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The Rockefeller Foundation's Rebuild By Design Project Reveals Proposals From Cities To Protect Them From Next Sandy

Release Date:

10/30/2017

After Superstorm Sandy, Rebuild by Design — a design competition from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and The Rockefeller Foundation — launched a project for cities and towns affected by the storm and residents to come up with...

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Community Development

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Bloomberg Philanthropies Sponsored Research Reveals How Cities Can Embrace Innovation Without Sacrificing Public Health and Safety

Release Date:

01/05/2018

The real work for city leaders today is to create not just new rules, but new ways of writing and adjusting regulations that better fit the dynamism and pace of change of cities themselves.

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Community Development

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Watch Another Video From Chasing The Dream, Supported By The JPB and Ford Foundations

Release Date:

01/22/2018

Meet a couple separated by thousands of miles and America’s new refugee policies.

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Video

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Immigration

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The JPB Foundation

Ford Foundation

John B. King Jr., President and CEO of The Education Trust Speaks at the First Annual PNY Policy Forum

Release Date:

01/31/2018

John B. King, Jr., CEO of The Education Trust, former U.S. Secretary of Education, and former New York State Education Commissioner touches on ESSA implementation, equity in education and policy opportunities in today’s political environment.

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Video

PhilTalks

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Education

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The Century Foundation

Funded by the Carnegie Corporation and OSF, The New Americans Campaign Program Expands To Philadelphia

Release Date:

03/20/2018

Philadelphia is the latest U.S. city to join in the New Americans Campaign (NAC), a multi-organizational collaborative network supporting eligible immigrants in the naturalization process in over 20 metropolitan areas across the country.

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Immigration

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Open Society Foundations

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Pfizer Foundation Fights Hunger and Supports the UN Global Goals at SXSW

Release Date:

03/27/2018

For four days last week, Pfizer and Rise Against Hunger engaged hundreds of volunteers at the SXSW Trade Show to package meals for vulnerable individuals and families around the world. By the time the last box had been stacked, more than 11,016...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

International/Foreign Affairs

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Pfizer

With Support from Citi and The Rockefeller Foundation, Boston University Releases “Cities Joining Ranks—Policy Networks on the Rise”

Release Date:

04/23/2018

... on average are part of more networks: 44 of the 50 largest US cities are in two or more of the 15 networks and the ...

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Funds New Medical School Curriculum

Release Date:

05/01/2018

... to align education and care delivery. The award will allow us to develop new models of training physicians while ...

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Education

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The Covenant Foundation Announces the 2018 Recipients of The Covenant Award

Release Date:

06/06/2018

... broadens the scope of Jewish life and learning for all of us ,” said Cheryl Finkel, Chair of the Board of Directors of ...

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Education

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Funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, University of Michigan Researchers Building System to Safeguard Confidential Data

Release Date:

06/07/2018

The Researcher Credentialing for Restricted Data Access project, funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, aims to increase the willingness of other data research centers to share data and the ability of scientists to undertake new creative research...

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Carnegie Corporation's July Fourth Tribute Honors 38 Distinguished Immigrants

Release Date:

06/28/2018

Carnegie Corporation of New York released its annual list of Great Immigrants on June 28 comprised of 38 naturalized citizens who enrich the fabric of American culture and strengthen our democracy through their lives, their work, and their example.

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Aetna Foundation President Discusses What it Will Take to Solve the Opioid Crisis

Release Date:

06/29/2018

In 2015, our life expectancy dropped for the first time since the height of the AIDS epidemic. That can be blamed largely on the opioid epidemic, which is plaguing communities, families, and individuals across the United States. In fact, in a single...

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Health

Atlantic Philanthropies Announces Full Cohort of Atlantic Fellows

Release Date:

07/24/2018

... The Atlantic Philanthropies has committed more than US $660 million to seed and support the work of the global ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Commonwealth Fund Partners with New York Times and Harvard to Analyze Financial Reality of Being Sick

Release Date:

10/19/2018

... serve as an early warning system for problems that all of us may face: Because the estimated 40 million people in this ...

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Announces the Election of Ana Marie Argilagos and Anand Babu to Its Board of Directors

Release Date:

01/29/2019

Argilagos is president and CEO of Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP), a network of foundations and philanthropists working to increase the power and influence of Latino communities across the Americas.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Survey Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds Elderly Prone to Workplace Discrimination

Release Date:

05/23/2019

About half of Americans think there's age discrimination in the workplace, according to a poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

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Member News

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Aging

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

01 Jul 2019

Census Funder Debrief: Supreme Court Citizenship Question Case - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, July 1, 2019 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... on a first come, first served basis.** In June 2019, the US Supreme Court issued a decision on the 2020 Census ...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Census 2020

16 Apr 2020

Bearing Witness: Philanthropy's Role in Responding to COVID-19

Thursday, April 16, 2020 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... daily routines and created a new normal to which many of us are struggling to adapt. The crisis has heightened our ... opportunity to pause and acknowledge this moment? Join us to discuss how our sense of...

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Professional Development

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Roundtable Discussion

Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy 2017: Data to Drive Decisions

Publication date:

10/2017

Foundation Center and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) announce the fourth edition of their annual research report, Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy 2017: Data to Drive Decisions. The new report documents $23 billion in private, public, corporate, and individual disaster-related giving to address major disasters and humanitarian crises that affected millions globally in 2015.