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Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Marine Microbial Ecology Request for Applications Opens

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04/14/2017

... Ecology Request for Applications Opens The Simons Foundation is now accepting applications for postdoctoral ... on fundamental problems in marine microbial ecology. The foundation is particularly interested in...

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Data-Driven Gender Equality

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09/15/2017

... (SDG 1). To help fill data gaps, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has created a three-year, $80 million initiative ... and policy interventions. As part of that effort, the foundation recently launched...

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Mayor de Blasio Signs Sweeping Legislation to Curb Smoking, Tobacco Usage

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08/29/2017

... a series of bills to help reduce the number of smokers in New York City by 160,000 by 2020. While smoking rates in New York City have declined from 21.5 percent in 2002 to 14.3 ... 2015, the city still has...

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13 Feb 2020

Family Philanthropy: Tying Grantmaking Practices to Shared Values - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, February 13, 2020 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* Connecting values to ... Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees. Speakers...

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09 Dec 2021

Racial Inequities in Medical Debt: Causes and Potential Solutions - A Webinar Hosted by Grantmakers in Health

Thursday, December 9, 2021 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... Network, Economic Opportunity Funders, or Philanthropy New York, or otherwise need assistance with registering, ...

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24 Feb 2021

Building a Better Ecosystem for Business Owners of Color - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Wednesday, February 24, 2021 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... generously sponsored by Citi, JPMorgan Chase, and Metlife Foundation . Explore What must be done to address the historic systemic and structural issues which ...

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Philanthropy Is the Go-To Partner for Risk

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04/18/2013

The first in a series of Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin’s reflections on the ... philanthropy. When we look back over the Rockefeller Foundation 's history and pinpoint the moments when .....

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What’s Strategy Got to Do With It?

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08/27/2013

... Innovation Review. In a speech to the staff of the Hewlett Foundation , William Schambra of the Hudson Institute issues a ... calls “strategic philanthropy,” and which the Hewlett Foundation has championed for...

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Liza Sutherland Joins Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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01/15/2014

... Advisor at The Philanthropic Initiative of the Boston Foundation and for three years as a Research Associate at ...

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Impact Investing: Not Just For Billionaires

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06/04/2014

... the social sector. Judith Rodin, president of Rockefeller Foundation , is taking risks with philanthropic capital, risks ...

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Instead of Retiring, Many Seek 'Encore' Jobs

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07/07/2014

... Seek 'Encore Jobs' A trend first spotted in a MetLife Foundation survey in 2011 seems to be on the rise as millions ... opting for social sector jobs. The survey by MetLife Foundation and Encore.org...

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Rockefeller, Surdna Grantees Named "Champions of Change"

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07/22/2014

... with organizations supported by both the Rockefeller Foundation and the Surdna Foundation were named Tuesday by the White House as ...

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American Households Lost More Than One-Third Of Value Over Past Decade

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07/26/2014

... according to a study underwritten by the Russell Sage Foundation . The study, conducted as part of the foundation 's Great Recession Initiative, found that between .....

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Among Backers of Education Post News Site

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09/01/2014

... with initial grants totaling $12 million from the Broad Foundation , Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Walton Family Foundation and an anonymous donor. It will focus on three ...

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Ford Shifts Grant Making to Focus Entirely on Inequality

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06/12/2015

... against inequality will take center stage at the Ford Foundation under a sweeping overhaul announced today by the ... doubling of general operating support to 40 percent of the foundation ’s grant-making budget...

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Meet The Woman Driving Sustainability And Corporate Responsibility At Tiffany & Co.

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01/26/2016

... task is the additional job of running a major corporate foundation . For most companies, these demanding ... ended up with two jobs, and how the synergy between the Foundation and the company has helped drive...

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Aetna’s 1.5M Competition Encourages Cities and Towns to Get Healthier

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04/06/2016

... (NACo) are working with Aetna’s independent charitable foundation on the Healthiest Cities and Counties Challenge , ... healthier. To prompt communities to take part, the Aetna Foundation is putting money on...

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Ford, Carnegie Join 10 Funders Giving $125M for Flint’s Water Crisis

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05/11/2016

... from the city’s water crisis. The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation , based in Flint, spearheaded the collaboration and ... a sense of hope," said Ridgway White, president of the foundation . "You can’t...

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How Ford, Rockefeller Supported "Street Orgs" in the 1970s

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06/03/2016

... Vice Lords were actually given $275,000 by the Rockefeller Foundation for their organizing work, and the Ford Foundation granted them $130,000, part of which was used for ...

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