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How Institutions Take Risks

Release Date:

10/12/2014

... the Rockefeller Foundation pivoted from its core public- health work to the heart-wrenching and perilous business of ... at the University of Pennsylvania to invest endowment resources in West Philadelphia;...

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Study Funded by Open Society Foundations Finds Digital Devices Are Key to Success for Black and Latino Males

Release Date:

05/24/2016

... Funded by Open Society Foundations Finds Digital Devices Are Key to Success for Black and Latino Males A newly ... men of color will rely heavily on their access to trusted resources , both in face-to-face...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Welcomes Lisa Cowan as Vice President of Programs

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01/12/2017

... organizations for the last 25 years, first as a community health educator and program director at several youth-serving ...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Report Amplifies Black Community Leadership in Improving Quality of Education

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05/26/2017

... community leaders believe inequities in public education are a critical problem, many also are optimistic that the quality of education for ... and of greater concern than crime (53 percent), access to...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education Releases Recommendations For Helping Native American Youth Live Healthier Lives

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01/18/2018

... from Native American leaders who hold expertise across health , physical fitness, education and youth development ... to philanthropy. It’s a first step towards using our resources to recognize and learn from...

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Newman's Own Foundation Forms Native American Nutrition Cohort

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05/08/2018

... have access to adequate food due to lack of money or other resources . Insufficient access to fresh and healthy food options leads to health -related problems, and up to 50 percent of Native AIAN (American...

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LISC Announces $10 Million From Citi Foundation for Bridges Program

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02/27/2019

... displaced workers to jobs in growth industries, including health care, construction, transportation, and technology. In ... education courses, personal financial counseling, and resources designed to help job...

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Burke Foundation Co-Funds Inaugural Class of Safer Birth Cities: Tackling the U.S. Maternal Mortality Crisis

Release Date:

09/26/2019

... Crisis “I walked down this road … not knowing what to expect,” says Melissa*, a pregnant woman and client ... a community-based organization working to improve maternal health and supported by Merck for...

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Engagement Snapshot: A Strategic Approach

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11/28/2011

... opportunities for grantmaking in the areas of aging and health . To better integrate age-related concerns into the ... listserv and a designated presence on our website are in the planning stage. As we proceed...

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26 Sep 2023

The "Attica" Uprising: A Screening & Discussion Over 50 Years Later

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5:00pm to 7:30pm

... exploded with almost 2 million people caged today. What happened? What role did the Attica uprising play in the rise of mass ... movement leaders fighting to close the deadly prison. What...

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Justice Reform

Rockefeller Foundation Partners with HUD for National Disaster Resilience Competition

Release Date:

09/18/2014

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will award $1 billion to help communities that have been devastated by natural disasters.

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Wall Street Not Giving Up On U.S. Social Impact Bonds

Release Date:

07/30/2015

... Sachs helped to fund the first such program in the United States three years ago, a $9.6 million plan to reduce recidivism among teenagers at New York's .....

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Century Foundation: A Post-Paris Agenda for Climate Security at the UN

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02/11/2016

... and calls for increasing finance flows from developed states to developing ones to assist the latter in mitigation ...

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Doris Duke Funds Lincoln Center Theater's OSLO Cast

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04/21/2016

Featuring dozens of characters and set in locations across the globe, Oslo is both a political thriller and the personal story of a small band of women and men struggling together-and fighting each other-as they seek to change the world..

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Governor Cuomo Announces Nearly $21.6 Million for Eight Supportive Housing Projects

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10/21/2016

... for homeless individuals and families. All eight projects are part of Governor Cuomo's historic $10 billion commitment ... homelessness. "New York has put forth a comprehensive plan that takes...

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Housing and Homelessness

Nonhuman Rights Project, Supported by Novo and Arcus Foundations, Is Featured in Documentary

Release Date:

06/06/2017

... and Kiko, who live in captivity in upstate New York and are asking the courts for relief. A rumpled 60-something ... itself “the only civil rights organization in the United States working through litigation,...

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Animal Welfare

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NoVo Foundation

Yes, It Can Be Done: A Philanthropist on Transforming Rural Communities Through the Arts

Release Date:

09/06/2017

In 1998, the couple founded the Hunter, New York-based Catskill Mountain Foundation (CMF), an organization committed to transforming rural communities through the arts. Over the next five years, the foundation plans to inject $20 million—in addition...