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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches Data Initiatives for Cities

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04/21/2015

... Philanthropies Launches Data Initiatives for Cities The What Works Cities initiative is open to U. S . cities with populations between 100,000 and 1 million ... people. Former New York City Mayor Michael...

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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 ... to justice is inequality. Inequality is the byproduct of systems and structures -- intentional policies and ... while limiting opportunity...

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Ford's Walker Explores the Value of Civil Society in Recent Report

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07/09/2015

Ford' s Walker Explores the Value of Civil Society in Recent Report During my very first ... "...human progress has always been propelled...by what happens in civil society - citizens...

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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 ... Inequality On Wednesday Darren Walker, president of the nation’ s second-wealthiest grant maker, joined .....

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Ford Foundation: The Equity Series- Cultural Equity

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03/14/2016

... and college administrator Crystal Williams discuss issues of inequity and access in U. S . culture today, moderated by cultural critic Vinson ... in contemporary society, Walker and Williams will discuss...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grants $5.6M to Enable Residencies for Playwrights

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04/11/2016

... which operates alongside ArtsEmerson in the Office of the Arts at Emerson College, will administer nearly $5.6 ... 18 theaters across the country, including two in Boston. What that means, in a profession that...

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Century Foundation Research on School Segregation is Focus of Reporting in The Atlantic

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04/21/2016

Century Foundation Research on School Segregation is Focus of Reporting in The Atlantic The U. S . Education Secretary John King is frustrated by what he describes as the “ahistorical nature”...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds Youth Crime Prevention Program

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04/29/2016

... Program For Memphis Gun Down, the mission is more than what the name implies. It’ s a misconception to think the organization’ s primary focus is removing guns from the streets. In fact, ...

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Abortion Rates Hit Historic Low In Developed World But Not Elsewhere

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05/13/2016

... the same in the developing world, where a vast majority of women live. What we're talking about is abortion -- a subject that is ... but, experts say, cannot be ignored when discussing women'...

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Century Foundation President Comments on New Proposal Offering Debt Forgiveness

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07/22/2016

... Comments on New Proposal Offering Debt Forgiveness What makes you a public servant? For the purposes of the federal student loan program, 10 years working for the ... as policymakers look for ways to curb the...

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Economic Security

Rockefeller Family & Brothers Fund, Green Groups Subpoenaed on ‘Coordinated’ Climate Efforts

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08/03/2016

... climate change skeptics, face additional scrutiny as part of the congressional investigation. The deadline for New York ... July 27 without their producing requested documents. So what now? Rockefeller Family...

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New York Women's Foundation President Ana Oliveira Encourages Funders to Support Riskier Causes

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11/03/2016

New York Women' s Foundation President Ana Oliveira Encourages Funders to ... Riskier Causes Ana Oliveira is the President and CEO of the New York Women’ s Foundation. Since 2006, under Ana...

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Milbank Memorial Fund President Writes Op-Ed on Why Republican Health Reform Ideas Are Likely To Fail

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12/07/2016

... Likely To Fail Obamacare is squarely in the cross hairs of the incoming Trump administration and congressional ... plan to repeal and replace the sweeping health care law. What comes next? They’ve assured the...

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CUNY Publishes Paper on the Changing Role of the Ford Foundation in International Development, 1951–2001

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03/07/2017

CUNY Publishes Paper on the Changing Role of the Ford Foundation in International Development, ... tanks and research centers articulated various iterations of a development paradigm, but these paradigms shifted...

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Bloomberg Writes Op-Ed: Climate Progress, With or Without Trump

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03/31/2017

... Climate Progress, With or Without Trump President Trump’ s unfortunate and misguided rollback of environmental protections has led to a depressing and ... But here’ s the good news: It’...

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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

... is Working?" Generally speaking, foundations want to know what their grants are accomplishing, or whether they should ... else. This is understandable, to an extent. But a lot of work—some of...

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To Raise Cash on Social Media, Focus on Facebook, Says a Top Fundraiser

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08/30/2017

... recently spoke with Carie Lewis Carlson, senior director of digital marketing for the Humane Society of the United ... says the other social-media sites barely register. It’ s all about...

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