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Bessemer Trust's Paul Connolly Wants Better Advice for Wealthy Donors

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01/04/2017

Bessemer Trust' s Paul Connolly Wants Better Advice for Wealthy Donors With the 2016 election just weeks behind us, it is still uncertain what the Trump administration’ s...

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Sarah Eagle Heart of Native American Philanthropies Clarifies Debate Around Labels for Indigenous Communities

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02/02/2017

... first nations? Are you Native American? American Indian? What ' s the right label? Sarah Eagle Heart of Native American .....

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After the Q&A

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Avila Kilmurray, Global Fund for Community Foundations, Talks About Philanthropy Outside North America

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06/08/2015

... About Philanthropy Outside North America In many ways, it ' s been a bit of a hidden story, what ' s going on in the global south, and indeed in Eastern .....

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Whitney Biennial Artists Take A Hard Look At America, And Find Ways To Connect

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03/23/2017

... creativity and sometimes a reflection of our culture. What moods and themes did curators find when putting together ...

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McConnell Says Wife Won't Resign From Bloomberg Over Coal Policy Stance

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08/14/2014

... Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said his wife, former U. S . Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, has no plans to leave the Bloomberg Philanthropies board, despite the foundation' s support for efforts to reduce...

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Global Companies Like Johnson & Johnson and Goldman Sachs Join Climate Change Efforts

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09/23/2015

... Sachs Join Climate Change Efforts Some of the world’ s most prominent companies are expected to set a long-term ... have already reached the 100 percent target; others do not expect to do so...

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An Outspoken Force to Give Food Workers a Seat at the Table (Ford Foundation)

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02/22/2016

... an outspoken leader in the food labor movement. It was not an obvious pairing. “Forked: A New Standard for ... Blue Smoke, has recently embraced this cause, pledging to do away with tipping at his restaurants...

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Century Foundation Report Recommends Universal Child Allowance

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03/17/2016

... But according to new research out today from TCF’ s Bernard L. Schwartz Rediscovering Government Initiative, a ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Rockefeller Supports Research on Farming Adaptations to Combat Climate Change

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09/06/2016

... temperatures, crop yields will likely decrease if farmers do not adapt to new management or technology practices. ... on the planet. The difference is that farmers can do things to adapt to the changing...

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Environment and Climate Change

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New York City Wants To Know: How Effective Is Its Training For Pre-K Teachers?

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09/12/2017

... Is Its Training For Pre-K Teachers? In New York City’ s breakneck effort to offer free preschool to all 4-year ... with access. About three years into Mayor Bill de Blasio’ s signature education policy...

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Making Kids Into “Makers”

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09/22/2017

Making Kids Into “Makers” The new annual Inventor’ s Challenge prompts children to develop their creative ... In many traditional classroom settings, students do not spend a lot of time honing their problem-...

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State Officials: N.Y. Will Help Enroll People in Insurance through Obamacare

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09/29/2017

... Care Act will not affect New York, the head of the state’ s online exchange said Thursday. “Letting people know about ... them enroll in coverage is not only the right thing to do , it ’...

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Thousands March For Black Women And Racial Justice In D.C., Around The Country

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10/02/2017

... D.C., Around The Country “Trust black women!” “Who do you serve? Who do you protect?” “Puerto Rico is part ... Charlottesville terrorist attack and Colin Kaepernick’ s protest of systemic...

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Heads-Up, CEOs—Corporate Social Responsibility May Get You Fired, Study Finds

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10/10/2017

... Hubbard, assistant professor of management in Notre Dame' s Mendoza College of Business, Dane Christensen of the ... The study found that when CEOs choose to invest in CSR, it changes the likelihood they...

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