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Following Ford's Lead, Another Foundation Goes All In on Equity

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08/17/2016

... a similar commitment to address inequality a little more than a year ago. The statement made by Ford ... over project grants, for instance, along with listening more carefully to marginalized voices, and...

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NY Community Trust's Shawn Morehead Featured in Podcast on Countering Stereotypes and College Prep

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10/06/2016

... Islamophobia, the New York Community Trust in June awarded more than $500,000 in grants to several Muslim American and ... Director Shawn Morehead joins us to talk about this more recent initiative along with...

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How Judith Rodin Created A New Model For Philanthropic Funding At The Rockefeller Foundation

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12/07/2016

... During her 11-year tenure at the helm, Rodin has added two more complex overriding priorities. That communities should be designed for more resilience—the ability to survive and thrive in the ...

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Ford-Backed Poll Finds that Young Americans Fear They Will Be Worse Off Post-Trump

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01/17/2017

... to 30, which found that the country’s young adults are more likely to expect they’ll be worse off at the end of ... term than better off. Such young Americans are also far more likely to think Trump will...

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Ford-supported Research Finds Friends Help Female Vampire Bats Cope with Loss

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05/24/2017

... a bat's social network, females who previously built up more friendships with non-relatives cope better with their loss. They score more food than do female bats who only invest in close kin. . .....

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SUNY Tuition to Rise $200 for Students not Eligible for Excelsior

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06/23/2017

... getting free SUNY tuition this fall, you will be paying more . The state University of New York this week quietly ... a year. So for those students whose household income is more than $100,000 and who attend...

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A Q&A with Sampriti Ganguli, Arabella Advisors’ CEO

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07/18/2017

... that has helped hundreds of clients representing more than $100 billion in assets increase their philanthropic ... issues, women’s rights, education, good food, and more . . . A Q&A with Sampriti Ganguli,...

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Opinion: Harvey, the Storm That Humans Helped Cause

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08/30/2017

... weather causes heavier rainfall. Why? When the seas warm, more moisture evaporates into the air, and when the air warms ... which has also been happening in Texas — it can carry more moisture. . . Opinion:...

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The Next Houston

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08/31/2017

... of just 100,000. Today, the Miami metropolitan area has more than 6 million residents. Even as Harvey lingers in the ... hurricane season continues, and threatens to bring more nasty storms in short order. In...

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Businesses Donate Over $157 Million to Harvey Relief Efforts

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09/05/2017

... billions of dollars in damages. Companies have pledged more than $157 million to relief efforts as of Saturday ... Commerce. Sixty-nine companies had donated $1 million or more so far. Walmart has pledged up...

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De Blasio Wants To Install 1,000 Electric-Car Charging Stations By 2020

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09/21/2017

... “The easier we make it for electric vehicles, the more manufacturers will build and the more prices will go down,” de Blasio said. “The future is ...

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New Index to Help Investors Gauge Food Diversity

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09/26/2017

... how companies and governments are making food systems more resilient to climate change. Investing in food species ... Andean grain canahua can make food supply chains more resistant to climate shocks,...

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General Motors Is Going All Electric

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10/03/2017

General Motors Is Going All Electric After more than a century peddling vehicles that pollute the ... new, fully electric models next year—then at least 18 more by 2023. That product onslaught puts the company at...

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FDA's Approval Of A Cheaper Drug For Hepatitis C Will Likely Expand Treatment

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10/04/2017

... The Delaware resident was diagnosed with hepatitis C more than two years ago, but she doesn't qualify yet for the ... hepatitis C in just eight weeks may make it easier for more insurers and correctional...

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United Hospital Fund Recognizes Four New Yorkers For Their Leadership to Improve Health and Health Care

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10/04/2017

... 42nd Street raised over $1.7 million and was attended by more than 500 health care, business, and community leaders, ... fund-raising campaign in support of its work to build a more effective health care...

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Bay Area Arts, Education Nonprofits to Receive Hearst Grants

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10/13/2017

... Hearst Grants The Hearst Foundations this week announced more than $1.5 million in grants for California nonprofits, including more than $800,000 for Bay Area initiatives. The largest of ...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation and the Power of Participatory Grantmaking

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12/12/2017

... participatory grantmaking — the practice of giving more power over philanthropic spending to the people that it ... Insights, an effort that engaged more than 1,000 Brooklynites in conversations about the ...

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Findings from Century Foundation Report Lead Higher Education Advocacy Charge in California

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06/01/2018

... commission, acknowledged the state would have to devote more funding to the program to meet that goal. After years of chafing under pressure to do more with tight budgets from Gov. Jerry Brown, higher ...

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The Covenant Foundation Announces New Grants to Support Jewish Communities Across North America

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01/05/2023

... local leaders in the field of Jewish education, to create more inclusive, connected, and responsive Jewish communities. ... needs of the Jewish community right now. We couldn’t be more grateful that our...

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