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Mellon Foundation Gives $1M to University of Michigan to Endow Postdoctoral Humanities Positions

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09/12/2016

Mellon Foundation Gives $1M to University of Michigan to Endow Postdoctoral Humanities Positions The ... gift from the Mellon Foundation funded these positions for six years. The new gift ensures the future...

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U.S. Trust Study Finds that Wealthy Individuals Give and Volunteer at Higher Rates

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10/28/2016

U. S . Trust Study Finds that Wealthy Individuals Give and ... Volunteer at Higher Rates The The 2016 U. S . Trust Study of High Net Worth Philanthropy finds that Ninety-one ... plan to volunteer...

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Rockefeller Foundation Gives $150K to Leading Disaster Relief Organization

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11/23/2016

... powered by volunteers, has been awarded a grant of $150,000 by the prestigious Rockefeller Foundation to ... Fund. The Global Rapid Response Fund (GRR Fund) allows for All Hands Volunteers to pilot an...

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Mellon Foundation Gives $1.02 Million to New Critical Theory Initiative

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03/30/2017

... to develop a curriculum on critical theory, a stream of philosophy that critiques the ways culture is formed and discussed. German Prof. Peter Fenves, who is one of the collaborators in the project, said...

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Soviet-Era Program Gives Even Unoppressed Immigrants an Edge

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08/29/2017

... Growing up in the 1970s and ’80s in Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union, Halyna Davydyuk was bullied by ... was jailed for his beliefs. Today, she said, “there’ s not a...

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Health Care Reform Flatlined. But Lawmakers Aren’t Giving Up

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09/05/2017

Health Care Reform Flatlined. But Lawmakers Aren’t Giving Up Republican plans to replace Obamacare are fading ... Labor and Pensions Committee kicks off the first of four scheduled hearings this month examining...

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House Gives Approval to $36.5 Billion Disaster Aid Package

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10/13/2017

... billion disaster aid package Thursday to help states and U. S . territories rebuild in the wake of devastating hurricanes and wildfires. The House passed the measure 353 to 69. It will go to the Senate, which...

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Opinion from Ford Foundation's Walker: Why Giving Back Isn’t Enough

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12/17/2015

Opinion from Ford Foundation' s Walker: Why Giving Back Isn’t Enough During this season of giving , I will join millions of Americans in volunteering .....

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“Repeal and Replace” Gives States More Control over Healthcare Market

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01/27/2017

... and replace” agenda. While a specific replacement has not yet been identified, an executive order signed on Friday ... implores federal agencies to act within the constraints of the ACA to delay or even waive...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Gives Museums $17 million to Improve Digital Outreach

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09/09/2014

... announce on Tuesday that it is expanding its grant funding for cultural institutions' digital projects, with $17 million ... move through the galleries. At the American Museum of Natural History, a new...

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Citi is Giving Women the Tools to Shatter the Entrepreneurship Gender Gap

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03/20/2015

Citi is Giving Women the Tools to Shatter the Entrepreneurship Gender ... amazing things happen when women reach the upper strata of the business world. A study by Quantopian found that ... male-run counterparts...

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Wall Street Not Giving Up On U.S. Social Impact Bonds

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07/30/2015

Wall Street Not Giving Up On U. S . Social Impact Bonds Social-impact ... that the program, which was originally scheduled to run for four years, would shut down in August...

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Deutsche Bank Gives USD 1 Million to Address Homelessness in New York City

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12/04/2015

... individuals and their families – as grantees for its initiative to address homelessness in the five ... City shelters nightly in October 2015, with more than 40% of them children, according to the Department...

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Mellon Gives UPenn $5.1 Million to Boost Latino Faculty in the Humanities

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02/04/2016

... Boost Latino Faculty in the Humanities The University of Pennsylvania has announced a $5.1 million grant from the ... the number of Latino professors in the humanities at U. S . colleges and...

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An Outspoken Force to Give Food Workers a Seat at the Table (Ford Foundation)

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02/22/2016

... the stage at the Ford Foundation to celebrate the release of a new book by Saru Jayaraman, an outspoken leader in the food labor movement. It was not an obvious pairing. “Forked: A New Standard for...

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Citi Foundation Gives $20M to Accelerate Economic Opportunity in Six U.S. Cities

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05/18/2016

... Gives $20M to Accelerate Economic Opportunity in Six U. S . Cities The Citi Foundation announced today that 40 ... organizations have been selected as inaugural recipients of the Community Progress Makers Fund...

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De Blasio Fails To Give Public School Teachers Maternity Leave

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09/13/2017

... Teachers Maternity Leave The New York City Department of Education (DOE) does not offer paid parental leave for union workers, nor does the United Federation of Teachers ...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Gives $55 Million to a Mid-Manhattan Library

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09/14/2017

... Last year, the New York Public Library released plans for a total renovation of its Mid-Manhattan branch, the workhorse circulating ... a longstanding city commitment, it will cover the cost of...

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Giving Away $100 Million: A Peek Behind the Curtain At Macarthur Foundation

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09/27/2017

Giving Away $100 Million: A Peek Behind the Curtain At Macarthur Foundation The MacArthur Foundation’ s 100&Change competition began as an experiment in openness, ... focused on impact, and too risk averse...

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