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Despite Washington Drama, Pace of Health System Change Accelerates

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10/06/2017

... jargon can be thick, but the phrase just means keeping people healthy. And how do you keep people healthy? To use more jargon, you address the “social ...

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TED Talk: Judge Victoria Pratt on How Judges Can Show Respect

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11/14/2017

... of procedural justice. “It’s a concept that says if people perceive that they are treated fairly and with dignity ... of Newark Community Solutions suggests that by addressing people respectfully, using plain...

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Atlantic Philanthropies and Ford Foundation Funded Lynching Memorial and Slavery Museum Sets April Opening

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11/14/2017

... a private nonprofit that provides legal representation to people who cannot afford it, with a special emphasis on death row prisoners, juveniles and people they believe were wrongly convicted... Atlantic ...

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Ford Foundation

Commonwealth Fund Survey Reveals Just How Little Access to Healthcare Americans over 65 Have

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12/11/2017

... by the Commonwealth Fund, included more than 23,000 people from 11 developed countries, and revealed that ... which aren’t curable but could have been headed off had people gotten better care earlier. Yet...

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Aging

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supported Research Finds Bacteria Play Critical Role In Driving Colon Cancers

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02/02/2018

... of the disease, and the same species have been found in people who develop a sporadic form of colon cancer. A ... colon cancer, a disease that kills more than 50,000 people each year in the U.S. and is on the...

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JPMorgan Chase Releases 2017 Corporate Responsibility Report

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04/26/2018

... need to expand access to opportunity and help more people move up the economic ladder. Through our proven model ... its model for driving inclusive growth to help more people climb the economic ladder...

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Alisha Williams to Join Arcus as Program Officer of Social Justice Program

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06/19/2018

... economic disparities impacting low-income and poor LGBTQ people ... Alisha Williams to Join Arcus as Program Officer of ...

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Commonwealth Fund Partners with New York Times and Harvard to Analyze Financial Reality of Being Sick

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10/19/2018

... survey, of some of the country’s most seriously ill people , found that even with health insurance, more than a ... that all of us may face: Because the estimated 40 million people in this population visit...

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Rico Blancaflor

As Vice President of Policy and Collaboration Rico will further refine and enhance our Public Policy Fellowship, build new opportunities for our members to experience our Policy work, and ensure that our issue-based collaboration and convening...

03 Apr 2014

Watchers of the Sky - Philanthropy New York's Documentary Film Series

Thursday, April 3, 2014 -

5:30pm to 8:30pm

 Join us for a wine-and-cheese reception, followed by a screening of the documentary Watchers of the Sky and a brief panel discussion. Watchers of the Sky interweaves four stories of remarkable courage, compassion, and determination, while setting...

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Pfizer Foundation Supports Vaccine Coverage in Africa to Reduce Child Mortality Rate

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09/19/2014

Pfizer Foundation Provides $2 million in grants for 'Last Mile' vaccine coverage for underserved populations.

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UJA-Federation of New York Leads Charge for Creation of a Nonprofit Infrastructure Fund in Repsonse to State Budget Allocations

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04/22/2015

The fund would make one-time investments in human services provider agencies to support projects that would spur program innovation, facilitate partnerships and pay for success contracts.

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Simons Foundation Partners with Kennedy Krieger’s Interactive Autism Network, Provides $2.18 Million in Funding

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08/27/2015

... advance and expand internet-mediated autism research. This powerful collaboration centers upon a shared vision to grow, ...

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Ford Foundation Head in India Moves On, Hints at Discord with Government

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09/08/2015

The foundation has had its funding frozen after the government announced a probe into a $250,000 grant it had given to a vocal critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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The Gender Divide in Ballet Leadership and Choreography

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09/29/2015

In the past, Ford Foundation and Wallace Foundation have worked to increase diversity in the arts.

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Rebuild By Design Joins Rockefeller's 100 Resilient Cities Initiative

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10/01/2015

... challenges of cities. This new structure also combines two powerful Rockefeller Foundation funded resilience ...

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