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Soros' Support of Marijuana Legalization Leads Philanthropies to Increase Support for Opposition

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10/14/2014

... and transit countries like Afghanistan and Mexico. Soros’ s Foundation to Promote Open Society donates roughly $4 million every year to the Drug Policy Alliance and its electoral arm, Drug Policy...

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The Achelis and Bodman Foundations

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New Philanthropy Center, Fund for 2025 Respond to Funders’ Needs

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10/24/2014

... an initiative to grow the capacity of the tri-state region' s philanthropic sector. To that end, PNY aims to raise at ... technology upgrades, expanded programming, and a public policy fellowship program...

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Lukas Haynes Appointed Executive Director of the David Rockefeller Fund

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11/21/2014

... of underserved communities, and also in Mertz Gilmore’ s substantial achievements promoting local, regional and ... a major initiative on international science and security policy and led the Foundation’...

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Ford, Carnegie, Bronfman and Others Support New Forum on Philanthropy and the Public Good at Boston College

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10/21/2015

... on Philanthropy and the Public Good to examine public policy issues in charitable giving, Boston College Law School announced today. The forum' s inaugural event takes place on Friday, October 23, 2015,...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

30 Mar 2016

Shedding Light on Long Island: Learning Tour for Grantmakers

Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 9:00am to Thursday, March 31, 2016 - 5:00pm

... social, economic, and political landscapes of the state’ s fascinating and diverse regions connect to ... campaigns & policies. Long Island’ s unique character is shaped by urban, suburban, and rural .....

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18 Jan 2017

Homeownership and the Racial Wealth Gap – Webinar

Wednesday, January 18, 2017 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... and reentering the homeownership market. Explore Current policy and program solutions Setting up future minority homebuyers for success A review of today’ s housing policy landsape Promising...

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DeQuendre Neeley-Bertrand Joins the Schott Foundation as Communications Director

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02/22/2017

... role, DeQuendre will work to advance the foundation’ s mission and raise its profile, working with a team of ... Director for the Center for the Study of Social Policy , a Washington, DC-based think tank...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Abraham Paulous Challenges the Immigration to Incarceration Pipeline

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04/06/2017

... Boom? ”- the second program in Philanthropy New York’ s four-part “Ending the Criminalization of Poverty” ...

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New York Foundation Welcomes Altaf Rahamatulla as Program Officer

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08/04/2017

... with the Innocence Project, a national litigation and policy organization that seeks to overturn wrongful ... and migrant rights. Mr. Rahamatulla earned his master’ s degree from the Bloustein School of...

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29 Nov 2017

New York Foster Youth Funders Group – Fall Meeting

Wednesday, November 29, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... of foster youth in New York are invited to join the group' s fall meeting. Agenda Join New York Foster Youth Funders ... on the critical and urgent issues surrounding immigration policy and its...

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Russell Sage Foundation Issues RFP for Research on Effects of Affordable Care Act

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11/26/2017

... of 2010 represents the most significant reform of the U. S . health care system in decades. It was enacted with the ... in views about government, support for future government policy changes, or the impact on...

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Russell Sage Foundation Issues RFP for Research on Effects of Affordable Care Act

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11/26/2017

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Research Funded By The Russell Sage Foundation Shows Why Paid Family Leave Laws Could Hurt SNF Census

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01/11/2018

... in California led to a significant decline in the state’ s skilled nursing population, according to a new study in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management — and the results could take ... as New York...

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William T. Grant Foundation Awards Three Year Grant to Cornell University to Study Opioid Use in Rural Upstate New York

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04/11/2018

... The funds come from the William T. Grant Foundation' s first Institutional Challenge Grant and were awarded to ... a press release stated. Tach, an associate professor of policy analysis and management,...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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William T. Grant Foundation Announces Two New Grants to Better Relate Research to Action

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04/13/2018

... social research out of the ivory tower and into actual policy and practice. In 2016, Grant shifted its focus to ... were studying research itself: how to improve it, how it’ s incentivized, and most...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds New Research on the Energy and Environmental Implications of the Digital Economy

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04/18/2018

... blockchain technologies. David Rejeski, who directs ELI’ s initiative on Technology, Innovation, and the Environment ... from multiple fields, including economics, public policy , engineering, environmental...

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Rockefeller Family Fund Names Julie Fernandes Associate Director for Institutional Accountability and Individual Liberty

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07/02/2018

... an increasingly troubling time for our democracy, Julie’ s leadership comes at a critical moment. She has a ... Obama administration and as Special Assistant for Domestic Policy to President Clinton. She also...

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Infrastructure Design as Innovation

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04/02/2019

... design that fuels and supports a foundation’ s innovation. Good organizational infrastructure design is ... enough to adapt to the most trying times. o Policy management. The design must ensure that policies...

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Bloomberg Launches Beyond Carbon Campaign

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06/10/2019

... percent clean energy economy. Announced during Bloomberg' s commencement address at the Massachusetts Institute of ... Beyond Carbon campaign will advocate for state and local policy changes, additional...

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