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The Century Foundation

Funders Teaming Up to Strengthen Voices of LGBTQ People of Color

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06/16/2014

... crucial to building continued momentum to strengthen the rights of LGBTQ people and families. The fund kicks off with ...

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Arcus Foundation

Warren Buffett Honors His Hero, The Billionaire Who Secretly Gave It All Away

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06/18/2014

... 400 Lifetime Achievement Award for Philanthropy. “It’ s a real honor to talk about a fellow who is my hero and Bill Gates’ hero. He should be everybody’ s hero.” Feeney cofounded Duty Free Shoppers and made a...

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SIFMA Funded Programs Provide Financial Literacy to Millions of Students

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10/02/2014

... Many investors today are financially illiterate. That’ s right, illiterate. Defined as “having or showing a lack ...

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Century Foundation Announces Janice Nittoli "Forward Thinking" Award

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11/03/2014

... of a policy paper on a topic that is central to TCF’ s agenda. Ms. Nittoli served as The Century Foundation’ s president from August 2011 to March 2014, when she retired ... in public schools and higher...

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A Great Wall of Funding? American Philanthropy and the Rise of China

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11/11/2014

... second largest economy in the world, which is why China' s rise is right up there with climate change as one of the ... his second trip to China, starting today. Given what' s at stake here, you...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Ford Joins Other Major Foundations in Requiring Funded Projects to Be Open Through Creative Commons License

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02/04/2015

... which is an alternative to the traditional “all rights reserved” copyright and encourages sharing ...

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Casey Family Programs and the President's Advisory Council Work to Improve Financial Capability for Young People

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03/09/2015

Casey Family Programs and the President' s Advisory Council Work to Improve Financial Capability for Young People This week the President’ s Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young ... House to...

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Anisa Kamadoli Costa of Tiffany & Co. Praised in GreenBiz for Sustainability Initiatives

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07/29/2015

... notorious dark spots for the industry, such as human rights abuses and environmentally reckless mining operations. ... and chairman of the foundation arm for one of the world' s most famous jewelers,...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Ford Foundation Head in India Moves On, Hints at Discord with Government

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09/08/2015

... Government The head of the Indian operations of the U. S .-based Ford Foundation, one of the world' s largest charitable funds, has announced she is moving ... government over its handling of charities...

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The Nation Asks if Child Protective Services Has Gone Too Far

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10/05/2015

... her class. She saw the 9-year-old climb a tree. Felix’ s youngest son fought with his cousin over a scooter and, at ... the investigator, Nancy Rodriguez, found that Felix’ s kids “were clothed appropriately,...

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Ford Foundation Spells Out Cuts to Make Way for Its Shift in Focus to Inequality

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11/09/2015

... cut its support of several initiatives, including LGBT rights in the United States, direct cash transfers in Latin ... evolving strategy," said Darren Walker, the foundation’ s president. . . Ford...

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New Disclosures on Mozilla Foundation and its Supporters (Ford, Helmsley)

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12/03/2015

... Foundation and its Supporters (Ford, Helmsley) What’ s up at Mozilla? The nonprofit Mozilla Foundation is a ... quite differently from the rest of Silicon Valley’ s major players. It doesn’t have publicly...

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JP Morgan Chase Launches 'New Skills For Youth'; Invests $75M to Build Tomorrow’s Economy

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01/19/2016

... 'New Skills For Youth'; Invests $75M to Build Tomorrow’ s Economy We believe every young person deserves a pathway to economic success. That’ s why we’re announcing a new $75 million investment to...

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Cuomo Offers Support for Mark-Viverito’s Call to Close Rikers

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02/16/2016

Cuomo Offers Support for Mark-Viverito’ s Call to Close Rikers Gov. Andrew Cuomo voiced support ... for New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito’ s call to close Rikers Island. Calling the idea offered...

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An Outspoken Force to Give Food Workers a Seat at the Table (Ford Foundation)

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02/22/2016

Saru Jayaraman, a vocal leader in the food labor movement and founder of Restaurant Opportunities Center United (ROC), has been supported by the Ford Foundation for more than a decade. The New York Times profiles her efforts for restaurant workers.

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Family Values: Behind Arcus Foundation's Gift for Racial Justice

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01/24/2017

Family Values: Behind Arcus Foundation' s Gift for Racial Justice The longer you hang around ... realize how deeply family background influences people' s giving. Read through the letters of the Giving...

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Gender Justice

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Research to Prevent Blindness Supports Study Finding 1 In 4 ER Visits for Eye Problems Aren’t Actually Emergencies

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02/15/2017

A new study finds that nearly one in four people who seek emergency care for eye problems have mild conditions, and recommends ways to help those patients get the right level of care.

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Research to Prevent Blindness

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'Marjorie Prime' Wins Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize at Sundance for Focus on Science and Technology

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03/29/2017

... Focus on Science and Technology FilmRise has acquired U. S . rights to Sundance winner “Marjorie Prime” and is ... of Walter provides companionship and stimulates Marjorie’ s memory as she...

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NY Times Common Sense Columnist Says Ford Foundation Is an Unlikely Convert to ‘Impact’ Investing

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04/17/2017

... Earning high returns isn’t just a matter of bragging rights — endowment income supports the missions of ... endowment every year on charitable purposes. In Ford’ s case, that amounts to over $600 million... NY...

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