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Alcohol Abuse Is Rising Among Older Adults

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09/15/2017

Epidemiologists at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism last month reported a jarring trend: Problem drinking is rising fast among older Americans.

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Barbara Raab and Farai Chideya of the Ford Foundation Noted As Women Who Shall Lead In The News Industry

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12/18/2017

... the year a new wave of diverse news leaders shapes American journalism and insures that voices of the ...

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Gender Justice

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NoVo Foundation Commits $10 Million to Help End Sexual Exploitation

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02/20/2019

... but are largely invisible — including Native American and other girls and women of color, immigrants, and ...

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The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards Second Round of Grants Through Sickle Cell Disease/Advancing Cures Program

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09/10/2019

... and organ damage, and a life span of only about 40 years ... The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards Second ...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Michele Moore As Vice President of Global Communications

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12/06/2019

... a 14-year tenure. Moore comes to the foundation from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), where she served as ... communications professionals in the US. With more than 25 years ’ experience, spanning the...

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Revson and Niarchos Foundations Open Nominations for Library Awards

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11/19/2015

... York – places where all are welcome, the programs and resources are free, and the librarians are making it all ... our lives and our communities by providing vital, free resources to all who walk through their...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Mellon Foundation President Explores The Haunting Shadow of Slavery

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04/13/2017

As the 400th anniversary of the importation of the first Africans into colonial Jamestown approaches in 2019, Earl Lewis — president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation — argued that it is important to acknowledge that “slavery still haunts us today...

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05 Mar 2015

Looking at the 990 Part I (March 5) and Part II (March 12)

Thursday, March 5, 2015 - 7:45am to Thursday, March 12, 2015 - 11:30am

... the form? What has changed within the form since prior years ? Explore How to look and understanding your ... EisnerAmper LLP Designed for Funders with less than two years of experience in the field – program...

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Edna McConnell Clark Scales Up Support for Communities in Schools

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05/21/2018

... vulnerable students and their families with community resources , has gotten a big investment from a sun-setting ... students where they are and making sure they can access resources they need. That could mean...

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Open Society Foundations, Foundation for a Just Society, Wellspring Philanthropic Fund and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Create Group Initiative to Support Women's Funds

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11/20/2019

... firm. Women’s funds have received significant new resources from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Global ... Affairs Canada, and several private foundations in recent years . However, the vast majority of...

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Wellspring Philanthropic Fund

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Commentary: Understanding Muslim America

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08/11/2011

... father recounted how he had experienced prejudice in his youth in his new country. In 1917, he attended Dewitt Clinton ... en-route to school. As he would recount more than 40 years later, Irish gangs would be...

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The Century Foundation Releases Report: How Robots Are Beginning to Affect Workers and Their Wages

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10/17/2019

... mixed. This report analyzes the impact of robots in the years following the Great Recession, from 2009 to 2017—a ... find other jobs (especially in a strong economy with low unemployment), even if at lower pay...

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WES Mariam Assefa Fund and the Tarsadia Foundation Announce the Opportunity Challenge: $1 Million to Uplift Immigrant Communities

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03/10/2020

... addressing some of the impediments that many immigrants in low -wage jobs face, such as affordable childcare, stable ... pose significant roadblocks for immigrants and refugees in low -paying jobs. We believe...

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Supported by Simons Foundation, Study Finds Genetics, Early Term Ultrasound Linked to Autism Severity

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09/02/2016

... the United States. “There has been a real struggle in why there are so many kids with autism,” said lead author ... from? How do kids get autism? And the second question is why are kids with autism so...

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Opinion: Want to Fix America’s Health Care? First, Focus on Food

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09/13/2017

Food is the number one cause of poor health in America.

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Food Systems

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

04 Aug 2022

BIPOC Communities' Response to Rising White Nationalism - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, August 4, 2022 -

12:45pm to 2:00pm

... on a first come, first served basis.* August 5th marks ten years since a man with ties to white supremacist ... in an Oak Creek Sikh temple, and August 3rd marks three years since 23 people were killed in an...

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Communicating Your Foundation’s 990-PF

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12/21/2011

As foundation communications become more and more strategic, the 990-PF—an annual ... return filed by exempt private foundations—has become an essential tool, not only for grantmakers, but for ...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Kavita N. Ramdas as Representative in New Delhi

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06/04/2012

... work of the Ford Foundation over the last sixty years .” Ramdas previously served as the Executive Director ... board of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the African Women’s Development Fund USA...

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William Bell, President of Casey Family Programs, Spoke at the Senate Health Committee Hearing on the Opioid Crisis

Release Date:

02/12/2018

... provide an estimated $1.5 billion (£1.08 billion) over 10 years to try to keep struggling families together, including ... foster care. It allows an estimated $1.5 billion over 10 years to be used to prevent...

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