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Ford Foundation Taps Elizabeth Alexander as Director of the Creativity and Free Expression Program

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10/07/2015

... Elizabeth is the author of six books of poetry, including American Sublime , a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize, ...

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Jonas Center Supports Visionary Project Bringing New Light to End-of-Life Issues

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11/03/2015

‘Dying in America,’ by photographer/filmmaker Carolyn Jones, launches website with resources for patients, families ahead of feature film.

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Carnegie Corp. President: America’s Wealth & its Deep Decency - A Thanksgiving Reflection on Philanthropy

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11/30/2015

Vartan Gregorian writes on the current state of philanthropy, stating there is good news when it comes to Americans helping each other.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches $9 Million Mayors Challenge in Latin America, Caribbean

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01/22/2016

... innovation, opportunity is aimed to strike in five Latin American and Caribbean cities this year after a $9 million ...

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In Memoriam: J.M. Kaplan Fund Trustee Richard D. Kaplan

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01/25/2016

... Other architectural projects he designed include the American Place Theater and Chatham Towers, an innovative ...

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Century Foundation Report: Speeding the Recovery of Unemployment Insurance

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03/30/2016

According to Speeding the Recovery of Unemployment Insurance, a new report by TCF senior fellow Andrew Stettner, our current unemployment insurance system is facing a funding crisis that has made the safety net weaker than any time in its history.

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With Help from Mellon Foundation, the National Gallery Celebrates 75 Years

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04/08/2016

... to the vision of one man. “Andrew Mellon’s idea was an American idea,” said Earl “Rusty” Powell III, the ...

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Century Foundation Senior Fellow Publishes Report Calling for Improved Oversight of Colleges

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04/13/2016

... and Elizabeth Baylor and Ben Miller of the Center for American Progress. Among the problems outlined in the report ...

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Arabella Advisors Director to Speak at 2nd Annual Food Tank Summit

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04/18/2016

... 2nd Annual Food Tank Summit Food Tank, in partnership with American University, is hosting the 2nd Annual Food Tank ...

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Workers of the World, Unite, Says the Surdna Foundation

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05/05/2016

... called Ours to Share: How Worker Ownership Can Change the American Economy... Workers of the World, Unite, Says the ...

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Rockefeller Foundation Releases New Report On Women in Leadership & Why It Matters

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05/16/2016

A new report, titled "Women in Leadership: Why It Matters" from the Rockefeller Foundation, indicates that this reality doesn’t line up with Americans’ perceptions.

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Greenwall Study Says Decision Makers Hold Overly Optimistic Expectations for Critically Ill Patient Outcomes

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05/17/2016

... report in today’s issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. The majority of those ...

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Jonas Scholar Finds First Zika Case in the U.S.

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06/02/2016

... she had only read about Zika, a 2008 case where two American scientists contracted it in Senegal. Summers’ ...

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Video: Rockefeller's Insight Dialogues Features Hamilton Star and Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda

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07/05/2016

... new audiences to the stage and changing how we think about American history. The production’s creator and ...

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In NYTimes, Ford’s Walker on Internships and Inequality

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07/06/2016

While many Americans believe fervently and faithfully in expanding opportunity, America’s internship-industrial complex does just the opposite.

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Originally Funded by Open Society Foundations, ACLU Shifts Gears in Campaign to Cut Jail Population

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08/04/2016

... ACLU Shifts Gears in Campaign to Cut Jail Population The American Civil Liberties Union is retooling an ambitious, ...

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Ford and Open Society Foundations Comment on the Legacy of Lynching, On Death Row

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08/16/2016

... of Lynching, On Death Row In 1989, a 29-year-old African- American civil-rights lawyer named Bryan Stevenson moved to ...

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Mellon Foundation Supports Festival That Will Show Sneak Preview of PBS "Hamilton" Documentary

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09/06/2016

... Prize and Tony Award-winning sensation "Hamilton: An American Musical." The documentary will go behind the scenes .....

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

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09/22/2016

... education, business and government, was established by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and funded with $2.2 ...

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Markle Foundation Study Finds Women in Sweet Spot of U.S. Economy

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10/07/2016

... from 1980 to 2015, according to the study, "The State of American Jobs." Those figures are adjusted for inflation and .....

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