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"Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words," a New Exhibition Supported by the Ford Foundation, Offers Intimate View of Seminal Figure's Life

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11/12/2019

... icon made famous for her refusal to give up her seat to a white man on a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in December ... in which Parks recalls a childhood encounter with a white boy who threatened to hit her...

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27 Jan 2015

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Grantmakers

Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 7:30am to Friday, January 30, 2015 - 5:00pm

... Philanthropy New York Program Schedule Friday, January 23, 2015 - 9:00 to 10:30 AM (Kick-off breakfast) Tuesday, January 27, 2015 -  8:30 AM to 5:00 PM   Thursday, January 29, 2015 - 8:30 AM...

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Sandy support from institutions underwhelms

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10/25/2013

... Super storm Sandy as of earlier this month, according to report by Philanthropy New York, a nonprofit comprised of ... said the total for Sandy will rise as more donors publicly report their giving. Even so,...

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Investors Devote $13.5-Million to Combat Recidivism in New York

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01/03/2014

A group of investors drawn from high-net-worth Bank of America clients have invested in a social-impact bond issued by Merrill Lynch and U.S. Trust for a program combating recidivism in New York, reports The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

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Investors Devote $13.5-Million to Combat Recidivism in New York

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01/03/2014

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Mass. Unveils Biggest U.S. ‘Pay for Success’ Effort

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01/30/2014

Goldman Sachs and five other supporters will invest $18 million in a Massachusetts program to reduce recidivism among ex-convicts, the biggest "pay for success" project in the U.S., reported The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

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CDC: Measles cases in USA hit 20-year high

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05/30/2014

The USA has the most measles cases in 20 years and the most since homegrown outbreaks were eliminated in 2000, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday.

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Open Society Foundations Examines Worldwide Access to Digital Media

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09/24/2014

... network Open Society Foundations published a 360-page report that evaluated the forces affecting digital media ... innovations in the past ten years. A good portion of the report examined the ways in which the...

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Commission: US Lacks Strategies to Lower Child Abuse Deaths (Casey Family Programs)

Release Date:

03/18/2016

... years. But citing gaps in how this data is compiled, the report suggests the actual number may be as high as 3,000 a ...

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Ford Foundation Taken Off Watch List by Indian Government

Release Date:

03/21/2016

... permission” category. The Ministry, on the basis of a report sent by the Gujarat government last year, had put the ... to “national security”. The Gujarat government report had said that the organisation...

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Ford Foundation Program Helped Advance Social Justice, Study Finds

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04/28/2016

... in communities and organizations around the world, a report from the Institute of International Education finds. The report , Social Justice and Sustainable Change: The Impact of ...

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Research to Prevent Blindness Was Key Supporter of Zika Study

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09/15/2016

The Zika study, published in the prestigious journal Cell Reports , describes a mouse model developed by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis that shows that the Zika virus is detectable in tears.

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Carnegie-Funded Commission Finds Most People Want A College Degree, But That Goal Remains A Challenge

Release Date:

09/22/2016

... in four years and 60 percent in six, according to a new report about undergraduate education. According to "A Primer on the College Student Journey," a report released Thursday by the Commission on...

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Ford, Blaustein, Levy and Overbrook Join Push to Protect Journalists

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01/18/2017

Months before actress Meryl Streep's plug at the Golden Globes for the Committee to Protect Journalists, Donald Trump was on the group's radar for his contempt for reporters and their bosses.

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Princeton Project Funded by Two PNY Members Reveals Insight into Behavior-Change Campaigns

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01/20/2017

... Sage Foundation fund a project that asked students to report who they socialized with on a regular basis — both ...

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Funded by the Educational Foundation of America, New Study Finds Potential for High-Impact Philanthropy Untapped in South

Release Date:

04/07/2017

... Kresge and Mary Reynolds Babcock foundations, the report argues that the South is fertile ground for ... to empower marginalized people who live there. The report also profiles four community leaders working...

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NYS Health Foundation Releases Assessment of the Region’s Population Health Investments

Release Date:

05/02/2017

... Population Health Investments A new NYSHealth-funded report , prepared by Lake Fleet Consulting, analyzes the New ... well-defined strategy for pursuing population health. The report identifies opportunities...

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Rockefeller, Gates and Norway to Bolster ‘Doomsday’ Seed Vault Following Climate Change Flooding Fears

Release Date:

05/22/2017

The Norwegian government has confirmed plans to boost defenses at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault after reports of flooding at the facility prompted panic that the world’s future food supply could be destroyed. The Crop Trust is targeting a $850...

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UN Moves To Blacklist Saudi Coalition For Violations Against Children In Yemen

Release Date:

10/05/2017

... for grave violations against children in conflict. The report , parts of which have been seen by the Guardian, ...

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