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Ford Foundation Bets on Slow Food Movement to Help Global Poor

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01/23/2015

... Movement to Help Global Poor Mention "slow food" and it' s hard not to think of a more affluent crowd of foodies and hipsters who have the luxury to think in highly intentional ways about...

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Food Systems

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TCC Group Exlpores a New Approach to Capacity Building

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02/03/2015

... a problem, a field, an issue or a set of stakeholders can have a powerful effect on the impact it can achieve. And ... on the processes and logistics of capacity building (the how ) without identifying clearly...

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Wallace Foundation Releases Report on Creating Effective School Principals

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10/07/2015

... the report, it is the first study of its kind to examine how state policy could be effective in helping to produce ... from sources including the experiences of states that have focused on developing stronger...

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Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation, to Participate in Facebook QA

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10/26/2015

... QA Want to know more about the Ford Foundation’ s new focus on inequality? Have questions about how we’re changing our approach to grant making to tackle ...

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Ford Foundation-Backed Incubator Generates $100M in Loans, Nearly $1M in Savings

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02/11/2016

... in Loans, Nearly $1M in Savings A new report details how an incubator created by the Filene Research Institute, ... Incubator. “Mainstream financial institutions have often failed to help these vulnerable...

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Ford, Rockefeller and Others Supporting NFF Knowledge-Dissemination Effort on Impact Investing

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04/14/2016

... of San Francisco on a collaborative effort to examine how results-based funding could revolutionize America' s approach to entrenched social issues. The project addresses ... foundation, government and...

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Ford Foundation's Jee Kim Contributes to 'The Nation' Article on Future of Philanthropy

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07/21/2016

Ford Foundation' s Jee Kim Contributes to 'The Nation' Article on Future of ... Since its inception, both donors and the larger public have debated how individuals can deploy their...

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Following Ford's Lead, Another Foundation Goes All In on Equity

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08/17/2016

Following Ford' s Lead, Another Foundation Goes All In on Equity Yesterday, ... of “with whom” priorities were to be set and “ how ” grants were to be made. In this, the two statements have...

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NY Community Trust's Shawn Morehead Featured in Podcast on Countering Stereotypes and College Prep

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10/06/2016

NY Community Trust' s Shawn Morehead Featured in Podcast on Countering ... also speak with Donna Lawrence, President and CEO of the I Have A Dream Foundation. We discuss her nonprofit' s...

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Co-Authored by Arabella Advisors, Article Tracks A Foundation’s 15-Year Journey In Impact Investing

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10/11/2016

... by Arabella Advisors, Article Tracks A Foundation’ s 15-Year Journey In Impact Investing When my wife, Betsy, ... environmental problems, we were faced with a big question: how could a foundation of our size...

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Supported by Mellon Foundation, Hybrid Publishing Platform Launches In Beta Form

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04/07/2017

... University of New York and coders at Cast Iron Coding, have since 2015 worked on a project to rethink the procedures of scholarly publishing, including how to better serve authors whose work can’t fit between...

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Michael Bloomberg Gives $75 Million to Shed Arts Center

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05/24/2017

... $75 million from Michael R. Bloomberg, showing just how much the Far West Side continues to be shaped by a small ... previously undisclosed. “I’ve always believed the arts have a unique ability to benefit...

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With Support from Research to Prevent Blindness, Researchers at UIC Identify Master Molecule Behind Corneal Inflammation

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07/12/2017

... But without blood vessels, it has long puzzled researchers how this tissue becomes inflamed after trauma or infection. ... Now, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have identified an enzyme...

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MetLife Foundation Noted Among Funders of Arts and Justice Initiative

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07/19/2017

... Lincoln Center Cultural Innovation Fund as Exhibit A in how legacy institutions can appeal to donors increasingly ... the Los Angeles-based Arts for Incarcerated Youth Network have partnered to launch a...

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Five Questions for Laurie Tisch, Founder/President, Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

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07/24/2017

... Fund is gearing up for its tenth anniversary and will have given $100 million to support access and opportunity for New Yorkers by year' s end, describes philanthropy as something that' s...

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Clarity Needed In Clean Labeling

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08/30/2017

Clarity Needed In Clean Labeling The “why” and “ how ” behind a product have become as important as the product itself, according to new research from the Nielsen Co. Nearly 4 in 10 U. S ...

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Food Systems

Brooklyn District Attorney Candidates Differ on Immigration Policy

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09/06/2017

... and bringing charges, during an interview with WNYC' s Brian Lehrer. He said the policy only applies to low-level charges like marijuana possession, which can have collateral consequences on non-citizens...

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Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks

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09/11/2017

... cry after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Yet America' s schools — where collective memory is shaped — are now ... alive then. Many teachers now struggle with whether and how to teach the attacks and their...

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Adding Pantries and Spice to New York’s Hungry Neighborhoods

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09/12/2017

Adding Pantries and Spice to New York’ s Hungry Neighborhoods Over the past year, New York City’ s three biggest providers of emergency food have reorganized in an effort to feed underserved...

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