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Kathryn Haslanger Elected to Commonwealth Fund Board of Directors

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01/15/2014

Kathryn D. Haslanger, Chief Executive Officer of JASA (Jewish Association Serving the Aging), has been elected to the Commonwealth Fund Board of Directors.

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United Hospital Fund

09 Apr 2014

Shaping the Nature of Work in the New Economy

Wednesday, April 9, 2014 - 2:45pm

Conversations about the new economy often revolve around negative trends, from the expansion of low-wage, low-quality, insecure jobs to the rise in contingent and temporary work for a diminishing middle class. Many are concerned that as...

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08 Apr 2014

Meet the New Health Commissioner: Dr. Mary T. Bassett is One of Our Own

Tuesday, April 8, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York’s Health Policy Working Group is pleased to welcome Dr. Mary T. Bassett, the newly appointed Commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Most recently, she has been a program director for African...

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Are Your Grantees Keeping Workers in Poverty?

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10/22/2014

... are among the employers in New York, and across the nation , that most commonly pay their employees less than ...

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Nancy Mahon Named Estee Lauder Senior Vice President, Global Philanthropy and Corporate Citizenship

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10/07/2014

Estée Lauder Companies Inc. appointed Nancy Mahon to Senior Vice President, Global Philanthropy and Corporate Citizenship.

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International/Foreign Affairs

11 Feb 2015

Citizenfour - Documentary Film Series

Wednesday, February 11, 2015 -

4:00pm to 9:00pm

"CITIZENFOUR" is a real life thriller, unfolding by the minute, giving audiences unprecedented access to filmmaker Laura Poitras and journalist Glenn Greenwald’s encounters with Edward Snowden in Hong Kong, as he hands over classified documents...

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Creating a Conversation About Hunger in America

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03/19/2013

By James K. Cummings, Board Chair, Nathan Cummings Foundation This past week, I undertook a “SNAP Challenge” in which I spent the week eating on approximately $5.27 a day — the equivalent of the daily Supplemental Nutrition...

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To Frack or Not To Frack in New York: Observations from a Donor Briefing

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08/16/2012

... energy economy, has become far more prominent in the nation ’s mix of energy fuels. But the process of ...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Ursula Burns to Board of Trustees

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02/20/2015

Xerox Chairwoman and CEO, Ursula Burns, is the newest member of the Ford Foundation Board of Trustees.

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Effective Journalism Is Now Part of Our College Completion Mission

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03/17/2015

Edwin Gould Foundation President and CEO, Cynthia Rivera Weissblum, discusses the launch of "The Eddie."

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FEGS: Canary in the Coal Mine?

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04/10/2015

Patricia Swann and Michelle Jackson take a deep dive into the Federation Employment and Guidance Service.

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William Cordery to Join Surdna's Strong Local Economies Team

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04/14/2015

Cordery has been appointed Program Officer for the Strong Local Economies program.

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Deeper Than Political Sound Bites on Economic Inequality

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04/15/2015

... on MSNBC and as an editorial board member of The Nation . But the former Russell Sage Foundation Fellow is an ...

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Why Cultural Policy is Critical for New York City

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06/12/2015

... Laurie Cumbo said a "cultural uprising" is sweeping the nation . “This is an opportunity to reset New York City so .....

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02 Nov 2015

Winning Ingredients: What Philanthropy Can Learn from the Marriage Equality Movement

Monday, November 2, 2015 -

12:45pm to 4:00pm

Join us for a conversation with key philanthropic leaders and advocates from the field who have worked to achieve the freedom to marry.

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellowship Shows Successes

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10/16/2015

$100,000 fellowship has seeded groundbreaking innovation in private/non-profit partnerships, municipal financing, faith-based organizing and a new class of Fellows was announced.

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