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New Arcus Foundation report on Extractive Industries and Ape Conservation Reveals Potential of Collaboration Among Industry, Conservation and Government Sectors

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Group of 11 Leading Philanthropies Announce Steps to Expand Opportunities for Young Men of Color

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06/05/2014

... Foundation, Open Society Foundations] Eleven of the nation ’s leading philanthropies have announced a bold plan ...

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2014 Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship Awards in the Neurosciences Announced

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06/10/2014

... Fund and the Simons Foundation. The awards are among the nation ’s oldest and most illustrious fellowships for young ...

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Report Details Employment Challenges Facing Latino Youth

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06/13/2014

A study supported by the Rockefeller Foundation finds that Latinos, the youngest and fastest-growing segment of the American labor force, face considerable challenges gaining stable employment.

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Investment in Light Rail Program Helps Create Jobs, Stimulate Economy

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06/17/2014

A new light rail line that connects the downtowns of Saint Paul and Minneapolis for the first time in decades is being hailed by the Ford Foundation as an example of how strategic public investments in transit and transit-oriented development can...

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Make Music New York To Present Record-Setting 1,350 Shows

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06/18/2014

The boroughs of NYC will be filled with the sound of music Saturday, June 21, thanks to support from Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation for the Make Music New York festival, which will feature a record-setting 1,350 free...

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Jacqueline Jones Named President of Foundation for Child Development

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07/01/2014

Jacqueline Jones, a national leader in the movement for high-quality early learning, has been named president of the Foundation for Child Development.

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Boards as an Accountability Mechanism

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06/2014

This paper examines board functioning in relation to both legal and broader conceptions of accountability, and empirical evidence from over 5,100 nonprofits in the Urban Institute National Survey of Nonprofit Governance . It discusses areas of board weakness and considers different approaches to improving them, including regulation, self-regulation, policy-oriented strategies, and management-oriented strategies.

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Uninsured Rate Drops From 20 Percent to 15 Percent Due To ACA

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07/10/2014

In the wake of the Affordable Care Act’s first open enrollment period, significantly fewer working-age adults are uninsured than just before the sign-up period began, and many have used their new coverage to obtain needed care, according to a new...

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Hunger-Relief Programs Receive Morgan Stanley Support To Feed More Children

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07/09/2014

... of meals every year to children and families across the nation . “For over 40 years, we have focused our ...

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Partnership Aims To Boost Service Positions For Young People, Increase Adult Volunteers

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07/14/2014

United Way of New York City and NYC Service have announced a partnership with The Franklin Project at the Aspen Institute that seeks to increase service corps positions for young New Yorkers and to double the number of adults in the city who...