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MetLife Foundation Partners with Duke University on CommonCents Lab

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12/08/2015

... that will apply behavioral economics to identify new ways to help millions of Americans improve their saving ... and spending habits. The Lab will be managed by Duke’ s Center for Advanced Hindsight, which is...

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"Resilience" Bonds Could Help in Climate Disaster, Rockefeller Report Says

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12/10/2015

A "resilience bond", a variation on a catastrophe bond, could help cities deal more effectively with climate change-related disasters, according to a report funded by the Rockefeller Foundation.

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Rockefeller Supported, ‘Futures of Work” Report Examines Global Disruptions

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01/19/2016

... ways, according to The Futures of Work, a groundbreaking new report from Foresight Alliance, a Washington DC-based ... and marginalized may experience. Foresight Alliance' s report aims to help address...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Carnegie, Helmsley-funded Report: Fewer than 1 in 7 Community College Students Get Bachelor’s Degree

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01/19/2016

... than 1 in 7 Community College Students Get Bachelor’ s Degree Low-income students who transfer from community ... less likely to get a degree than their wealthier peers, a new report shows. But in a sign of...

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Education

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As Blizzard Looms, Morgan Stanley-supported 'Operation Warm' Gives NYC Children Free Coats

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01/22/2016

... announced Thursday that 13,000 young students will receive new winter jackets paid for by private donors. The bulk of ... go to 32 elementary schools that are part of the city’ s “community school” initiative...

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NonProfitTimes Calls on Foundation Leaders to Demand Presidential Candidates Address NP Issues (Rockefeller Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund)

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02/04/2016

... and the outcome was still in doubt. Eyes are trained on New Hampshire on Feb. 9 and then South Carolina on Feb. 27 ...

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Ms. Foundation CEO Puts Spotlight on Needs of Women and Girls

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02/05/2016

... was organized by NewMexicoWomen.Org, a program of the New Mexico Community Foundation designed to address issues affecting the state’ s women and girls. . . Ms. Foundation CEO Puts Spotlight on ...

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Ford Foundation Supports Universities' Efforts to Boost Student Grad Rates by 20%

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03/04/2016

... in the group. UIA recently received $3.85 million in new funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Ford ...

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Rauschenberg Foundation Eases Copyright Restrictions on Art

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03/07/2016

... experiments over the last year, it has decided to adopt a new policy of making images of Rauschenberg work much more ...

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WSJ Op-ed by Commonwealth Fund President Notes Potential Fallout to Repealing the ACA

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03/08/2016

... highest level since 2007. Critics of Obamacare say this new insurance isn’t worth much. Its deductibles and co-pays ...

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Commonwealth Fund Finds Hospitals in Accountable Care Organizations Are Larger and in Urban Areas

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03/09/2016

... Care Organizations Are Larger and in Urban Areas A new study comparing accountable care organizations (ACOs) ...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Funds Camden Coalition to Establish National Healthcare Center

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03/09/2016

... “Across the country, innovators are developing new models of health care delivery that lower costs and ...

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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 ... Unlike donations that result in something...

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Climate Adaptation Fund, Supported by Duke Foundation, To Enable Conservation Projects In Urban Centers

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04/04/2016

... managed by the Wildlife Conservation Society is exploring new methods for helping wildlife in the United States to ... from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. This year’ s round of grantmaking will extend...

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Hartford Foundation Study Gets Attention on ‘National Healthcare Decisions Day’

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04/18/2016

... The day of discussion arrives on the heels of a new national study in which only 29 percent of physicians ...

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Ford Foundation Names Kathy Reich as Director for Effort to Strengthen Institutions and Networks

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04/29/2016

... The Ford Foundation named Kathy Reich as director of a new foundation initiative to help strengthen institutions and ... programs inCalifornia. Reich will guide the foundation' s BUILD efforts in the...

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Commonwealth Fund Article Asks: Is Primary Care the Best and Worst Job in Medicine?

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05/26/2016

... the Best and Worst Job in Medicine? About one-third of U. S . and U.K. primary care physicians are dissatisfied with ... primary care doctors face, Harvard Medical School' s Gordon Moore, M.D., interviewed...

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Casey Family Programs Contributes to Initiative in Three Cities to Beat Youth Homelessness This Year

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08/11/2016

... shopping and hanging up swimsuits in exchange for new textbooks and class schedules. But for the 2.5 ... on Family Homelessness, one in every 30 children in the U. S . does not have a home to sleep in regularly...

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Surdna Foundation’s Cordery: Communities Should Define Their Futures

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08/25/2016

Surdna Foundation’ s Cordery: Communities Should Define Their Futures When ... problems, but one that is committed to investing in new ways of building economies, environments and communities ... and supports...

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