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Family Foundations Prepare for the Next Generation

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02/08/2013

... and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy that looks at how younger generations feel about philanthropy. As parents, ... our children. And if we have more than one, we worry about how they will interact with...

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Target Hands Decision on $5-Million Schools Gift to Online Voters

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08/15/2013

... time, Target is letting its shoppers decide, via Facebook, how it will distribute $5 million in donations to public ... Target is turning over to Facebook users the decision on how it will distribute $5-...

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Ford Foundation's Elizabeth Alexander Elected to Pulitzer Prize Board

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06/02/2016

... in arts, media and culture. She guides efforts to examine how cultural narratives affect and shape social movements and how media and the arts, including film and visual ...

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Alfred P. Sloan Study Finds Possible Solutions to Sleep Disorders and Depression

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06/09/2017

... disorders. Researchers wanted to know: How do we overcome tiredness in the face of a looming ... In other words, in the face of so-called salient stimuli, how do we override the natural drive to sleep? Alfred...

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We Cannot Let COVID-19 Be a Death Sentence For Refugees

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08/12/2020

... the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis meant figuring out how to still do our work. Many of us were fortunate to be ... what do the people we serve need the most right now and how can we help them? For our...

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Immigration

Internet to Newspapers: Drop Dead—A Program Recap with Nicholas Lemann and Victor Pickard

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06/12/2009

... at least twice a week, and it’s interesting to see how differently each group frames the problem. For a group of ... out of our hands. To my mind, we need to be creative about how news reporting might be...

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Report About NYC’s Libraries Sparks New Proposal from Speaker Quinn

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04/05/2013

The Center for an Urban Future’s report, which was funded by the Charles H. Revson Foundation, documented the important role that public libraries play in communities across New York City.

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New York Life Foundation Awards $1 Million to Comfort Zone Camp

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07/13/2013

... the ages of 7 and 17, and a new program model designed to increase the number of campers it serves. The Boys & Girls ...

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The Ford Foundation Joins the Reporting Commitment

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08/19/2014

... recently joined the Reporting Commitment, an initiative to increase the accuracy, currency, and openness of grants data. ...

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Program Focuses on Getting City Workers to Live Healthier Lives

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01/22/2015

... by Mayor de Blasio are incentives used by other cities to increase participation in voluntary health initiatives.... ...

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The Commonwealth Fund Reports Annual Primary Care Visits Will Only Rise by 3.8% from ACA

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02/25/2015

... insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act will increase the demand for health care services—but only ...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Explores Open Access to Published Research

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04/01/2015

The foundation's contribution will support a yearlong study that will examine the implications of new funding models for scholarly communications.

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Peterson Foundation promotes benchmarks for assessing the candidates on budget issues

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05/27/2015

Federal budgetary challenge comes down to health care and Social Security, according to Peter G. Peterson Foundation.

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U.S. Education Secretary Addresses Century Foundation Forum

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04/19/2016

The intersection of decades of education, housing, and transportation policy has left the nation's schools at a crossroads, U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. said Tuesday.

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Abortion Rates Hit Historic Low In Developed World But Not Elsewhere

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05/13/2016

... or highly restricted, it in no way stops them -- and may increase them. And though the numbers have gone down in the ...

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Health

Gender Justice

Ford Foundation Paper Cited in Wired Article on the Future of Open Source Code

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08/11/2016

Our modern society runs on software. But the tools we use to build software are buckling under increased demand.

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Russell Sage President Says He Is Optimistic on Poverty and Income Issues

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09/14/2016

... up 5.2%, or $2,800, from 2014. It was the sharpest annual increase on record. Russell Sage President Says He Is ...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds Report on Why Cities and Businesses Should Partner to Achieve Climate Goals

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10/04/2016

Cities and corporations are increasingly working together to address climate change — and finding these partnerships present “huge economic opportunities” for both the public and private sectors, according to a CDP report released today.