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Column from Hartford Foundation: Independence—It’s What Older People Want

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12/01/2015

Column from Hartford Foundation: Independence—It’ s What Older People Want We already know what older people ... of course, requires the correct blend of policies and funding . This is an increasingly urgent...

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Arcus Foundation Establishes Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership

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12/04/2015

... in their fellowships through June 2016. They will receive funding , training, and mentoring through the ACSJL. ...

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Scientists Find Key Driver for Treatment of Deadly Brain Cancer (Helmsley Charitable Trust)

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01/11/2016

... years," said Inder Verma, professor in the Salk Institute' s Laboratory of Genetics and senior author of the paper .....

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Woodruff Foundation Reflects on Its First Decade

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02/11/2016

... Its First Decade Friday, January 29, was Bob Woodruff' s 10th Alive Day . As we reflect on the day that a roadside bomb nearly took Bob' s life in Iraq, we celebrate the impact that moment has had...

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Impact Investing's Role in Global Development (Rockefeller Foundation)

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02/19/2016

Impact Investing' s Role in Global Development (Rockefeller Foundation) I ... for development. She noted that there was a $200 trillion funding gap in dealing with the problems in the developing ... impact...

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Opinion: Does a Soda Tax Reduce Obesity? Ask Mexico (Bloomberg Philanthropies)

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02/23/2016

... of Chicago Prof. Jeffrey Grogger found that Mexico' s soda taxes raised sugar-sweetened beverage prices by ... reduction in purchases of sugary drinks after the law' s passage. That study was funded...

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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Artists, Investors and Innovators Join Together to Launch Upstart Co-Lab

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04/14/2016

Upstart is funded by Ford Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and Surdna Foundation with in-kind support from the F.B. Heron Foundation. Upstart is a sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.

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Rockefeller Divestment in Fossil Fuels Leads Landmark Climate Accord Approved at U.N.

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04/25/2016

... in Paris in November-December 2015 was approved. Norway’ s sovereign wealth fund has pulled out of scores of companies ...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Celebrates Latin Filmmakers at Tribeca Film Festival

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04/26/2016

Bloomberg Philanthropies hosted Key Ingredients which paired innovative chefs and Tribeca Film Festival Institute Latin America fund grantee films for delectable interpretations.

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Casey Family Programs Evaluates Housing’s Role in Child Welfare Services

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05/24/2016

Casey Family Programs Evaluates Housing’ s Role in Child Welfare Services The national effort ... in the Child Welfare System” and launched by the U. S . Administration on Children, Youth and Families, a total of...

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Ford’s Walker in Harvard Business Review: What Foundations Are Missing About Capacity Building

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07/05/2016

Ford’ s Walker in Harvard Business Review: What Foundations Are ... gone so far as to issue this brave statement about Ford’ s historical practice of only allowing 10% of their project ... do not include the...

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Ford Sponsors Memorial to Confront South's Troubled History of Lynchings

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09/29/2016

Ford Sponsors Memorial to Confront South' s Troubled History of Lynchings Southern states have long ... blacks its research shows were killed by lynching in the U. S . from 1877 to 1950. The nonprofit'...

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Hazen Foundation's Bezahler in EdWeek: Are We Criminalizing Our Students?

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12/09/2016

Hazen Foundation' s Bezahler in EdWeek: Are We Criminalizing Our Students? It’ s been said that a budget is a statement of policy, the ... millions while states struggle to provide adequate funding...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Final Grant Supports Cornell Tradition

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01/10/2017

... and scholarship opportunities to some of the university' s most civically minded undergraduates. The award marks the completion of Atlantic' s grant-making, totaling $8 billion over 35 years, nearly...

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Family Values: Behind Arcus Foundation's Gift for Racial Justice

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01/24/2017

Family Values: Behind Arcus Foundation' s Gift for Racial Justice The longer you hang around ... realize how deeply family background influences people' s giving. Read through the letters of the Giving...

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Episcopal Health Foundation Tells Angel’s Story on Healthy Homes to Treat Asthma

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01/31/2017

Episcopal Health Foundation Tells Angel’ s Story on Healthy Homes to Treat Asthma Angel' s Story looks at the early success of a home-visit program at Northwest Assistance Ministries children' s...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Is Major Funder in the Fight Against Blindness

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03/03/2017

... a problem that might seem tailor-made for philanthropy, it' s fighting blindness. Losing sight is a horrifying fate for anyone to contemplate, and it' s not surprising that blindness has motivated...

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ASPCA Supports Farm Animal Welfare Certification Guide

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03/16/2017

... Certification Guide The ASPCA and Vermont Law School’ s Center for Agriculture and Food Systems (CAFS) are ... the guide identifies different private, federal and state funding opportunities available to...

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'Inside Philanthropy' Analyzes Doris Duke's Bet on the Arts to Counter Islamophobia

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04/12/2017

'Inside Philanthropy' Analyzes Doris Duke' s Bet on the Arts to Counter Islamophobia When Doris Duke ... societies in a positive light. Announced recently, DDFIA’ s 2016-2017 Building Bridges grants...

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