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Changing the Debate on Education Policy

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06/07/2012

By Lori Bezahler, President, Edward W. Hazen Foundation Over the past 15 years, education policy has gone from a bureaucratic backwater to a topic debated on the front pages of every city’s major newspaper. Where once we had...

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United Hospital Fund: Goals For State Regulation Of Risk Sharing Between Health Care Providers And Insurers

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11/19/2015

The United Hospital Fund published a report that focuses on the increasingly common “risk-transfer” agreements between health insurance plans and health care providers, along with the policy and regulatory challenges such arrangements present.

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United Hospital Fund Issues Report on Pediatric Primary Care

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01/08/2016

Pediatric primary care is of utmost importance, ensuring that young children have his or her acute needs met, but also promoting the child’s full development—including physical, mental, and cognitive health.

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Century Foundation Fellow Co-Authors Report on Admission Preferences of Low-Income Students

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01/11/2016

Top higher-education instutions should set an admissions preference for low-income students because such students now face unjustified barriers and constitute only 3 percent of enrollment at the elite schools, according to a landmark report issued...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Bryan Stevenson to Board of Trustees

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02/17/2017

“Bryan is a courageous, transformational leader and a stalwart advocate for justice who has done an extraordinary amount to challenge the legacy of racial inequality in this country,” said Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation. “It is a...

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Markle Foundation and Microsoft Partner to Accelerate a Skills-Based Labor Market for the Digital Economy

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06/29/2017

With $25.8 million grant, Microsoft Philanthropies joins forces with Markle to enable American workers to connect with businesses facing a shortage of skilled labor in an era marked by technology disruption.

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United Hospital Fund's New Analysis Finds Drug Costs Significantly HIgher for Insurers in New York State

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07/06/2017

Prescription drug spending increased significantly for health plans participating in the Medicaid Managed Care and the commercial small group markets in recent years, according to a new report from United Hospital Fund (UHF).

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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

The U.S. Impact Investing Alliance announced the launch of its expanded network of impact investing leaders dedicated to advancing this growing market.

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Goldman Sachs and Bloomberg Philanthropies Make $10M Commitment for Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses in Baltimore

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08/15/2017

Baltimore Mayor Catherine E. Pugh, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, Founder of Bloomberg L.P. and Bloomberg Philanthropies Michael R. Bloomberg and Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO Lloyd C. Blankfein today announced a $10 million commitment to continue...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Kicks Off CityLab Paris Summit

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10/24/2017

CityLab Paris Summit Kicks off with Candid Discussions from Mayors and City Leaders on Critical Issues, Including Climate Change, Social Cohesion and Terrorism

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Federal Judge Sides With TCF Against DeVos's Education Department

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02/20/2018

A federal judge granted The Century Foundation's request for a temporary restraining order against the Department of Education — what is thought to be the first order of its kind against Secretary Betsy DeVos.

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Surdna Foundation and Andrus Family Show Commitment to Next Generation of Progressive Philanthropists

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02/20/2018

This month, the Surdna Foundation and the Andrus Family Fund pledged $800,000 to 21 organizations representing “next-generation social justice philanthropy.”

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Beyond Equity as a Trend, Toward Real Change

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04/24/2018

Maurine Knighton, Program Director for the Arts at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and Kerry McCarthy, Program Director for Thriving Communities at New York Community Trust write "The idea of equitable distribution of resources has again...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, Headwaters Foundation, and The Whitman Institute Launch the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project

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01/22/2020

Today, the Headwaters Foundation, Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, and The Whitman Institute announce the launch of the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project, a five-year, peer-to-peer funder initiative with the goal of bringing greater vulnerability,...

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American Express and The New York Women's Foundation Partner Together on The Ambition Project

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02/11/2020

An open letter from the six women of the American Express Executive Committee reflects on the company’s progress, shares new commitments and programs and calls on leaders everywhere to proudly back women’s ambition.

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Andrew Cuomo, Stop a Coronavirus Disaster: Release People From Prison - Op-Ed Co-Written by Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation

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03/30/2020

This is a public health crisis that threatens to become a humanitarian disaster.

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9 Leading Nonprofit Groups Urge Foundations to Dig Into Endowments to Support Charities

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04/02/2020

A group of nine philanthropic membership and advocacy organizations called on foundations to increase their giving in response to the coronavirus pandemic, even if their endowments take a big hit.

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Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy 2017: Data to Drive Decisions

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10/2017

... for free at disasterphilanthropy.foundationcenter. org . Donors, foundations, corporations, journalists, NGOs, ...

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Investing in our Mission: A Five-Year Case Study of Fossil Fuel Divestment at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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05/11/2020

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund turned its back on the source of family wealth—and reaped the returns.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies, Ford Foundation, and the JPB Foundation Announce $1.2 Million Grant to Support the Fresh Air Fund’s New NYC Summer Spaces and Youth Employment Programs

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07/24/2020

The programs will provide 26,000 play slots for kids ages 5-13 and employment for over 200 youth.

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