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25 Apr 2019

Empathy in an Era of Social Division and Toxic Politics - A Food for Thought Conversation

Thursday, April 25, 2019 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... philanthropy have in advancing empathy in our society? Resources Links to articles exploring empathy and the ... Poll examines empathy, or lack thereof, between parties New study: White people lack empathy...

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Roundtable Discussion

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Foundation to Move Funds to Detroit Pensions

Release Date:

11/12/2014

... dollars in the "grand bargain" make its way into the city 's public pension system? That's the charge of the ... from creditors, the grand bargain is a key piece of the city 's plan to...

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Ford Foundation

JPB Foundation Champions Bike Share Access for Underserved Communities

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06/02/2015

... Underserved Communities In a collaboration between the City of Philadelphia, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater ... PeopleForBikes Foundation and the National Association of City Transportation Officials, the...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

Environment and Climate Change

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Freedom Together Foundation

Ford Foundation Board Making Rare Detroit Visit

Release Date:

06/15/2015

... pensions funds and avert a bankruptcy fire sale of city -owned art. Ford Foundation President Darren Walker ... will be in Detroit on Tuesday for a board meeting in the city . Trustees will also be meeting...

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De Blasio Derided by Sergeants Union for Deportation Stance

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02/28/2017

... criticized Mayor Bill de Blasio for not requiring the city ’s police force to act as immigration enforcers as the ... Cats Roundtable” radio program on 970 AM, said the city ’s top brass have a “moral obligation...

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Immigration

Helmsley Funds Research Collaborative around Type 1 Diabetes

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08/18/2017

... 1 Diabetes Scientists at the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope have received over $300,000 from The Leona M. ... Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDKD) and coordinated by City of Hope. The goal of the...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Carmen Fariña Promises to Improve Classroom Diversity By Rezoning Schools

Release Date:

08/31/2017

... to Improve Classroom Diversity By Rezoning Schools City Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña vowed to tackle ... classroom segregation with school rezonings across the city in the upcoming school year. Speaking...

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NYPD Expected To Announce Drop In Violent Crime Tuesday

Release Date:

09/05/2017

... To Announce Drop In Violent Crime Tuesday NYPD and city officials are scheduled to announce Tuesday a continuing ... said. Through Sunday, there were 182 homicides in the city compared with 239 in the same...

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Justice Reform

Inside The NYC Schools Critics Call ‘Failure Factories’

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09/05/2017

... are the schools Mayor de Blasio doesn’t mention. At 32 city elementary and middle schools, the average English-math ... hour a day of instruction. Four did so poorly that the city Department of Education...

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Jewish Group Slams Mayor De Blasio’s Free School Lunch Plan for Not Offering Kosher Foods

Release Date:

10/02/2017

... plan isn’t kosher — and that’s left many in the city ’s Jewish community bellyaching about a program they ... funded program on Sept. 6, promising free meals for all city students. But Jewish advocates say 30,...

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Finance & Asset Management

01 Nov 2016

Getting Your Board on Board with Impact Investing

Tuesday, November 1, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... board approval. Yet impact investing is still quite new terrain for many board members. What’s the best way to ...

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There's Something Rotten in the State of Development Funding

Release Date:

11/16/2015

... to achieving results.” Achieving the SDGs will require more than just good intentions—with an estimated price tag ... world countries would not provide any additional ODA resources to fund the SDGs, however,...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Community Development

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Exchanges, Exchanges Everywhere: Understanding the Role of Private Exchanges

Release Date:

02/06/2014

... were nonprofits encouraged by state governments to provide more options for small businesses buying coverage for their employees. However, a new crop of for-profit private exchanges has arisen recently .....

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The Commonwealth Fund

The Right Starting Point for Productive Grantee Relationships is Putting Power Points Aside

Release Date:

09/03/2014

... fun at all. That hit home to me a few years ago when our new president Rick Smith joined the management side of the ... its leadership. Because we’re among friends, we are also more likely to hear honest...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Arts

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The Pinkerton Foundation

Moving Interprofessional Education into the Mainstream of Health Professions Education

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06/22/2012

George E. Thibault, M.D., President of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, talks about the importance of interprofessional education—when students from different health care professions learn together during their training in order to build teamwork and...

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