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Gender Justice

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Arcus Foundation

Surdna-Funded Study Calls for Targeted Federal Policies to Create Quality Jobs

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05/09/2017

... offering high-quality employment opportunities — the New Markets Tax Credit Program, the Community Reinvestment ... programs, the General Services Administration' s federal procurement system, and...

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Economic Security

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Surdna Foundation

The 2017 Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Announced

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06/05/2017

... whose research holds exceptional promise for revealing new pathways to advance human health. The selected Scholars ... United States and selected by the Rita Allen Foundation’ s Scientific Advisory Committee...

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Science

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Rita Allen Foundation

Agnes Gund Sells a Lichtenstein to Start Criminal Justice Fund; Ford Foundation to Manage Fund

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06/12/2017

... to reduce mass incarceration in the United States. This new Art for Justice Fund — to be announced Monday at the ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Justice Reform

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Ford Foundation

Jeff Jarvis, CUNY Professor and Director of the Tow Knight News Integrity Initiative, on Shifting Away from Media-Centric News Literacy

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06/22/2017

... have been so successful, but also how the mainstream media' s failure to adapt to new means of communication plays into internet malcontents' .....

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PhilTalks

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Communications/Media

‘Bro’ Adams Joins Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as Senior Fellow

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07/11/2017

... fellow. Adams, who lives in Falmouth, will begin his new job Aug. 1. When he resigned as NEH chairman in May, ... said a press release announcing the appointment. Michael S . McPherson, outgoing president of...

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

Helmsley-Supported Research Finds Pigments Made by Beets May Help Boost Resistance to Disease & Nutrition Value of Crops

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08/15/2017

... benefits and are used in the food and drug industries. A new study conducted at the Weizmann Institute of Science, ... was poorly understood. Prof. Asaph Aharoni of Weizmann' s Plant and Environmental...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Big Names, Big Funding: Why Are MIT and IBM Joining Forces on AI Research?

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09/14/2017

... field. Aside from the amount of the funding, there’ s a number of notable aspects to the partnership. For one, there’ s an emphasis on some under-explored areas of AI research, ... algorithms work, and the...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Education

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IBM Corporation

Ex-Googlers Stir Up Controversy With Bodega Pantry Concept

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09/18/2017

... CEO Paul McDonald has now stated he wants to roll out 50 new Bodega locations on the West Coast. By the end of 2018, ... a culturally insensitive name choice, but for the article' s declaration that the...

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Sector News

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Food Systems

The Kids Are Alright: Millennial Generalizations Are Getting Old

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09/20/2017

... between 1946 and 1964, was, until very recently America’ s largest demographic cohort. Generation X, born between 1965 ... Their latest report, titled “The Power of Voice: A New Era of Cause Activation and...

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Century Foundation President's Commentary Explains Why Teachers Deserve a Break on Student Debt

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10/03/2017

Century Foundation President' s Commentary Explains Why Teachers Deserve a Break on Student ... about rising student debt levels, Congress passed a new law to give students a deal: Work in the public sector...

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Education

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Awards $26 Million in Grants

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10/05/2017

... and Catholic education and nuns. Recipients include the New Venture Fund, which was awarded $1.2 million in support ... rent-burdened households and individuals; Seattle Children' s Hospital, which will...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

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Housing and Homelessness

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Wallace Foundation Commissioned Report Shows How ESSA Supports Social-Emotional Learning

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12/05/2017

... through the Every Student Succeeds Act, according to a new report, which identifies 60 evidenced-based programs that ... ESSA requirements. The report comes from the RAND Corp.’ s evidence review of how ESSA...

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Surdna Foundation Celebrates Centennial Year with $4.5 Million Commitment to Equitable Community Development

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12/06/2017

... Community Development The Surdna Foundation announced a new , $4.5 million investment in equitable community development led by community members. Surdna' s catalytic contribution to the Amplify Fund will...

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Community Development

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Bank of America Announces 2018 Museums on Us® Program

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01/24/2018

... on Us program with the announcement of more than 20 new institutions being added to the roster of participating ... on Us provides Bank of America, Merrill Lynch and U. S . Trust credit and debit cardholders...

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Bank of America [Corporate]

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Arts

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Announcing the Milbank Memorial Fund and AcademyHealth State and Local Innovation Prize

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01/25/2018

... Fund has teamed up with AcademyHealth to establish a new annual award that recognizes state and local efforts to ... improvements in the health of a population. The recipient( s ) of the inaugural award will be...

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RFPs Etc

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Milbank Memorial Fund

JPMorgan Chase to Increase Its Philanthropic Investments to $1.75 Billion Over Five Years

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01/31/2018

... has emerged as one of its leading players. The bank’ s philanthropy, which we explored in a recent deep dive , ... there with many large foundations. Now, JPMorgan Chase’ s corporate responsibility arm is...

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NoVo Foundation Announces Three Winners of the Pathways to Freedom Challenge

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02/15/2018

... from the challenge will support a senior fellow’ s salary in city government for two years and technical ... human trafficking. Pathways to Freedom, the Partnership’ s third challenge, is led by Humanity...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Social Justice

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Philip Li, President & CEO of the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Joins the Board of Directors at GEO

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02/21/2018

... at GEO GEO is pleased to announce the addition of three new members to our board of directors: Daniel Lee, ...

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Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO)

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Research Co-Sponsored by The JPB Foundation Examines Quality of Abortion Care

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03/16/2018

... research on safety and quality of abortion care in the U. S . While legal abortions in the U. S . are safe, the likelihood that women will receive the type ... varies considerably depending on where they live,...

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