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The Affordable Care Act: Keeping Our Eyes on the Ball

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10/24/2013

... 30 million people ages 19 to 64 were underinsured. Analysis by The Commonwealth Fund has estimated that by ... inadequate health benefits in both individual and employer- based plans gain more comprehensive...

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The Commonwealth Fund

"Culture Changes Us" Campaign and Retreat Series Launches with Support from Nathan Cummings Foundation

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05/20/2016

... increasingly investing staff time and programmatic resources in projects and initiatives that move people in ... into the culture change strategy field.” Selected based on recommendations from colleagues at...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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15 Oct 2018

Census Funders: Coordinating with NY Counts 2020

Monday, October 15, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... will be a presentation on New York Counts 2020 , the broad- based , statewide coalition composed of racial, ethnic, ... with the New York State Census Equity Fund on a statewide analysis of census count...

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The TransitCenter Shares New Video: The Legacy of Racism in Transit - How We Got Here and What to Do About It

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10/06/2021

... the influences of white flight, segregation, and discrimination on the formation of modern American transit ... bypassing Black and brown neighborhoods. And racial discrimination is rampant in transit policing...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Surdna Foundation Announces Appointment of Leticia Peguero as Executive Director of Andrus Family Fund and Andrus Family Philanthropy Program

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02/01/2013

... that leveraged the power of partnerships by combining resources with local grantmakers to fund creative, pragmatic ... City. She is a Board member of the NYC Alliance Against Sexual Assault and co-chairs their...

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American Express, BofA, Citigroup, & JP Morgan Chase Adopt Policies to Deter Human Trafficking

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04/04/2016

... and prosecute than sex trafficking. The sale of sexual services is illegal in the United States, therefore ...

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Bank of America [Corporate]

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Marcella Tillett of the Brooklyn Community Foundation Named Among 50 Women in City & State's 2022 Above & Beyond List

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03/21/2022

... in social work. Tillett’s early career focused on sexual health, drawing upon her international experiences as ... foundation’s goal of giving communities agency over how resources are used to tackle issues...

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What Foundations Can Do to Help Primary Care Succeed

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03/13/2012

... (PCMH), that incorporates electronic health records, team- based care, proactive care management, and coordination across the provider continuum. Evidence shows that this model leads to better health ... close...

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William T. Grant Foundation Welcomes Two New Members to Program Staff

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01/15/2019

... on reducing inequality and improving the use of research evidence in policy and practice. Doucet has taken a leave of ... His numerous books include The Impact of School Resources on the Learning of Inner City...

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Gun Violence in the United States Is a Crisis of Public Health and Public Safety – and Philanthropy Is Stepping Up

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01/14/2020

... foundation of knowledge we’ve been missing for decades— evidence that can help develop more effective gun policies. ... 1) help build knowledge we’ve been missing for decades— evidence that can help us develop...

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New Interactive Data Tool from the Education Opportunity Project, Supported by William T. Grant Foundation, Finds that School Poverty - Not Racial Composition - Limited Educational Opportunity

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09/23/2019

... in students’ educational opportunities. But new evidence shows that while racial segregation within a ... to study variations in educational opportunity by race, gender and socioeconomic conditions throughout...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Surdna Foundation and Andrus Family Show Commitment to Next Generation of Progressive Philanthropists

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02/20/2018

This month, the Surdna Foundation and the Andrus Family Fund pledged $800,000 to 21 organizations representing “next-generation social justice philanthropy.”

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New York Women's Foundation Launches Fund to Support MeToo Movement

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05/10/2018

... are getting a financial boost for their work fighting sexual violence. The New York Women's Foundation said it has ... a year. Burke founded MeToo to support survivors of sexual violence, particularly...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Women on the Front Lines of ACA Implementation

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03/28/2014

... Care program, we have focused on the intersection of gender , race and class, both by funding advocacy for ... leading community efforts to link women and families to resources that can help them through the...

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How Can Philanthropy Elevate Entrepreneurialism Through Crisis?

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07/22/2020

... leads our global effort to combat human trafficking and gender - based violence, moved into first-response mode and used his ...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Grace Farms Foundation

Rockefeller Foundation President Reflects On America's Most Pressing Challenge Jobs And Economic Opportunity

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10/16/2017

... work is in fact losing its value as a source of pride, identity , and basic human dignity – the absence of work now ...

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28 Apr 2020

Overlooked and Underserved: Confronting the Reality of Student Homelessness during a Pandemic - A Webinar

Tuesday, April 28, 2020 -

2:30pm to 4:30pm

... impacts every aspect of a child’s life, including their identity as a student. With the City’s 1,800 schools ... Youth Homelessness, Supportive Housing, Cure Violence and Employment Initiatives, Good Shepheard...

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A Conversation on Public Service Loan Forgiveness: The Philanthropic Community Can Help 250,000 New Yorkers Access $10 Billion in Loan Forgiveness (Part Two)

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10/13/2022

... are lucky in New York City and New York State that we have resources for one-on-one counseling as well. The New York ... counseling. But no one should reach out to any of those resources until they've...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds Digitization Of 19th Century Navy Deck Logs

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01/29/2018

... the university by the Council on Library and Information Resources , which is supported by funding from The Andrew W. ... titled 'Seas of Knowledge: Digitization and Retrospective Analysis of the...

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