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Glenn E. Martin, Founder of JustLeadershipUSA, Says He Met Some of America’s Best and Brightest While In Prison

Release Date:

05/10/2016

... go to prison and they learn how to live without hope, opportunity and compassion so they can survive,” he said, ...

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PhilTalks

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Justice Reform

Seven Cities Join Bloomberg Philanthropies' Innovation Teams Program

Release Date:

01/17/2017

Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced grants to seven cities to help them boost their capacity to tackle major challenges through innovation and improve quality of life for their residents.

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Member News

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Community Development

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

ASPCA Supports Farm Animal Welfare Certification Guide

Release Date:

03/16/2017

The ASPCA and Vermont Law School’s Center for Agriculture and Food Systems (CAFS) are doing their part to help farmers raising animals—as well as food companies, restaurant owners and chefs sourcing animal products - understand welfare certification...

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Animal Welfare

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ASPCA

Ford Foundation Supports 'Stay Midtown Program' to Respond to Recent Rental Cost Increases in Detroit

Release Date:

03/22/2017

... to the neighborhood, and continue the work of increasing opportunity for all residents who wish to live ...

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Member News

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Housing and Homelessness

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Ford Foundation

Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies Featured in Study on Limited Life Foundations

Release Date:

03/22/2017

... Most leaders of limited-life foundations say the opportunity to achieve greater impact is the key driver for ...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies [Closed]

MetLife Foundation Announces Sponsorship of “Multipliers of Prosperity” for a Third Year

Release Date:

04/05/2017

MetLife Foundation today proudly announces its third year as sponsor of Multipliers of Prosperity, an award winning custom content hub led by WSJ. Custom Studios that helps raise awareness about the challenges and opportunities in the realm of...

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Economic Security

Bloomberg Philanthropies Highlights Coal Communities in Latest Film

Release Date:

05/01/2017

The new film on the coal industry that Bloomberg Philanthropies is co-producing, From the Ashes, highlights the challenges facing out-of-work miners, and it features groups that are helping them find new opportunities.

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Member News

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Environment and Climate Change

Open Call For Collaborative Reporting Projects

Release Date:

05/10/2017

... to receive a $7,000 grant. These awards will provide an opportunity for organizations to combine knowledge and ideas ...

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RFPs Etc

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Communications/Media

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Rita Allen Foundation

JPMorgan Chase’s Investment in Detroit to Reach $150 Million

Release Date:

05/11/2017

... when leaders work together to create economic growth and opportunity ,” said Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO, JPMorgan ...

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Member News

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Community Development

Workforce Development

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

The Peterson Center on Healthcare Aims to Transform U.S. Healthcare

Release Date:

05/15/2017

Looking to improve healthcare quality while lowering costs by bringing out the best in doctors, health systems, insurers, patients and employers, the center reports there are many opportunities to transform American healthcare.

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Member News

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Health

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Peterson Center on Healthcare

With Support from Pershing Square and Alfred P. Sloan Foundations, New Research Finds that Behavioral ‘Nudges’ Offer a Cost-Effective Policy Tool

Release Date:

06/08/2017

... produced by traditional policy tools – so there is a big opportunity to use nudging more widely in government in ...

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Public Policy

Science

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Pershing Square Foundation

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Clark Foundation Emphasizes Access to Higher Ed for City Students

Release Date:

06/27/2017

... Future (CUF), a think tank focused on expanding economic opportunity and growing the economy. After a year of ...

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Member News

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Education

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The Clark Foundation

Reaching the Unbanked: Citi Inclusive Finance Wins Euromoney Award

Release Date:

07/20/2017

One in four people in the world is unbanked, leaving them completely outside the system of formal financial services which can serve as bridge out of poverty. As a direct result of its Inclusive Finance efforts—led by Bob Annibale, global director...

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Member News

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Economic Security

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Citi [Corporate]

Skoll Foundation

Ford Foundation: On Privilege - Why Discomfort Is A Sign Of Progress

Release Date:

07/31/2017

I could not stop thinking about my initial discomfort. It nagged at me. What had caused this feeling of displacement? This was not my first time in an elite space. And I'm actually accustomed to feeling like I don’t fit in with those kinds of...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

Carnegie Grant Helps Princeton Team to Use Virtual Reality to Help With Real-World Arms Control

Release Date:

08/28/2017

Efforts to reduce nuclear stockpiles soon may get a boost from a team of Princeton University researchers and a socially responsible gaming company that are seeking to use virtual reality to help improve systems to discover and monitor nuclear...