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Rockefeller Provides Capital for Start-Up Aiming to Increase Worker Savings

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12/09/2015

... Washington wonk career path. After earning a master’ s in public policy from Georgetown and a Ph.D. in political science from ...

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Century Foundation Fellow Weighs in on UT Affirmative Action Case

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12/11/2015

... Action Case In an awkward exchange in Wednesday’ s potentially game-changing Supreme Court arguments on ... Mr. Scalia said, “it stands to reason that it’ s a good thing for the University of Texas to admit as...

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Rippel Foundation: What We Discovered at “The Frontiers” about Financing and Leading Improvements in Health

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12/18/2015

... level, we seek to understand the frontiers of health policy and practice, boldly pursuing our vision: a United ... project allowed us to test and confirm ReThink Health’ s learnings to date, build on them, and...

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New Board Members for Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees

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01/26/2016

... Efrain Escobedo, vice president, Civic Engagement & Public Policy at the California Community Foundation; and Carlos ... secretary. Ted Wang, director of Unbound Philanthropy’ s U. S ...

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Arabella Advisors Hires Managing Director of Advocacy, Scott Nielsen

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02/04/2016

... .” Going forward, Scott will lead Arabella’ s team in partnering with institutional, family, and ... and lay the groundwork for long-term, transformational policy change. Arabella Advisors Hires Managing...

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Surdna, Ms. Foundation Authors: Mind the Gap – How Philanthropy Can Address Gender-Based Economic Disparities

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03/08/2016

... Today marks the 107th observance of International Women' s Day. According to the U. S . Census Bureau, we'll have to wait until the 150th ... finally stand up and insist that decision makers change...

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The Daphne Foundation Appoints Yvonne Moore to Its Board of Trustees

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04/28/2016

... School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy at the New School. She has completed post-graduate ... in Poland. She is also a trustee of the New York Women’ s Foundation, Philanthropy New York...

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Ms. Foundation for Women Spearheads Initiative to Develop a National Blueprint for Women’s Economic Agendas

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05/06/2016

... Initiative to Develop a National Blueprint for Women’ s Economic Agendas The push for an increase in the minimum ... policies must address the full spectrum of women’ s lives, including access to comprehensive...

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United Hospital Fund's Jim Tallon to Step Down in Second Half of 2017

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06/23/2016

United Hospital Fund' s Jim Tallon to Step Down in Second Half of 2017 Jim Tallon ... we will find another exceptional person to build on Jim’ s and UHF’ s impressive work to build a more...

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NY Community Trust Teams Up with Muslim-American Leaders to Counter Anti-Islamic Stereotypes

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08/09/2016

... including New York. More than 80 percent of the media’ s coverage of Muslims is negative, according to reports from the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, and surveys show that nearly half .....

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The New York Community Trust

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Addresses Technology Gap in Rural Healthcare

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04/28/2017

... from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust’ s Rural Healthcare Program. Helmsley has awarded Providence ... Access Hospitals in the Rural Healthcare Program’ s seven-state funding region. Capital...

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Peter G. Peterson, Bloomberg & Others Give $10 Million to Launch Financial Crisis-Response Project at Yale School of Management

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05/17/2017

... . The new members are: Ben S . Bernanke, Distinguished Fellow in Residence, Economic ... of Economics and Thomas D. Cabot Professor Public Policy , Harvard University; Former Chief Economist, ... become a model...

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NYS Health President Speaks Out for Free Lunch for NYC Children

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05/23/2017

... participate in the lunch program. What stops them? It’ s simple: Stigma. Bullying. Shaming. . . NYS Health ...

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Ford Foundation Hires Detroit Native, Kevin Ryan, as Program Officer for its New Detroit Office

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05/31/2017

... out," Ford Foundation President Darren Walker told Crain' s . “I think it’ s important because having someone close to the ground, ... speech Thursday at the Detroit Regional Chamber' s...

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AARP, Commonwealth Fund Release State Scorecard on Long-Term Services and Supports for Seniors

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06/15/2017

... people and adults with disabilities, according to AARP’ s new state scorecard released today. The report, Picking Up ... Ph.D., Senior Vice President and Director, AARP Public Policy Institute. “The proposed...

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Seeking Just & Sustainable Communities: Surdna Foundation Awards Grants Totaling $14 Million

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07/26/2017

... Second-quarter grants were awarded in the foundation' s focus areas of strong local economies, sustainable ... through economic inclusion strategies; the New York Women' s Foundation, which will...

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NoVo Foundation: Seeking LOIs for Radical Hope Fund to Support Strategies for Transformation

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07/31/2017

... centers feminist leadership, including but not limited to policy advocacy campaigns Global solidarity and transnational ... budgets should not exceed 33 percent of the organization’ s total annual budget. In...

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Mayor de Blasio Signs Sweeping Legislation to Curb Smoking, Tobacco Usage

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08/29/2017

... requiring all residential buildings to create a smoking policy and disclosing it to both current and prospective ...

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Peterson Foundation On New Tax Reform Framework

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09/28/2017

... question is how tax reform will affect our nation’ s unsustainable fiscal outlook, and that question remains ... tax reform must be fiscally responsible. Tax reform that’ s unpaid for would actually be anti-...

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