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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Share Research on 'The Theory of the Foundation'

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03/23/2016

... for leaders to stop focusing on what Drucker labeled “ how to do” techniques, and instead think about three ... revisit their specific assumptions and beliefs about how they function at an institutional level...

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Rockefeller's 100 Resilient Cities: Analysis Method Using Data-Driven Mapping

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03/29/2016

... A new study from Sandia National Laboratories assesses how much the city, its region and the nation would suffer in ... conversation in Norfolk regarding flooding and demonstrate how the long-term benefits of...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Long-Sought ‘Warm-Sensitive’ Brain Cells Identified in New Study Supported by NY Stem Cell, Rita Allen, Sloan, and Klingenstein Foundations

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09/09/2016

... challenges the most influential textbook explanation of how the mammalian brain detects when the body is becoming too warm, and how it then orchestrates the myriad responses that animals, ...

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Klingenstein Philanthropies

Family Values: Behind Arcus Foundation's Gift for Racial Justice

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01/24/2017

... you hang around philanthropy, the more you'll realize how deeply family background influences people's giving. Read ... philanthropic families we've also often been struck by how closely the...

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Gender Justice

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With Support from Carnegie, New Science Standards Deliver Students from Textbooks to ‘Real-World' Applications

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05/19/2017

... Heinz, the standards shift a student's thought process to " how things happen, why things happen and how the world works." Without a doubt, students will use .....

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Unbound Philanthropy is Laser-Focused on Immigration. Have You Heard of It?

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07/17/2017

... is Laser-Focused on Immigration. Have You Heard of It? How can philanthropy support immigrants in a country that ... long. But its laser focus on the immigration issue, and how communities can welcome the...

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Intragovernmental Collaborations: Pipedreams or the Future of the Public Sector?

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09/08/2017

... Pipedreams or the Future of the Public Sector? How policy labs can foster greater collaboration and policy ... to collaborate in government is usually lacking. So how did these leaders—some with competing...

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Aging Out of Foster Care Makes Eating Right a Challenge

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09/18/2017

... to start. Turner realized he rarely received guidance on how to prepare nutritious meals or how to shop for healthy food on a budget so he decided to ...

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Williamson Foundation’s Caroline Williamson Interviewed on Adaptive Leadership

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09/19/2017

... B. Robert Williamson Jr. Foundation . I wanted to learn how this foundation came to support a form of reflective practice as capacity buildin g, and that’s how I began my conversation with the foundation’s...

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Open Society Foundations, Ford and the Rockefeller Foundation Pledge Initial $5M For Battered Puerto Rico

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11/16/2017

... 55 people across the U.S. territory. "We have to reimagine how we're going to rebuild," said Miguel Soto-Class, founder ... who will submit a report by early next year on where and how federal...

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Wallace Foundation President Explains Foundation’s “Unified Approach”

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12/20/2017

... underlies the foundation’s initiatives and describes how a focus on continuous improvement fits into this. ... to find workable solutions to complex problems, such as how to effectively train and support...

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Rita Allen Foundation Announces Its 2018 Class of Rita Allen Foundation Scholar

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07/10/2018

... innovative research on a range of topics—including how the interpretation of chemical signals is disrupted in neurological disorders, how cells communicate with one another, the biology of ...

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Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice Judges Panel to Be Chaired by Clark Foundation President Douglas Bauer

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10/22/2018

... Giroux) – A prizewinning poet and journalist examines how fracking affected the environment of a small Appalachian town, and how a struggling single mother fought back... Goddard ...

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NYSHealth's Patients as Partners Provides $230,708 Patient Empowerment Grant

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12/14/2018

... Grant To ensure that New Yorkers have a stronger role in how health care is delivered and how health policy is made, NYSHealth issued a request for ...

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Rockefeller Foundation Launches #Solvable

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06/12/2019

... question, the key ingredient is expertise: the know- how to harness technology, science and innovation in ways ... We encourage you to watch and listen to learn more about how many of today’s biggest...

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Diane Sierpina Promoted to Program Director of Justice Programs at the Tow Foundation

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02/12/2014

Diane Sierpina has been promoted from Senior Program Officer to Program Director of Justice Programs at The Tow Foundation

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UJA-Federation Announces $50 Million Day School Challenge Fund

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06/09/2014

Calling it the first-ever New York-area effort of its kind, UJA-Federation of New York has announced a $50 million Day School Challenge Fund, positioning participating schools to raise an aggregate $150 million.

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Community Revitalization Works Better When A "Quarterback" Is In Charge

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07/22/2014

... Nancy O. Andrews, president and CEO of the Low Income Investment Fund, and Brandee McHale, COO at the Citi ...

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Community Development

Workforce Development

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Citi Foundation

Private-Public Partnership Commits $350 Million For Affordable NYC Housing

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07/30/2014

Citigroup and Morgan Stanley are joining with the city and other banks to provide longtime affordable-housing lender Community Preservation Corp. $350 million to invest in struggling NYC neighborhoods.

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Morgan Stanley

Atlantic Philanthropies Awards €14.7 Million For Dementia Care

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08/14/2014

The Atlantic Philanthropies is making grants totaling €14.7 million (approximately $20 million) to improve the care and well-being of people suffering with dementia in the Republic of Ireland.

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Aging

Health

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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