/13/2015

Ford’s Push for the Reproductive Rights of Young Women in the Niger Delta The Ford Foundation has a keen interest ... health needs of young, out- of -school women in...

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Hess Named to 2015 Best Corporate Citizens List

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04/22/2015

... on Corporate Responsibility magazine’s prestigious list of 100 Best Corporate Citizens for 2015. The list recognizes ... the United States that demonstrated strong performance in such areas as environment,...

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William T. Grant Foundation-Funded Study Examines the Consequences of Childhood Bullying

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05/01/2015

... T. Grant Foundation-Funded Study Examines the Consequences of Childhood Bullying New research suggests that the ... by peers may have a greater impact on mental health in adulthood than originally thought...

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