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Rockefeller's Rodin Urges Cities to Build Greater Resilience

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01/28/2015

... exposed to sea rise, flooding and storm surge, where people had died in the storm. I saw damaged dunes and other ... ... I saw homes destroyed, neighbourhoods disrupted, people ’s lives destroyed.” Rodin, who...

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Disaster Relief

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NYSHF Energizes Entire Communities with Healthy Neighborhoods Fund Initiative

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02/02/2015

... haven’t really been able to invest in open spaces for people to exercise. So we’ve made this commitment to address health inequities. We know that when people live in healthier neighborhoods they do in fact...

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New York Health Foundation

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Citi and Goldman Sachs Launching Projects with NYC to Boost Women Business Owners

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03/12/2015

... mole sauce recipe so it’s good enough that people would buy it. But she hasn’t figured out how to sell ... stream of commerce. We’re going to introduce you to the people at Etsy so you can sell your mole,”...

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Gender Justice

Commonwealth Fund Reports Millions Could Lose Coverage in Latest ACA Challenge

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04/03/2015

... Fund, a subsidy shutdown could result in 9.6 million fewer people with coverage by 2016, a 70 percent decline. The resulting adverse selection caused by healthy people leaving the risk pool could increase...

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Earthquake Rocks Nepal

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04/28/2015

... Everest. Early estimates indicate that several thousand people have died in the earthquake, and thousands more have ... trapped in debris and tumbled buildings. About 6.2 million people live within 100...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Large-Scale ‘Invest in Youth’ Initiative Focused on 16-24 Year Olds

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05/06/2015

... economic opportunities and outcomes for vulnerable young people across Brooklyn. Brooklyn Community Foundation, the ... to success for 16- to 24-year-olds, particularly young people of color. In its first year...

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Staying the Course: Reflections on 40 Years of Grantmaking at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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05/13/2015

... RBF's grantmaking programs tried, "over time, to enlarge people 's understanding of, and ability to address, ... serendipitous and systematic" approach to "helping people help...

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Arcus Releases Statement Responding to United States Supreme Court Marriage Ruling

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06/26/2015

... many that are advancing full lived equality for all LGBT people everywhere." ... Arcus Releases Statement .....

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Public Policy

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LGBTQ

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F.B. Heron Foundation Leads Foundations Toward 100 Percent Impact Investment

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07/02/2015

... Foundations Toward 100 Percent Impact Investment When people hear about impact investing, a light goes on. People immediately begin to see the potential. Once they do, ...

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To Boost Job Prospects, Younger Americans Seek Dentures

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08/10/2015

... also fare worst in a health measure that can keep people from getting jobs — missing teeth. West Virginia ... have lost six or more teeth at 23%. In fact, while most people associate lost teeth and dentures...

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Atlantic's Feeney Awarded Inaugural Stead Medal for International Philanthropy

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09/21/2015

... change in the lives of disadvantaged and vulnerable people around the world. Established as a limited-life ... and delivery of services for children, older adults, and people with disabilities in the Republic...

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New York Community Trust Says Workers Need Better Platforms for Choosing Benefits

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10/28/2015

... In 2013, 21 percent of U.S. households (about 62 million people ) reported speaking a language other than English at ... said Irfan Hasan, senior program officer of health and people with special needs at the...

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The New York Community Trust

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Citi Foundation Supports Young Entrepreneur Challenge

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11/03/2015

... (NFTE) in 1987, I have been privileged to meet young people from all over the country who share one key attribute: ... by the Citi Foundation--to watch the young business people defend not just their ideas--...

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Education

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New York Community Trusts and Partners Fund Grants Bringing Digital Media Learning to More Youth

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11/04/2015

... making 12 new grants, worth nearly $900,000, to help young people across New York City to use digital media and ... harness the power of these technologies to keep young people engaged in learning and...

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The New York Community Trust

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MetLife Foundation Partners with Duke University on CommonCents Lab

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12/08/2015

... to design, build and test solutions intended to help people make smarter choices with their finances. It will focus on developing steps to help people build emergency, retirement and college savings, and ...

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Rockefeller Supported, ‘Futures of Work” Report Examines Global Disruptions

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01/19/2016

... by accelerating disruptions to the world of work—yet people in different economic positions will be impacted in ... Foundation. "But not enough focus on the changes that people who have low incomes or are...

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Atlantic Announces $40M for Fellowship to Reduce International Health Disparities

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02/01/2016

... investments is to promote and enhance opportunities for people , especially in places where systemic barriers unfairly ... investments to improve access to quality health care for people in both Southeast Asia...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Rockefeller, JPMorgan Chase Foundation Support 100,000 Opportunities Hiring Fair & Forum in LA

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02/24/2016

... committed to creating pathways to employment for young people , today announced that in one day, more than 1,000 ... Bell, Target, TOMS, and more, met with thousands of young people in an effort to connect Los...

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WSJ Op-ed by Commonwealth Fund President Notes Potential Fallout to Repealing the ACA

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03/08/2016

... of care than in 2010. In particular, surveys show that people with Medicaid are getting much better care than people who remain uninsured. . . WSJ Op-ed by Commonwealth ...

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