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Paula Moreno To Join Ford Foundation Board of Trustees; Kofi Appenteng Elected as Board Chair

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06/23/2014

... has been elected as its 11th chair. Ms. Moreno is a social justice pioneer who previously served as Colombia’s ... Visibles, a nonprofit foundation established to promote social inclusion and peace building in...

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Former Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation VP to Lead LISC NYC

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09/18/2014

... Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation and the bank's Global Social Finance group. His philanthropic, lending and ... has long worked at organizations that bridge the city's social and financial capital...

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Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation

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New Chair and Vice-Chair for Noyes Foundation Board

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02/11/2015

... to pursue a career in finance as a means of achieving social change. Wendy is a graduate of Princeton University ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Social Justice

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Tiffany & Co. Names Anisa Kamadoli Costa Chief Sustainability Officer

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04/10/2015

... strategy and accelerate progress against its social and environmental business objectives. Anisa ... voice for Tiffany on issues relating to corporate social responsibility and philanthropy, and appointing her...

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Community Development

Food Systems

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New Leadership at the Pershing Square Foundation

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10/08/2015

... Charter School Fund, Bridge International Academies, Social Finance, Inc., TheDream.US, the Innocence Project ... just a few examples. Our work with organizations like the Social Entrepreneur’s Fund, the One...

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Kindness, Charitable Behavior Influenced by Amygdala, Simons Foundation Supported Research Reveals

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12/15/2015

... this collection of nuclei can also influence positive social functions like kindness and what might be called ... will focus on the part of the brain that identifies social context, for example, determining...

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Science

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Releases New Book on the Value of Diversity

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10/25/2016

... -- the enactment of individual and civil rights, the social and civic connections that unite a diverse polity into ... interests in context -- demographic, historical, social and economic... Andrew W. Mellon...

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George Soros, Mastercard to Partner to Aid Migrants, Refugees

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01/19/2017

... their communities worldwide to improve their economic and social status. The partnership, Humanity Ventures, stems from ...

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Open Society Foundations

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

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04/14/2017

... those tackling our country's most pressing needs through social innovation. The Prize will provide up to three years ... working in the fields of heritage conservation, social justice and the environment...

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The J.M. Kaplan Fund

Five Foundation Leaders Join National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy Board

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09/28/2017

... years. "Reverend Wilson's leadership and commitment to social justice will enhance NCRP's efforts to ensure our nation's social movements are getting the philanthropic dollars they .....

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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NoVo Foundation

Opinion: Disaster Preparedness Requires a 211 System; New York City Still Doesn’t Have One

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10/04/2017

... build a canonical directory of all the health, human, and social services available in New York City so people know ... representative that can refer you to the health and social services that meet your needs...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Joins Leading Philanthropists to Announce Co-Impact, A Global Collaborative for Systems Change

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11/16/2017

... ), a new global model for collaborative philanthropy and social change at scale. Co-Impact will invest US $500 million ... is to connect philanthropists with each other and with social change leaders to...

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Russell Sage Foundation Issues RFP for Research on Effects of Affordable Care Act

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11/26/2017

... Russell Sage Foundation initiative will support innovative social science research on the social , economic and political effects of the Affordable Care ...

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Russell Sage Foundation Issues RFP for Research on Effects of Affordable Care Act

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11/26/2017

... Russell Sage Foundation initiative will support innovative social science research on the social , economic and political effects of the Affordable Care ...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Roy Swan to Lead Mission Investments Portfolio

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12/05/2017

... executive with a passion for using finance to achieve social impact, Swan will begin his new position on January 4, ... such a wonderful balance of corporate investment and social impact experience to the...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Invests $2.5M in Youth Initiatives for 2017

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12/14/2017

... 2015 as a 10-year, $25 million commitment to improving social and economic opportunities and outcomes for 16- to ... color, whose leadership and voice are critical levers for social change,” said Brooklyn...

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Brooklyn Org

Nina C. Robbins Chosen to Lead F.Y. Eye, Inc.

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01/19/2018

... lead the organization’s efforts to communicate important social service messages to ensure that no good community ... is to build public awareness about New York’s important social , civic and educational...

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William T. Grant Foundation Announces Two New Grants to Better Relate Research to Action

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04/13/2018

... announced two new grant programs focused on getting social research out of the ivory tower and into actual policy ... that affect young people.” In other words, getting social research out of the ivory tower...

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

Backed in Part By The Ford Foundation, Nina Simone’s Childhood Home Named a National Treasure by National Trust

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06/19/2018

... and community.” “Nina Simone’s distinctive voice and social critique in the mid-20th century was unlike anything ... for Historic Preservation. “And while her musical and social justice legacy burns bright,...

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