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Skoll, Ford and Others Work with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors on How to Listen More to Nonprofits & Speak Less

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09/26/2017

... with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors on How to Listen More to Nonprofits & Speak Less Over the past year, the ... Advisors, have partnered to investigate how to more effectively apply their ...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation-Supported Study Finds Babies Born Big More Likely to Become Obese Children

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07/12/2017

... Foundation-Supported Study Finds Babies Born Big More Likely to Become Obese Children Infants born with a high birthweight are more likely to become obese as children, a new study from the ... babies early on...

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Sloan Foundation Noted in Article on What Could Help Americans Work More Years

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06/13/2017

... Noted in Article on What Could Help Americans Work More Years Millions of American workers in their 50s and 60s ... Academy program for journalists, Exploring Inequities in Health , Work and Retirement, I’ve...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards More Than $1.5 Million to 11 Arts Organizations

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09/03/2015

The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards More Than $1.5 Million to 11 Arts Organizations The Doris ... audiences across the country and significantly advance the health and vitality of their respective fields...

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The Rockefeller Brothers Fund Stands By City Officials In Their Commitment to Divest NYC Pension Funds From Fossil Fuels

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01/10/2018

... Stands By City Officials In Their Commitment to Divest NYC Pension Funds From Fossil Fuels New York City officials ... have included Washington, D.C., Berlin and Cape Town; insurance companies Swiss Re, Axa...

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Sheena Wright of the United Way of NYC Talks About Removing Silos and Saving Lives

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11/22/2016

Sheena Wright of the United Way of NYC Talks About Removing Silos and Saving Lives Sheena Wright is the first woman to lead the United Way of NYC , one of the oldest and largest United Ways in the ... the building...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Commits to Making Healthy and Sustainable Foods More Accessible Around the World

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03/24/2022

... Foundation Commits to Making Healthy and Sustainable Foods More Accessible Around the World NEW YORK | March 24, 2022 ... food and reimagine our food systems to make them more resilient for the future.” Over...

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Mertz Gilmore, NY Community Trust and Howard Gilman Support Dancer's Residency at CUNY

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10/06/2016

The residency and performance of Jeremy McQueen and the Black Iris Project at City College Center for the Arts is part of the CUNY Dance Initiative.

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Awards its First Resident-Led Grants to Projects in Crown Heights

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12/15/2015

... to $15,000 and will bolster the work of neighborhood residents , nonprofits, and community groups addressing four ... to build a new model that brings together neighborhood residents and community leaders to...

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Robert Rauschenberg Foundation Announces Inaugural Creative Director For Its Captiva Artists Residency

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05/01/2012

The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation (RRF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jason Kalajainen as the Creative Director of the Foundation’s Artists Residency program in Captiva, Florida.

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New York Community Trust Helps Mexican Students with Resident-Led Advocacy and Organizing

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04/28/2016

The Mexican American Student Association (Masa), a New York Community Trust grantee and small grassroots organization that works closely with its South Bronx and Mott Haven communities on education and immigrant issues, engages families through...

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Mertz Gilmore and Howard Gilman Foundations Among Funders Backing The Springboard Project's 2018 Residencies

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10/24/2017

Following the success of its pilot program launched in the spring of 2017, the Springboard Project announced it was accepting letters of inquiry for its 2018 residencies.

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New York Is Funding A Community Land Trust To Help Low-Income Residents Buy Homes

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10/31/2017

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NYCHA’s Children, Teens Residents to Receive 75,000 Books From National Book Foundation Program

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05/21/2018

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NYCHA Residents Forced to Get Water From Fire Hydrants After Pump Fails

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12/03/2018

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If Elite Colleges Want to Address the College Admissions Bribery Scandal — Accept More Low- and Middle-Income Strivers

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03/18/2019

... Address the College Admissions Bribery Scandal — Accept More Low- and Middle-Income Strivers By Cynthia Rivera ... Chance, LEDA, Oliver Scholars, College Track and so many more . It is up to elite colleges and...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Announces Transformative Partnership With Civica Foundation to Make Insulin More Affordable to Americans With Insulin-dependent Diabetes

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03/03/2022

... Partnership With Civica Foundation to Make Insulin More Affordable to Americans With Insulin-dependent Diabetes ... Center on Healthcare, Providence, Transcarent, and Trinity Health . “Bold philanthropic...

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Bloomberg and Rockefeller Leaders Featured on Crain's List of NYC's Top 50 Most Powerful Women

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07/01/2015

... and Rockefeller Leaders Featured on Crain's List of NYC 's Top 50 Most Powerful Women From banking to the arts, technology to health care, New York's female leaders cover every aspect of ... and...

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Study Finds Test-Score Growth at NYC Charter Schools Outpaces District Schools

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10/04/2017

Study Finds Test-Score Growth at NYC Charter Schools Outpaces District Schools A new study ... equal to 23 extra days of learning in reading and 63 more days in math each year, compared with similar students .....

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