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Despite Gridlock In Washington, Funders See Enormous Potential to Move the Needle on America’s Gun Crisis

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11/15/2016

... because of it—victories are being won in a number of states , legislatively and by referendum. Just last week, ... Prevention Program, about the organization’s approach to reducing gun violence, the flawed...

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PNY Opposes Tax Reform That Undermines Charitable Giving

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11/15/2017

... related to tax reform discussions occurring in the United States Congress. It also approved a broad outline of ... amounts exempt from the estate tax has had the effect of reducing charitable...

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Nonprofits Help Shift Mayor De Blasio's Opinion On Closing Rikers, Commission Leaders Say

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10/05/2017

... Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform, and the persistence of its chairman, ...

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The Open Society Economic Justice Program Invests in Race and Gender Equity

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10/22/2020

... committed $5 million to an innovative new fund focused on reducing racial and gender bias in investment decisions. The ... and leaders building power in Black communities across the United States...

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Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Chair Peter O. Lawson-Johnston Passes Gavel to Longtime Board Member Peter Lawson-Johnston II

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06/21/2023

... terrorism, insurgencies, civil wars, violent crime in the United States , and organized crime in Latin America. The Foundation ...

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Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Announces Transformative Partnership With Civica Foundation to Make Insulin More Affordable to Americans With Insulin-dependent Diabetes

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03/03/2022

... produce a substantial amount of the insulin needed in the United States , with additional space to increase production if ... prices are more than eight times higher in the United ...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Propel Capital’s Sarah Williams Honored by The Center for Court Innovation

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03/19/2018

... Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform ; Sarah Williams and Propel Capital, ... of their own stories, to break out of loops that lead to incarceration … so that they lead to more...

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The Fight Over Immigrants and Refugees Is Going to Intensify. Here's What Foundations Need to Do

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03/06/2018

... . A year ago, more than 200 foundations from across the United States signed onto our joint statement in support of ...

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Recording: Beyond Bars: It's a Movement, Not a Moment

Beyond Bars: It's a Movement, Not a Moment The United States incarcerates more people than any other country ... million people behind bars. The impact of America’s mass incarceration...

12 May 2022

TAP is Back: The Historic Restoration of Financial Aid for Students Pursuing College in Prison

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1:00pm to 2:00pm

Join us to discuss the meaning and experience of college in prison, celebrate TAP restoration in New York State and what it took to get here, and how funders can sustain this work to increase access to higher education in prison.

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ASPCA Names Helene Gordon Senior Director of Licensing & Retail Development

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08/01/2012

... where she was responsible for securing new business in the United States and Canada. She then held similar business and retail ...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation Taps Sharon Alpert as Next President and CEO

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09/25/2015

... fostering just and sustainable communities throughout the United States . In this role, Sharon works alongside Surdna’s ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Opinion from Ford Foundation's Walker: Why Giving Back Isn’t Enough

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12/17/2015

... to support everything from public television in the United States to microlending in Bangladesh. Our work has ... of people around the world have access to new tools and resources with which...

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Nicky McIntyre Begins Tenure as CEO of Foundation for a Just Society

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07/03/2017

... leader in philanthropic advocacy to ensure more and better resources for this field. Previously, Nicky served as the ... public foundation for gender equality that is based in the United States...

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Peterson-Kaiser Dashboard Provides Key Data on U.S. Health System Quality, Spending, Access, Outcomes

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05/25/2017

... that are similarly large and wealthy. It finds that the United States has improved on several measures, such as life ... dozens of collections of downloadable charts. All of the resources are...

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