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With Support from the Rockefeller Foundation, This New Orleans Neighborhood Is Fighting Flooding By Welcoming It

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03/09/2017

... It For decades, New Orleans fought to keep water out of the city. In the city's new resilience district, with ... can reduce flooding. The plan was developed as part of the Rockefeller Foundation's...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Writes on His Philanthropy's Public Health Projects

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06/01/2017

... communicable diseases like malaria and AIDS now kill fewer of its people than noncommunicable ones like heart disease, ... respiratory ailments and diabetes do. But awareness of this progress lags far behind...

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Health

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Ford, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur and Rockefeller Foundations’ Impact Investing Highlighted

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06/07/2017

... Rockefeller Foundations’ Impact Investing Highlighted In 2015 , the United Nations laid out its Sustainable Development ... organization to increase the scale and effectiveness of impact investing. . . Ford,...

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Sloan Foundation Supported Survey: Work Can Be Stressful, Dangerous And Sometimes Great

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08/14/2017

... good friends on the job can make work feel less taxing. In 2015 , RAND researchers, along with Harvard Medical School and the University of California, Los Angeles, began collecting data from over ... and...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Workforce Development

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Is Rezoning In East Harlem A Trojan Horse For Gentrification?

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08/30/2017

... painted by the Harlem Art Collective, which formed in 2015 . They have painted Aztec symbols, for example, and a ... painted “the most political” one yet, says a founder of the collective, O’Sheena Smith, 38...

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Community Development

Groundswell Engages The Community To Make Art – And A Statement

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08/31/2017

... city funds to creating murals on the external walls of New York City Housing Authority developments when it’s hard to find funds to clear interior walls of persistent, dangerous mold. But Groundswell, a .....

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The Promise of Skills-Based Volunteering

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09/07/2017

The Promise of Skills-Based Volunteering ver the past decade, businesses of all kinds have become much more socially aware and active. In 2015 , more than 75 percent of large US...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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The World's Soaring CO2 Levels Visualized as Skyscrapers

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09/22/2017

... twist to the history and possible dark future of climate change. If you want an unusual but punchy telling of the world’s explosion of climate-warping gases, look no ... effort to limit...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg and Gates Back A $225 Million Effort to Save 100 Million Lives Over Five Years

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09/26/2017

... such as heart disease and stroke are the number one cause of death worldwide. In 2015 alone, nearly 18 million people died from CVDs which accounts for 31 percent of all global deaths...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Health

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How America Gives Special Report: Breaking the Charity Habit

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10/03/2017

... year, the charity world waits eagerly for the announcement of how much individual Americans gave to charity. And each ... doggedly climbs higher, faltering only occasionally. Four of the past five years, it...

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Lincoln Center Scraps a $500 Million Geffen Hall Renovation

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10/04/2017

... Center Scraps a $500 Million Geffen Hall Renovation One of the biggest cultural building projects in the country was ... back to the drawing board on Tuesday, when the new leaders of Lincoln Center and the New...

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Route Fifty Recognizes Bloomberg Philanthropies’ What Works Cities at Second Annual Navigator Awards

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11/17/2017

... a Bloomberg Philanthropies-funded program begun in April 2015 , was named a 2017 Navigator Award recipient for ... management, transparency, access to data and the adoption of best practices and data-driven...

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12 Jul 2018

Making Space at The Table: Welcoming New Voices to Your Family Giving - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, July 12, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... Whether you are looking to involve the next generation of family members, developing a process to invite non-family ... that these new voices and needs are heard. Presenters List of speakers still forming...

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09 Aug 2018

Cultivating A Healthy Family Culture - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, August 9, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... and family foundation staff and trustees only.* The health of a family is often defined by its culture. Creating ... connections, positive relationships and a lifetime of closeness takes effort. Achieving this...

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12 Sep 2019

Exiting Responsibly: Making Wise Choices As You Wrap Up - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, September 12, 2019 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Whether your foundation is considering wrapping up a long-term initiative or a foundation’s existence, this webinar will provide valuable ideas and tactics.

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Simons Foundation Invites Applications for Autism Research

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06/06/2019

... Simons Foundation works to advance the frontiers of research in mathematics and the basic sciences. To that ... annual Bridge to Independence Award Program. Created in 2015 , the program promotes talented early...

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RFPs Etc

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Science

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2019 New York Life Foundation Excellence in Summer Learning Award Winners Announced

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08/17/2019

... Summer Learning Award program has been a critical strategy of the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) to support the growth and visibility of high-quality summer learning programs. In 2015...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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11 Jun 2024

Clarifying Your Purpose and Legacy Part One: Family Giving Lifecycle Succession and Legacy Curriculum Workshop - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

This interactive workshop will provide families with practical tools and proven strategies to clarify their philanthropic mission, effectively transition leadership, ensure lasting impact, and preserve their philanthropic values.

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