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The Fall’s Most Fascinating Art Show? The Met Trying to Fix Itself

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09/06/2017

The Fall’ s Most Fascinating Art Show? The Met Trying to Fix Itself ... years, resigned under pressure in late February, but it’ s not over. The most obvious questions are: Who will be the ... eight years, with...

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Twin Megastorms Have Scientists Fearing This May Be The New Normal

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09/07/2017

For many scientists they are a worrying sign of a “new normal” in which extreme weather events become more intense as a result of manmade climate change.

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A Brooklyn Food Festival Dishes Out Extra Helpings of Culinary Theory

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09/11/2017

... Mr. Stedman added that about 6,000 attended this year’ s Taste Talks—around three times the number when the event ... side, Taste Talks, held at locations throughout Brooklyn’ s Williamsburg neighborhood,...

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The Future Of New York City Transit in Every Borough

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09/19/2017

... first streetcars started rumbling along New York City’ s streets in the 19th century, people have sought ways to ... we know it—the subway may be a broken mess now, but it’ s one of the biggest catalysts in...

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Into Battle: The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Steps Up Its Advocacy Giving in a Big Way

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09/19/2017

... Omidyar also have LLCs —and there are good reasons to look beyond the traditional foundation structure. The LLC is ...

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Twenty Years After Suffragists Statue Victory, The Quest Continues For A National Women's History Museum

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09/20/2017

... Statue Victory, The Quest Continues For A National Women' s History Museum Of all the excuses given for why a statue of ... It had been donated to the country by the National Women' s Party in...

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Hometown Hope: How Amazon is Paying Attention to Homelessness in Seattle and Beyond

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09/20/2017

... Attention to Homelessness in Seattle and Beyond “It’ s permanent until homelessness is solved.” So remarked John Schoettler, Amazon’ s real estate and facilities VP, to the New York Times after an announcement...

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Schools’ Response to Bullying Is Questioned After Fatal School Stabbing

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10/02/2017

... “I looked at the kid and my gut sense was, ‘Oh, he’ s not a murderer,’” Harding said. “He was ...

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Home Health Workers: All the Work, Half the Pay

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10/02/2017

... Half the Pay Lai Yee Chan worked piece-rate in the city' s textile factories for more than a decade to support her ... from the stifling summer heat in a Midtown warehouse. Chan' s current workplace...

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The New Bedtime Story Is a Podcast

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10/03/2017

... for kids “Wow in the World” debuted in May, he’ s listened to every episode three times. “It’ s a little funner” than television, James said. “My brain ... Raz sign the back of his NPR T-shirt. As podcast...

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Disabled Parents Sue New York City Over Child Removals

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10/10/2017

... like her. Child welfare workers have removed Shantell’ s three children from her care at various times, beginning in ... ability to parent. With the help of lawyers, Shantell’ s children were returned to her...

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Rockefeller Foundation Research Shows Connection Between Watershed Quality and Disease in Children

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10/10/2017

... fatal disease,” says Taylor Ricketts of UVM’ s Gund Institute for Environment. Surprisingly, the team ...

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Wallace Takes Arts Organizations From What They Think to What They Know

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10/24/2017

... in October, NPQ reported on one of the foundation’ s studies on the subject of scaling. Broadway World alerts us to the foundation’ s Building Audiences for Sustainability (BAS) research ... base for many...

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The Rockefeller Foundation's Rebuild By Design Project Reveals Proposals From Cities To Protect Them From Next Sandy

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10/30/2017

The Rockefeller Foundation' s Rebuild By Design Project Reveals Proposals From Cities To ... Rebuild by Design — a design competition from the U. S . Department of Housing and Urban Development and The .....

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Rita Allen Foundation Supported Report Finds That Civic Tech Struggles with Sustainable Funding Despite Gains

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10/31/2017

... Paths to a Sustainable Future, was released by the John S . and James L. Knight Foundation with the Rita Allen Foundation Oct. 31. This is the Knight Foundation’ s first major report on civic tech since a...

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08 Feb 2018

Choosing and Using Multiple Vehicles for Family Giving - Webinar

Thursday, February 8, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... and strategies to achieve their goals. Join NCFP as we look at examples of the growing variety of approaches ...

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Rockefeller Foundation Grant Helps Create Racial-Justice ETF Backed by the NAACP

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11/28/2017

... ETF Backed by the NAACP Socially conscious investors can look forward to two new exchange-traded funds that aim to ... launched the Minority Empowerment ETF and the Women' s Empowerment ETF. The Impact...

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Gender Justice

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Commonwealth Fund Study Reveals State Rankings on the Nation’s Best Health Care

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05/08/2018

... Fund Study Reveals State Rankings on the Nation’ s Best Health Care After the average life expectancy in the ... state-by-state scorecard on May 3 looking at each state’ s ability to deliver medical care to...

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12 Jul 2018

Making Space at The Table: Welcoming New Voices to Your Family Giving - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, July 12, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

There are so many ways to welcome new voices into your family giving. Whether you are looking to involve the next generation of family members, developing a process to invite non-family board members onto your board, or finding other practical ways...

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Family Foundation

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Simons Foundation-Funded Research Reveals That Bacteria in Giant Aquarium Mirror Natural Ocean Microbes

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11/07/2018

... Frank Stewart, an associate professor in Georgia Tech’ s School of Biological Sciences and principal investigator of ... like natural marine microbial communities.” That’ s happy news for the thousands of sea...

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