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More Than 1,000 Died in South Asia Floods This Summer

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08/30/2017

... Died in South Asia Floods This Summer More than 1,000 people have died in floods across South Asia this summer, and ... According to the United Nations, at least 41 million people in Bangladesh, India and...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Sustainable Innovation: 5 Questions Every Company Should Ask Itself

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09/25/2017

... in the search for the intersection of desirability (do people want it?), feasibility (is it technologically and ... from the designer’s toolkit to integrate the needs of people , the possibilities of technology...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Trump Administration Rolls Back Birth Control Mandate

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10/10/2017

... protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people . The twin actions, by the Department of Health and ... he declared in the Rose Garden that “we will not allow people of faith to be targeted,...

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Health

The Art for Justice Fund, in Partnership With Ford and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Announces First Grant Recipients

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11/16/2017

... and employment opportunities for formerly incarcerated people , and humanize people affected by the criminal justice system. The Art for ...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Arts

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Johnson & Johnson Joins the Coalition for the American Dream

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01/05/2018

... combine to unleash the potential of the brilliant mix of people , in every corner of the world. Because delivering life-changing, lifesaving solutions to more people , in more countries, requires new ways of...

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21 Nov 2013

Education Funders Research Initiative - Building Better Schools

Thursday, November 21, 2013 -

7:45am to 11:00am

Ford Foundation

... speakers who set a high standard of thoughtfulness for our ongoing work, including our ongoing public discussions . This event will launch the third ...

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Education

19 Jul 2010

College-Ready or Not? Preparing High School Students for Success

Monday, July 19, 2010 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Ford Foundation, 320 East 43rd Street, NYC

... and graduation rates have become a source of concern and debate . Policymakers, educators, businesspeople, and ...

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11 Dec 2013

What Does it Mean to ‘Do’ Policy Work in a Foundation?

Wednesday, December 11, 2013 -

7:45am to 11:00am

”Public Policy Work” in foundations is like the proverb of the elephant being described by several blind men — each has a very different description of what it is based on their personal experience of it. Is it government relations? Is it funding...

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Share a Stellar Event: Philanthropy New York’s 33rd Annual Meeting

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06/07/2012

Our 33rd Annual Meeting was our most ambitious event to date and the first time we extended the program by hosting two very animated breakout sessions with policy leaders, live-tweeting and engaging outside audiences through a live-feed. The event...

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Casey Family Programs Played Key Role In Changing Foster Care Forever

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04/12/2018

Since 2012, Casey Family Programs, which has long advocated for and invested millions of dollars in family preservation efforts, has retained Melanie Nathanson and Megan Hauck, whose firm made Bloomberg’s top ten lobbying firms list in 2016, to...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Investors Devote $13.5-Million to Combat Recidivism in New York

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01/03/2014

A group of investors drawn from high-net-worth Bank of America clients have invested in a social-impact bond issued by Merrill Lynch and U.S. Trust for a program combating recidivism in New York, reports The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

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Bank of America Private Bank

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Social Justice

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Investors Devote $13.5-Million to Combat Recidivism in New York

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01/03/2014

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Bank of America Private Bank

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Social Justice

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Ending Child Marriage in a Generation: What Research is Needed?

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05/13/2014

Each year, some 10 million girls are compelled to marry before they reach age 18—the age the world has agreed upon as the beginning of adulthood under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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Data is Needed to Address Worldwide Women's Issues

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12/16/2014

Hillary Clinton, Bloomberg Philanthropies and UN Foundation teamed up to gather data and advance women's initiatives.

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Covenant Foundation-Backed Study Examines the Health and Well-Being of Jewish Teen Girls

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04/14/2015

The Study looked at four key areas of development: building self-esteem, empowerment, fostering peer-to-peer relationships and cultivating deeper Jewish connections.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

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Howard Gilman Foundation Helps Bring the Arts to Public School Children

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04/24/2015

The foundation has announced a $1.5 million grant to the National Dance Institute.

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Arts

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Funded by the New York Community Trust, Redford Center Establishes Filmmaker Grants

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06/22/2016

The pilot program will focus on environmental projects.

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The New York Community Trust

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Arts

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Simons Foundation Continues Quest to Understand and Treat Autism on Both Ends of the Spectrum

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07/19/2016

As a researcher, Dr. Ruth Ann Luna knows that subtyping autism—finding all the genetic variables that may lead to a diagnosis—is vital to improve care for Kellen and other autistic children.

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