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Weinberg Foundation Launches Annual Community-Wide Book Drive Benefiting Baltimore Library Project

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03/01/2017

... will launch its 6 th annual community-wide Book Drive in support of the Baltimore Elementary and Middle School Library ...

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Mellon Grant Helps University Advance Racial Justice Recommendation

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02/22/2017

A recent $1.5 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will help Georgetown carry out its commitment to produce scholarship that helps the nation better understand and address its legacies of slavery, racism and discrimination.

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Rauch Foundation Hosts 2017 Imagine Awards to Celebrate 'A Community Where Everyone Belongs'

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03/06/2017

The Rauch Foundation, along with German American Bank, hosted the 2017 Imagine Awards Saturday, celebrating those in the community who work to build “A Community Where Everyone Belongs.”

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Citi Foundation and Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund to Increase Summer Job Opportunities in 2017

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03/07/2017

... Citi Foundation announced an additional $5 million in support to the Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund (CFE ...

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Proteus Fund Announces a New Funder Collaborative to Oppose the Use of Religious Exemptions to Undermine Fundamental Rights

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03/16/2017

... seeks to strengthen movement capacity on the ground and support a diverse field of organizations engaged in ...

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Ford's Darren Walker Says Arts Are ‘The Soul Of The Country’ and Are Worth Fighting For

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03/21/2017

The arts spark creativity and soothe divisiveness, Ford Foundation President Darren Walker told a packed house at The Kennedy Center on Monday night in a passionate address that defended art as essential to democracy.

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Commonwealth Fund's Kathy Regan Makes City and State's Above & Beyond 2017 List

Release Date:

03/29/2017

The day after Donald Trump was sworn in as president, millions of women marched in Washington, D.C., New York City and other cities across the country and around the globe. Provoked by Trump’s controversial rhetoric on the campaign trail, they came...

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Open Society Foundations and Other Funders Mobilizing to Counter Hate

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03/29/2017

... rolled out a $10 million rapid response initiative to support those targeted by hateful rhetoric... Open Society ...

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Century Foundation's Richard Kahlenberg Writes About School Integration in The Atlantic

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04/06/2017

... diversity need to look beyond the federal government for support during Trump’s administration. The decision on ...

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Open Society Awards $8 Million to Physicians for Human Rights

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04/19/2017

... challenge grant from the Open Society Foundations in support of its efforts to advance human rights through ...

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Gay Rights Group Turns Down Bank of America’s Money Over HB2 Compromise

Release Date:

05/09/2017

... also took part in the talks. The score measures corporate support for policies that affect LGBTQ employees. Andrea ...

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Peterson Foundation Fiscal Summit Convenes Nation’s Leaders To Discuss “Rising Debt in a Changing Economy”

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05/24/2017

Leading voices and policymakers from across the political spectrum gathered to discuss the national policy agenda, its connection to our growing national debt, and solutions to put us on a better path, at the Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s 2017...

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Century Foundation: Why Manufacturing Jobs Are Worth Saving

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06/15/2017

Is the renewed focus on the manufacturing sector sound economic policy, or as pundits from across the political spectrum have complained, is it just a nostalgic bid for middle-class jobs that are gone for good?

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Five Questions for Laurie Tisch, Founder/President, Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

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07/24/2017

... its tenth anniversary and will have given $100 million to support access and opportunity for New Yorkers by year's end, .....

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How Many Calories in That? New York City Delays Enforcing Labeling Rules

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08/28/2017

New York City agreed to postpone enforcement of a rule requiring restaurants, convenience stores and other establishments to post calorie counts for prepared food. The move came in response to an industry lawsuit that was supported by the federal...

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Trump Administration Considering Cuts to Cultural Exchange Visas

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08/28/2017

The Trump administration is considering major reductions in cultural exchange programs, including those for au pairs and summer workers, that allow young people from foreign countries to work in the U.S., people familiar with the administration’s...

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With Federal Funds Shrinking, Math and Science Funders Including Simons Foundation Step Up

Release Date:

08/28/2017

... a grant of $8 million from the Simons Foundation in support of a multi-institution effort focused on tackling ...

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Syria’s War Created Millions Of Refugees. Some Might Be Forced To Return Home.

Release Date:

08/28/2017

As Syrian refugees begin to trickle back to a homeland still at war, aid agencies fear that a proposed change to U.N. guidelines could accelerate the pace of returns.