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Century Foundation Fellow Proposes Post-Obama Syrian-U.S. Relations Strategy

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08/22/2016

Century Foundation Fellow Proposes Post-Obama Syrian-U. S . Relations Strategy U. S . President Barack Obama has tried ... after wave of chaos into the wider world — spawning a new generation of...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Rockefeller Supports Research on Farming Adaptations to Combat Climate Change

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09/06/2016

... yields will likely decrease if farmers do not adapt to new management or technology practices. Establishing new strategies is particularly difficult for sorghum farmers ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Food Systems

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Mellon Backs Creation of Newly Created Role at GWU Musuem and Textile Museum

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09/28/2016

... the appointment of Camille Ann Brewer as the museum’ s first full-time curator of contemporary textile art. This new curatorial position is supported by a $500,000 ... the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to...

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Arts

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NYTimes Examines Role of Ford’s Walker as Pepsi Board Member

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10/31/2016

NYTimes Examines Role of Ford’ s Walker as Pepsi Board Member With a compelling personal ... link between obesity and economic inequality. His new Pepsi connection raised the question: Would Mr. Walker’ s...

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Economic Security

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Mellon Foundation Awards Nearly $3.8 Million for Theater Program

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04/11/2017

... Awards Nearly $3.8 Million for Theater Program The New England Foundation for the Arts has announced a ... National Dance Project , NTP has supported forty-three new theater works with grants totaling more...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Highlights Coal Communities in Latest Film

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05/01/2017

... Highlights Coal Communities in Latest Film The new film on the coal industry that Bloomberg Philanthropies ... miners, and it features groups that are helping them find new opportunities. With federal budget...

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Environment and Climate Change

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De Blasio Searches for Corrections Chief as Rikers Resurfaces

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08/30/2017

... Island, his administration appears no closer to finding a new corrections chief, with some critics worrying he will ... election. The mayor has been under pressure to find a new commissioner since May, when...

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Justice Reform

Trump Plans to Phase Out DACA, Administration Officials Say

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09/05/2017

... According to the two administration officials, here’ s the policy to be announced later today: The administration won't consider new applications for legal status dated after Sept. 5. If you ... But...

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Immigration

Ms. Foundation Centers Black Women, Nonconforming People and Fem(me)s in Campaigns for Expanded Sanctuary Cities

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09/15/2017

... Centers Black Women, Nonconforming People and Fem(me) s in Campaigns for Expanded Sanctuary Cities As the Trump ... to center Black women and gender nonconforming people in a new report, Centering Black Women...

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Gender Justice

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Making Kids Into “Makers”

Release Date:

09/22/2017

Making Kids Into “Makers” The new annual Inventor’ s Challenge prompts children to develop their creative ... how their work could help those around them. But a new program is encouraging them to...

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Education

NADA to Launch Acquisition Gift Fund for Pérez Art Museum Miami

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10/05/2017

... of Contemporary Art putting the finishing touches on its new permanent home, this season is a big one for the Miami ... its collection. At the upcoming NADA Miami art fair, the New Art Dealers Alliance will...

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Wallace Foundation President Explains Foundation’s “Unified Approach”

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12/20/2017

Wallace Foundation President Explains Foundation’ s “Unified Approach” In an interview with the Funder’ s ... as they move together in this uncharted territory of new ideas, Miller adds. He lays...

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Watch Another Video From Chasing The Dream, Supported By The JPB and Ford Foundations

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01/22/2018

... The Dream, Supported By The JPB and Ford Foundations The U. S . has accepted more refugees than any other country since ... WNYC , correspondent Matt Katz has the story of how new American policies are creating...

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Freedom Together Foundation

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Immigration

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Funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, University of Michigan Researchers Building System to Safeguard Confidential Data

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06/07/2018

... research firm to influence the outcome of the 2016 U. S . presidential election. Many were left wondering how data ... been used inappropriately and without their knowledge. A new report from a team led by...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Salesforce.Org Expands Philanthropic Efforts to Improve Schools

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12/12/2018

... grant to an education nonprofit, giving $2 million to New Leaders to help train principals and teachers. The ... for example, or improve math education. The grant to New Leaders is focused on boosting the...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Education

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PNY Core: Financial Series

... Series is a set of perennial programs at Philanthropy New York that help funders understand how to assess ... skills to analyze grantee financial documents. What’ s more, they help funders...

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Summer Youth Employment Programs: Ensuring Greater Career Readiness

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7:00am to 10:00am

... has significantly affected young people of color. 2013' s employment data reveals that only 19% of black teens were ... Chase recently released a report as an extension of its New Skills at Work...

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Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

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Children, Youth and Families

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New York City

Reflections on Launching a Philanthropic Fund in Six Months

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09/19/2019

... Finance , Upwardly Global , and the Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians . All are U. S . organizations working to support immigrant and refugee ... input from all corners, especially the Philanthropy...

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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

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Finding—and Using—the Right Tool for the Job: A Landscape Scan of Assessment Tools

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08/02/2018

... are they best used? This is what the Hewlett Foundation’ s Effective Philanthropy Group were curious to discover, so ... at certain stages of development, such as embarking on a new strategic plan, having...

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