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... eliminate harsh punishment and ensure justice system accountability in the United States. The Open Society ... eliminate harsh punishment, and ensure justice system accountability in the United States.... Open...

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Open Society Foundations Award Fellowships to 14 Visionaries Working to Reform Criminal Justice in the United States

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05/14/2014

... new approaches to ensure accountability in the justice system ,” said Ken Zimmerman, director of U.S. Programs at ... debate, catalyze change, and lift the curtain on a closed system rife with inequities.”.....

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Mellon Grant Aims to Leverage Linked Data for Enhanced Information Access

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04/28/2016

... that was first developed in the 1960s. Although the system revolutionized the industry, eliminating the ... web has created challenges to continued use of that system ... Mellon Grant Aims to Leverage Linked...

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Carnegie Corporation Names Robert Rosenthal Director of Information Technology

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08/01/2016

Rosenthal brings over 30 years of experience in information management and systems, having worked in a range of industries, including banking, newspaper publishing, and philanthropy.

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Simons Foundation Contributes to Research Outlining Cellular Communication Processes

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08/30/2016

The findings are an important basic advance in how cell sensory systems function.

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Applications Invited for Soros Justice Fellowships in Advocacy and Media

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09/21/2016

... debate on a range of issues facing the criminal justice system in the United States. The fellowship program is part ... punishment and working to ensure a fair and equitable system of justice. Fellowships of...

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Century Foundation Releases Report on Finding Common Ground on International Tax Reform

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11/17/2016

... alike agree: the United States' international tax system is broken. As a result, over $2.5 trillion in profits ... tax policies would help create a corporate tax system compatible with the 21st century...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds Research on Planetary Evolution

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03/16/2017

... more than 13 million years old, compared with our solar system 's 4.6 billion years. "This is such a young star; we ... a snapshot of a baby star that just formed its planetary system - a rare peek at...

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Adding Pantries and Spice to New York’s Hungry Neighborhoods

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09/12/2017

... three years ago to get a clearer picture of how well the system was working. What they learned about the system — which includes 952 churches, religious ...

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New Index to Help Investors Gauge Food Diversity

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09/26/2017

An EU-funded index measuring biodiversity in food production is expected to be launched next year, giving investors a benchmark for assessing how companies and governments are making food systems more resilient to climate change.

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Policy Brief: NYC’s Looming Task of Property Tax Reform

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10/04/2017

... one, however, denies that New York City’s property tax system is profoundly flawed. That consensus has not made it any easier to change the system , though. Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito ...

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Rockefeller Foundation Releases YieldWise: Cutting Food Loss in Half for World Food Day

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10/17/2017

Our food system produces more than enough to feed our entire global ... food insecure. The world can’t sustain a nourishing food system if the world doesn’t eat more of what it has. In ...

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13 Oct 2021

New York City Workforce Funders Collaborative Quarterly Meeting

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10:00am to 11:30am

... strategies to strengthen the public workforce development system . How do we define a “ system ” as fragmented and complex as New York City’s? ... opportunities exist to shape a more coherent and effective...

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The Restaurant Industry Is Structured on Racism. The Restaurant Workers Community Foundation Wants to Rebuild It.

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04/14/2021

... how much people get paid, gender and race, mental health and ability, all these things are intertwined. So ... that they were fighting on behalf of. And one of the key points of the fund was that we were going...

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