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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation-Backed Poll Finds Racial Divide in Financial Readiness for Retirement

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05/19/2017

... a new poll found. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey also found that African- ... accounts. The survey shows older white Americans are also more likely to collect Social...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Economic Security

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Ford, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur and Rockefeller Foundations’ Impact Investing Highlighted

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06/07/2017

... and climate change. But hitting those goals will take more than creative public and private partnerships: it will cost money. All ...

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The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

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Rita Allen Supported Prize Goes In Part To Vanderbilt Project Intended To Combat Fake News

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06/28/2017

... Combat Fake News Combating fake news and bolstering the public ’s trust in journalism is the aim of a Vanderbilt ... and the Rita Allen Foundation, selected 20 projects from more than 800 submissions. The...

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In Memory of Former Century Foundation President Janice Nittoli

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07/03/2017

... short months she helped transform TCF into a stronger and more dynamic public policy presence, recruiting new fellows, stabilizing ...

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Simons Foundation's Flatiron Institute Joins IBM and Others including Citizens in the Microbiome Immunity Project

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08/23/2017

... Citizens in the Microbiome Immunity Project The general public 's help is being enlisted in what's thought to be the ... With better understanding, scientists might be able to more easily prevent and...

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Health

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Google Critic Ousted From Think Tank Funded by the Tech Giant

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08/30/2017

... tank learned what can happen when a tech giant that shapes public policy debates with its enormous wealth is criticized. The New America Foundation has received more than $21 million from Google; its parent...

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Mexican-Born Artist To Build Wall In New York Park

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09/06/2017

... the installation home. Titled Muro, it is Sodi’s first public work of art. “It’s my first political performance, ... want to leave the wall up too long, because it would look more like a work of art than a...

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Will New Rockefeller Foundation President Break or Reinforce its Mold?

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09/08/2017

... and leveraging the foundation’s influence to create new public -private collaborations. Will American foundations step ... campaign, although the practice has proven to be more complicated, with Congress...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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In Diller Island’s Demise, a Cautionary Tale of Donor Influence

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09/21/2017

... built over a dilapidated pier on the Hudson River, is no more . A lot of people are very upset about its demise, ... became known as Diller Island was that, as a plan for a public space, it was just far too...

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As Bloomberg Hammers Away at Coal, What Might Be Next for His Climate Giving?

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10/18/2017

... power plant emissions, which are a major threat to public health and a major contributor to climate change. But ... shifting emphasis away from shutting down coal plants and more toward helping communities...

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Environment and Climate Change

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

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01/22/2018

... By The JPB and Ford Foundations The U.S. has accepted more refugees than any other country since 1980, but the ... for PBS NewsHour Weekend, produced in partnership with public radio station WNYC ,...

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Teagle Foundation Names Andrew Delbanco Next President

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03/22/2018

... 2009 and has mixed scholarship in the humanities with a more public role in discussions of higher education. He has a new ...

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Alisha Williams to Join Arcus as Program Officer of Social Justice Program

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06/19/2018

... transgender leadership and advocacy. Williams brings more than a decade of experience working with and supporting ... at the Vaid Group where they led policy advocacy and public education efforts among a...

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With Support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Plans Underway to Preserve Blue Mountain Wildlife Refuge

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11/26/2018

... The Conservation Fund is making efforts to preserve more land in Northampton and Monroe counties. The fund has ... be turned over to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for public use. Funding for the 2019...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Rockefeller Foundation Announces the Communities Thrive Challenge Grantees

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12/05/2018

... economic times reinvent their economies and create more opportunity for all? How might local investors use their ... ensure that all of their residents who are eligible for public benefits actually receive...

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Sophy Yem Promoted to Senior Program Officer, Philanthropy at the Surdna Foundation

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05/11/2022

... particularly its younger generations, in philanthropy and public service. Sophy joined Surdna in 2017 as Grants ... to Senior Program Office, Philanthropy last month. Learn more about Sophy’s work and the...

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Abby Pitkowsky Joins The Covenant Foundation Staff as Program Director

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04/08/2022

... her professional journey in the field of Jewish education more than 30 years ago at The Leffell School in Westchester ...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Accepting Applications for Immigrant Rights Fund Advisory Council

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03/04/2021

... the opportunity and agency to achieve social and economic success . To date, the Fund has deployed more than $1.7 million thanks to the generosity of the ... of anti-Black racism and systemic oppression Learn...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Xavier de Souza Briggs as Vice President of Economic Opportunity and Assets

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11/01/2013

... won the best book of the year from the National Academy of Public Administration. From January 2009 to August 2011, while on public service leave from the MIT faculty, Briggs served as ... of Housing and Urban...

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