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How Ford, Rockefeller Supported "Street Orgs" in the 1970s

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06/03/2016

... Vice Lords were actually given $275,000 by the Rockefeller Foundation for their organizing work, and the Ford Foundation granted them $130,000, part of which was used for ...

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Would John D. Rockefeller Opt for an LLC? A Conversation With Judith Rodin

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06/23/2016

... an LLC? A Conversation With Judith Rodin The Rockefeller Foundation may be one of the most venerable names in ... chieftains worldwide. She broke new ground for the foundation by supporting efforts to buttress...

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Russell Sage Report Finds Non-Citizen Latinos Politically Engaged

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06/28/2016

... the outcome of the upcoming presidential election. That' s a theory posited by two political scientists, Michael ... A. McCann, in a report published for the Russell Sage Foundation . Jones-Correa and...

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With Surdna and Open Society Support, Equitable Economic Development Fellowship Launches

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06/29/2016

... the fellowship, which is generously funded by the Surdna Foundation and the Open Society Foundations, economic ...

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Community Development

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Rockefeller Exec Outlines Wide Range of Climate Investments

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07/15/2016

... Outlines Wide Range of Climate Investments The Rockefeller Foundation is aiming to connect social entrepreneurs with ... to environmental-news site GreenBiz. The grant maker' s plans includes helping...

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Environment and Climate Change

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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 ... including Judith Rodin, president of The Rockefeller Foundation , and Cheryl Eason, the deputy executive officer ... and chief...

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Gender Justice

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For Funders Focusing on Developing Countries, Impact Bonds Present Fresh Opportunities

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08/04/2016

... roles for foundations outlined by Social Finance U. S . in 2014—building capacity of service providers, ... capital in 21 SIBs and in both of the DIBs—UBS Optimus Foundation in the case of the DIB for girls’...

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The Brookings Institution

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Applications Invited for Soros Justice Fellowships in Advocacy and Media

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09/21/2016

A program of the Open Society Foundations, Soros Justice Fellowships support outstanding individuals working to implement innovative projects that advance reform and spur debate on a range of issues facing the criminal justice system in the United...

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RFPs Etc

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Communications/Media

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Stonewall Elects Neill Coleman as President

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11/07/2016

... Mastri, who held the post for four years and guided the foundation through an important leadership transition. Neill is a Vice President at The Rockefeller Foundation , heading up global communications. He...

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Gender Justice

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The Latest Nutrition Grantmaking From Newman's Own

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11/28/2016

The Latest Nutrition Grantmaking From Newman' s Own Paul Newman was a man ahead of his time. While everyone ... grasps the idea of social enterprise businesses, Newman' s Own was a novelty when it...

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Food Systems

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Princeton Project Funded by Two PNY Members Reveals Insight into Behavior-Change Campaigns

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01/20/2017

... into Behavior-Change Campaigns The William T. Grant Foundation ' s Scholars Program and the Russell Sage Foundation fund a project that asked students to report who .....

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Three PNY Members Join GCIR Board

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01/30/2017

... Program Officer, Youth Opportunity and Learning, Ford Foundation Shawn Morehead , Program Director, Promising ...

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The New York Community Trust

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Pinkerton Elects Daniel Mosley as New Chair

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02/17/2017

... Chair George Gillespie becomes Chairman Emeritus; PwC’ s Roy Weathers joins board FEBRUARY 15, 2017-- After fifty ... Gillespie III, the Chairman of the Board of the Pinkerton Foundation , has been named...

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Ford to Dedicate $1B of Endowment to Mission Related Investments

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04/05/2017

... $1B of Endowment to Mission Related Investments Ford Foundation announces that its Board of Trustees has ... deliver it. More recently, this discussion—in the Ford Foundation ’ s halls and...

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Rockefeller Supports Food Waste Documentary Premiering at Tribeca Film Festival

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04/20/2017

... A partnership between Zero Point Zero and The Rockefeller Foundation helped make that a reality. "With Tony' s shows, they're really popular among a whole gamut of ... we wanted to reach as many...

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Video

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Food Systems

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