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New Chair and Vice-Chair for Noyes Foundation Board

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02/11/2015

... is a Trustee and Partner with Loring, Wolcott & Coolidge in Boston, with a particular emphasis on socially responsible investing in the firm’s Sustainability Group. Her career began in...

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Laura Washington Joins Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as Director of Communications

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04/14/2015

... joined the Foundation as Director of Communications. In this newly created role, Washington will build the ... Jones and Condé Nast Publications. Washington earned a BA in history from Vassar College and holds...

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Carnegie Corporation Trustee Louise Richardson Named Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford

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05/29/2015

... of the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world. Professor Richardson is the ... Principal and Vice-Chancellor of St. Andrews University in Scotland, and is an internationally...

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Russell Pennoyer Joins William T. Grant as Board Chair

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06/17/2015

... of Trustees. Pennoyer succeeds Henry Gooss, who has served in the role since 2009. Pennoyer, a senior advisor to Brittany Capital Group, rotated off the board in June 2014 after serving four consecutive terms...

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Lori Evans Bernstein Joins Board of United Hospital Fund

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06/29/2015

... diagnosed and treated. She has over 20 years’ experience in health care and health information technology. Her ... operations and health services and policy research. In the public sector, she has served as a...

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Jane Beyer Named Program Officer at Center for Evidence-based Policy and Milbank Memorial Fund

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09/09/2015

... Behavioral Health and Service Integration Administration in the Washington State Department of Social and Health ... lawyer by training, Beyer brings a distinguished career in public service to the role,...

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Peterson Foundation Launches New Website to Accelerate Action on U.S. Fiscal Challenges

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12/01/2015

Peter G. Peterson Foundation launched a new website that leverages the latest digital tools, helping to fulfill our role as a source for non-partisan information and analysis about fiscal issues and the economy.

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Ford, Open Society and Others Join in Support of Public Interest Tech

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02/17/2016

Ford, Open Society and Others Join in Support of Public Interest Tech A group of five ... emerging field of public interest technology. Created in February 2015, the NetGain initiative — whose partners .....

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United Hospital Fund's Jim Tallon to Step Down in Second Half of 2017

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06/23/2016

United Hospital Fund 039 ;s Jim Tallon to Step Down in Second Half of 2017 Jim Tallon has announced that he plans to step down as president of United Hospital Fund in the second half of 2017...

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Marlow Kee Named Chief Financial Officer at Simons Foundation

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10/14/2016

... to announce that Marlow Kee joined its leadership team in September as chief financial officer (CFO). As CFO, Kee ... back,” says Kee. “This is a chance to play a role in an organization that is highly...

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Rachel Block Joins Milbank Memorial Fund as Program Officer

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04/03/2017

... on federal and state health policy issues, she has served in numerous executive roles in the public and private sectors, most recently spearheading ...

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The 2017 Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Announced

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06/05/2017

... Allen Foundation Scholars, celebrating seven young leaders in biomedical science whose research holds exceptional ... to conduct innovative research on the role of microbes in intestinal health, the prevention...

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Inside Game: A Foundation Supports LGBTQ Leaders in the Halls of Power

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09/11/2017

Inside Game: A Foundation Supports LGBTQ Leaders in the Halls of Power While it was the nation’s highest ... social conservatives like Mike Pence and Jeff Sessions in top roles , many LGBTQ...

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Carnegie Corp.’s Academic Leadership Award Recognizes Seven University Presidents

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09/12/2017

... Academic Leadership Award. The honor consists of $500,000 in support for each winner’s academic initiatives. The award recognizes educators who, in addition to fulfilling their administrative and managerial...

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The Tinker Foundation Announces Next President, Caroline Boyd Kronley

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10/12/2017

... as its next President. Renate is retiring after 45 years in a variety of roles at the Foundation. Caroline, who is currently ... to make Tinker’s work even more impactful and innovative in a...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Partners With The Nature Conservancy To Explore Nature’s Ability To Mitigate Climate Change

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10/20/2017

... available to us now remain underutilized—especially in the land sector, which currently accounts for nearly a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions. In fact, new research shows that stewardship of the land can...

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Century Foundation Releases Report on Estimating the Real Cost of Community College

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10/24/2017

... the Real Cost of Community College Community colleges in the United States play a critical role in promoting social mobility. This is especially the case for ... those with the greatest needs are likely to be...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Roy Swan to Lead Mission Investments Portfolio

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12/05/2017

... Roy Swan as director of its Mission Investments team based in New York. Swan will lead a dedicated team managing the portfolio announced in April , when Ford committed to invest $1 billion over the ... joining...

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New Menino Survey of Mayors, Supported By Citi and The Rockefeller Foundation Reveals Top Issues for Mayors

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01/23/2018

... top reasons why people are moving away from their cities. In addition, they are deeply concerned by the consequences of ... change and agree that cities should play a strong role in mitigating its negative...

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