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When Integrating A School, Does It Matter If You Use Class Instead Of Race? (Century Foundation)

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02/29/2016

... is not the name of the latest social-media fitness app. It' s a grant proposed in President Obama' s new budget, reviving an idea that hasn't gotten much policy ... progressive Century...

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Duke Foundation Supports Program for Vets & Active Military in Theatre Experience, Study & Creation

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03/11/2016

... Playwright and veteran Maurice Decaul will lead VTI as TCG' s first official artist-in-residence, constructing curriculum ... VTI is supported by Doris Duke Charitable Foundation' s Building Demand...

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

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03/15/2016

... our planet and protect profits. By 2050, the earth’ s population will have swelled to an estimated 9.7 billion people. According to ...

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Food Systems

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Laurie M. Tisch Honored by United Way’s Women’s Leadership Council

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03/21/2016

Laurie M. Tisch Honored by United Way’ s Women’ s Leadership Council The United Way of New York City’ s ... Award Luncheon honoring several female leaders who have had positive...

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Bloomberg-Sponsored Program to Bridge 'Word Gap' in Poor Children Gets Inconclusive Results

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03/28/2016

... foundation was awarding $5 million to launch Providence' s high-tech idea to improve the vocabularies of the city' s youngest children, he said he hoped the pilot could take ... the nation. Three...

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Clark Foundation Illustrates Grantmaking for a Rainy Day

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05/02/2016

... Illustrates Grantmaking for a Rainy Day Recent years have seen a gradual but marked shift in philanthropy, from a ... overwhelmingly apparent among several of the foundation’ s grantees... Clark Foundation...

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Funded by Research to Prevent Blindness, USC Study Predicts Visual Impairment Will Double by 2050

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05/19/2016

... Eye Institute in JAMA Ophthalmology found that the U. S . prevalence in visual impairment (VI) and blindness is ... that by 2050, 16.4 million Americans over age 40 will have VI due to uncorrected refractive...

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Rockefeller Family Fund Leads Summit To Oppose Pipelines In Georgia

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06/17/2016

... two pipelines in Georgia. The Palmetto Pipeline would have carried petroleum down the coast, but that project is ... that unusual. It was the right alliance.” This week’ s summit was organized by national...

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Environment and Climate Change

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CEO Writes Op-Ed on Why JPMorgan Chase & Co. Is Giving Employees a Raise

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07/12/2016

... training and skills development. Issues like these have led approximately two-thirds of Americans to believe ...

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Century Foundation Fellow Comments on For-Profit Colleges Applying for Nonprofit Status

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08/12/2016

... on For-Profit Colleges Applying for Nonprofit Status The U. S . Department of Education on Thursday denied a request by a ... in six states as well as an online degree program, will have to continue to meet...

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Torres: Federal Section 8 initiative would cripple thousands of New York City families

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08/22/2016

... rhymes rather than repeats itself. For New Yorkers who have seen record levels of homelessness on the streets, in ... rhyme of history can be heard in the federal government' s proposal for Small Area...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies and Harvard Launch City Leadership Initiative

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08/26/2016

... University and Bloomberg Philanthropies have announced the launch of a joint initiative aimed at ...

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Ford Sponsors Memorial to Confront South's Troubled History of Lynchings

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09/29/2016

Ford Sponsors Memorial to Confront South' s Troubled History of Lynchings Southern states have long welcomed tourists retracing the footsteps of the ... blacks its research shows were killed by lynching in...

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Governor Cuomo Announces Nearly $21.6 Million for Eight Supportive Housing Projects

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10/21/2016

... New Yorkers. The awards, made through the New York State' s Homeless Housing and Assistance Program, will fund ... families. All eight projects are part of Governor Cuomo' s historic $10 billion...

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Newman's Own Names Walter Harrison to Advisory Board

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11/02/2016

Newman' s Own Names Walter Harrison to Advisory Board Newman' s Own today announced that Walter Harrison has been ... University' s academic quality, finances, and fundraising...

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Weinberg Foundation Makes New Commitment to Military Members and Their Families

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11/16/2016

... Gathering. This program celebrates the Weinberg Foundation' s mission, partnerships, and accomplishments of the past ... which has long supported nonprofits that assist those who have served our nation...

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Mellon and Doris Duke Foundations Back New Report Highlighting 20 Years of NEFA’s National Dance Project

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11/18/2016

... Back New Report Highlighting 20 Years of NEFA’ s National Dance Project The New England Foundation for the ... complete the report, entitled Moving Dance Forward: NEFA’ s National Dance Project at 20 &...

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Racial Justice Is at Heart of Brooklyn Community Foundation Shift

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12/06/2016

... and predatory lenders are three industries that have had a devastating impact on communities of color and ... The Sentencing Project has determined that, for U. S . residents born in 2001, one in three black...

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Social Justice

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Foundation CEO Angst: Moral Imperatives and Insomnia

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12/09/2016

... foundations in the United States believe foundations have the potential to make a significant difference in society. That’ s the good (and perhaps hardly surprising) news in a new ...

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