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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Ford Foundation Backs New Associate's Degree Program at New York State Prison

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03/02/2015

Ford Foundation Backs New Associate' s Degree Program at New York State Prison Backed by a ... in the world — over two million — the great majority of whom are poor , African-American, and...

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MetLife Foundation Partners with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors to Help Financial Service Providers Better Serve Low-Income Clients

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06/05/2015

... microfinance institutions and cooperatives with a breadth of financial tools that can assist them to better serve their ... SAJIDA Foundation in Bangladesh and Capital Aid Fund for Employment of...

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Community Development

Economic Security

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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MetLife

OSF and Ford Help Address the 'Accountability Gap'

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08/13/2015

... the 'Accountability Gap' Until recently, the Government of Malawi faced difficulties tracking whether teaching and ... that have opted to take part in the Global Partnership for Social Accountability...

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Community Development

Economic Security

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Ford Foundation

Open Society Foundations

Century Foundation Analysis Noted, Poverty in Syracuse Examined

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11/20/2015

... and tree-lined streets where children play. But some of the homes are crumbling or abandoned, and the parks are ... spate of shootings in this city has made parents fear for their children’...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Housing and Homelessness

Community Development

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The Century Foundation

Opinion: Ending the Revolving Door of Homelessness (New York Community Trust)

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01/06/2016

Opinion: Ending the Revolving Door of Homelessness (New York Community Trust) While Mayor Bill de Blasio works on the details of a 15-year, $2.6 billion supportive housing program to ... among families, younger...

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The New York Community Trust

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Housing and Homelessness

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Schools Are Finally Starting To Embrace Integration as a Method Of Closing The Achievement Gap (Century Foundation)

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02/11/2016

... Are Finally Starting To Embrace Integration as a Method Of Closing The Achievement Gap (Century Foundation) ... of helping to close the achievement gap between rich and poor students and lift...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Funds Camden Coalition to Establish National Healthcare Center

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03/09/2016

... National Healthcare Center The Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers announced plans to establish a ... Johnson Foundation. The center would help improve care for high-need patients who experience ...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Rockefeller-founded Asia Society Marks 60 Years of Building Bridges Between the U.S. & Asia

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03/15/2016

Rockefeller-founded Asia Society Marks 60 Years of Building Bridges Between the U. S . & Asia Asia Society will celebrate its 60th anniversary ... exhibitions and signature events across the Society'...

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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The Rockefeller Foundation

NYS Health Launches Challenge Calling for NY Residents to Submit Ideas to Create Healthier Communities

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06/10/2016

NYS Health Launches Challenge Calling for NY Residents to Submit Ideas to Create Healthier ... as ioby — has launched a neighborhood challenge looking for project ideas aimed at creating healthier, safer and .....

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New York Health Foundation

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Commonwealth Fund, Peterson Center on Healthcare, and John A. Hartford Foundations Combine Forces to Improve Health Care, Reduce Costs

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07/29/2016

... Forces to Improve Health Care, Reduce Costs A coalition of five national health foundations has announced the launch ... of a collaboration aimed at transforming care delivery for chronically...

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Peterson Center on Healthcare

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The Commonwealth Fund

The John A. Hartford Foundation

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Is Major Funder in the Fight Against Blindness

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03/03/2017

... a problem that might seem tailor-made for philanthropy, it' s fighting blindness. Losing sight is a horrifying fate for anyone to contemplate, and it' s ...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

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Schott Foundation's Jackson Declares "Our Nation Can No Longer Neglect Marginalized Students"

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04/26/2017

Schott Foundation' s Jackson Declares"Our Nation Can No Longer Neglect ... Our children carry with them a whole identity inclusive of their varying home lives, community experiences, and rates ... as “...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

Social Justice

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Commonwealth Fund Report Finds that the GOP Health Care Act Would Reverse Gains Made by Community Hospitals

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05/05/2017

... Act Would Reverse Gains Made by Community Hospitals One of the Obama administration’ s big selling points in enacting the Affordable Care Act in 2010 was that by expanding Medicaid insurance for...

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The Commonwealth Fund

Commonwealth Fund Report: The United States Health System Falls Short

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07/17/2017

... rose continuously over the past three decades. Yet the U. S . population has poorer health than other countries. Life expectancy, after improving for several decades, worsened in recent years for...

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The Commonwealth Fund

Sales and Social Enterprise Aren’t Mutually Exclusive

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08/24/2017

... distributing life-changing products by having the poor pay for them. To attract customers, they usually start with mild ... so with great reluctance and disdain. Why? We think it’ s largely...

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Seaport Museum's 110-Year-Old Lightship To Be Restored To Its Glory Days

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08/29/2017

Seaport Museum' s 110-Year-Old Lightship To Be Restored To Its Glory Days One of the South Street Seaport Museum’ s most prized ... radio, to help boats navigate when visibility levels were...

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Arts

Charter Schools Are Losing the Narrative But Winning the Data

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09/12/2017

... wrote a column in the New York Times summarizing evidence of the striking success public charter schools have had in providing better educations for urban children. “Many charters have flourished, .....

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How The Rockefeller Foundation Is Bringing Electricity To Hundreds Of Villages Across India

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09/18/2017

... Rockefeller Foundation Is Bringing Electricity To Hundreds Of Villages Across India As of 2017, 1.3 billion people around the world do not have access to electricity. Of...

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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The Rockefeller Foundation

As Global Obesity Rises, Teasing Apart Its Causes Grows Harder

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09/19/2017

... health and eating habits is always going to be tricky for a reporter, but in some contexts it’ s easier than others — say, at a program for overweight ... sells Nestlé products door-to-door...

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