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Rockefeller Foundation-Backed Executive Survey Finds Continued Bias No. 1 Reason Women Don't Make It To The Top

Release Date:

06/08/2017

... including "With more women leaders, workplace policies are likely to become more employee-friendly" (1 percent) and "Women leaders are important role models for other employees" (1 percent...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Gender Justice

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Russell Sage-Supported Study Explores Effects of Education Level On Genetic Make-Up of US Population

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05/31/2016

While the latter half of the 20th century showed a widening gap between the more and less educated with respect to marriage and fertility, this trend has not significantly altered the genetic makeup of subsequent generations.

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Education

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Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign Makes Progress in El Paso

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08/04/2016

Since 2010, 238 coal-fired power plants nationwide have been announced to retire.

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UJA-Federation Has Launched A Grant-Making Contest, Asking New Yorkers to Vote on “Big Ideas”

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06/26/2017

UJA-Federation Has Launched A Grant- Making Contest, Asking New Yorkers to Vote on “Big Ideas” ... we bring to life. . . UJA-Federation Has Launched A Grant- Making Contest, Asking New Yorkers to Vote on “Big...

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UJA-Federation of New York

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NYC Education Dept. Must Make School Cafeteria Health Inspection Results Public

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09/14/2017

New York City will soon have to post school cafeteria health inspection reports online for public consumption.

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Rockefeller's Judith Rodin is One of Many Women Making Their Mark in Social-Impact Investing

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07/27/2016

Rockefeller's Judith Rodin is One of Many Women Making Their Mark in Social-Impact Investing When advisers ... the conference focuses on social impact investing. There are the women who founded firms focused...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Gender Justice

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Ford's Walker Included in New Class of Disrupters Making New York’s Cultural Boards More Diverse

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08/01/2016

Ford's Walker Included in New Class of Disrupters Making New York’s Cultural Boards More Diverse Board ... Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall, the bulk of trustees are expected to donate (or at least raise)...

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Commonwealth Fund Publishes Report on Making Health Care Better for the High-Need Patient

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12/07/2016

Commonwealth Fund Publishes Report on Making Health Care Better for the High-Need Patient These 44 ... conditions... Commonwealth Fund Publishes Report on Making Health Care Better for the High-Need Patient ...

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Health

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Commonwealth Fund's Kathy Regan Makes City and State's Above & Beyond 2017 List

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03/29/2017

... threatened by the new administration. Of course, women are not a monolithic voting bloc, and many of them are staunch supporters of the president. But the massive ...

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Gender Justice

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Tiffany & Co. Makes Its Point: Presidents Come and Go, But Climate Change is Forever

Release Date:

05/11/2017

As the firing of FBI Director James Comey swamps the news cycle, an amazing public statement by Tiffany & Co. still glitters through the muck. On Tuesday morning, the legendary American jeweler issued a terse but vehement pitch in favor of the...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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The Tiffany & Co. Foundation

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Noyes Foundation Urges Donors to Make More Timely Allocations From Their Donor Advised Funds

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06/29/2015

... with philanthropists with donor advised funds, who are interested in social justice giving opportunities. ... than $50 billion sitting in these funds that ultimately are to be contributed to nonprofit...

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Gerstner Philanthropies Makes New $15 Million Commitment to Create the Gerstner Center for Cancer Diagnostics at the Broad Institute

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02/20/2019

New endeavor will advance blood-based biopsies and other technologies to speed cancer diagnosis and track patients’ response to therapies

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

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04/05/2019

... calls likely evolved to facilitate collective decision- making among birds during navigation, but this same social ...

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Animal Welfare

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23 Oct 2018

Making The Case For Equity And Grassroots Organizing: Funder Stories and Strategies - A Webinar Hosted by HEFN

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... talk with colleagues who’ve been building their chops at making those money-moving cases. The webinar will feature ... in HEFN’s 2018 community of practice program on “ Making the Case for Advancing Racial and...

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Ford Foundation Spells Out Cuts to Make Way for Its Shift in Focus to Inequality

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11/09/2015

Under a new strategy announced today, the Ford Foundation will double the amount it provides to grantees to cover administrative overhead costs and steer $1 billion over five years toward strengthening social-justice organizations. At the same time...

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Harriet and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Announces $12 Million Grant to Make Camps More Accessible

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10/05/2018

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation today announces a $12 million grant to the Foundation for Jewish Camp that will support a new initiative to increase accessibility for campers and staff with disabilities at Jewish summer day and overnight...

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10 Apr 2025

Making Reporting Work: Aligning Grantmaking with Learning & Change - Part 2 of a Three-Part Series

Thursday, April 10, 2025 -

2:30pm to 3:45pm

... In collaboration with Northern California Grantmaker Making Reporting Work: Aligning Grantmaking with Learning & ...

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03 Jun 2025

Making Reporting Work: Aligning Grantmaking with Learning & Change - Part 3 of a Three-Part Series

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... In collaboration with Northern California Grantmaker Making Reporting Work: Aligning Grantmaking with Learning & ...

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We Can Make Changes to the Charitable Deduction that Benefit Nonprofits With No Loss or Even an Increase in Revenues

Release Date:

03/08/2013

... What’s the trick? Simply put, take the revenues that are spent with little or no effect on charitable giving, and ... deduction for household goods and clothing (where problems are likely more egregious than...

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