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The Century Foundation Rallies Against "Turnkey Tyranny" With Presidential Transition

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11/18/2016

With the election of Donald Trump, this warning is frighteningly close to becoming reality, as Trump has vowed to implement surveillance policies that “were frankly unthinkable a year ago.” Obama’s last challenge will be to do everything in his...

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Longtime Director June Makela Steps Down as Lorraine Marasigan Promoted to Lead the Norman Foundation

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12/12/2016

June Makela, who has led the Norman Foundation since 2000, will step down at the end of December. Lorraine Marasigan, who joined the foundation in 2013 and is currently serving as program officer, has been promoted to the director position.

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DeQuendre Neeley-Bertrand Joins the Schott Foundation as Communications Director

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02/22/2017

In this role, DeQuendre will work to advance the foundation’s mission and raise its profile, working with a team of communications strategists to develop comprehensive messaging and media outreach plans.

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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UJA-Federation of New York's CEO Writes Letter About AHCA to NY's Congressional Delegation

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03/24/2017

... Health – to assist hundreds of thousands of people each year . And, together with the support of local, state and ...

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Two Weeks Left to Apply to The J.M.K. Innovation Prize

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04/14/2017

... will provide up to three years of support at $50,000 per year , as well as a $25,000 "bank" of funds available for .....

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With Support from the Arcus Foundation, Study of Transgender Preschoolers Assesses Preferences and Identity

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04/25/2017

... looked at three groups of children: 36 transgender 3- to 5- year -olds, 36 cisgender 3- to 5- year -olds (children whose gender identity and the sex they ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Cities' Ability to Tap Into Big Data

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04/26/2017

... The inventory was just the first step. Mobile's two- year -old Innovation Team, funded with a grant from Bloomberg ... properties to measure the net change over the past year , says Jeff Carter, Innovation...

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As Schools Adopt Social-Emotional Programs, A New Guide Funded by the Wallace Foundation Offers Help

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05/17/2017

... of students who are suspended or chronically absent each year . Now a new guide, Navigating Social and Emotional ...

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Ford Foundation Hires Detroit Native, Kevin Ryan, as Program Officer for its New Detroit Office

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05/31/2017

Ford Foundation opens a Detroit office after 64-year hiatus and hires Detroit native and New York Foundation staffer as program officer.

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Housing and Homelessness

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The 2017 Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Announced

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06/05/2017

... with the American Pain Society. This marks the ninth year of this collaboration, which supports early-career ...

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Chief Of 100 Resilient Cities, A Rockefeller Funded Program, On How Cities Can Tackle Climate Change

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07/25/2017

... to live in cities by 2050. 100 Resilient Cities, a 4- year -old initiative of the Rockefeller Foundation, connects ...

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Rauch Foundation Research On Government Spending & Early Childhood Published

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07/26/2017

Current scientific research demonstrates that the first three years of a child’s life are the most important in terms of brain development. If we want children to start school prepared to learn, and to succeed, then we must support young children...

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Goldman Givers: Seven Things To Know About Donors from Goldman Sachs

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08/14/2017

In recent months, Inside Philanthropy has found quite a few funders who made their fortunes by rising to the top of a particular firm synonymous with Wall Street for nearly 150 years—Goldman Sachs.

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The Dark Side of Philanthropy: A Look at Tax-Exempt Donations to White Supremacists

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08/30/2017

A closer examination of how philanthropy can be to do more harm than good

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Alcohol Abuse Is Rising Among Older Adults

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09/15/2017

... told interviewers they’d imbibed in the past year . Still, that was a 22 percent increase over the two ... 14 grams of alcohol) at least weekly during the past year ; for a woman, four such drinks in a day. And...

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Iceberg That Broke Off Antarctica Was 4 Times the Size of Manhattan

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09/27/2017

... Island loses an estimated 45 billion tons of ice each year . Scientists watch this glacier closely because evidence ...

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Five Foundation Leaders Join National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy Board

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09/28/2017

The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) board of directors elected new officers and welcomed five new esteemed members during its board meeting.

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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Funded In Part by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Bard College to Launch ‘Microcollege,’ Targeting Low-Income Applicants

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11/01/2017

... Bard faculty will teach small seminars leading to a two- year associates degree in liberal arts, with the hope that ...

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Tow-Playwright-in-Residence Featured in New York Times

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11/02/2017

Tow-Playwright-in-Residence Featured in New York Times A year ago, the actress and playwright Jocelyn Bioh decided to ... a master’s degree from Columbia University and spent a year on Broadway in “The Curious...

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