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Bloomberg Says His Work Is About "Saving Lives"

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07/14/2014

... I want the foundation to focus on things that other people aren't focusing on. So we took on smoking. We're ... the NRA gun lobby is part of that effort, adding "12,000 people get killed with...

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Ford Foundation Works to Promote Government Action on Income Equality

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11/18/2014

... polls show that it’s not an urgent issue for most people . Americans know economic inequality exists, but they ... Typical approaches focus on inequality statistics, portray people in poverty as victims, or...

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Economic Security

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Bank of America Foundation President Seeks to Increase Youth Development Opportunities

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08/19/2015

... Increase Youth Development Opportunities Today's young people have acquired many reputations. They're underemployed, ... the environment. In fact, according to new data, young people are giving more...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

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Atlantic Philanthropies, Ford Foundation, JPMorgan Chase Foundation, MetLife, Bank of America Partner to Provide $30M Social Impact Loan Fund

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11/17/2015

... million fund to support better integrated care for at-risk people such as frail seniors, people with disabilities, at-risk youth, and individuals with ... fragmented, expensive, and dehumanizing – especially...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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How Stable Are the ACA Marketplaces? Commonwealth Fund President Explains

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12/07/2015

... the ACA marketplaces are enrolling sufficient numbers of people to ensure a well-balanced risk pool of healthy people and those with health problems. A pool where a majority of people have...

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Commentary from Rockefeller Foundation: A Solution to Hunger? Stop Throwing Dinner Away

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03/15/2016

... crisis which requires an emergency intervention to nourish people , preserve our planet and protect profits. By 2050, ... population will have swelled to an estimated 9.7 billion people . According to...

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Food Systems

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MetLife Foundation Announces Sponsorship of “Multipliers of Prosperity” for a Third Year

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04/05/2017

... World Bank’s Global Findex*, there are over two billion people globally, one third of whom are based in Asia, who ... such as bank accounts, credit and insurance. Low income people who lack financial services...

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Commonwealth Fund: Why and How to Avoid High-Risk Pools for Americans with Preexisting Conditions

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06/05/2017

... states to set up high-risk pools or other mechanisms for people with preexisting conditions who have lapses in their ... their use did not significantly reduce costs for other people who buy their own health...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Sales and Social Enterprise Aren’t Mutually Exclusive

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08/24/2017

... largely because of selling’s “dark” reputation. Many people see selling as a dark art that requires false ... per se isn’t the culprit here. It’s what happens when people believe that selling is a disreputable...

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The Heavier Baggage of Immigrating while Black

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10/06/2017

The Heavier Baggage of Immigrating while Black Not only are people of African descent a large part of the immigrant and ... Sudan, and the Central African Republic). Not only are people of African descent a large...

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Ms. Foundation Responds to Alabama Special Election

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12/13/2017

... to the Alabama Special Election: “We are proud of the people of Alabama for refusing to be represented by Roy ... is an important step forward for our country and for the people of Alabama, but there is still...

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Gender Justice

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Paulina Helm-Hernandez, Former Co-Director of Southerners on New Ground, Will Join Foundation For A Just Society

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02/01/2018

... a social justice advocacy organization supporting LGBTQ people in the US South. Prior to that she coordinated the ... work, and gender and sexual liberation work that centers people most affected by poverty,...

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New Study From the Commonwealth Fund Looks at Out-of-Pocket Costs for Some Health Plans

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05/23/2019

... a new Commonwealth Fund report. The analysis looks at what people in every state report spending on premiums and ... are consuming a large share of income for millions of people with employer coverage An...

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No Stories Without Numbers; No Numbers Without Stories

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08/04/2014

... assessment. This particular philanthropy focuses on rural development in a developing country. The trustees ...

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5/19/2015 - Economic Inequality and Mobility: Looking at the Evidence to Inform Philanthropy’s Actions - Live stream recording & Presentations

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05/2015

View materials and the live stream recording of the program, "Economic Inequality and Mobility: Looking at the Evidence to Inform Philanthropy’s Actions."

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Looming Overhead: The Persistent Debate Over Administrative Costs

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10/22/2013

... with little of the emotional resonance that inspires people to give will struggle more in this area (policy ... is that foundations don’t have an infinite supply of resources . Every dollar we spend on overhead...

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New York Health Foundation

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"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 ways that PowerPoint presentations and policy ...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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Manage Difficult Workplace Conversations Like a Jedi

Release Date:

04/13/2017

... to perfect. According to research , 85 percent of people prepare before a difficult conversation but are still ... and Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York members. Resources Research: The Work...

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Mismanagement at nonprofits? Think again

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06/14/2022

... for ensuring that the most vulnerable can get the resources they need to live – who are most often women of ... by the Human Services Council focused on making sure that people working in the nonprofit sector...

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