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An Outspoken Force to Give Food Workers a Seat at the Table (Ford Foundation)

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02/22/2016

Saru Jayaraman, a vocal leader in the food labor movement and founder of Restaurant Opportunities Center United (ROC), has been supported by the Ford Foundation for more than a decade. The New York Times profiles her efforts for restaurant workers.

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Economic Security

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Doris Duke Foundation Supports New Website Focusing on Refugees

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03/08/2016

Tuesday, March 15, will mark the debut of Refugees Deeply, an immersive single-topic website covering the refugee crisis, which will be run by Lara Setrakin, former ABC News and Bloomberg journalist.

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Commentary from Rockefeller Foundation: A Solution to Hunger? Stop Throwing Dinner Away

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03/15/2016

Judith Rodin, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, and Sam Kass, founder of Trove and chef, write that food loss costs the world economy almost $1 trillion annually.

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Food Systems

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Share Research on 'The Theory of the Foundation'

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03/23/2016

Melissa Berman, president and CEO at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, discusses the initial work on her organization's ongoing, three-year research program dedicated to the identity, decision-making, and impact of foundations.

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The Ultimate in Contest Philanthropy: MacArthur Foundation’s $100 Million Jackpot

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06/03/2016

The project can be national or international and it has to come from an organization rather than an individual.

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NYS Health Foundation on the Learning and Listening That Lead to a Multi-Funder Collaboration

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06/30/2016

The Supreme Court’s deadlocked decision last week on United States v. Texas leaves millions of immigrants at potential risk for deportation.

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New York Health Foundation

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Century Foundation Fellow on Legacy Admissions Begetting Educational Inequality

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07/29/2016

“This is a preference that preferences the already advantaged,” observed Richard Kahlenberg, a Senior Fellow at The Century Foundation and a prolific writer on higher education issues.

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A Big STEM Gift from Simons Foundation Grabs Attention in the Field

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08/24/2016

Morehouse College in Atlanta recently secured $2.5 million from Jim and Marilyn Simons towards educating math and science students.

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Wallace Foundation Funds Research on Summer Academic Programs for Poor Children

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09/07/2016

New research suggests that school districts can stave off the summer slide by offering free, voluntary programs that mix reading and math instruction with sailing, arts and crafts, and other summer staples.

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City Outside Monrovia Admitted to 100 Resilient Cities Pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation

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12/01/2016

The City of Paynesville, outside Monrovia, has been admitted to the group of 100 Resilient Cities (100RC) pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation and dedicated to helping member cities around the world become more resilient to physical, social, and...

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Rockefeller Foundation Initiative to Help Halve Food Loss by 2030

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02/07/2017

Local and global stakeholders in the Nigerian tomato value chain met late last year for the first YieldWise partner planning session.

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Food Systems

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Is Major Funder in the Fight Against Blindness

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03/03/2017

If ever there were a problem that might seem tailor-made for philanthropy, it's fighting blindness. Losing sight is a horrifying fate for anyone to contemplate, and it's not surprising that blindness has motivated some deep-pocketed donors for at...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

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Aetna Foundation Looks Beyond the Doctor's Office in a Quest for Better Health

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03/17/2017

As the philanthropic arm of an insurance company, the Aetna Foundation has a special appreciation of what happens when the underlying causes of poor health go unaddressed—namely, all of society gets hit with higher healthcare costs.

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Thousands of People With Autism Join Simons Foundation's SPARK Initiative

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04/04/2017

SPARK is proud to announce it has expanded the research collaborative this year to include four new sites: the Geisinger Clinic of Pennsylvania, Maine Medical Center, Medical University of South Carolina, and the University of Iowa.

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Science

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MetLife Foundation Announces Sponsorship of “Multipliers of Prosperity” for a Third Year

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04/05/2017

MetLife Foundation today proudly announces its third year as sponsor of Multipliers of Prosperity, an award winning custom content hub led by WSJ. Custom Studios that helps raise awareness about the challenges and opportunities in the realm of...

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Century Foundation Fellow Comments on the Fate of Student Debt Forgiveness

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04/05/2017

Under a program known as Public Service Loan Forgiveness, some student loan borrowers were supposed to be able to have the balance of their student loans forgiven after ten years of both on-time payments and eligible work in the public sector. Last...

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Lisa Green Hall Joins Nathan Cummings Foundation's Investment Committee

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04/24/2017

Lisa joins John Levy (Chair), Myra Drucker and William Goetzmann, who currently serve as independent advisory members on the Investment Committee.

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Columbia Law School Receives $15 Million From Greene Foundation

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05/12/2017

Columbia University has announced a 15 million dollar gift from the Jerome L. Greene Foundation to endow a full-tuition scholarship program and clinical professorship and increase public service opportunities for deserving law school students.

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Russell Sage Foundation Publishes "Places in Need: The Changing Geography of Poverty"

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06/01/2017

Americans think of suburbs as prosperous areas that are relatively free from poverty and unemployment. Yet, today more poor people live in the suburbs than in cities themselves.

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