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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

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Arts

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Jacqueline Jones Named President of Foundation for Child Development

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07/01/2014

... on September 2. In the first term of President Obama' s administration, Dr. Jones -- well known for her work in ... as senior adviser on early learning to Arne Duncan, the U. S . Secretary of Education,...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Foundation for Child Development

The Rockefeller Foundation and USAID Launch $100 Million Partnership

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08/04/2014

... Partnership The Rockefeller Foundation and the U. S . Agency for International Development have announced a $100 ... across Africa and Asia. Announced at the first-ever U. S .-Africa Leaders Summit, the...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Economic Security

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Improving Education May Come Down to Changing Principals

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09/08/2014

... has, traditionally, been overlooked. How about a new education reform push, one that focuses less on the ...

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NYCT, American Express, Ford Support Launch of Caribbean Cultural Center

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09/17/2014

... Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI), the nation' s foremost Afro-Caribbean cultural center, will break ground ... to the public in September, 2015. Activities at the new Center will include visual...

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The New York Community Trust

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Arts

Community Development

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American Express

We're at a Tipping Point Over Climate Change

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09/23/2014

... in the global battle against climate change. After all, new technology is revealing the impact of our daily ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Tiffany & Co. Foundation Among Funders of Breakthrough Fisheries Management Research

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10/27/2014

... of Breakthrough Fisheries Management Research A new study has found that implementing stricter fisheries ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Food Systems

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The Tiffany & Co. Foundation

Bloomberg Philanthropies to Lead Coalition to Get Low-Income Students Through College

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10/28/2014

... now help every high school junior take the SAT. Delaware’ s governor has started a program to advise every ... a handful of institutions will announce an ambitious new effort on this front. Led by Bloomberg...

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John A. Hartford Foundation Forges Public-Private Partnership With CMMI to Spread "Hospital at Home" Model of Care

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11/14/2014

... older adults, the John A. Hartford Foundation has formed a new public-private partnership with the Centers for Medicare ...

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

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Aging

Health

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RPA, Ford, MasterCard Foundation Among Funders Partnering with Foundation Center on Global Development

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11/20/2014

... innovation and insight into the way we address the world' s most pressing issues. Against this backdrop, the United ... by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) have launched a new initiative to...

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Foundations Work Together to Improve Broadband Service in Low-Income Communities

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12/10/2014

... to best bring broadband to their citizens, whether that' s figuring out how to build out Internet connections to historic buildings or passing bonds to pay for new fiber networks. Though the group is in...

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Technology

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Open Society Foundations

Rockefeller's Rodin Urges Cities to Build Greater Resilience

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01/28/2015

Rockefeller' s Rodin Urges Cities to Build Greater Resilience Judith Rodin’ s new book, The Resilience Dividend, begins with her surveying .....

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Disaster Relief

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation President Warns Against Education Tax Credit

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01/30/2015

... education tax credit, or ETC, a term unfamiliar to most New Yorkers. We would all do well to pay better attention, as the program could sap the state' s public education budget. Education tax credit...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

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Prudential and Goldman Sachs Developing World’s Largest Vertical Farm in Newark

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03/12/2015

... and AeroFarms, together with the City of Newark and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA), announce ... in the Ironbound community of Newark, NJ into the world’ s largest indoor vertical farm...

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Food Systems

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MasterCard Foundation Initiative to Bring Economic Opportunities to Rural East Africa

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03/17/2015

... formal jobs or explore opportunities in agriculture. The new program is noteworthy not only for its scope, but for its ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Workforce Development

Support from MasterCard Facilitates Launch of the Global Girls Entrepreneurship Project

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03/25/2015

... Project and sustain ongoing education programs in U. S . and internationally. The Global Girls Entrepreneurship Project is a new NFTE initiative which offers dedicated programming, ...

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MasterCard Worldwide [Corporate]

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Workforce Development

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Jonas Center Releases Homelessness Report Targeting Female Veterans

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03/26/2015

... transferrable career skills and difficulty adjusting to new self-identities in civilian culture.... Jonas Center ...

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Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

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Veterans

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Rita Allen Foundation Wants to Solve the Problem of 'Reader Alienation'

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04/03/2015

... knock over their grande latte, and audibly mutter, "What' s the point?" This problem is particularly acute among ... $515,000 to technology and media organizations to "support new work to...

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Technology

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JPMorgan Chase Launches Global Think Tank Dedicated to Delivering Data-Rich Analyses and Expert Insights for the Public Good

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05/21/2015

... designed to address global economic challenges. The new think tank released a groundbreaking inaugural report, ... Volatility: Big Data on the Financial Ups and Downs of U. S . Individuals, that uses...

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Community Development

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Teagle Awards $2 Million in Support of Liberal Arts Education

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06/01/2015

... Arts Education Grants awarded through the foundation' s new Liberal Arts in the Professions initiative include ... arts into engineering curricula as part of each campus' s effort...

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