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Ford Foundation President Refocuses Grant Outreach

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09/02/2014

... of money the foundation contributes to programs that deal with urban issues, both in the United States and ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Social Justice

MasterCard Foundation Funding $15.5 Million Program to Assist Small Farmers in Africa

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11/07/2014

... welcome this new initiative because it will enable us to deal with the critical challenges facing farmers in accessing ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Food Systems

The ZAC Foundation Announces Partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America to Promote Water Safety Education

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04/02/2015

... at a press conference with Georgia First Lady Sandra Deal and the Georgia Children’s Cabinet, that the ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Weinberg Foundation Hires New Program Director

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12/11/2015

... in the United States, has hired a new program director to deal with Jewish and Israel issues. Rafi Rone will manage ...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Jewish Interests

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Mellon, Ford and NYCT Support WNYC Series on Gentrification

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03/03/2016

WNYC's 'There Goes the Neighborhood' takes an in-depth look at gentrification in Brooklyn and the integral role that race plays in the process.

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The New York Community Trust

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Communications/Media

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Simons Foundation Expanding Its Space

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05/09/2016

... at 162 Fifth Ave., according to people familiar with the deal . The building is owned by a group of investors led by ...

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Rockefeller Exec Outlines Wide Range of Climate Investments

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07/15/2016

The grant maker's plans includes helping finance efforts to develop renewable-energy technogies, deliver clean electricity to rural India, and create insurance products for extreme-weather events in Africa.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Staff at Open Society Foundations Just Voted to Join a Union. Is That a Good Thing?

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07/22/2016

... Those may sound like pedestrian goals, but they were a big deal for a foundation that felt more like an archipelago than ...

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Open Society Foundations

Commonwealth Fund Contemplates Mobile Health Apps for Patients with Chronic Illnesses

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12/07/2016

... more than 165,000 mobile health apps designed to help them deal with a wide range of illnesses and conditions. But ...

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

Podcast: The Surdna Foundation Pivots to Mark 100 Years of Impact

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03/24/2017

In 1917, businessman John Andrus decided to give away half his self-made fortune, built in part on developing the peptonoid elixir that was the precursor to Pepto-Bismol.

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Russell Sage Research Examines Social Consequences of Recessions

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05/26/2017

... the Russell Sage Foundation shows, generated a great deal of sadness. In 2010, one year after the official end of ...

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Economic Security

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

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09/08/2017

... 3,000 new apartments are expected to be built under the deal — 1,700 of them at the site of a partially-abandoned ...

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Democrats Look To Trump On DREAM Act After He Puts Expiration Date On DACA Program

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09/11/2017

President Trump appears to be in the mood to make deals with Democrats — and Democrats see an opportunity to protect young immigrants.

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Immigration

As the Clintons Step Back From Global Stage, Bloomberg Steps Up

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09/20/2017

After Bill and Hillary Clinton announced the end of their signature conference during last year’s presidential campaign, Michael R. Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York and billionaire, has stepped unto the breach.

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Clinton Global Initiative

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

De Blasio’s ‘Homeless Hotels’ Plan Is Way Behind Schedule

Release Date:

09/28/2017

... a plan to create 15,000 units of supportive housing to deal with the homelessness crisis, just 48 units are ready ...

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Housing and Homelessness

World Bank Withholds Myanmar Funding, but Some Call for Sanctions

Release Date:

10/13/2017

... loan planned for Myanmar. The money was part of a credit deal reached with the fledgling democracy in August and ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund President Stephen Heintz to Receive Council on Foundations Distinguished Service Award

Release Date:

11/08/2018

... “highlights those who not only have accomplished a great deal in the field of philanthropy, but have done so while ...

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