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Open Society Foundations Along with Collaboration of Funders Highlight Immigrants’ Vital Role in Ohio Communities

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03/16/2018

Open Society Foundations, in partnership with a group of other philanthropy organizations, funded a Cleveland State University report, Our Pathway to a Brighter Future: Ohio's New Americans, which highlights the crucial role immigrants play in Ohio'...

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Immigration

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CUNY Publishes Paper on the Changing Role of the Ford Foundation in International Development, 1951–2001

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03/07/2017

While US private philanthropic foundations are small in comparison with other international donors, the Ford Foundation was an important international actor and the biggest player within international philanthropy for almost 50 years.

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International/Foreign Affairs

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North Star's Hogan Calls for de Blasio to Give Acitivists a Bigger Role in Policymaking

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08/14/2015

North Star Fund Executive Director Hugh Hogan questions de Blasio's claims of grassroots governance.

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Community Development

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Supported by Sloan Foundation, Study Finds New Quantum Liquid Crystals May Play Role in Future of Computers

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04/21/2017

The Science study, titled "A parity-breaking electronic nematic phase transition in the spin-orbit coupled metal Cd2Re2O7," was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Army Research Office's Defense University Research Instrumentation...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Science

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Launches New Voting Rights Report, Philanthropy’s Role in Protecting and Strengthening American Democracy

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11/01/2019

As Americans face troubling new barriers to vote, is philanthropy ready to help?

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Civic Engagement

Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Arcus Foundation Funds Exhibits, Walking Tour On Christopher Street’s Role In Gay Movement

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06/12/2014

Nearly 50 years after the gay rights movement found its rallying cry in NYC's Stonewall riots, shops along Christopher Street plan to honor the local history with a walking tour, supported in part by the Arcus Foundation.

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LGBTQ

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Philanthropy Leaders Call for Greater Role in Tackling Global Challenges Defined in New Sustainable Development Goals

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09/25/2015

Ahead of the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit, where member states are expected to adopt the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Ford, Mastercard and RPA under the SDG Philanthropy Platform call for greater philanthropic engagement...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Environment and Climate Change

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth

Atlantic Philanthropies Writes About Philanthropy’s Role in Promoting Positive Approaches to School Discipline

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01/07/2016

The widespread use of suspension and expulsion in schools reflects a national belief in "zero tolerance" to set a tone of academic focus and seriousness and to maintain order and safety. Yet, is this effective discipline?

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supported Research Finds Bacteria Play Critical Role In Driving Colon Cancers

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02/02/2018

Research supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies finds that patients with an inherited form of colon cancer harbor two bacterial species that collaborate to encourage development of the disease, and the same species have been found in people who...

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17 Jul 2014

Pulitzer Winner Barton Gellman on Philanthropy’s Role in Better Balancing Competing Demands on Civil Liberties and National Security

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2:45pm to 5:00pm

In the wake of 9/11, government actions have led to an ongoing national debate about how to strike the right balance between civil liberties and national security in the U.S. From the swift enactment of the USA Patriot Act of 2001 and creation of...

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Opinion: In Rethinking the Role of High School, One New York District Shows the Way to Becoming Future-Ready

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11/29/2017

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Education

Fired for Taking Paternity Leave: Dads Fighting Gender Roles Face Uphill Battle

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12/06/2017

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Children, Youth and Families

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New Report Details How to Support Black Women in Their Political, Economic and Social Roles

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04/18/2018

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Black Girls Are Disciplined More Harshly in School. Dress Codes Play a Big Role.

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04/26/2018

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Education

21 May 2019

First Responders at the Border:The Vital Role and Untapped Potential of a Reception System for Families and Asylum Seekers - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Tuesday, May 21, 2019 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

Despite the administration’s policies to deter and punish asylum seekers, families continue to arrive to the United States and Mexico in search of protection. While family separation policies are being revisited and restrictions on asylum grow...

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Immigration

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11/5/2014 - Should Nonprofits Be Mandated to Pay Living Wages? - Live stream Recording and Presentations

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11/2014

View the materials and live stream recording of the program, "Should Nonprofits Be Mandated to Pay Living Wages, and What is Philanthropy’s Role?"

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NYS Health Foundation Releases Assessment of the Region’s Population Health Investments

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05/02/2017

NYS Health Foundation Releases Assessment of the Region’s Population Health Investments A new NYSHealth-funded report, prepared by ... Consulting, analyzes the New York State Department of Health...

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NYS Health Foundation Offers Insights on Health Designs for Housing

Release Date:

01/30/2017

NYS Health Foundation Offers Insights on Health Designs for Housing A substantial body of evidence ... of the built environment with physical, social, and mental health outcomes. Research also...

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New York Health Foundation

Housing and Homelessness

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NY State Health Foundation: An Actual Pathway to Better Health in Albany

Release Date:

06/28/2017

NY State Health Foundation: An Actual Pathway to Better Health in Albany I’ve been traveling a lot for work this ... afternoon. It’s a really nice place. . . NY State Health Foundation: An Actual...

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