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Evan Michelson Joins Alfred P. Sloan Foundation as Program Officer

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02/12/2014

... as Program Officer on January 1, 2014. Michelson’ s primary responsibility will be overseeing strategy ... Energy program supports original, high-quality, policy -relevant research that expands our...

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NYC Green Carts Expanding Access to Fresh Produce in Low-Income Neighborhoods

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06/11/2014

... Fresh Produce in Low-Income Neighborhoods New York City' s Green Cart initiative has increased access to healthy food ... according to researchers at Columbia University' s School of International...

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Ford Foundation President Refocuses Grant Outreach

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09/02/2014

... Mr. Walker envisions a shift in the foundation’ s support of racial equality in the United States. Support ... racial justice in other ways, including through education policy changes and public advocacy......

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Commonwealth Fund Poll Shows Majority Happy with ObamaCare Plans

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09/18/2014

... to a tracking survey by the Commonwealth Fund, a nonprofit policy group. Another 61 percent believed their plans were ...

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Simons Foundation Joins Obama Administration's Brain Initiative

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10/01/2014

Simons Foundation Joins Obama Administration' s Brain Initiative The Obama administration plans to ... in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy , said that private institutions were joining...

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Foundations Shouldn’t Shrink From Supporting Marches to Curb Climate Change

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10/19/2014

... street protests. But as such things go, last month’ s march in New York City, which attracted some 400,000 people ...

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National Journal Notes Ford, Open Society Role in Net Neutrality Victory

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03/13/2015

... personal, feud. Beyond a split over the merits of the new policy , civil rights groups are accusing each other of ...

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Deeper Than Political Sound Bites on Economic Inequality

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04/15/2015

by Michael Hamill Remaley, SVP, Public Policy & Communications This piece was originally ... for the April 2015 issue of the New York PhilanthroPost Policy Edition. Last week, there were two reasons why I .....

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New JPB-Backed Collaborative Aims to Make Affordable Housing Healthier

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05/21/2015

... Housing Healthier Co-founded by The New School' s Parsons School of Design, Healthy Building Network, Green Science Policy Institute and Health Product Declaration ... Of particular focus to the Lab is...

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Housing and Homelessness

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Freedom Together Foundation

UJA-Federation Launches Campaign for Passage of Education Tax Credit

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05/27/2015

OU Advocacy-Teach NYS, the nonpartisan public policy arm of the Orthodox Union, together with the ... the important impact the bill will have on New York’ s Jewish day schools and yeshivas. UJA-Federation Launches...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces Public Arts Challenge Winners

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06/29/2015

... artworks and public programs focused on the city’ s environmental concerns; Spartanburg, South Carolina, which ... local residents, prospective buyers and investors, and policy makers.... Bloomberg...

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Philanthropists, Lawmakers Behind New Push for College Education in Prison

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07/29/2015

... for federal grants. But in recent years, Doris Buffett’ s Sunshine Lady Foundation and the Ford Foundation have ...

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Aetna Foundation Encourages Using Data to Help Tackle Healthcare Disparities

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08/11/2015

... Sabina write in a Health Affairs blog post. "A person' s ZIP code is a stronger predictor of his or her overall ... each year. Considering that there are many public health, policy , social and...

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The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation Seeks Applicants for Arts & Culture Grants Program

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09/08/2015

... action, promote equality, contribute to advocacy and policy change and develop capacity for greater civic ...

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Commonwealth Fund Supported Study on Task-Shifting from Physicians to Nurses in Europe, U.S., Other Countries

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10/27/2015

... on Task-Shifting from Physicians to Nurses in Europe, U. S . Faced with physician shortages, long wait times for ... with advanced training. For a study published in Health Policy , researcher Claudia Maier, a...

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Wallace Foundation Supports New Professional Standards For Educational Leaders

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11/30/2015

... public on Monday, was approved last month by the National Policy Board for Educational Administration. They had been ...

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Peterson Center on Healthcare Supports New Initiative to Forecast Trends in U.S. Healthcare Spending

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04/19/2016

... Healthcare Supports New Initiative to Forecast Trends in U. S . Healthcare Spending The Peterson Center on Healthcare ... new initiative designed to identify past drivers of U. S . healthcare spending in order...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Names 33 Winners of Its Prestigious Andrew Carnegie Fellows

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04/19/2016

... including education, law, technology, business and public policy . The philanthropic foundation selected the winners ...

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Ford Foundation Takes a Stand On Income Inequality at Milken Institute Global Conference 2016

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05/04/2016

... That income inequality was due to automation, trade policy , technology , labor capital, etc. However, when ...

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Ford Foundation"s Darren Walker Participates in Discussion on the Influence of Impact Investing on Philanthropy

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05/12/2016

Ford Foundation" s Darren Walker Participates in Discussion on the Influence ... own practices and internal policies...” Ford Foundation" s Darren Walker Participates in Discussion on the Influence .....

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