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Overcoming Setbacks

Release Date:

09/11/2018

... the resilience of our founding values and our democratic system of self-governance. We can recover from setbacks, ...

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Insights

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Trinity Church Wall Street Grants Respond to Growing Crisis of Youth Mental Health in New York City

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11/21/2022

Trinity Church Wall Street has awarded $20.4 million to organizations in New York City, the U.S., and internationally.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Leadership Development

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Health

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Social Justice

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Trinity Church Philanthropies

Open Society Foundations Announces 2013 Soros Justice Fellows

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05/15/2013

... eliminate harsh punishment and ensure justice system accountability in the United States. The Open Society ... eliminate harsh punishment, and ensure justice system accountability in the United States.... Open...

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Social Justice

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Open Society Foundations

Open Society Foundations Award Fellowships to 14 Visionaries Working to Reform Criminal Justice in the United States

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05/14/2014

... new approaches to ensure accountability in the justice system ,” said Ken Zimmerman, director of U.S. Programs at ... debate, catalyze change, and lift the curtain on a closed system rife with inequities.”.....

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Justice Reform

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Open Society Foundations

Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare, Sigma Theta Tau International Partner on New Global Health Initiatives

Release Date:

05/29/2014

... future nurses to meet the demands of the global healthcare system . The Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare ... future nurses to meet the demands of the global healthcare system ... Jonas Center for...

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Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

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Health

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Rockefeller Foundation Pledges $75 Million for Smart Power India Project

Release Date:

04/16/2015

The foundation will light up 1,000 villages and create new jobs by providing electricity for commercial purposes.

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Community Development

Workforce Development

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Mellon Grant Aims to Leverage Linked Data for Enhanced Information Access

Release Date:

04/28/2016

... that was first developed in the 1960s. Although the system revolutionized the industry, eliminating the ... web has created challenges to continued use of that system ... Mellon Grant Aims to Leverage Linked...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Education

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Mellon Foundation

Carnegie Corporation Names Robert Rosenthal Director of Information Technology

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08/01/2016

Rosenthal brings over 30 years of experience in information management and systems, having worked in a range of industries, including banking, newspaper publishing, and philanthropy.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Simons Foundation Contributes to Research Outlining Cellular Communication Processes

Release Date:

08/30/2016

The findings are an important basic advance in how cell sensory systems function.

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Science

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The Simons Foundation

Applications Invited for Soros Justice Fellowships in Advocacy and Media

Release Date:

09/21/2016

... debate on a range of issues facing the criminal justice system in the United States. The fellowship program is part ... punishment and working to ensure a fair and equitable system of justice. Fellowships of...

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RFPs Etc

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Communications/Media

Justice Reform

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Open Society Foundations

Century Foundation Releases Report on Finding Common Ground on International Tax Reform

Release Date:

11/17/2016

... alike agree: the United States' international tax system is broken. As a result, over $2.5 trillion in profits ... tax policies would help create a corporate tax system compatible with the 21st century...

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Economic Security

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The Century Foundation

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds Research on Planetary Evolution

Release Date:

03/16/2017

... more than 13 million years old, compared with our solar system 's 4.6 billion years. "This is such a young star; we ... a snapshot of a baby star that just formed its planetary system - a rare peek at...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Science

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Adding Pantries and Spice to New York’s Hungry Neighborhoods

Release Date:

09/12/2017

... three years ago to get a clearer picture of how well the system was working. What they learned about the system — which includes 952 churches, religious ...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Notes Ways Foundations Can Step Up to Scale Solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals

Release Date:

09/25/2017

A new report released this week, Scaling Solutions Toward Shifting Systems, based on interviews with leading NGOs and grantmakers, seeks to offer some concrete recommendations and catalyze a conversation about how to change the industry with an eye...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

New Index to Help Investors Gauge Food Diversity

Release Date:

09/26/2017

An EU-funded index measuring biodiversity in food production is expected to be launched next year, giving investors a benchmark for assessing how companies and governments are making food systems more resilient to climate change.

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Student Absences Are About to Have Higher Stakes In Most States. Will Cheating Follow?

Release Date:

10/04/2017

... human nature, when the stakes rise, to want to game the system ,” said Phyllis Jordan of the Georgetown-based think ...

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Education

Policy Brief: NYC’s Looming Task of Property Tax Reform

Release Date:

10/04/2017

... one, however, denies that New York City’s property tax system is profoundly flawed. That consensus has not made it any easier to change the system , though. Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito ...

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Housing and Homelessness

Rockefeller Foundation Releases YieldWise: Cutting Food Loss in Half for World Food Day

Release Date:

10/17/2017

Our food system produces more than enough to feed our entire global ... food insecure. The world can’t sustain a nourishing food system if the world doesn’t eat more of what it has. In ...

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Video

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