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Ford Foundation Appoints Noha El-Mikawy to Lead Its Middle East and North Africa Office

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01/02/2012

The Ford Foundation has announced the appointment of Noha El-Mikawy to ... of our work,” said Luis Ubiñas, President of the Ford Foundation . “In a region undergoing transition, Ford’s ... the University of...

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Young Invincibles’ Jen Mishory & Skadden Fellow Yan Cao have joined The Century Foundation

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10/04/2017

... Mishory & Skadden Fellow Yan Cao have joined The Century Foundation (New York City) — Cofounder and former Executive ... Fellow and attorney Yan Cao have joined The Century Foundation , a leading...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces 20 Finalists Selected for 2021-22 Spark Prize

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10/21/2021

Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces 20 Finalists Selected for 2021-22 Spark ... After being on pause last year, our Brooklyn Community Foundation $100,000 SPARK Prize has returned for 2021—and ... finalists...

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Report from Commonwealth Fund Finds Patient Worry About Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Costs at All-Time High

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05/17/2018

Few patients are confident they can afford an expensive medical bill, as high out-of-pocket healthcare costs continue to be a cause for patient concern, according to a report from the Commonwealth Fund.

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Commonwealth Fund Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer John Craig to Retire at the End of 2014

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03/17/2014

... end of 2014, after 33 years at the Fund. Since joining the foundation in 1981, he has served as vice president and ... 1970s and early 1980s, he launched the John A. Hartford Foundation 's health care...

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07 Oct 2013

Conversations for Grantmakers: Making a Difference- How One Small Fund Created Big Impact!

Monday, October 7, 2013 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

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... for the Aging, and how one woman's gift to The Community Foundation created profound and dramatic impact on Genesee ... This moving story shows that you don't have to be a big foundation to make a...

Commonwealth Fund Ranks US Health Care Last Among World's Wealthiest Nations

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10/16/2014

United States falls short on access to health care and cost of coverage.

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Smaller High Schools and Outside Funding Increase Graduation Rates, Test Scores and College Enrollment

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10/17/2014

Smaller High Schools and Outside Funding Have Increased Graduation Rates, Test Scores and ... relevance to the classroom lessons. Another key: outside funding , including from the Bill & Melinda Gates ...

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Princeton Project Funded by Two PNY Members Reveals Insight into Behavior-Change Campaigns

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01/20/2017

... into Behavior-Change Campaigns The William T. Grant Foundation 's Scholars Program and the Russell Sage Foundation fund a project that asked students to report who .....

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United Hospital Fund Report Examines Ramifications of Eligible Adults Refusing Prescribed Home Health Care

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08/24/2017

The report includes a fear of losing control and privacy, concerns about finances, and the belief that family caregivers alone were both skilled and had time enough to do the job as reasons for folks refusing home care.

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Commonwealth Fund: How the Affordable Care Act Has Helped Women Gain Insurance and Improved Their Ability to Get Health Care

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08/31/2017

Prior to the Affordable Care Act, one-third of women who tried to buy a health plan on their own were either turned down, charged a higher premium because of their health, or had specific health problems excluded from their plans. Beginning in 2010...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards Grant to Critical Path Institute to Advance Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease

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09/06/2018

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards Grant to Critical Path Institute to Advance ... and curing sickle cell anemia, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation today announced a grant to the Critical Path ... the...

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Russell Sage Foundation Author James Rosenbaum, Writes About Alternatives To Four-Year College Degrees

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10/23/2017

Russell Sage Foundation Author James Rosenbaum, Writes About Alternatives To Four-Year College Degrees American society is obsessed with a single route to success. ... Since low test scores can hurt a school’s...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Awards $76 Million in Grants in Third Quarter of 2021

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10/26/2021

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Awards $76 Million in Grants in Third Quarter of 2021 The board of directors of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation announced today that grants totaling more than ... global advocacy...

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United Hospital Fund Report Examines Impact of ACA on New York's Insurance Markets

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10/18/2016

... the landmark Affordable Care Act (ACA), and identifies key issues to watch looking ahead. “Increased enrollment on and ... efforts.” The Big Picture VI concludes by analyzing issues that will come into play as...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies and Rockefeller Brothers Fund Join Coalition of 29 Philanthropies to Pledge $4 billion To Combat Climate Change

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09/17/2018

... announced last year by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation , as well as commitments by the Barr Foundation , Bloomberg Philanthropies , the Rockefeller Brothers Fund , and the Pisces Foundation...

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30 Sep 2022

Philanthropy 101 - So You're Working For A Foundation... Power and Your New Community

Friday, September 30, 2022 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... to philanthropy and your role within it How to identify resources for cultivating a peer network, including within ... the remaining modules. 9/30 – So You're Working For A Foundation ... Power and Your...

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29 Sep 2023

2023 Philanthropy 101 - So You're Working For A Foundation... Power and Your New Community

Friday, September 29, 2023 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... to philanthropy and your role within it How to identify resources for cultivating a peer network, including within ... the remaining modules. 9/29 – So You're Working For A Foundation ... Power and Your...

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