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Rockefeller's Judith Rodin Writes Time Magazine Editorial on Eliminating Waste to Feed The Hungry

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12/05/2016

... is real, and its name is Global Food Waste. This is why the Rockefeller Foundation has invested hundreds of ...

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Food Systems

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How Judith Rodin Created A New Model For Philanthropic Funding At The Rockefeller Foundation

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12/07/2016

... checks to fund that, or really any other pressing cause: Why not structure grants that encourage the investment and ...

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Podcast: Mellon Foundation Remains a Bulwark for the Humanities

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04/10/2017

... founding patron of the National Gallery of the Art. Four years later, philanthropies headed by Paul Mellon and his ... Foundation’s website prominently features an article on why America needs the federal...

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Open Society Foundations-Backed Report Finds Mass Incarceration Sustatined by Prisoners of Time

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07/13/2017

... and jail population has dropped only slightly in recent years . Well over two million people remain behind bars, and ... report from the Urban Institute tells much of the reason why : Prisoners sentenced to long...

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Justice Reform

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Opinion: Harvey, the Storm That Humans Helped Cause

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08/30/2017

... effect on storms: Warmer weather causes heavier rainfall. Why ? When the seas warm, more moisture evaporates into the ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Young Black Males and the Urgency of Now

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11/19/2012

... percent of white males graduate from high school in four years . At the current rate of progress, it would take nearly fifty years for black males in the United States to graduate at the ... philanthropy can...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Education

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Retaining and Sustaining Leaders in the Social Sector

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01/30/2025

... Leaders In speaking with senior leaders over the past few years , we have seen a concerning trend growing only worse in ... expertise in organizational consulting, executive search , and DEIB (diversity, equity...

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Sloan Foundation Awards $3 Million for Minority PhDs in STEM Fields

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03/27/2015

The main goal of the initiative is to increase the diversity of graduate education in the sciences, mathematics and engineering.

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Rockefeller Assists Global Resilience Partnership With New Ideas In Flood Risk Management

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05/24/2016

... The situation is not getting any better. Of the 15 most costly insured natural and man-made catastrophes since 1974, ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Landing High-Profile Employers Is Nice, But of Little Help to Those Who Need Opportunity The Most

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09/05/2017

As we prepare to head to the polls, voters should realize that New York is a tale of two cities when it comes to jobs as well as housing.

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DACA Recipients Scramble to Reapply, But Not All are Eligible

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09/21/2017

... expire before March 5th can reapply for two more years of DACA. The cost is $495. But they have to do so ...

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Immigration

With Federal Cuts to Hospitals, Cuomo Suggests New York City Step Up

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10/03/2017

After weeks of warning about its possible consequences, a federal cut to New York’s hospitals took effect on Sunday, adding stress to the state’s already overworked public health care system.

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Laura Landy, CEO and President of The Rippel Foundation Joins Grantmakers In Health Board of Directors

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12/01/2017

Grantmakers In Health (GIH) is pleased to announce that Laura Landy has been elected to its board of directors. Her three-year terms begin in April 2018.

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Fannie E. Rippel Foundation

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Commonwealth Fund Survey: Healthcare Unaffordable for Many Even With Insurance

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11/20/2015

More Americans have health insurance now, but many are finding that even with coverage they cannot afford the deductibles, co-payments and surprise medical bills, according to a national survey.

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Atlantic Philanthropies Funds Camden Coalition to Establish National Healthcare Center

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03/09/2016

... by the challenges of navigating the complexity of the American health care system,” said Brenner, executive ...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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Century Foundation Fellow: Will Trump’s ACA Order Reduce Burden or Shift It to Patients?

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01/25/2017

In an executive order signed on his first day in office, President Trump stated his support for a “prompt repeal” of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

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