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NY Foundation’s Leader Quoted in Baldwin’s Withdrawal from IS Conference

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11/11/2014

NY Foundation’ s Leader Quoted in Baldwin’ s Withdrawal from IS Conference Alec Baldwin has decided not to give a keynote address at the annual meeting of ... Mr. Baldwin, who was donating his...

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Ford Foundation Pours Millions into Net Neutrality

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12/16/2014

... Pours Millions into Net Neutrality In addition to major telecommunications firms aiming to influence the public debate on net neutrality, there’ s the Ford Foundation, the second-largest...

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Head of David Rockefeller Fund Aims to Help Small, Overlooked Nonprofits

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01/23/2015

Head of David Rockefeller Fund Aims to Help Small, Overlooked Nonprofits As the incoming ... the David Rockefeller Fund, Lukas Haynes won’t be able to funnel vast amounts of cash to build...

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Ford's Walker Addresses a Solution for Inequality in CNN OpEd

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06/18/2015

Ford' s Walker Addresses a Solution for Inequality in CNN OpEd Around the world today, the greatest threat to justice is inequality. Inequality is the byproduct of ... that have over many decades tilted the...

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New York City Takes Steps to Increase the Safety of Employees at Homeless Shelters

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07/07/2015

New York City Takes Steps to Increase the Safety of Employees at Homeless Shelters ... Brooklyn is the first stopover for many of New York City’ s homeless men. Some call it Castle Grayskull...

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Ford’s President Highlights Government’s Role in Reducing Inequality

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10/30/2015

Ford’ s President Highlights Government’ s Role in Reducing ... grant maker, joined Chronicle readers on Facebook to answer questions about what its new focus on reducing ... the discussion, Mr...

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Ford Foundation Supports Cultural Mission to Cuba

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04/15/2016

Ford Foundation Supports Cultural Mission to Cuba Less than a month after the historic visit by President Barack Obama, a U. S . government cultural mission to Cuba will take place from .....

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Doris Duke Teams Up With Chicago's Stomping Grounds Dance Festival

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04/29/2016

Doris Duke Teams Up With Chicago' s Stomping Grounds Dance Festival STOMPING GROUNDS is a ... the diversity of the percussive arts, highlighting some of Chicago' s premier dance groups...

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In WSJ, Commonwealth’s Blumenthal on Making Health Records Mobile

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06/29/2016

In WSJ, Commonwealth’ s Blumenthal on Making Health Records Mobile The digitization ... is well under way, but several obstacles frustrate efforts to take full advantage of the health information revolution. .....

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Arabella Advisors Founder Comments on Innovations to Reduce Food Waste

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07/21/2016

Arabella Advisors Founder Comments on Innovations to Reduce Food Waste As both a sustainability and fiscal ... of using ugly produce. “That is a place where there’ s some really sharp...

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Century Foundation Releases Report on Diversity in New York City’s Universal Pre-K Classrooms

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09/20/2016

... Foundation Releases Report on Diversity in New York City’ s Universal Pre-K Classrooms New York City' s universal pre-K ... classrooms. Fortunately, TCF fellow Halley Potter says, some...

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Airbnb Touts A 'Pivot,' But Its Fate In New York City Remains Uncertain

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12/08/2016

... But Its Fate In New York City Remains Uncertain In some cities, Airbnb is making a dramatic about-face in a belated effort to work with regulators rather than against them and, ... billion valuation. In London...

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To Cut Food Waste, Expiration Labels Get an Update

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02/17/2017

To Cut Food Waste, Expiration Labels Get an Update It’ s a ... For a great number of consumers it’ s the latter, but now some of the largest food retail trade groups are hoping...

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Basic Science Funders – Including Simons Foundation - Ask, "How Do We Know if Our Giving is Working?"

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06/05/2017

... Giving is Working?" Generally speaking, foundations want to know what their grants are accomplishing, or whether they ... be putting money somewhere else. This is understandable, to an extent. But a lot...

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Q&A: Rockefeller's Ashvin Dayal On Inclusive Growth

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07/18/2017

Q&A: Rockefeller' s Ashvin Dayal On Inclusive Growth In late 2013, the Asian ... of climate change in cities across Asia. Funding goes to programs that range from preventing erosion in Hội An, ... the aim...

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Did Climate Change Intensify Hurricane Harvey?

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08/28/2017

... Harvey? Every so often, the worst-case scenario comes to pass. As of Sunday afternoon, the remnants of Hurricane Harvey seem likely to exceed the worst forecasts that preceded the storm. The ... the streams...

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Is One Drink OK For Pregnant Women? Around The Globe, The Answer Is No

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09/12/2017

... Women? Around The Globe, The Answer Is No When it comes to drinking alcohol during pregnancy, some women wonder: Is it OK to have one drink? "I do get that question often," says...

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As U.N. Gathers, De Blasio Urges Fellow Mayors to Fight Trump on Climate, Immigration

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09/19/2017

As U.N. Gathers, De Blasio Urges Fellow Mayors to Fight Trump on Climate, Immigration As the United Nations ... at the C40 cities gathering, with representatives from some of the world’ s biggest...

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In Canada, Climate Change Could Open New Farmland To The Plow

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09/25/2017

In Canada, Climate Change Could Open New Farmland To The Plow As global warming intensifies droughts and ... temperatures could open millions of once frigid acres to the plow, officials, farmers and scientists...

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