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NoVo and Arcus Foundations Noted for Taking A Stand In Social Movements

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03/17/2016

... very big checks. So, in late 2015, when Jon Stryker’ s Arcus Foundation and Jennifer and Peter Buffett’ s Novo Foundation announced a $20 million big bet on the ... groups. Does philanthropy really have a...

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Ford Foundation Appoints John Irons as Director of Inclusive Economies

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05/19/2016

... of John Ironsas director of Inclusive Economies. In this role he will oversee two lines of work: 'Quality Work and ... 'Impact Investing.' As director, he will advance Ford' s work in...

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NY Community Trust Announces Three Staff Promotions to Program Director

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07/28/2016

... and the Global Fund for Women. Michele has a bachelor’ s degree from Brown in development studies and an MA in arts administration from Columbia' s Teacher' s College. She is a...

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The New York Community Trust

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09 Feb 2017

Becoming a Successful Board Chair: Tips and Advice from Your Peers - Webinar

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12:00pm to 1:30pm

... only.* Board chairs play an important and indispensable role in family foundations. This position is not just ...

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Four Scientists Named 2017 Simons Early Career Investigators in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution

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05/12/2017

... University of Southern California, who will address the role of marine microbial phenotypic plasticity in evolution ...

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A New MIT-Led Simons Foundation Collaboration Aims to Understand Basic Principles and Laws of Microbial Ecosystems

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05/30/2017

... and these communities play fundamental roles in earth’ s ecosystems. Despite their critical contributions to our ...

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To Improve Global Health, Bloomberg Looks to Cities to Lead

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07/05/2017

... Bloomberg Looks to Cities to Lead One of Michael Bloomberg' s main contributions to the global fight against climate ... Most recently, Bloomberg helped rally cities in the U. S . to affirm their...

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The Blaustein Foundation Focuses on Mental Health Diversion

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07/28/2017

... intervention training, but a report last summer from the U. S . Department of Justice found that not all Baltimore ...

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The Morton K. and Jane Blaustein Foundation

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‘Grassroots Means No Brains': How To Tackle Racism In The Aid Sector

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08/29/2017

... cases where individuals have allegedly been chosen for a role because of their race, and are then expected to have the ...

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De Blasio Fails To Give Public School Teachers Maternity Leave

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09/13/2017

... our communities. As a mother who recognizes the critical role a teacher plays in providing a quality education to our ...

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Gender Justice

Amid Opioid Crisis, Insurers Restrict Pricey, Less Addictive Painkillers

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09/18/2017

... have come under intense scrutiny in recent years, but the role that insurers — and the pharmacy benefit managers that ... changing, however. The New York State attorney general’ s office sent letters last week...

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Amid Global Crises, UNGA Will Show Development Community Rising To The Challenges

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09/18/2017

... Community Rising To The Challenges President Donald Trump' s twin appearances in New York this week — chairing a ... whatever he might say — and if history is a guide, there' s every likelihood he...

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Wellcome Trust and the Simons Foundation Fund Researchers Uniting to Create International Brain Lab

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09/19/2017

... conventionally done by individual labs studying the role of a limited number of brain circuits during simple ...

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Assemblyman Peter Lopez Picked as New EPA Regional Administrator

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09/29/2017

... Peter Lopez will take over this weekend as the U. S . Environmental Protection Agency' s top official in a region that reaches from the Adirondacks ... response to hurricane devastation in the Caribbean...

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

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10/10/2017

... of Notre Dame. "Higher Highs and Lower Lows: The Role of Corporate Social Responsibility in CEO Dismissal" is ... Hubbard, assistant professor of management in Notre Dame' s Mendoza College of...

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Jim Simons, the Numbers King

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12/13/2017

... worth two and a half billion dollars. But Simons’ s role in these projects was relatively limited, and when he ... less happy. Simons seeks to heighten the foundation’ s impact on the...

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Surdna Foundation Funds Exhibit Mapping 150 Years of Activism in New Orleans

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01/05/2018

... New Orleans. The display is part of the Small Center’ s current exhibit, Sites of Resistance, which chronicles ... City Hall are expected, while others have a more forgotten role . The exhibit also offers...

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