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Commonwealth Fund Names David Blumenthal, M.D., as Its Next President

Release Date:

08/01/2012

David Blumenthal, M.D., one of the nation's preeminent health information technology ... health policy scholars, has been named the next President of The Commonwealth Fund by the foundation's board, to...

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Health

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Foundation for Child Development Announces Appointment of Deborah A. Phillips as New President

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07/02/2012

... grantmaking foundation dedicated to the well-being of America’s children, has announced the appointment of Dr. Deborah A. Phillips as President, effective September ... development for over 30 years, working...

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Foundation for Child Development

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Sandra O. Moose Named Chair of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Board of Trustees

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06/04/2012

The Board of Trustees of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has also announced the election of Dr. Sandra O. Moose as Chair of the Foundation’s Board ...

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Colonel (Ret.) James D. McDonough, Jr., Joins New York State Health Foundation as Senior Fellow for Veterans Affairs

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03/01/2012

... beginning March 5, 2012. Colonel McDonough, a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, is currently President and CEO of the Veterans Outreach Center in Rochester, New York. Previously, he served as Director...

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New York Health Foundation

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Veterans

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William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund Names New Executive Director

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01/15/2014

The Trustees of the William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund have selected ... in the position. Addams is now the Executive Director of the Oliver Scholars Program, which engages extraordinary New York City students...

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William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund

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Education

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UJA-Federation Board of Directors Elects New CEO

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02/12/2014

The Board of Directors of UJA-Federation of New York announced on January 23 that Eric S. Goldstein has been elected CEO of UJA-Federation of New York, to...

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Changing the Conversation about Inequality

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09/23/2014

... there are effective ways to reduce inequality. The success of anti-poverty programs shows that inequality can be ... in the early elementary grades can lessen the effects of unequal circumstances on the...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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Innovative Finance and the Search for the Next Big Idea

Release Date:

10/17/2014

... Capital Markets (SOCAP) Conference. A longtime supporter of SOCAP and a strong believer in the power of networks to identify solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges. Over the course of...

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Communications/Media

Technology

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The John A. Hartford Foundation Names Terry Fulmer President

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02/10/2015

... PhD, RN, FAAN, University Distinguished Professor and Dean of the Bouvé College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University, will become ... its new President. Dr. Fulmer, who is also Professor of...

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26 Feb 2015

Administrative Relief: Helping the City’s Undocumented Immigrants Benefit from New Education, Employment and Health Care Opportunities

Thursday, February 26, 2015 -

2:15pm to 5:00pm

... who arrived as children remain in the U.S. free from fear of deportation and with permission to work. He also announced the creation of a new program, Deferred Action for Parental Accountability ... (DAPA),...

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Mark Zuckerman Named New President of The Century Foundation

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02/24/2015

Mark Zuckerman Named New President of The Century Foundation Mark Zuckerman has been named the next President of The Century Foundation, a progressive New York based think ... next President, effective March 2,...

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Dyson Foundation’s Leadership to Change in June

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03/19/2015

... to Change in June After leading day-to-day operations of the Dyson Foundation for nearly a quarter century, Diana ... has decided to step away from her role as president of the Mid-Hudson Valley’s largest...

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15 Apr 2015

NYCHA Goes Green: Urban Ag & Workforce Development

Wednesday, April 15, 2015 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

As part of a city-wide Building Healthy Communities Initiative rolling out of the Mayor’s Office, the New York City Housing Authority ... an additional five farms will be built utilizing the acres of...

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Food Systems

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More than Test Scores: What Young People Need to Succeed

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03/23/2015

... are based on the belief that young people need a variety of high-quality opportunities to support their development ... skills to succeed in life. Success also depends on a range of attributes that society...

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Education

24 Feb 2016

The Art of Moving Research to Impact

Wednesday, February 24, 2016 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... to advance knowledge, improve the quality and credibility of research in a discipline area, or move a policy agenda. As ... across sectors have become more attuned to the value of evidence-based decision-...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Takeaways From the Supreme Court Obamacare Ruling

Release Date:

06/25/2015

By Jim Knickman, President and CEO of New York State Health Foundation This piece was originally ... law, especially the most vulnerable. Here are just a few of New York State's accomplishments so far: More...

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New York Health Foundation

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Public Policy

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Health

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Want to Create a Movement? Create a Community.

Release Date:

06/10/2015

... that occur annually. Drowning is the leading cause of accidental death for children under age 5 and second ... my decades-long career, I’ve seen first hand the makings of great community engagement and how...

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Community Development

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08 Oct 2015

Funding Atrocity Prevention and Response in Iraq - Webinar

Thursday, October 8, 2015 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... these gaps. Additionally, we will discuss the possibility of forming a jointly-funded emergency response fund. Designed ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Disaster Relief

09 Feb 2016

Service for Impact

Tuesday, February 9, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Strategic volunteerism is a critical component of how corporations harness the time and talent of employees at all levels to support nonprofit partners and ... needs. This working group, rooted in the principles...

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