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Lessons from Family Philanthropy: Rockefeller Brothers Fund at 75

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04/04/2017

... foundation that has weathered these storms successfully. How might the ingredients of its success be described? What lessons can it offer? The Fund’ s founding brothers represented an evolution within ...

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Atlantic Philanthropies' Report Examines the Effectiveness of the Limited-life Approach

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05/01/2017

... are based on the premise that if a foundation’ s grants generate a social return, and that return compounds ... the capital and making more grants later — but how would we know, asks a report from the Atlantic...

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JPMorgan Chase’s Investment in Detroit to Reach $150 Million

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05/11/2017

JPMorgan Chase’ s Investment in Detroit to Reach $150 Million JPMorgan Chase & Co. today announced that it will expand the firm' s commitment to Detroit’ s economic recovery, expecting...

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Workforce Development

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Four Scientists Named 2017 Simons Early Career Investigators in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution

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05/12/2017

... (Scripps Institution of Oceanography), who will explore how environmental and ecological processes shape marine ...

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The Army Infantry’s First Women

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05/26/2017

The Army Infantry’ s First Women The Army has sought to play down the ... the steamy woods from those of earlier generations. That’ s just how the Army wants it. After the Obama ...

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Gender Justice

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation-Backed Study Sees Urban Change Via Google Street View

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07/06/2017

... Street View images in an effort to measure whether and how urban areas are changing. In addition to demonstrating ...

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Overbrook Foundation: A Small Family Funder Trying to Cure What Ails Environmentalism

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08/01/2017

... Trying to Cure What Ails Environmentalism Sometimes it’ s the smaller foundations that take on the most audacious ... and accompanying green building program. Or Heron’ s unparalleled commitment to impact...

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American Express Grant Supports Student Filmmaking

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08/11/2017

... people to connect with, celebrate and support America’ s national parks and community-based programs, including ... is also a partner of SCA, supporting the organization’ s Find Your Park volunteering events...

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The New Power of the Purse: Younger Women and the Future of Philanthropy

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08/25/2017

... philanthrosphere long enough and you'll realize that it' s something of a matriarchy. Sure, most of the biggest ... half of all foundations are run by women, and it' s actually the wives of...

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Editorial: Unemployment in Black and White

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08/30/2017

... students are still vastly underrepresented at the nation’ s top colleges and universities is one sign of how little the country has managed to do to close racial ...

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Economic Security

Ordering Review of Statues Puts de Blasio in Tricky Spot

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08/31/2017

... situation. He has been peppered with questions about how far the review will go to cleanse New York of potentially ...

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Opinion: Why Can’t We Get Cities Right?

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09/05/2017

... of it invisible. In particular, we don’t yet know just how much poison has been released by flooding of chemical plants, waste dumps, and more. But it’ s a good bet that more people will eventually die from...

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In New Memoir, Eva Moskowitz Offers a Look Behind The Curtain At Success Academy — And Tries to Reshape Her Reputation

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09/18/2017

... of the New York City education wars, Eva Moskowitz’ s new book is a juicy political read. “We never hit it off ... her biggest allies. Of her own ambitions, she says she’ s not sure she wants to be mayor...

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Education

Nursing Home Evacuations Should Not Be “All or Nothing,” Says GSA Member in Senate Testimony

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09/21/2017

... Says GSA Member in Senate Testimony Speaking before the U. S . Senate Special Committee on Aging today, University of ... understanding of who should evacuate before, and how people can be sustained...

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Could This Major Grant by Paul Allen Signal Deeper Climate Giving to Come?

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10/02/2017

... Giving to Come? One of Seattle billionaire Paul Allen’ s major philanthropic priorities has long been ocean ... in funding climate change work. The tech donor’ s latest major grant is right in the sweet spot...

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Environment and Climate Change

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New York’s Graduation Rate Could Drop Under New Federal Education Law

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10/05/2017

New York’ s Graduation Rate Could Drop Under New Federal Education Law New York state’ s high school graduation rate may take a hit due to an ... currently reviewing New York’ s ESSA plan. It’...

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Opinion: No, That Robot Will Not Steal Your Job

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10/10/2017

... percent, both lows rarely seen in the past half-century. How is it that the aftermath of 2008 could do so much damage ...

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Workforce Development

William T. Grant Foundation President Discusses Inequality In English Language Education

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10/26/2017

... on Oct. 25 as part of the Department of Education’ s Speaker Series. English language instructors vary widely in ... solutions to inequality in youth educational outcomes and how to better use research to...

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