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Unusual Times Lead to Unusual Grants from the Rockefeller Foundation

Release Date:

06/28/2017

Political hot buttons aren't the Rockefeller Foundation’s usual fare; however, when its core values—diversity, pluralism and respect for all—are threatened it will respond.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Hilton Foundation Follows a Familiar—and Promising—Playbook in Tackling a Debilitating Disease

Release Date:

08/29/2017

... to a search for an MS cure, as well as treatments to reduce MS suffering. About 1 in 750 people have a chance of ...

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Health

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

Down to the Wire: Indecision on ACA Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments Creates Confusion for States

Release Date:

09/08/2017

Among the Trump administration’s first promises was to give states more flexibility and control over their health insurance markets than they had had during the Obama years. To date, however, the administration has offered states only uncertainty...

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

Century Foundation President's Commentary Explains Why Teachers Deserve a Break on Student Debt

Release Date:

10/03/2017

Yes, it's expensive. And Trump wants to eliminate the program. But helping public sector workers with their student loans is the right thing to do.

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Education

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The Century Foundation

Young Invincibles’ Jen Mishory & Skadden Fellow Yan Cao have joined The Century Foundation

Release Date:

10/04/2017

Cofounder and former Executive Director of Young Invincibles Jen Mishory and Skadden Fellow and attorney Yan Cao have joined The Century Foundation, a leading progressive public policy think tank with offices in New York and Washington, D.C.

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Education

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The Tow Foundation

George Soros Transfers Billions to Open Society Foundations

Release Date:

10/18/2017

... investing in programs to protect gays and lesbians and reduce abuses by the police. The organization funded ...

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Open Society Foundations

Courtney Bryan Joins JPMorgan Chase as Executive Director with Global Philanthropy and Head of the East Region

Release Date:

12/12/2017

... justice portfolio, which includes national models that reduce both crime and incarceration, improve public trust in ...

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Mayor De Blasio and The Rockefeller and Pinkerton Foundations Launch 'CareerLift'

Release Date:

01/17/2018

... youth by working with private-sector employers to help reduce employee turnover rates and improve productivity. This ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Peter Peterson, Billionaire and Philanthropist, Dies at 91

Release Date:

03/20/2018

Peter G. Peterson's family says the executive and philanthropist who argued passionately that the U.S. must reduce its national debt has died of natural causes. He was 91 years old.

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

NoVo Foundation Commits $10 Million to Help End Sexual Exploitation

Release Date:

02/20/2019

The New York City-based NoVo Foundation has announced a three-year, $10 million commitment in support of programs in the United States aimed at reducing and preventing commercial sexual exploitation.

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Gender Justice

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NoVo Foundation

Funding From the Leon Levy Foundation Finds That Artificial Light Makes Birds Fly Into Buildings at Night

Release Date:

04/05/2019

Birds that produce faint chirps called flight calls during nighttime migration collide with illuminated buildings much more often than closely related species that don’t produce such calls, report researchers.

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Animal Welfare

Environment and Climate Change

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Leon Levy Foundation

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

Publication date:

05/2020

As we continue to navigate the human and organizational changes created by the COVID-19 pandemic, we are learning how quickly our organizations must adapt.

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Disaster Relief

08 Jul 2021

Grantee Relationships and Power Dynamics - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, July 8, 2021 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... through trust-based practices Approaches that will reduce power imbalances How to lead to more effective ...

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Tools & Strategies

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Family Foundation

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

To Combat Islamophobia, Start Where You Are

Release Date:

03/23/2016

... for my neighborhood. Bay Ridge Brooklyn has always been home to people from all parts of the world. It ranks just ... to respond as well. From our positions in philanthropy, we can amplify the message that...

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Insights

25 Jun 2018

The Money in Politics Implications of a Johnson Amendment Repeal - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, June 25, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... about where the repeal stands now and what philanthropy can do to protect the Johnson Amendment. Explore What the ... to protect the Johnson Amendment and how philanthropy can be more involved Disclaimer: As...