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Bloomberg and Rockefeller Are Crowding the Field of Urban Innovation Funding — and Making it More Interesting

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02/13/2017

... the Field of Urban Innovation Funding — and Making it More Interesting Over the past few years, we've written quite ... to give cities a boost, work that comes at a moment when more Americans are choosing...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Community Development

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The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Awards More than $2.5 Million to South Florida Nonprofits in 2017

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11/28/2017

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Awards More than $2.5 Million to South Florida Nonprofits in 2017 ... nonprofits in South Florida have collectively been awarded more than $2.5 million in grants in 2017...

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

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Community Development

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How Bloomberg Philanthropies' Big Investment in Mayors May Shape Education Reform, and More

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09/16/2016

... Big Investment in Mayors May Shape Education Reform, and More Mayoral control remains a controversial issue in ... boon for reform efforts in cities. No foundation is more keenly interested in turbo-charging...

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Rita Allen Foundation Announces More Than $1.1 Million in Grants to Promote Early-Stage Approaches in Government and Journalism

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12/18/2015

Rita Allen Foundation Announces More Than $1.1 Million in Grants to Promote Early-Stage ... open up policymaking, budgeting and voter information to more citizens; and a unique nonprofit tech accelerator is...

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Civic Engagement

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation-Supported Study Finds Babies Born Big More Likely to Become Obese Children

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07/12/2017

... Foundation-Supported Study Finds Babies Born Big More Likely to Become Obese Children Infants born with a high birthweight are more likely to become obese as children, a new study from the ... The children...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Doris Duke Foundation

Leaders of the Ford, Open Society, MacArthur, Hewlett, and Packard Foundations Pledge to Do More to Help Charities Pay Overhead

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09/04/2019

... MacArthur, Hewlett, and Packard Foundations Pledge to Do More to Help Charities Pay Overhead In an unusual move, five ... wealthiest foundations have joined forces to do more to help grantees pay for rent,...

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American Households Lost More Than One-Third Of Value Over Past Decade

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07/26/2014

American Households Lost More Than One-Third Of Value Over Past Decade The ... worth for the typical American household has declined by more than a third over the past 10 years, according to a ... during the same...

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Economic Security

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Russell Sage Foundation

The John A. Hartford Foundation Approves Three Grants Totaling More Than $3.28 Million

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09/29/2015

... John A. Hartford Foundation Approves Three Grants Totaling More Than $3.28 Million The John A. Hartford Foundation ... Board of Trustees has approved three grants totaling more than $3.28 million to renew and...

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Aging

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United Way of New York City Helps Distribute More Than 100 Backpacks to Brownsville Students

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10/04/2016

United Way of New York City Helps Distribute More Than 100 Backpacks to Brownsville Students Imagine ... first day of school possible. Together, they distributed more than 100 backpacks covered in beloved heroes...

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United Way of New York City

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Education

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More Mayors in Rockefeller’s100 Resilient Cities Initiative Are Appointing Chief Resilience Officers

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07/28/2017

More Mayors in Rockefeller’s100 Resilient Cities Initiative ... see whether that comes to pass. But the fact is there is more focus than ever on the role of cities in addressing ... of cities — of all sizes — to...

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Environment and Climate Change

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To Change The World, “Eat What You Buy, And Stop Buying More Than You’ll Eat”

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08/31/2017

To Change The World, “Eat What You Buy, And Stop Buying More Than You’ll Eat” Jude Medeiros, Regional Vice ... solutions and supporting student achievement, serving more than 60 school districts in California and...

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City Council Approves Zoning Plan to Revamp Far Rockaway with More Housing, Commercial Repairs

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09/08/2017

... Council Approves Zoning Plan to Revamp Far Rockaway with More Housing, Commercial Repairs The City Council signed off on a zoning plan to revamp Far Rockaway with more housing and a commercial overhaul. Mayor...

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More Than 1 Million People Uprooted From Their Homes By Lingering Violence In Kasai, DRC

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09/26/2017

More Than 1 Million People Uprooted From Their Homes By ... of the Congo’s (DRC’s) conflict-hit Kasai region. More than 1 million people have been uprooted from their ... about 400,000 children are at risk of...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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City to Overhaul 11 More Parks on Restoration Program As Its Cost Grows to $318 Million

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09/27/2017

City to Overhaul 11 More Parks on Restoration Program As Its Cost Grows to $318 Million Eleven more parks will be fixed up under a city program — and the ... Playground on Staten Island. . . City to Overhaul 11...

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Community Development

Though Enrolling More Poor Students, 2-Year Colleges Get Less of Federal Pie

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05/22/2013

... decade even as their student bodies have become poorer and more heavily African-American and Latino, according to a report to be released Thursday... Though Enrolling More Poor Students, 2-Year Colleges Get...

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Public Policy

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Education

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Noyes Foundation Urges Donors to Make More Timely Allocations From Their Donor Advised Funds

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06/29/2015

Noyes Foundation Urges Donors to Make More Timely Allocations From Their Donor Advised Funds ... of allocating dollars to charities. There is currently more than $50 billion sitting in these funds that ultimately...

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Commonwealth Fund Finds Insurers Selling More of Their Individual Health Plans in ACA Marketplaces

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06/02/2016

Commonwealth Fund Finds Insurers Selling More of Their Individual Health Plans in ACA Marketplaces ... policies... Commonwealth Fund Finds Insurers Selling More of Their Individual Health Plans in ACA Marketplaces...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund and F.B. Heron Foundation Place More Emphasis on Impact Investing

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03/19/2015

Rockefeller Brothers Fund and F.B. Heron Foundation Place More Emphasis on Impact Investing John D. Rockefeller ... of private wealth and public accountability is more complicated, prompting many in the foundation...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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Commonwealth Fund: Latest Scorecard on Health System Performance Shows More Improvement Than Decline Across States

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12/09/2015

... Fund: Latest Scorecard on Health System Performance Shows More Improvement Than Decline Across States States’ health care systems improved more than they declined, and access to care expanded across ... Fund:...

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