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Commonwealth Fund Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer John Craig to Retire at the End of 2014

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03/17/2014

... President and Chief Operating Officer, has announced he will retire at the end of 2014, after 33 years at the Fund. ... said Commonwealth Fund President David Blumenthal, M.D . " It is no exaggeration to...

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New Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Report Examines Impact from Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund’s Five-Year, $15M Healthy Food & Community Change Initiative

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01/17/2019

... improved people’s access to healthy food, addressed health and access disparities, provided nutrition education, ... to provide job opportunities and food insecurity as a health issue. “The Healthy Food &...

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The New York Women's Foundation Announces Spring 2023 Grantmaking Efforts with a Focus on Economic Justice, Ending Mass Incarceration and Defending Transgender Rights

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03/30/2023

... from The Foundation, the Haitian Women's Collective grant will further develop the infrastructure of its Haitian ... and $620,000 awarded to sustain The Justice Fund as it moves its strategy and goals...

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Legislator To Propose Federal Tax On Sugary Drinks

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06/06/2014

... together leading researchers and scientists, public health officials, foundation executives, and community ... Heart Association, the California Center for Public Health Advocacy, the California Endowment and...

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The 2017 Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Announced

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06/05/2017

... promise for revealing new pathways to advance human health . The selected Scholars will receive grants of up to $110,000 annually for a maximum ... innovative research on the role of microbes in intestinal...

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Barnard Receives Mellon Grant for Digital Access Initiative

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07/09/2014

... Access. Over the next four years, this program will allow Barnard faculty to collaborate with curators, ... be given special access to the partnering institutions’ resources , such as high-resolution digital...

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New Class of Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellows Tackles Economic and Social Inequality

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08/12/2014

... leading social change philanthropy focused on leaders who use creative thinking to address the seemingly intractable ... The three fellows are Dara Nussbaum-Vazquez, who will be working to create wealth and...

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Capital One Seeks Innovative Programs to Increase Digital Proficiency

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10/06/2014

... and individuals need to be equipped with the resources , knowledge and tools to change at the same pace. ... themselves very proficient with the digital tools they use daily," Jeff Fernandez, Grovo...

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Workforce Development

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Ford Funds Analysis, Toolkit for Improving Legal Aid Websites

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08/08/2017

... about civil legal matters with important tools and resources . They provide basic information about common legal ...

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Justice Reform

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Mexican Women Stand Up to Cyberattacks and Vicious Digital Violence

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09/08/2017

... in 2013 and launched Ciberseguras as a blog to share resources to combat online abuse. While the problem was ...

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Bloomberg Supported Cities of Service Announces Winners of its Love Your Block Competition

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07/16/2018

... benefiting low-income communities. Each winning city will receive $25,000 to be used for mini-grants and resources to support citizen groups' and local nonprofits' ... clean-ups. In addition, two...

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Dominick Impemba and Susan Kish Join the Foundation Center Board of Trustees

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05/01/2013

... of the Foundation Center. "Those skills and experiences will be invaluable to the Foundation Center as we chart our ... the Center build on its 56-year history and ensure that it will...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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12 May 2010

DC Voting Rights: National Impact of the Movement for Full Democracy in DC

Wednesday, May 12, 2010 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... ATTEND: All interested funders. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Lunch will be served. Nearly 600,000 Washington, DC, residents pay ... Corporation of New York and others for a briefing on how the DC voting rights...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Bryan Stevenson to Board of Trustees

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02/17/2017

... said Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation. “ It is a boon to our entire organization to have his passion, ... Last year, a profile of Stevenson in The New Yorker showed how his dedication to civil...

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13 Mar 2017

The Roles of Arts & Culture in Addressing Islamophobia

Monday, March 13, 2017 -

8:00am to 6:00pm

... to be responsive to galloping need. The funders briefing will be a day of learning and discussion with creative ... thought leaders, artists and philanthropy professionals on how arts and culture can diffuse...

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Samsher (Sam) Singh Gill Named President of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

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01/11/2021

... Gill has also been elected a member of the DDCF board, and will additionally serve as president and CEO of the Duke ... and the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art. He will assume these roles on April 1,...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Navigating Backlash: Lessons for a Thriving Multiracial and Multicultural Workplace

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02/10/2025

... exploration systemic racism and approaches to dismantle it . It was followed by the 2016 elections, accompanied by a ... We are gleaning important lessons from the past, including how...

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18 Oct 2022

Putting Equity at the Heart of Government: 3 Ballot Proposals to Dismantle Structural Racism

Tuesday, October 18, 2022 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... an effort to craft more racially equitable policies that will shape opportunity for millions of citizens. Join us ... to re-shape the NYC Charter. What will you learn? How the Racial Justice...

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