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As Global Obesity Rises, Teasing Apart Its Causes Grows Harder

Release Date:

09/19/2017

... Apart Its Causes Grows Harder Asking overweight strangers about their health and eating habits is always going to be ... York Times’s health desk, visited to report an article about Brazil’s growing obesity...

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International/Foreign Affairs

Benchmarking Diversity: A First Look at New York City Foundations and Nonprofits

Release Date:

10/07/2009

... had proceeded ungrounded by any research-based knowledge about the racial and ethnic makeup of New York-area ... the coming months and years; and examine and consider the resources , mission statements, model...

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Insights

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All Funders

17 Jun 2025

Collaborating to Find Systemic Solutions to the "Pathway Gap" in Postsecondary/Workforce Advising

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

Virtual via Zoom

... to access quality career exploration/advising resources (and guidance on how to use them); no centralized ... maintaining and updating these career development tools/ resources to ensure they remain accurate,...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

Workforce Development

09 Sep 2025

The Youth Mental Health Crisis: Innovations and Updates from the Field

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 -

12:30pm to 5:30pm

Philanthropy New York

... attend? All funders interested in learning more the about the mental health services youth are asking for and how ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Education

Health

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Workforce Development

Making Measures Work For You: Outcomes and Evaluation

... itself. This guide looks at tensions that drive the debate about outcomes measurement, as well as common questions about its potential risks and rewards. Making Measures ...

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Report

Topic(s)

Evaluation

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Relinquishing Purse Strings: Orlando Bagwell Leaves Ford Foundation’s JustFilms

Release Date:

02/15/2013

... and producer of some of the most influential documentaries about the civil rights movement and the black American ... was hired by public television to work on a piece about a South Boston protester who had...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Social Justice

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Ford Foundation

Good Charity, Bad Charity

Release Date:

08/10/2013

... the chances are that they won’t have much to say about this vital question. They will guide you, to be sure, ... shouldn’t, or perhaps can’t, make objective judgments about which options are better than others...

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Member News

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Billionaires Wield Greater Power Through Charitable and Political Donations

Release Date:

05/18/2014

... reduced limits on campaign spending, and growing concern about income inequality, some observers are beginning to question whether such giving is more about wielding power than solving problems…. Billionaires...

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Member News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Public Policy

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

William T. Grant Foundation Website Gets New Look

Release Date:

07/01/2014

... guest bloggers and foundation staff sharing information about their work and discussing issues that impact America's ... from the foundation and posts current information about grants to support research...

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Member News

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Children, Youth and Families

Economic Security

Education

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William T. Grant Foundation

At Rockefeller, Actor Robin Wright on Negotiating Equal Pay on ‘House of Cards’

Release Date:

05/18/2016

... Cards’ In an interview with the Rockefeller Foundation about closing the gender gap, Wright explained that she made ... wide a gap as some of the discrepancies we've been hearing about , it still rankled...

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Member News

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Gender Justice

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Contributes to NJ Initiative to Address Opioid Epidemic

Release Date:

10/26/2016

... network, announced an open call for original poetry about the impacts of drug addiction. The poetry initiative is ... challenges members of the public to write an original poem about how addiction has affected...

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Member News

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Health

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

Apply Now to Join TCF Institute's Summer 2017 Class

Release Date:

01/03/2017

... new relationships and researching the issues they care about most. We're now on the hunt for our next class of ... to submit an application by February 14, 2017. For FAQ about the program and application...

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RFPs Etc

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Century Foundation

Open Society Foundations Hosts Artistic Activism: Connecting Social Activism and Artistic Practice

Release Date:

04/07/2017

... through deep and emotional connections, to bring about change. At the same time, more artists are imbuing ... messaging to advance the issues they feel most passionate about ... Open Society Foundations Hosts...

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Arts

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Open Society Foundations

NY Bans State Agencies from Questioning Immigration Status

Release Date:

09/18/2017

... state agencies or state officers from inquiring about or sharing a person's immigration status. Under the new ... state law enforcement agencies will not be allowed to ask about a person's right to...

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Sector News

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Immigration

Private Managers of Public Schools, Charter Leaders Enjoy Extra Buffer From Public-Records Laws

Release Date:

09/21/2017

... chair Daniel Loeb had made a racially charged comment about a New York State senator, what did they do next? Did ... Success CEO Eva Moskowitz frantically email confidantes about the incident? Did her team...

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Education

Urban Land Institute to Partner with 100 Resilient Cities, Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation to Help Improve Resilience of Urban Areas Globally

Release Date:

06/15/2017

... ULI kicked off the Platform Partnership by hosting a “ Ten Principles for Building Resilience” workshop at ULI’s ... resilience-focused Advisory Services Panels to develop Ten Principles for Building...

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Member News

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Community Development

Environment and Climate Change

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The Rockefeller Foundation

25 Jul 2019

Monthly Immigration Policy Calls: Policy Round-up - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, July 25, 2019 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

Fueled by xenophobia, racism, and hate, the current administration has sought from day 1 to dismantle America’s historical role as a beacon of hope and a land of refuge. An unrelenting barrage of policy changes over the past two and a half years has...