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Century Foundation Fellow Comments On Supreme Court Ruling On Affirmative Action

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06/24/2016

... On Supreme Court Ruling On Affirmative Action Thursday’ s Supreme Court decision upholding race as a factor in the admissions policy of the University of Texas at Austin came as a relief ...

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January 11 Is Deadline to Submit a Letter of Inquiry for William T. Grant Foundation Research Grants

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12/14/2016

We support high-quality research that is relevant to policies and practices that affect the lives of young people ages 5 to 25 in the United States.

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Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Uninsured Rates Have Dropped in All States

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12/21/2016

... under the ACA. These findings illustrate the impact that policy can have on access to care and offer a focal point for assessing future policy changes... Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Uninsured ...

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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

Peterson Foundation Fiscal Summit Convenes Nation’ s Leaders To Discuss “Rising Debt in a Changing Economy” ... the political spectrum gathered to discuss the national policy agenda, its connection to our growing...

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12 Oct 2023

Baby Bonds: Leveraging Systemic Change Through Philanthropy, Government and Community Partnerships - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Thursday, October 12, 2023 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... program provides an important model for philanthropy, policy , and community advocates to work together to address ... Georgia, and Maryland are all exploring Baby Bonds as a policy solution to level-the-...

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Investors Devote $13.5-Million to Combat Recidivism in New York

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01/03/2014

A group of investors drawn from high-net-worth Bank of America clients have invested in a social-impact bond issued by Merrill Lynch and U. S . Trust for a program combating recidivism in New York, ... investing in...

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Investors Devote $13.5-Million to Combat Recidivism in New York

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01/03/2014

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17 Foundations Join Forces to Divest Fossil-Fuel Stocks

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01/30/2014

The Educational Foundation of America and the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation are among the ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Science Studies Get a Big Boost

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03/10/2014

... new math and science educators will be ready to teach America ’ s students by the year 2016, thanks to a big push by large ...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

Medicine’s Top Earners Are Not the M.D.s

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05/17/2014

... Fund quoted in New York Times article on doctor' s salaries. Though the recent release of Medicare’ s physician payments cast a spotlight on the millions of ... to some specialists, there is a startling...

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Donors Education Collaborative Awards $995,000 For Education Reform

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08/04/2014

The Donors’ Education Collaborative, a fund at the New York Community Trust established to improve New York City public schools, announced $995,000 in grants to 11 nonprofit organizations pushing for reforms to reduce inequality and increase...

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Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation

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NoVo Foundation

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Trinity Church Philanthropies

Do Health Care Costs Fuel Economic Inequality in the United States?

Release Date:

09/09/2014

... care costs contributed to the huge economic gap between America ’ s rich and the rest? The evidence, it turns out, is ...

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NYCT and Tiger Foundation Among Funders of Single-Sex Education

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10/28/2014

... trends in the educational landscape of 21st-century America ." Single-sex education has been thriving in New .....

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Tiger Foundation

New Data Illuminates Long Island's Education Inequities

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01/30/2015

New Data Illuminates Long Island' s Education Inequities Two new studies provide a ... Given that New York has the most segregated schools in America , according to the Civil Rights Project at UCLA, these .....

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NYCT-Funded Initiative Has Taken on 424 Cases to Get Lawyers for Undocumented Immigrant Kids

Release Date:

03/24/2015

... Lawyers for Undocumented Immigrant Kids New York City’ s effort to supply lawyers for every unaccompanied, ... City Council following the flood of minors from Central America who made their way to the city...

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Children, Youth and Families

ASPCA Cautions Against Using New Cannabis Treats for Ailing Pets

Release Date:

04/23/2015

... D.C., a burgeoning cannabis industry is blooming in America . The latest crop of potentially lucrative ...

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New Prudential Foundation Initiative Will Assist Job Seekers with Disabilities

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04/27/2015

... that promotes the full participation and contributions of America ’ s 56 million men, women and children with disabilities in all ...

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Andrew W. Mellon and Doris Duke Charitable Foundations Support Creation of New Musical Works

Release Date:

07/15/2015

... Support Creation of New Musical Works Chamber Music America (CMA) has announced the recipients of its 2016 ... array of styles performed by small ensembles in the U. S . today, ranging from western classical to...