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How the David Rockefeller Fund has Responded to the Crises of 2020

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09/24/2020

... address the failures of national federal leadership since 2015 ; to educate and mobilize climate-concerned citizens ... possible. Supporting a Peaceful, Democratic Election The final crisis our board faced this...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The David Rockefeller Fund

Billionaires With Big Ideas Are Privatizing American Science

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03/15/2014

... most august scientific dignitaries in the East Room of the White House . Joking that his grades in physics made him a dubious ...

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The Simons Foundation

Rockefeller, Surdna Grantees Named "Champions of Change"

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07/22/2014

... and the Surdna Foundation were named Tuesday by the White House as "Champions of Change" for their efforts to ensure .....

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Simons Foundation Joins Obama Administration's Brain Initiative

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10/01/2014

... deputy director for technology and innovation, in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, said that ...

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Former Obama Chief of Staff Denis McDonough Joins Markle Foundation

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02/15/2017

... Joins Markle Foundation Denis McDonough, the last White House chief of staff in the Obama administration, has joined ...

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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Soros-Funded Charities Targeted By Trump-Inspired Crackdown In East Europe

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03/23/2017

... two years ago. And now, with President Donald Trump in the White House , anti-Soros campaigners in Eastern Europe say they have ...

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Trump Administration Considering Cuts to Cultural Exchange Visas

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08/28/2017

... worry changes will be made without a full public debate. A White House -led interagency working group is particularly focused ...

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Workforce Development

Trump's Nominee To Be USDA's Chief Scientist Is Not A Scientist

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09/05/2017

... ranchers adapt to climate change. Clovis is currently the White House liaison to USDA. Trump's Nominee To Be USDA's Chief .....

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Food Systems

Opinion: Nonprofits Aren’t Doing What It Takes to Protect Civil Society in the Trump Era

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09/07/2017

... the news media is focusing on the latest squalls from the White House , the bigger storm is tracking on a path that may lay ...

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Lawyers Alliance for New York Announces 2017 Cornerstone Awards for Lawyers Providing Superior Pro Bono Service to Nonprofit Organizations

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11/09/2017

... 25 nonprofit clients since 2012, with 22 new matters since 2015 . Its collaborative approach to client service is ... than 25 organizations since 2012, and 21 new matters since 2015 . Thanks to the firm’s high...

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16 Jun 2021

Bracing Ourselves for the Mental Health Wave of the Pandemic - Are We Prepared?

Wednesday, June 16, 2021 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... vulnerable populations. As a recent Century Foundation report highlights, “The pandemic’s impact on mental ...

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Philanthropy New York Members Among 15 Major Funders Committing More Than $100M to the Tribal Nations Conservation Pledge

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03/21/2023

... of the Tribal Nations Conservation Pledge today at the White House Conservation in Action Summit. To date, funders have ... Fund , The David and Lucile Packard Foundation , The Resources...

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The J.M. Kaplan Fund

Andrus Family Fund's Peguro Praised in NCRP's Reflections on Resilience and Community Building

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09/28/2016

... oft-repeated truism spoken at the place-based philanthropy conference Towards a More Resilient Place, co-hosted by The ... Solutions and Neighborhood Funders Group. Yet very quickly conference speakers seemed...

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Beyond Rigor - Building Philanthropy's Equitable Evaluation Infrastructure

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07/17/2019

... projects. In response to member demand for additional resources and tools to support their equity-focused missions, ... a statement setting forth our commitment to provide EE resources and learning to support...

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Trump Denies He Made A Deal With Democrats On DREAMer Protections

Release Date:

09/14/2017

... subject to vote." Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi had also said they would ... promise of a wall between the countries — though the White House...

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17 May 2017

The Price of Justice: America’s Unfair Bail and Prosecution System

Wednesday, May 17, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... jailing individuals for inability to pay fees, and a 2016 White House condemnation of money bail as “a crude way to screen ... Reform Funders , where we will explore the Commission's report...

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Moving to An Earned Knowledge Model of Philanthropy

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03/24/2020

... Klux Klan. "He asked me once, ‘Do you want to know how white folks keep things the way they are?’” He paused ... underlying truth: written history is rarely complete. We white folks have kept things the...

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As Flood Risks Rise, Trump’s Executive Order Jeopardizes Our Infrastructure and Communities

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09/12/2017

... the original intent of President Donald Trump’s news conference in New York last month— the one in which he made his unconscionable defense of the white supremacists who rallied in Charlottesville, Va. At ...

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Environment and Climate Change

Surdna Foundation, JPMorgan Chase, Prudential, Among Foundations Leading the Way in Impact Investing and Racial Equity

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02/26/2019

... insufficient attention: racial equity. By 2020, median white American households are projected to own 86 times more ... in the philanthropic community at MIE’s 2018 National Conference and as part of the...

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