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JPMorgan Plans to Unveil a Program for Job Skills

Release Date:

12/11/2013

... Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago received a call earlier this year asking if he would support a new jobs initiative from ... ” Mr. Emanuel said in a phone interview. “I need resources .”... JPMorgan Plans to...

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Springboard for the Arts Receives $750,000 From Surdna Foundation

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07/08/2014

... Springboard for the Arts has received a three- year , $750,000 grant from the Surdna foundation to support ... vibrant communities by connecting artists with the resources they need to make a living and a life...

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RE.invest Initiative to Partner With Eight Cities to Develop Resilient Stormwater Systems

Release Date:

05/29/2013

The Rockefeller Foundation-funded initiative is a two- year effort to help municipalities rethink the way they ... resilient urban stormwater infrastructure systems. The two- year initiative, which is funded by...

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Leadership Changes Announced at Gap Foundation and Gap, Inc.

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05/15/2015

... oversee the following Gap Inc. functions: Global Human Resources ; Corporate Affairs; Gap Foundation; and Global ...

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Supported by Rockefeller and Bloomberg, Climate Finance Project Finds Solutions for Low-Carbon Growth

Release Date:

07/26/2016

... Finds Solutions for Low-Carbon Growth 2016 is a hot year for climate finance. Following the Paris Agreement in ... have committed to mobilizing $100 billion (PDF) a year by 2025. Keeping this pledge to the...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Cuomo Says Penn’s ‘Summer Of Hell’ Was Prevented

Release Date:

08/31/2017

... plan and the LIRR saw its best on-time performance of the year during these months – standards of service they must uphold year -round,” Cuomo said. “This was a potential crisis and ... who got it done and...

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14 Mar 2025

Seeding Power: Food Justice Leadership & Movement Building - An Event Hosted by Community Food Funders

Friday, March 14, 2025 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... redesign and successful pilot of the new program last year , we are building on lessons learned to make this next ... tailored to the needs of our movement leaders. Please join us online for a funder-only...

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Food Systems

Social Justice

Commonwealth Fund President David Blumenthal on the Healthcare Collaboration Between Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase

Release Date:

02/05/2018

... and JPMorgan Chase The recently announced health care collaboration between Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and ... with “simplified, high-quality and transparent health care at a reasonable cost.” Conspiracy...

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Former NYC Health Commissioner Dave Chokshi to Join New York State Health Foundation as Visiting Fellow

Release Date:

04/06/2022

... experience in public health and as a practicing primary care doctor.” Dr. Chokshi has taken care of patients as a primary care physician at Bellevue Hospital since 2014 and is a ...

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New York Health Foundation

With Help From Rockefeller Brothers, Ploughshares Pushes Better Ties with Iran

Release Date:

06/18/2014

... Ploughshares Fund, which has been investing heavily this year in work with hefty support from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. In March, RBF gave Ploughshares a one- year $500,000 grant specifically for its Iran...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds Research on Planetary Evolution

Release Date:

03/16/2017

An enormous young planet approximately 300 light-years from Earth has given astrophysicists a rare glimpse into planetary evolution.

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Simons Early Career Investigator in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution Awards Accepting Applications

Release Date:

09/11/2017

... or on paleontological records will not be considered this year . Investigators with backgrounds in different fields are ... in a U.S. or Canadian institution for at least one year and no more than eight years...

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RFPs Etc

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Science

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The Simons Foundation

Native American Youth Can't Wait

Release Date:

08/22/2016

... — have equal access to quality education and health care and the opportunity to grow up in safe and thriving ... and a half times the national average. Native youth are five times more likely to end up in the...

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Education

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

Hilton, Tow, Surdna and Edna McConnell Clark Noted as Important Funders for Foster Youth

Release Date:

01/08/2016

... Important Funders for Foster Youth Aging out of foster care can be a difficult process. With little community ... to support this process and give kids aging out of foster care the same kinds of opportunities...

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Children, Youth and Families

Research to Prevent Blindness Supports Study Finding 1 In 4 ER Visits for Eye Problems Aren’t Actually Emergencies

Release Date:

02/15/2017

... finds that nearly one in four people who seek emergency care for eye problems have mild conditions, and recommends ... ways to help those patients get the right level of care . The national study, led by...

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Health

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Research to Prevent Blindness

Aetna Foundation Provides Additional Assistance to the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund

Release Date:

09/14/2018

... donations dollar-for-dollar (up to $5,000 per donor per year ) to any U.S.-based nonprofit providing hurricane-related ... has on its network doctors, hospitals and other health care providers, and make further...

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Rockefeller Foundation Grants $4.6M for Bay Area Resilience by Design Competition

Release Date:

01/23/2017

... Sandy Design Competition , which was pioneered by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development in partnership ... while continued sea-level rise is threatening coastal resources . These are real and...

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Community Development

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Target Gives $1 Billion for Education

Release Date:

08/31/2015

At the end of August 2015, Target reached its goal to give $1 billion to education in the United States and around the world.

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Target Corporation

Heron Foundation to Emphasize 'Connective Investing'

Release Date:

03/10/2017

... Foundation will emphasize “connective investing” in US communities, providing financial and other forms of ...

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The Will and The Way: Philanthropy's Grantmaking Defaults Must Change

Release Date:

02/05/2020

... the proportion of cost-minus funding goes up. From this perspective , scaling makes it harder to cover full costs. At ... higher spending. (For example, a foundation moving from a five -percent spending rate to...

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