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New York Life Foundation

The Role of Healthcare Philanthropy in Improving Maternal Healthcare for Underserved Populations

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10/29/2025

... populations, Black and Indigenous communities, are more vulnerable to preventable pregnancy-related deaths. In a ... lactation support, and educational materials and resources for infant care. This initiative...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Gender Justice

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Arcus Capacity-Building Initiative Selects First Group of Leaders

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09/02/2013

... its LGBT Leadership Initiative (ALLI), which will provide resources to support leaders of the U.S. LGBT movement. The ... and were selected through a rigorous process from among more than 80 applications...

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Arcus Foundation

The John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees Approves New Grants

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03/09/2023

... approved six grants totaling $10,131,568 that will make public health and health care more age-friendly, assist older adults and family caregivers ... and national workshops. In this phase, at least 10...

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

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Health

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Member Input on Official Statement on Protecting the 2020 Census

... citizenship questions since the VRA was enacted in 1965. More than 170 Civil and Human Rights Groups have signed a ... this new topic this late in the decade would threaten the success of the 2020 Census...

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: One Student’s Story

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12/06/2012

... get deported.” Upon arrival, I started going to a public elementary school and led the simple life of any other ... weak and lonely and they fear the future that will bring more serious struggles. Thankfully,...

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Simons Foundation, Stony Brook University Partner to Improve Diversity in STEM Fields

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05/11/2022

... science, technology, engineering and mathematics leaders, providing scholarships, housing and stipends to 50 new students each year. “We could not be more excited and grateful to enter this new partnership...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Education

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The Simons Foundation

After Implementing New Strategic Approach, Andrus Announces First Round of Grants

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07/17/2015

... confinement for young people and to spread some of the great strides that California has made to other states and with the Louisiana Center for Children ’s Rights in New Orleans for their Fairness First Project...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Andrus Family Fund

Ed Henry to Step Down from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation at Year End

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02/12/2020

... “The board and staff are well positioned to continue the success of the grant programs and properties as we begin a ... provide the best development paths for the most vulnerable children , including foster...

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Doris Duke Foundation

An Old Idea is New Again: Tackling Large Complex Problems by Investing in Communities

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04/10/2018

... calls. I had recently become the director of Advocates for Children ’s Immigrant Students’ Rights Project. That ... DEC’s first grantees in the 1990s, when the City’s schools were in disarray. DEC’s founding...

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The New York Community Trust

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Education

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds New Justice in Education Initiative

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05/07/2015

... incarcerated persons and to integrate the study of justice more fully into the Columbia University curriculum. ... and students in prison and jail education. To change public and political thinking about the...

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Education

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Mellon Foundation

Ford Foundation appoints Catherine Chinedum Aniagolu-Okoye as regional director for West Africa

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10/07/2021

... establish solid partnerships with donors, civil society, public and private sector leaders. With over 20 years in the ... to civil society organizations advocating for improved access to water, sanitation, and...

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National Funders, Including Casey Family Programs, Support Antelope Valley, CA After String of Child Welfare Incidents

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11/11/2019

... to prevent child maltreatment and help support vulnerable children and families. The Antelope Valley Resource Infusion ... like an air-traffic controller, linking social workers to resources and better...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

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Casey Family Programs

Tony Haile, Former CEO of Chartbeat, Joins Media Development Investment Fund Board of Directors

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04/12/2017

... Investment Fund's Board of Directors. Tony brings more than a decade of experience at the cutting edge of ... Scroll.com is a platform dedicated to frictionless access to a thriving free press. It will...

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Media Development Investment Fund

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Communications/Media

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New Member Spotlight: Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation

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09/11/2009

... Partners for Sight Foundation (RDPFS) is committed to providing support that directly improves the lives of the ... and services. We also aim to increase the level of public awareness of low vision services...

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Media Development Investment Fund Launches Blended-Value Media Loan Fund

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11/16/2016

... investment fund for media companies in countries where access to information is limited, and the Swedish ... International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) are providing investors with 55 percent first-...

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Media Development Investment Fund

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Communications/Media

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Sarah Brennan Joins Rockefeller Family Fund as Associate Director

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03/02/2022

... and has created a forum for donors interested in learning more about oil and gas issues. The Funder Collaborative ... A Brooklyn native, Ms. Brennan has an A.B. in history and public policy (magna cum laude...

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Rockefeller Family Fund

Will The City’s Cultural Plan Walk The Talk Of Equity?

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05/19/2017

... last fall, initial conversations were about dedicating more City money to the arts, so that everyone—large ... arts groups, individual artists, and public school children —would benefit. But...

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The New York Community Trust

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Arts

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Lambent Foundation

McNulty Prize Catalyst Fund Awarded to Emerging Organizations Challenging Entrenched Inequities

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10/14/2020

... to move to the next phase of their impact. Now more than ever, we must support a fundamental re-imagining of ... advocate and entrepreneur Amanda Fernandez is creating pathways for Latino leaders in the...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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John P. & Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation

For Women, the World Remains an Extremely Dangerous Place

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03/11/2015

... failure worldwide to prevent and punish sexual violence is more than dire—it is downright shameful. The so-called ... United Kingdom, Colombia to Burma, Sudan to Russia—to be more specific, in every nation on...

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