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

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10/28/2015

... workers and their families in the United States, and it’ s costing them — and their employers — a lot of money. In 2013, 21 percent of U. S . households (about 62 million people) reported speaking a ... our...

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Column from Hartford Foundation: Independence—It’s What Older People Want

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12/01/2015

Column from Hartford Foundation: Independence—It’ s What Older People Want We already know what older people ... confirm, time and again, that the vast majority of us want to live in our homes and communities as...

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Donald Moulds of Commonwealth Fund Joins Grantmakers in Health Board

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12/11/2015

... Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation at the U. S . Department of Health and Human Services, where he served ...

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The Nation Details Eric Holder’s Appearance at Ford Foundation

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12/14/2015

The Nation Details Eric Holder’ s Appearance at Ford Foundation Eric Holder was the nation’ s first black attorney general at a time when civil-rights ... Me.” Holder is an important character in my book Give...

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What's Driving Variation in New York's Hospital Spending and Prices? (NY State Health Foundation)

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12/17/2015

What' s Driving Variation in New York' s Hospital Spending and Prices? (NY State Health Foundation) ... but I find four items are most important to those of us interested in the New...

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Citi Director and NYC Commissioner Jointly Advocate for Helping Immigrants Become Citizens

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01/14/2016

... they live. In the past month the New York City Mayor' s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) and Citi Community ... of 8.9%, or $3,200, in the first year after becoming a U. S . citizen. If all eligible...

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Mellon Gives UPenn $5.1 Million to Boost Latino Faculty in the Humanities

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02/04/2016

... the number of Latino professors in the humanities at U. S . colleges and universities. With the grant, the Center for Minority Serving Institutions in Penn' s Graduate School of Education will launch...

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NoVo and Arcus Foundations Noted for Taking A Stand In Social Movements

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03/17/2016

... Square. Pro-life advocates rally under the dome of the US Capitol. When we think of social movements, these are ... very big checks. So, in late 2015, when Jon Stryker’ s Arcus Foundation and Jennifer and...

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Laurie M. Tisch Honored by United Way’s Women’s Leadership Council

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03/21/2016

Laurie M. Tisch Honored by United Way’ s Women’ s Leadership Council The United Way of New York City’ s Women’ s Leadership Council’ s held it’ s...

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Microsoft Joins Bloomberg, JPMorgan & Others in Supporting Smithsonian's Museum of African American History

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03/25/2016

... Bloomberg, JPMorgan & Others in Supporting Smithsonian' s Museum of African American History Microsoft Corp. has ... are vibrant and important narratives in our nation’ s history,” said Fred Humphries...

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At Ford Event, de Blasio Says Cities Must Innovate Since Feds and State Won’t

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03/30/2016

... innovate solutions, because no level of government above us has the political will or takes the responsiblity for ...

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NYS Health Foundation President Calls For Proper Veteran Care

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05/09/2016

... Foundation President Calls For Proper Veteran Care The U. S . Department of Veterans Affairs is again under fire for ... long waiting lists for appointments at the nation’ s VA health care facilities, and for...

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Sage Foundation Research Indicates Americans May Not Be Ready for Tax Increase on Wealthy

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05/11/2016

... while maintaining spending for popular programs. That’ s prompted some presidential candidates to argue it’ s time to raise taxes on the rich. Bernie Sanders is leading ... require individuals with adjusted...

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Funded by Research to Prevent Blindness, USC Study Predicts Visual Impairment Will Double by 2050

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05/19/2016

... Eye Institute in JAMA Ophthalmology found that the U. S . prevalence in visual impairment (VI) and blindness is ...

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Ford Foundation Appoints John Irons as Director of Inclusive Economies

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05/19/2016

... 'Impact Investing.' As director, he will advance Ford' s work in addressing inequality to pave the way for economic ... Markets. An economist by training, Irons led work on U. S . employment,...

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F.B. Heron Foundation's Clara Miller Writes About Building a Foundation for the 21st Century

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06/08/2016

F.B. Heron Foundation' s Clara Miller Writes About Building a Foundation for the ... fifty years, the global economy (and that includes the U. S . economy) has felt the effects of three related long-term .....

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Capital One Foundation Sees Departure at the Top, Appoints New President

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06/09/2016

... president of community affairs, overseeing Capital One’ s U. S . grant funding, volunteerism and community relations. In ...

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F.B. Heron's Clara Miller on Changing Operating Models to Expand Effectiveness and Impact

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06/10/2016

F.B. Heron' s Clara Miller on Changing Operating Models to Expand Effectiveness and Impact When we set out on Heron’ s current journey, we did so with the idea of building ... incentives into our own...

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In Effort Lead by Arcus Foundation, LGBTQ Groups Call for Unity in Wake of Orlando Shooting

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06/14/2016

... than 2000 lives over the last 9 years. Bias crimes against US immigrant populations, which include significant numbers ... as anti-immigrant rhetoric has escalated. For those of us who carry multiple...

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