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Rockefeller Provides Capital for Start-Up Aiming to Increase Worker Savings

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12/09/2015

Rockefeller Provides Capital for Start-Up Aiming to Increase Worker Savings Matt Fellowes was moving ... Washington wonk career path. After earning a master’ s in public policy from Georgetown and a Ph.D. in...

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On Philanthropy: All Investing is Impact Investing (Rockefeller Brothers Fund, F.B. Heron Foundation)

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01/04/2016

... In the United States, nearly $1 trillion is committed to philanthropy - sitting in foundations and donor-advised ... funds. Donors have transferred ownership of these funds to separate legal entities and...

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NYS Health Foundation, Advocates Weigh in on Immigrant Health Care

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03/01/2016

... she first received health insurance through New York state' s Medicaid program. It made her feel just like everyone else, said Rodriguez, who was brought to Miami from the Dominican Republic when she was...

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Surdna, Ms. Foundation Authors: Mind the Gap – How Philanthropy Can Address Gender-Based Economic Disparities

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03/08/2016

... Today marks the 107th observance of International Women' s Day. According to the U. S . Census Bureau, we'll have to wait until the 150th .....

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JPMorgan Chase Report: Tech Jobs for All? Exploring the Promise & Pitfalls of U.S. Tech Training

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03/09/2016

... Tech Jobs for All? Exploring the Promise & Pitfalls of U. S . Tech Training JPMorgan Chase released a new report, ... working best. This report is one of the first of its kind to categorize the different...

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Ms. Foundation for Women Spearheads Initiative to Develop a National Blueprint for Women’s Economic Agendas

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05/06/2016

Ms. Foundation for Women Spearheads Initiative to Develop a National Blueprint for Women’ s Economic Agendas The push for an increase in the minimum ... paid family leave has gained momentum over the past few...

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08 Feb 2017

Philanthropic Assistants & Coordinators Network - Breakfast Mixer

Wednesday, February 8, 2017 -

8:30am to 10:00am

... Assistants and Coordinators Network (PACNET) is designed to address the professional development and networking needs ... individuals serving in an administrative support function to senior leadership in their...

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Agnes Gund Sells a Lichtenstein to Start Criminal Justice Fund; Ford Foundation to Manage Fund

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06/12/2017

Agnes Gund Sells a Lichtenstein to Start Criminal Justice Fund; Ford Foundation to Manage Fund In January, rumors swirled that the art ... of raising an additional $100 million over the next five years...

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Trump Administration Makes ACA’s Health-Insurer Payments for September

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09/22/2017

Trump Administration Makes ACA’ s Health-Insurer Payments for September White House declines to block ‘cost sharing’ funds this month amid renewed GOP ... total billions of dollars a year, as part of his party...

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SVdP-USA Launches Disaster Services Corporation

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10/05/2017

... has launched Disaster Services Corporation, SVdP-USA to better respond to disasters such as those seen in recent weeks in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the U. S . Virgin Islands. The...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Partners With The Nature Conservancy To Explore Nature’s Ability To Mitigate Climate Change

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10/20/2017

... Charitable Foundation Partners With The Nature Conservancy To Explore Nature’ s Ability To Mitigate Climate Change The last two years have seen significant global...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Funded Cities of Service Announces Engaged Cities Award

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11/06/2017

... Park, a shabby community space in downtown that has seen years of neglect. A cinderblock wall behind the playground is ... site. Then the volunteers—many of them children—get to work. They hoe out the brown...

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Ms. Foundation For Women and New York Women's Foundation Take A Stand With Prosperity Together

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11/14/2017

Ms. Foundation For Women and New York Women' s Foundation Take A Stand With Prosperity Together Members of ... coalition of 29 public women’ s foundations dedicated to empowering low-income...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funded Sloan Digital Sky Survey Will Map The Entire Sky

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11/20/2017

... survey for a next wave of discovery, anticipated to start in 2020. The Sloan Digital Sky Survey has been one ... than three million astronomical objects. "For more than 20 years , the Sloan Digital Sky...

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Newman's Own Tax Break Matters Far Beyond Just One Foundation

Release Date:

11/27/2017

Newman' s Own Tax Break Matters Far Beyond Just One Foundation It ... splashed prominently on the label. Its profits go entirely to charity. And, if the GOP tax bill passes, it will more or ... that would...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Announce The Selection Committee For 2017 U.S. Mayors Challenge

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11/29/2017

... Philanthropies Announce The Selection Committee For 2017 U. S . Mayors Challenge Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced the selection committee for the 2017 U. S . Mayors Challenge, a nationwide competition...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Roy Swan to Lead Mission Investments Portfolio

Release Date:

12/05/2017

Ford Foundation Appoints Roy Swan to Lead Mission Investments Portfolio The Ford Foundation ... when Ford committed to invest $1 billion over the next ten years in mission-related investments (...

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New United Hospital Fund Report Says Enrollment Dropping, Rates Rising, and Risk Score Highest in Nation

Release Date:

12/07/2017

... Score Highest in Nation Enrollment in New York State’ s small group insurance market has declined sharply since ... the second highest in the nation in 2016, and New York’ s small group risk pool was the “...

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Commonwealth Fund Supported Report Shows Uninsured Rate Drops Substantially in Most States

Release Date:

12/14/2017

... drop by five percentage points or more in the first three years following the Affordable Care Act’ s major health coverage expansions, according to a new Commonwealth Fund scorecard assessing...

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