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01/23/2019

... the recommendations of the HSC Commission on Value-Based Care and its conclusion that New York State government should ... Congress and the Administration to devote sufficient resources to the 2020 Census...

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Philanthropy New York

Seeking Medicaid Coverage for Inmates, With Help from New York Community Trust

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04/01/2016

... in Medicaid goes to jail, their benefits under that public health insurance plan are suspended for most services, and many people end up falling through the cracks of the health system upon release. But a...

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Blended Finance "Plus”: Enhancing Support With Blended Knowledge

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09/04/2018

... This article was originally published by The Global Health Council on August 17, 2018. Global development experts ... long recognized that governments alone don’t have the resources to solve the most pressing...

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Johnson & Johnson

Here's What's In Bernie Sanders' 'Medicare For All' Bill

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09/14/2017

... Bernie Sanders' 'Medicare For All' Bill The Capitol Hill health care fight sure seemed dead. After Republican proposals to ... Sen. Bernie Sanders — his attempt to push single-payer ...

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Children, Youth and Families

15 Jun 2017

Trauma and Resilience Supporting Immigrant Children, Their Families, and Our Communities through Collaboration - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, June 15, 2017 -

4:00pm to 5:15pm

... to deportation, possibly forcing them into foster care , or be placed in deportation proceedings themselves. ... children. Rising xenophobia and racism may challenge their sense of identity and belonging. Many...

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PNY Signs Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy's (AAPIP) Open Letter to Philanthropy: The Cure to Viral Racism Is Within Our Hands

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04/08/2020

... racial group, and they too are impacted, especially health care workers and others providing essential services who are ... by our shared humanity and our best allies are common sense and...

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Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP)

Social Justice

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Check Out the Other Action on Times Square Everyone Is Talking About

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09/01/2015

... civic engagement and policy, board service, justice reform and meeting design and implementation, and more. Here ... September 29 – Preparing CBOs to Participate in the New Health Safety Net October October 6...

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A Letter from Ronna Brown

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04/15/2020

... is altering the ways in which we all do business and take care of ourselves and our families. At the same time, I am ... these changes stay with us for the long haul. COVID-19 Resources Your work is as...

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Pair of Community Foundations Chosen to lead Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Flagship New Jersey Grantmaking Program

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11/14/2022

... oversee strategy development and management of New Jersey Health Initiatives (NJHI), one of RWJF's flagship grantmaking ... policy change, systems change, and equitable benefits and resources for everyone...

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Community Development

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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Eric C. Schneider to Join The Commonwealth Fund as Senior Vice President for Policy and Research

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11/26/2014

... Senior Principal Researcher and Distinguished Chair in Health Care Quality at RAND, and director of its Boston office, will ... scientific review of Fund publications. As a health services...

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The Commonwealth Fund

Amsterdam News Profiles Harlem Native George Suttles of the John A. Hartford Foundation

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02/16/2017

... nonpartisan philanthropy dedicated to improving the care of older adults. Suttles’ work at the foundation ... of working with strategic partners to develop age-friendly health systems. The foundation is also...

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Announces Shaheen Kassim-Lakha as Director of Strategic Partnerships

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07/03/2019

... funders and national and international partners to unlock resources and shift policies that enable the Hilton ... role will be working to leverage the Hilton Foundation’s resources , flexibility, solutions...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

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Commonwealth Fund Brief Explains ACA’s Effect on Out-of-Pocket Cost-Sharing, Spending on Premiums

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09/13/2016

... important benefit gained by the millions of Americans with health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is protection from high out-of-pocket health spending. While Medicaid...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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The Commonwealth Fund

22 Apr 2020

One Size Does Not Fit All: Managing Remote Teams During COVID-19 – A Webinar

Wednesday, April 22, 2020 -

9:30am to 11:00am

... charting new courses in managing remote work, building a sense of community from afar, and helping our teams ... in new ways. Join us for a webinar to discuss tips and tools for supporting your people,...

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With Greater Commitment, Funders Can Solve the Healthcare Workforce Crisis

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10/26/2016

... system, such as the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, combined with a rapidly aging population, pose a ... Key among them is the vastly increased demand for health services. Private philanthropy has...

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Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

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Beyond Rigor - Building Philanthropy's Equitable Evaluation Infrastructure

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07/17/2019

... projects. In response to member demand for additional resources and tools to support their equity-focused missions, PNY has ... a statement setting forth our commitment to provide EE resources...

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Philanthropy New York

Philanthropy New York Signs Letter to the U.S. Small Business Administration

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04/13/2020

... themselves shut out of the process to secure financial resources that are critical to their very survival. Letter ... themselves shut out of the process to secure financial resources that are critical to their...

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NYCT Funding Pilot Program for In-school STI Testing

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10/17/2014

... Despite being a common, preventable, and treatable health problem, a lack of information, shame, and stigma tend ... they represent a severe risk to the public and economic health of the United States. Given...

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Education

The New York Community Trust

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Commonwealth Fund Partners with New York Times and Harvard to Analyze Financial Reality of Being Sick

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10/19/2018

... most seriously ill people, found that even with health insurance, more than a third of the respondents had ... Fund and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health used the survey to examine the sliver of...

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