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Glo Ross Joins Arcus as U.S. Social Justice Program Officer

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11/13/2020

Glo Ross Joins Arcus as U. S . Social Justice Program Officer NEW YORK, NY; CAMBRIDGE, UK ... to the Social Justice Program as U. S . Social Justice Program Officer. In their new role, Glo will advance the Social...

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Urging the U.S. Senate to Pass the America Gives More Act

... Statement of Philanthropy New York on: Urging the U. S . Senate to Pass the America Gives More Act The Council on ... of the America Gives More Act, which was passed in the U. S . House in Summer 2014 and faces...

Ford Foundation Awards 25 Fellowships to US Artists Driving Social Change

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10/02/2017

Ford Foundation Awards 25 Fellowships to US Artists Driving Social Change The Ford Foundation today ... have been at the forefront of social change throughout US history. Today, in the face of growing intolerance...

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Peterson Foundation and Ford Foundation Announce Grants for US 2050 Initiative

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08/21/2018

Peterson Foundation and Ford Foundation Announce Grants for US 2050 Initiative Today, the Peter G. Peterson Foundation and the Ford Foundation launched US 2050, an initiative that will engage leading scholars to...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Javier Valdés as U.S. Director of Civic Engagement and Government

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05/04/2021

Ford Foundation Appoints Javier Valdés as U. S . Director of Civic Engagement and Government New York, NY ... announced today the appointment of Javier Valdés as U. S . director of its Civic Engagement and...

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Nathan Cummings, Ford, Heron & Others Are Leaders in the U.S. Impact Investing Alliance

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07/27/2017

Nathan Cummings, Ford, Heron & Others Are Leaders in the U. S . Impact Investing Alliance The U. S . Impact Investing Alliance (“Alliance”) today announced ... CEO, The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible...

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Century Foundation Report Illustrates How Segregation in U.S. Starts with Preschool

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04/30/2015

Century Foundation Report Illustrates How Segregation in U. S . Starts with Preschool Publicly funded preschools across ... Century Foundation Report Illustrates How Segregation in U. S . Starts with Preschool ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Markle Foundation President Calls for Revamp of U.S. Higher Education System

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06/03/2015

Markle Foundation President Calls for Revamp of U. S . Higher Education System As presidential candidates ... Markle Foundation President Calls for Revamp of U. S . Higher Education System ...

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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Education

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Casey Family Programs Among Supporters of Grandparents Rally on Lawn of U.S. Capitol

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05/10/2017

... Among Supporters of Grandparents Rally on Lawn of U. S . Capitol On May 10, 2017 grandparents and other relative ... children and advocates from around the country will join U. S . Senators Chuck Grassley (R-...

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Rockefeller Foundation Calls for Us to Eat More of What We Grow

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07/20/2018

Rockefeller Foundation Calls for Us to Eat More of What We Grow Globally, a full one-third of ... calories we grow. Since 2016, The Rockefeller Foundation’ s YieldWise program has focused on helping farmers access...

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Food Systems

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Can Social Justice Organizations Endure? New Ideas to Get Us to “Yes”

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... are social justice funders—no matter their specific area( s ) of funding focus—willing to acknowledge the financial ... anti-poverty, and environmental organizations? Join us as three exceptional thinkers and...

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Wall Street Not Giving Up On U.S. Social Impact Bonds

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07/30/2015

Wall Street Not Giving Up On U. S . Social Impact Bonds Social-impact bonds allow private ... plan to reduce recidivism among teenagers at New York' s Rikers Island jail. Last month, the program' ...

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JPMorgan Chase Commits $20 Million to Revitalize Neighborhoods in Five U.S. Cities

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10/21/2016

... Commits $20 Million to Revitalize Neighborhoods in Five U. S . Cities JPMorgan Chase & Co. today announced $20 million ... in disadvantaged neighborhoods. As part of the firm’ s $125 million, five-year PRO...

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Community Development

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Morgan Stanley Strategy Challenge to Benefit 14 Nonprofit Organizations in U.S. and UK

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03/23/2017

... Challenge to Benefit 14 Nonprofit Organizations in U. S . and UK Morgan Stanley on March 22 announced the launch of the ninth annual Strategy Challenge, the Firm’ s signature skills-based pro bono volunteer...

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Tree-Killing Beetles Spread into Northern U.S. Forests as Temperatures Rise

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08/29/2017

Tree-Killing Beetles Spread into Northern U. S . Forests as Temperatures Rise Southern pine beetles are ... among the most destructive insects invading North America' s pine forests today, and they're...

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Environment and Climate Change

Report Finds U.S. Racial Wealth Gap Still Growing at an Alarming Pace

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09/15/2017

Report Finds U. S . Racial Wealth Gap Still Growing at an Alarming Pace ... CFED) and the Institute for Policy Studies, America’ s already large racial wealth gap, far from narrowing, will ... How the Racial Wealth...

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Building on #MeToo, Foundations Look to Change Workplaces in the U.S. and Around the World

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03/19/2019

... on #MeToo, Foundations Look to Change Workplaces in the U. S . and Around the World Feeling safe at work is not something ... can take for granted—a fact strongly tied to men’ s tendency to mistreat women in...

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Gender Justice

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Us Too: Building Cultures of Consent and Safety in Social Justice Organizations

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11/20/2019

Us Too: Building Cultures of Consent and Safety in Social ... harm can have long-standing effects for an organization’ s culture and reputation. We struggled to craft site visit ... we were grappling with: When an...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Invests $4.6 Million To Scale Food Is Medicine Initiatives in U.S.

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11/30/2022

... $4.6 Million To Scale Food Is Medicine Initiatives in U. S . Grants will help prevent, manage, and treat diet-related ... Food Initiative at The Rockefeller Foundation . “That’ s why we’re investing in a food...

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