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HuffPost OpEd Laments the Lack of Upward Mobility in America

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05/05/2015

... swirling about us these days involving taxes, gun rights , religious liberty and foreign policy, Americans may ... with incidental, even trivial issues to notice what' s happened. Even so, most of us --...

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Staying the Course: Reflections on 40 Years of Grantmaking at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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05/13/2015

... of Grantmaking at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund William S . Moody joined the Rockefeller Brothers Fund in 1968, and ... understanding of, and ability to address, sustainable development challenges; to protect...

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Why Should Climate Philanthropy Care About Energy Access?

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07/02/2015

... systems and get on the right side of the politics of development -- philanthropy just hasn't realized it yet. To be fair, philanthropy needs to step up it' s game on climate across the board. Our...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Resident-Led Grantmaking Program in Crown Heights

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08/03/2015

... that address top neighborhoods concerns, including housing rights , cross-cultural relationships, youth opportunities, ... the Crown Heights Grants Program of the Foundation’ s Neighborhood Strength initiative...

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How Mobile Games Can Help You Identify Your Next Great Employee (Rockefeller Foundation)

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03/28/2016

Using games to discover hidden potential and to match talent with jobs is quickly gaining traction in the workplace as a powerful tool to engage, identify, hire, develop, deploy, and retain the best business talent, wrtie Abigail Carlton, Associate...

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26 Feb 2020

BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium XIV - Culture Shift: Embracing New Realities

Wednesday, February 26, 2020 -

8:00am to 12:00pm

... Emeagwali, Vice President of Programs of The New York Women ' s Foundation. A Philanthropy New York Collaborative Program ... Business Bureau of Metropolitan New York; Association of Development...

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How Foundations Can Be the Risk Takers They Want to Be

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06/25/2014

... the last place to go with a bold and risky idea. What’ s behind this disconnect? Foundations are in part to ... over uncertain ventures. All foundations think it’ s just other grant makers that are like this,...

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Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative Supports NeuroBioBank for Autism Research

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11/18/2015

... for Autism Research The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has signed an agreement to establish a ... brain tissue repositories, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) NeuroBioBank (NBB) and the...

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Milbank Memorial Fund, John A. Hartford Foundation, Commonwealth Fund Support Study That Reveals How ACOs Use Home Visits to Improve Care and Reduce Hospital Use

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06/21/2019

... study, published this week in the June issue of Health Affairs, offers new details about how one key ... PhD, a research scientist at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. The...

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William Simon President Questions Motives of "Liberal" Foundations Working To Advance Democracy

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07/23/2014

... litigation groups, such as the National Organization for Women , the National Council of La Raza, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Environmental Defense Fund and ...

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In Partnership With Ford and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Agnes Gund’s Art for Justice Fund Awards Nearly $10 Million in Second Round of Grants

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07/02/2018

... Ford and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Agnes Gund’ s Art for Justice Fund Awards Nearly $10 Million in Second ... the Art for Justice Fund is emphasizing support to women and children,” said Gund. “We...

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United Hospital Fund Issues New Report on Implementing Patient-Centered Medical Homes In New York

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10/19/2017

... the nation in implementing a high-performing, cost-saving health care delivery model known as the patient-centered ... medical home, in which all or most of a patient’ s health care needs are...

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Altman Foundation Welcomes New Trustee, Lisa Hinds

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05/19/2020

... Vice President at EnTrust Global, one of the world’ s largest hedge fund investors. With over $19 billion in ... products, globally. Previously, she led corporate development and client portfolio management...

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39th Annual Meeting Recap: Democracy, Demographics & Destiny: All in the Details.

... We centered on race and gender throughout the event' s explorations of cross-movement building, and touched on how ... are not exposed to the necessary education and skills development for effective civic...

For philanthropy, racial equity isn't enough: Why we've moved to redistribution to address the racial wealth gap

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10/14/2021

... a shift that was further fueled by George Floyd' s murder, the 2020 Black Lives Matter movement, the ongoing ... is essential because those who hold the bulk of ill-gotten resources and influence —...

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Design Thinking for Advocates: Don’t Knock it Till You Try It

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02/23/2016

... You’ve probably heard of design thinking by now. It’ s an approach to creating innovative products and services, ... asset maps of neighborhoods undergoing development . The purpose: To identify unmet needs and...

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Michael Hirschhorn To Step Down From IHRFG

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08/07/2014

... his post as executive director of the International Human Rights Funders Group. He has served as IHRFG executive ... the breadth of IHRFG educational programming and network development . Under his leadership,...

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Lukas Haynes Appointed Executive Director of the David Rockefeller Fund

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11/21/2014

... Mr. Haynes was responsible for strategy and program development , in responding to the needs of underserved communities, and also in Mertz Gilmore’ s substantial achievements promoting local, regional and .....

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Helmsley Trust Awards $17.5 Million to Crohn's & Colitis Foundation

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05/18/2015

Helmsley Trust Awards $17.5 Million to Crohn' s & Colitis Foundation The grant will be used to establish ... clinical information about more than forty thousand Crohn' s and colitis patients, along...

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