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Social Movements for Good: How Companies and Causes Create Viral Change

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04/21/2016

... social movements I learned about as a kid — from women' s suffrage to civil rights — I picture grainy, ... social reformers who paved the way for today' s activists. In Social...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

NYS Health Foundation President Calls For Proper Veteran Care

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05/09/2016

... Foundation President Calls For Proper Veteran Care The U. S . Department of Veterans Affairs is again under fire for the dangerously long waiting lists for appointments at the nation’ ...

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New York Health Foundation

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Health

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Peterson Foundation's Fiscal Summit Convenes Leaders To Discuss Economic Priorities for Next President

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05/11/2016

Peterson Foundation' s Fiscal Summit Convenes Leaders To Discuss Economic ... Summit will explore the leadership required to solve our long -term fiscal challenges and secure America' s...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

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Economic Security

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NY Women’s Foundation President and City Council Speaker Announce $20M More for Young Women’s Initiative

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05/16/2016

NY Women’ s Foundation President and City Council Speaker Announce $20M ... a lasting blueprint for moving policies and investing in the future of young women and girls in New...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Gender Justice

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

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05/18/2016

... Foundation Gives $20M to Accelerate Economic Opportunity in Six U. S . Cities The Citi Foundation announced today that 40 ... in their efforts to establish new approaches to long...

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Conservative Activist O’Keefe Targets Liberal Foundations, Foiled By Open Society Program Staff

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05/23/2016

... a “rather quiet Wednesday.” That afternoon, she was in her cubicle at the Open Society Foundations, on West ... Street, where she helps oversee the nonprofit group’ s pro-democracy programs in...

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F.B. Heron Foundation's Clara Miller Writes About Building a Foundation for the 21st Century

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06/08/2016

F.B. Heron Foundation' s Clara Miller Writes About Building a Foundation for the ... the U. S . economy) has felt the effects of three related long -term trends, widely...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Capital One Foundation Sees Departure at the Top, Appoints New President

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06/09/2016

... The Capital One Foundation has undergone a change in leadership, with former long -serving President Carolyn Berkowitz stepping down to ... president of community affairs, overseeing Capital...

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Surdna Foundation’s Cordery: Communities Should Define Their Futures

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08/25/2016

Surdna Foundation’ s Cordery: Communities Should Define Their Futures When ... societal problems, but one that is committed to investing in new ways of building economies, environments and .....

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Community Development

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Wallace Foundation Funds Research on Summer Academic Programs for Poor Children

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09/07/2016

... on Summer Academic Programs for Poor Children During their long , languid summers, lots of children forget the lessons they learned in school. But the hot empty months pose an especially big...

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Education

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Simons-Supported Research Shows Link Between Non-Coded Portions of Genome and Cancer

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09/28/2016

... Research Shows Link Between Non-Coded Portions of Genome and Cancer The human body produces 100,000 or more ... RNA is actually functional? And does it play a role in disease? A team of...

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Science

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Ford Sponsors Memorial to Confront South's Troubled History of Lynchings

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09/29/2016

Ford Sponsors Memorial to Confront South' s Troubled History of Lynchings Southern states have long welcomed tourists retracing the footsteps of the late ... Justice...

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Weinberg Foundation Makes New Commitment to Military Members and Their Families

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11/16/2016

... Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the United States, today welcomes community, civic, and ... Gathering. This program celebrates the Weinberg Foundation' s mission,...

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The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Views the Arts as a "Community Anchor"

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12/12/2016

... to describe the organizations that earn its support. In the realm of arts and culture, that boils down to ... There are interesting opportunities for funding here, so long as you’re...

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

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The Wallace Foundation Supports Creative Ways to Expand the Taste for Classical Music in NYC Eateries

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01/17/2017

... Creative Ways to Expand the Taste for Classical Music in NYC Eateries On a freezing night in December, a bundled-up ... young crowd filed onto benches in Mast Chocolate' s...

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The Century Foundation Releases New Report on Syrian Rebels' Lessons on Aleppo

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01/27/2017

... Lessons on Aleppo Syrian rebels’ loss of east Aleppo in December was a turning point in the country’ s civil war. But rebel Aleppo didn’t just fall—it fell ... siege and...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Foundation for Child Development Publishes New Index on the Economic Stability of the American Family

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02/06/2017

... New Index on the Economic Stability of the American Family In new research funded by the Foundation for Child Development, Children’ s Experience with Parental Employment Insecurity and...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Economic Security

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Laura Walker Elected to Commonwealth Fund Board of Directors

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03/28/2017

... Public Radio, has been elected to The Commonwealth Fund’ s Board of Directors, effective April 2017. Under Walker’ s ... monthly, and more than $100 million has been raised for long...

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JPB Foundation Supports Study of New Approach That Makes Cells Resistant to HIV

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04/19/2017

... replace diseased cells, potentially curing the disease in a person with HIV. “This protection would be long term,” said Jia Xie, senior staff scientist at TSRI ... plan to collaborate with investigators at...

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