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Ford Foundation Appoints Dr. Francisco Cigarroa to Board of Trustees

Release Date:

10/28/2014

... He assumed the position in 2009 and as a Mexican American was the first Hispanic to lead a major university ... Council Committee on Research Universities and on the American Academy Commission on the...

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It’s Time to Tell a New Story

Release Date:

07/30/2020

... words are from the 1883 sonnet “The New Colossus” by American poet Emma Lazarus, a descendant of early Jewish ... hombres ”), and immigrants take over our jobs and scarce resources . And more recently,...

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Tides

Citi Lets Viewers Vote With a Click for a Sports Group

Release Date:

02/09/2014

... according to a 2013 Reputation Institute study featured in American Banker. Now Citigroup, as part of its Olympics ...

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Citi

Service Through Philanthropy Dr. Starita Boyce Ansari

Release Date:

04/15/2014

... is the creation of a national literacy program for the American Bible Society. This work continues to be a leading national program at the American Bible Society…. Service Through Philanthropy Dr. ...

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Instead of Retiring, Many Seek 'Encore' Jobs

Release Date:

07/07/2014

A trend first spotted in a MetLife Foundation survey in 2011 seems to be on the rise as millions of Americans are making plans to work instead of retiring and with many opting for social sector jobs.

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Aging

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MetLife

Markle Foundation President Calls for Revamp of U.S. Higher Education System

Release Date:

06/03/2015

In a recent editorial, Zoe Baird, expounded on the need to improve education to help better prepare students for the workforce.

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

JPMorgan, Ford and MetLife Support Aspen Institute Initiative on Family Financial Security

Release Date:

05/16/2016

... forces that severely impact the financial security of American families. The Expanding Prosperity Impact ...

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Ford Foundation

MetLife

Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Obamacare Is Helping Millions Get Needed Healthcare

Release Date:

05/25/2016

... Republican campaign to discredit the law. Overall, 82% of American adults enrolled in private or government coverage ...

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

Helmsley Charitable Trust $8.4M Gift Began the Process to Improve Care For Heart Attacks

Release Date:

06/09/2016

... Began the Process to Improve Care For Heart Attacks The American Heart Association has recognized three South Dakota ... The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to the American Heart Association,...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Survey Supported by Ford Foundation Says Nearly Half of Young Adults Lack Retirement Savings, Pension

Release Date:

10/17/2016

Forty-eight percent of all Americans aged 18 to 30 have zero in retirement savings and no access to a traditional pension.

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Ford Foundation

The Century Foundation Says Not All Ideas on Lowering Health Insurance Premiums Are Equal

Release Date:

05/04/2017

... (ACA) Health Insurance Marketplaces. The debate over the American Health Care Act (AHCA) and the ACA has sparked a ... details of how each policy would lower premiums and how American consumers would be...

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Trump Administration Considering Cuts to Cultural Exchange Visas

Release Date:

08/28/2017

... planning said. President Donald Trump’s “Buy American and Hire American ” executive order, issued in April, calls for a ...

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Workforce Development

China’s Xi Slams Unwillingness to Combat Climate Change

Release Date:

09/05/2017

... climate change, delivering an implicit rebuke to his American counterpart, Donald Trump. Xi didn’t refer to the ... name, although Trump has said trade pacts are a threat to American jobs and decided to pull...

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Environment and Climate Change

Four Ways to Incorporate a Gender Lens in Your Measurement and Evaluation Efforts

Release Date:

02/20/2018

... a small nonprofit with limited human and financial resources , or a business starting to think about measuring ... evaluation, don’t forget to rely on the wealth of resources already created by practitioners...

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Insights

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Gender Justice

LGBTQ

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FSG Social Impact Advisors

The Andy Warhol Foundation Announces Spring 2021 Grants

Release Date:

06/30/2021

... histories. Connecting artists to local and national resources in order to produce multi-disciplinary, ... NY) innovative, non-centralized model distributes resources across outposts in five artist communities...

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Arts

International/Foreign Affairs

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

Vision for 2025

... team in late July 2015. Deeply involved in the Filipino- American community, Stephanie is President of the board of ... can have a social impact using all of their financial resources . Participants have...

PNY Joins Philanthropy Groups in Calling on Funders to Keep Equity at the Forefront of Philanthropy’s Response to COVID-19

Release Date:

03/20/2020

... are often the same people who do not have the financial resources or appropriate health insurance coverage to cope ... , hosted by Seattle Foundation, that will rapidly deploy resources to community-based...

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PNY News

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Disaster Relief

Why U.S. Foundations Should Take the Global Sustainable Development Goals Seriously

Release Date:

06/21/2016

... recognize this unprecedented opportunity to leverage their resources . Philanthropic institutions have a critical role to ... particular to each country and community. Perceived American “exceptionalism” is no...

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Insights

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Environment and Climate Change

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

Let's Fight Racial Bias in Voting Through Donor Collaboratives and Litigation

Release Date:

09/08/2016

... Corporation supports directly is MALDEF , the Mexican- American Legal Defense and Education Fund, which convenes the ... launch it. The Georgetown University Law Center, the American Constitution Society, and...

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Insights

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Civic Engagement

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Beyond the Bubble

Release Date:

01/22/2020

... Schultheis, Valerie Novack, and Aleah Holt, Center for American Progress, August 2019 [5] Challenges and ...

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