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Ford Foundation Appoints John Irons as Director of Inclusive Economies

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05/19/2016

An economist by training, Irons led work on U.S. employment, including employment in a green economy, and a project on state and metropolitan innovation in partnership with the Brookings Institution.

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Capital One Foundation Sees Departure at the Top, Appoints New President

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06/09/2016

The Capital One Foundation has undergone a change in leadership, with former long-serving President Carolyn Berkowitz stepping down to pursue other opportunities.

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Rockefeller Foundation Helping Cities with Novel Financing for Climate Issues

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08/16/2017

As climate change pushes U.S. cities to build protections against stronger storms and more frequent floods, the Rockefeller Foundation is helping cities with a novel kind of financing, one that transfers some of the risk of innovative projects from...

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Rockefeller Foundation Partners with HUD for National Disaster Resilience Competition

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09/18/2014

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will award $1 billion to help communities that have been devastated by natural disasters.

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PhilTV: Century Foundation Hosts Policing Debate at NYU Wagner

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04/06/2017

... thoughtful, informed dialogue from experts. Join us on March 28, 2017 to hear experts on policing debate ...

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Justice Reform

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The Rockefeller Foundation and WFP Launch Initiative To Strengthen School Meals for Millions of Children

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01/18/2023

... – The United Nations World Food Programme welcomes a US $ 10.7 million grant from The Rockefeller Foundation to ... for small- and mid-size food producers. This new US $ 10.7 million initiative will also...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Food Systems

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Verizon Foundation to Match Employee Contributions to Nepal Relief Efforts

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04/28/2015

The foundation will match all gifts between $25 and $1000, from now through May 10.

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Disaster Relief

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Century Foundation Fellow Comments on For-Profit Colleges Applying for Nonprofit Status

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08/12/2016

Bob Shireman, a senior fellow at the Century Foundation, said the department’s decision on the application should put an end to colleges’ attempts to dodge oversight by converting to nonprofit status.

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Education

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Inside HigherEd Examines New Book from Russell Sage Foundation

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08/04/2015

'The Asian American Achievement Paradox,' explores the role race and culture play when pursuing an education.

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Education

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Column from Hartford Foundation: Independence—It’s What Older People Want

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12/01/2015

... confirm, time and again, that the vast majority of us want to live in our homes and communities as we age, and, ...

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

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Aging

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Sage Foundation Research Indicates Americans May Not Be Ready for Tax Increase on Wealthy

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05/11/2016

... require individuals with adjusted gross incomes of over US $1 million to pay an effective rate of at least 30 percent, ...

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Economic Security

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Ford Foundation’s Darren Walker In NY Times Piece on Criminal Justice

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07/15/2016

... a black person home to dinner. This complacency among us white Americans has been a historical constant. Even in ...

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Markle Foundation: Trump's Infrastructure Plans Should Pair Building with Job Training

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06/13/2017

The infrastructure plans of the Trump administration will have to first overcome a significant problem that already plagues the U.S. economy: a severe lack of skilled workers necessary to turn job-creation goals into reality, writes Zoe Baird of the...

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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Pfizer Foundation Fights Hunger and Supports the UN Global Goals at SXSW

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03/27/2018

For four days last week, Pfizer and Rise Against Hunger engaged hundreds of volunteers at the SXSW Trade Show to package meals for vulnerable individuals and families around the world. By the time the last box had been stacked, more than 11,016...

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Hirokazu Yoshikawa Joins Board of Trustees of the William T. Grant Foundation

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10/20/2021

... “He is an innovative scholar who will challenge us to find new, creative approaches to supporting research ... Hiro is an innovative scholar who will challenge us to find new, creative approaches to supporting...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Names JT Batson to Board of Trustees

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12/15/2022

Batson, who is CEO and secretary general of the U.S. Soccer Federation, is a seasoned media and technology executive, having built and led several major companies.

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On Earth Day, Open Society Foundations Announce Climate and COVID-19 Fund

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04/22/2020

On Earth Day, Open Society Foundations Announce Climate and COVID-19 Fund Scientists ... the destructive, business-as-usual practices that threaten us all. “The COVID-19 pandemic has made all too real the .....

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Environment and Climate Change

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JPMorgan Chase and Citi Foundation Are Key Players in Creating Hubs of Opportunity

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05/15/2018

From workforce and youth to community development and entrepreneurship, banks tend to support causes that boost the urban economies and labor forces they themselves thrive on. Along the way, they've become increasingly central players in big city...

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Community Development

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The Education Foundation of America Announces Two New Staff Members

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04/29/2019

... new Environmental Program Director and Eliza Brown joins us as our Administrative Coordinator. Prior to joining EFA, ... General and the ACLU of Maryland before joining the US Environmental Protection Agency...

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