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NYS Health Foundation President Calls For Proper Veteran Care

Release Date:

05/09/2016

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is again under fire for the dangerously long waiting lists for appointments at the nation’s VA health care facilities, and for calculating those wait times in a way that masks the true extent of the problem.

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Sage Foundation Research Indicates Americans May Not Be Ready for Tax Increase on Wealthy

Release Date:

05/11/2016

... require individuals with adjusted gross incomes of over US $1 million to pay an effective rate of at least 30 percent, ...

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Economic Security

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Russell Sage Foundation

Ford Foundation Appoints John Irons as Director of Inclusive Economies

Release Date:

05/19/2016

An economist by training, Irons led work on U.S. employment, including employment in a green economy, and a project on state and metropolitan innovation in partnership with the Brookings Institution.

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F.B. Heron Foundation's Clara Miller Writes About Building a Foundation for the 21st Century

Release Date:

06/08/2016

For over fifty years, the global economy (and that includes the U.S. economy) has felt the effects of three related long-term trends, widely reported and acknowledged.

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Capital One Foundation Sees Departure at the Top, Appoints New President

Release Date:

06/09/2016

The Capital One Foundation has undergone a change in leadership, with former long-serving President Carolyn Berkowitz stepping down to pursue other opportunities.

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New Discoveries on Dark Matter from Sloan-Sponsored Scientists

Release Date:

07/15/2016

... team carrying out this effort. “This map has allowed us to make the best measurements yet of the effects of dark ...

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Ford Foundation’s Darren Walker In NY Times Piece on Criminal Justice

Release Date:

07/15/2016

... a black person home to dinner. This complacency among us white Americans has been a historical constant. Even in ...

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20 Sep 2016

New York Grantmakers in the Arts - Fall Meeting

Tuesday, September 20, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... our subsequent discussions for the next 12 months. Join us for an opportunity to share important updates, network ...

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Arts

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

Release Date:

08/11/2016

100-day challenges will start on Sept. 7 in Los Angeles, Cleveland, and Austin.

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Casey Family Programs

Torres: Federal Section 8 initiative would cripple thousands of New York City families

Release Date:

08/22/2016

Torres: Federal Section 8 initiative would cripple thousands of New York City families It has been said that history rhymes rather than repeats itself. For New Yorkers who have seen record levels of homelessness on the streets, in...

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Housing and Homelessness

Benchmarking Foundation Evaluation Practices

Publication date:

09/2016

For foundations, there are lots of questions to reflect on when thinking about which evaluation practices best align with their strategy, culture, and mission. How much should a foundation invest in evaluation? What can they do to ensure that the information they receive from evaluation is useful to them? With whom should they share what they have learned

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Atlantic's Chuck Feeney Tops Forbes List of 'Most Generous' Givers

Release Date:

10/07/2016

A new ranking by Forbes puts Warren Buffett at the top the list of the fifty U.S. philanthropists who gave the most in 2015, while Chuck Feeney, co-founder of the Duty Free Shoppers Group and founder of Atlantic Philanthropies, ranks as the most...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Racial Justice Is at Heart of Brooklyn Community Foundation Shift

Release Date:

12/06/2016

Cecilia Clarke, president and CEO, said in a statement announcing the decision: “Private prisons, gun manufacturers, and predatory lenders are three industries that have had a devastating impact on communities of color and low-income communities in...

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Rockefeller's Judith Rodin Joins Conversation on Innovative Finance, New Investment Tools and Climate Change

Release Date:

12/08/2016

For the first time since the Industrial Revolution, investment in renewable energy worldwide surpassed that of fossil fuels last year. That economic transformation leaves John Morton feeling optimistic about the worldwide response to climate change.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Century Foundation Report Cited in Washington Post Article on Syria Policy for Trump’s America

Release Date:

12/12/2016

The United States should continue to fight Islamic State, but not so single-mindedly and recklessly that it endangers other key U.S. interests.

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International/Foreign Affairs

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The Century Foundation

Rockefeller Brothers Fund's Purpose-Driven Investing Highlighted by Forbes

Release Date:

01/27/2017

This socially conscious generation is saying they want to support companies that strive for prosperity, which means not just a wealthy few but rather the well-being of many.

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Ms. Foundation Supports New Civil Rights Video: 'We Won't Go Back'

Release Date:

01/18/2017

... next four years, it will be more important than ever for us to stand together for what we know is right. Check out ...

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Video

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Gender Justice

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Ms. Foundation for Women

Catholic Charities Announces $800,000 Grant from The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

Release Date:

01/31/2017

... Charities of Baltimore. "The most recent grant will allow us to continue to provide life-saving and life-affirming .....

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Open Society Foundations Targeted by New Hungarian Law Requiring NGOs to Disclose Foreign Funding Sources

Release Date:

03/10/2017

The law is widely viewed as targeting groups backed by the Open Society Foundations and its founder, Hungarian-born U.S. financier George Soros.

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Promotes 'Changing Faces of Immigration' Video Series

Release Date:

03/24/2017

The face of immigration is changing rapidly. Asians outpaced Hispanic immigrants in 2009, becoming the largest and fastest-growing wave of newcomers to the United States.

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Video

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Immigration

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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