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Darren Walker Writes on Lessons Learned from Rikers Island

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05/15/2017

Darren Walker Writes on Lessons Learned from Rikers Island About 18 months ago, there seemed to be a growing national consensus about the imperative of criminal-justice reform. There was ...

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Editorial: States Dare to Think Big on Climate Change

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08/28/2017

... Change The one bright spot amid the generally gloomy news about climate change, and the Trump administration’s resistance to doing anything about it, is the determination of a number of state ...

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To Change The World, “Eat What You Buy, And Stop Buying More Than You’ll Eat”

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08/31/2017

... districts in California and Arizona. Jude is passionate about ensuring students receive quality meals in schools and are learning ways to make healthy, informed choices about the food they eat and the...

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Hurricane Irma Linked to Climate Change? For Some, a Very ‘Insensitive’ Question.

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09/11/2017

... Irma, says if not now, when? “This is the time to talk about climate change. This is the time that the president and the E.P.A. and whoever makes decisions needs to talk about climate change,” Mr. Regalado...

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NYS Health’s Event Recap: Reporting in the ‘Fake News’ Era: A Conversation With Health Reporter Charles Ornstein

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09/13/2017

... health care at ProPublica, for a wide-ranging conversation about the evolution of journalism and health care. Mr. Ornstein spoke about how journalists break through the clutter of a growing, ...

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New York Health Foundation

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Collector’s Heirs Praise Deal to Recover Art Seized in WWII

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10/03/2017

... in World War II says they are “absolutely delighted” about a hard-won deal to recover from a Swiss town a ... The arrangement follows a commitment of 80,000 euros ( about $94,000) from France’s reparations...

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Toshiba America Foundation Awards High School Students Grant to Support Yeast Experiment

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02/16/2018

... the spaceflight program chosen last summer from a pool of about 11,000. The program asks students to think critically about problems encountered by humans in space, from retaining ...

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20 Sep 2012

Luncheon Program with John Feather, Grantmakers in Aging

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12:00pm to 2:00pm

... an exciting new initiative with implications for the way people age in communities throughout the country. Explore ... the cutting edge of improving the experience of aging for people throughout the country A...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Awards €14.7 Million For Dementia Care

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08/14/2014

... $20 million) to improve the care and well-being of people suffering with dementia in the Republic of Ireland. ... therefore, will be especially important for those, like people suffering from dementia, who are...

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Rockefeller's Rodin Urges Cities to Build Greater Resilience

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01/28/2015

... exposed to sea rise, flooding and storm surge, where people had died in the storm. I saw damaged dunes and other ... ... I saw homes destroyed, neighbourhoods disrupted, people ’s lives destroyed.” Rodin, who...

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NYSHF Energizes Entire Communities with Healthy Neighborhoods Fund Initiative

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02/02/2015

... haven’t really been able to invest in open spaces for people to exercise. So we’ve made this commitment to address health inequities. We know that when people live in healthier neighborhoods they do in fact...

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New York Health Foundation

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Citi and Goldman Sachs Launching Projects with NYC to Boost Women Business Owners

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03/12/2015

... mole sauce recipe so it’s good enough that people would buy it. But she hasn’t figured out how to sell ... stream of commerce. We’re going to introduce you to the people at Etsy so you can sell your mole,”...

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Commonwealth Fund Reports Millions Could Lose Coverage in Latest ACA Challenge

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04/03/2015

... Fund, a subsidy shutdown could result in 9.6 million fewer people with coverage by 2016, a 70 percent decline. The resulting adverse selection caused by healthy people leaving the risk pool could increase...

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Staying the Course: Reflections on 40 Years of Grantmaking at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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05/13/2015

... RBF's grantmaking programs tried, "over time, to enlarge people 's understanding of, and ability to address, ... serendipitous and systematic" approach to "helping people help...

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Arcus Releases Statement Responding to United States Supreme Court Marriage Ruling

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06/26/2015

... many that are advancing full lived equality for all LGBT people everywhere." ... Arcus Releases Statement .....

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To Boost Job Prospects, Younger Americans Seek Dentures

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08/10/2015

... also fare worst in a health measure that can keep people from getting jobs — missing teeth. West Virginia ... have lost six or more teeth at 23%. In fact, while most people associate lost teeth and dentures...

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MetLife Foundation Partners with Duke University on CommonCents Lab

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12/08/2015

... to design, build and test solutions intended to help people make smarter choices with their finances. It will focus on developing steps to help people build emergency, retirement and college savings, and ...

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Atlantic Announces $40M for Fellowship to Reduce International Health Disparities

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02/01/2016

... investments is to promote and enhance opportunities for people , especially in places where systemic barriers unfairly ... investments to improve access to quality health care for people in both Southeast Asia...

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WSJ Op-ed by Commonwealth Fund President Notes Potential Fallout to Repealing the ACA

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03/08/2016

... of care than in 2010. In particular, surveys show that people with Medicaid are getting much better care than people who remain uninsured. . . WSJ Op-ed by Commonwealth ...

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