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The Rockefeller Foundation

Instead of Retiring, Many Seek 'Encore' Jobs

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07/07/2014

A trend first spotted in a MetLife Foundation survey in 2011 seems to be on the rise as millions of Americans are making plans to work instead of retiring and with many opting for social sector jobs.

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Inside the Russell Sage Foundation

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04/15/2015

One of the foundation's main focuses is fighting economic inequality.

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Survey Supported by Ford Foundation Says Nearly Half of Young Adults Lack Retirement Savings, Pension

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10/17/2016

Forty-eight percent of all Americans aged 18 to 30 have zero in retirement savings and no access to a traditional pension.

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Bank of America Grants $250,000 to Support Conservation Education Programs

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07/20/2018

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation has awarded Wonders of Wildlife National Museum and Aquarium a $250,000 grant as part of its broader initiative to aid environmental programs in Missouri.

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Bike-Share Expansion in Harlem, Astoria, and Central Brooklyn Starts Next Week

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09/06/2017

... Heights, and Harlem up to 130th Street, marking the final phase of planned expansion for the four-year-old ... 27 stations, Astoria 59, and Harlem 49. (You can see the final station maps on the city’s website...

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Borealis Philanthropy and Ford Foundation Launch $1 Million Disability x Tech Fund to Advance Leadership of People With Disabilities in Tech Innovation

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02/28/2023

Five organizations and two fellows join inaugural cohort to advance disability justice in tech.

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Benchmarking Diversity: A First Look at New York City Foundations and Nonprofits

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10/07/2009

Philanthropy New York is pleased to share a new, watershed report on diversity in the philanthropic and nonprofit ... Foundations and Nonprofits . To read their thoughts on our report , click here . Philanthropy...

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As China Rises and Tensions Grow in Asia, Carnegie is Paying Attention

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10/12/2016

China's economic might has famously soared in recent decades. Now, its military power and geopolitical ambitions are finally catching up.

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Here Are 5 Things To Know About The ESSA Plan New York Is Sending To Betsy Devos

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09/11/2017

... will head to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ agency for final approval. . . Here Are 5 Things To Know About The ESSA ...

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Commonwealth Fund Releases 2019 Scorecard On State Health System Performance

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06/12/2019

Deaths from Suicide, Alcohol, Drugs on the Rise; Progress Expanding Health Care Coverage Stalls; Health Costs Are a Growing Burden

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13 Jan 2016

Local to Global: Efforts to Address the Increasing Prevalence of Teen Girl Suicide

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9:15am to 11:15am

Recent data from the World Health Organization (WHO) indicates an alarming trend! Suicide is the leading cause of death in teenage girls, ages 15-19, outside of Africa.

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Samsher (Sam) Singh Gill Named President of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

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01/11/2021

Knight Foundation Chief Program Officer to Succeed Ed Henry

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“Poor” is Washington’s Four Letter Word

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01/21/2015

... published as the feature article for the January 2015 issue of the New York PhilanthroPost Policy Edition. ... end aren’t tiny at all. The poor are many, and the resources held by the top are staggeringly...

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Good Grantmaking Where Our Work is Not Always Welcome

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04/27/2015

... supported an independent sector. On Tuesday, April 14, 2015 , almost 40 members of Philanthropy New York’s ...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

What World Do You Want to Live In?

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05/21/2015

... Northeastern College of Professional Studies on May 15, 2015 . Many years ago, one of those key people in my ... programs for children. We see that families with financial resources invest in additional...

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Paul Di Donato Announced as New President and CEO of Proteus Fund

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01/18/2017

... this critical issue and helped lead to the momentous June 2015 Supreme Court ruling extending marriage equality ... Collaboratives that combine and maximize philanthropic resources to create efficient,...

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Hudson Valley Mourns Longtime Dyson Foundation President Diana Gurieva

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02/08/2017

... president after Ms. Gurieva decided to step down in June 2015 , said, "Diana established the gold standard for ... searching for the best way to apply the Foundation's resources to accomplish the...

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