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Commonwealth Fund Ranks US Health Care Last Among World's Wealthiest Nations

Release Date:

10/16/2014

Commonwealth Fund Ranks US Health Care Last Among World's Wealthiest Nations The ... The United States ranked last.... Commonwealth Fund Ranks US Health Care Last Among World's Wealthiest Nations .....

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

Arabella Advisors Noted in NPR Report: Solutions that Could Help The U.S. Slash Food Waste

Release Date:

03/16/2016

Each year, an estimated 133 billion pounds of food that farmers grow never makes it to our plates. That's enough to fill 44 skyscrapers. And tons of it ends up in landfills, where it emits methane, a greenhouse gas.

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Food Systems

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Arabella Advisors

Chef Massimo Bottura's First U.S. Project Will Be a Rockefeller-supported Bronx Soup Kitchen

Release Date:

05/30/2017

The chef behind Osteria Francescana - a restaurant that topped the World’s 50 Best List in 2016 - is planning to open one of his food waste-fighting soup kitchens, called Refettorios, in the Bronx.

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Food Systems

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The Rockefeller Foundation

U.S. Quietly Announces Plan To Monitor Immigrants’ Social Media Accounts, Search Histories

Release Date:

09/28/2017

The Department of Homeland Security intends to monitor the social media accounts and internet search history of legal immigrants as part of a new tracking system set to roll out next month.

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Sector News

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Immigration

JPMorgan Chase Report: Tech Jobs for All? Exploring the Promise & Pitfalls of U.S. Tech Training

Release Date:

03/09/2016

JPMorgan Chase published, "Tech Jobs for All?: Exploring the Promise & Pitfalls of Technology Training in the United States,"a first-of-its-kind analysis that identifies the challenges faced by the rapidly evolving world of tech training...

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Member News

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Technology

Workforce Development

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

David Blumenthal, President of The Commonwealth Fund On How the New U.S. Tax Plan Will Affect Health Care

Release Date:

12/21/2017

The new Republican tax bill, which the House passed and the Senate approved, is complex, but what it will mean for health in the United States is simple: less.

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Economic Security

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The Commonwealth Fund

Boston Globe Op-Ed: Vartan Gregorian on Welcoming New US Citizens to the ‘Crusade Against Ignorance’

Release Date:

07/19/2018

Boston Globe Op-Ed: Vartan Gregorian on Welcoming New US Citizens to the ‘Crusade Against Ignorance’ President ... Boston Globe Op-Ed: Vartan Gregorian on Welcoming New US Citizens to the ‘Crusade Against...

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Immigration

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Russell Sage Foundation Grantees Cited in NY Times on Disputed Timeline for When Whites Will Assume Minority Status in US Population

Release Date:

11/29/2018

... Timeline for When Whites Will Assume Minority Status in US Population The graphic was splashy by the Census ... Timeline for When Whites Will Assume Minority Status in US Population ...

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Census 2020

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Russell Sage Foundation

Former U.S. Ambassador Elizabeth Cousens to Lead United Nations Foundation as President and Chief Executive Officer

Release Date:

09/16/2019

Cousens, a distinguished leader and champion of multilateral cooperation, will assume the role of President and CEO on January 1, 2020.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Andy Warhol Foundation Awards $4. M. to U.S. Arts Organizations Against Backdrop of Uncertainty in Cultural Sector

Release Date:

06/24/2020

The New York–based Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts will award $4 million to 47 arts organizations across 23 states as part of its Spring 2020 grant cycle. Funds will support exhibitions, curatorial research, and other programming.

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Arts

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

19 Jul 2018

What Funders Need to Know About Immigration Detention: A Primer on the U.S. System - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, July 19, 2018 -

4:00pm to 5:15pm

Every morning, roughly 38,000 men, women, and children wake up in the custody of the United States’ immigration detention system. This sprawling system has facilities scattered throughout the country, often owned and run by private contractors, and...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Legal Issues

Funding Area

Immigration

Children, Youth and Families

Camilo Mendez Announced as Chief Financial Officer of The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

Release Date:

01/28/2020

... and sustainability of the Foundation’s financial resources to ensure future impact. Mendez previously was chief financial officer at Pro Mujer, an international women's organization committed to...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

Commonwealth Fund Supported Study on Task-Shifting from Physicians to Nurses in Europe, U.S., Other Countries

Release Date:

10/27/2015

Faced with physician shortages, long wait times for patients, and high costs, health systems around the world are increasingly reassigning certain procedures normally performed by physicians to nurses with advanced training.

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

U.S. Trust Study Says the Rich Feel Strongly About Giving to Improve Society

Release Date:

05/23/2016

Most wealthy Americans say they want to contribute to society in a meaningful way, and many believe that institutions outside of the government have the best chance of solving tough social and environmental problems.