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New Board Members for Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees

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01/26/2016

... Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees The membership of Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR) elected to its board of directors Amanda Cloud, president & CEO of The...

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Immigration

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Ford, Open Society and Others Join in Support of Public Interest Tech

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02/17/2016

Ford, Open Society and Others Join in Support of Public Interest Tech A group of five national foundations working to promote the use of ... of public interest technology...

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Technology

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Marsh & McLennan, Tow Foundation Honored Alongside Lin-Manuel Miranda

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03/30/2016

... Honored Alongside Lin-Manuel Miranda John Jay College of Criminal Justice will honor Lin-Manuel Miranda, Grammy Award-winning composer, lyricist, performer, and 2015 MacArthur Foundation Award recipient, as...

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Ford, Rockefeller Offer Templates for Guiding CEO Transitions at Big Foundations

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03/07/2017

... will start his next high-profile gig as the president of the Rockefeller Foundation in March, taking the reins from ... Shah, 43, will lead the foundation, is the latest sign of notable leadership turnover at...

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The Rockefeller Brothers Fund: A 19th Century Fortune Tackles 21st Century Problems

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05/17/2017

... left its mark on America. Founded in 1940 by five sons of John D. Rockefeller Jr.–John 3rd, Nelson, Laurance, ... Winthrop, and David–it has been a major supporter of New York’s Riverside Church (where the...

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Indian Child Welfare at Casey Family Programs is Highlight for Native American Students in Crisis

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08/02/2017

... continuing education and agricultural science. Nearly all of the young people who study in this trailer—officially ... expelled from the large, diverse high school in the town of Madras—“up there,” as the...

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Education

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Casey Family Programs

When a Company Is Making Money From the Opioid Crisis

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09/07/2017

... a Company Is Making Money From the Opioid Crisis In a year of big stories, the opioid crisis has become one of the biggest, though it’s been a problem since the early ... many have since moved on to—West...

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Health

The Rockefeller Foundation Expands Access to Electricity in India

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11/15/2017

... to Electricity in India In rural India, only 55 percent of households have access to electricity. The Rockefeller ... Rural Development initiative. By widening the availability of electricity in India, The...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Invests $2.5M in Youth Initiatives for 2017

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12/14/2017

... City’s largest borough—launched Invest in Youth in 2015 as a 10-year, $25 million commitment to improving ... for 16- to 24-year-olds, particularly young people of color, through grantmaking, strategic...

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Open Society Foundations Seek Clarification on Pakistan NGO Ruling

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12/14/2017

... clarification from the government, after the Ministry of the Interior informed it and a number of other international non-governmental organizations that ... cease operations in Pakistan in just 60 days. In...

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New Report Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies Details Macro-Economic Benefits of Reducing Road Traffic Crashes

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01/10/2018

... Bloomberg Philanthropies Details Macro-Economic Benefits of Reducing Road Traffic Crashes Cutting road traffic deaths ... social welfare benefits. Those are the main findings of a new report released on...

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Community Development

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22 Feb 2018

LGBTQ Funders Social Network

Thursday, February 22, 2018 -

5:30pm to 7:30pm

... York are partnering to support an informal, local group of philanthropic professionals who are LGBTQ and their funder ... queer, intersex and allies who are staff or trustees of private, corporate, family and...

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JPMorgan Chase Strengthens Its Commitment To Support Urban Entrepreneurs of Color

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02/27/2018

... Strengthens Its Commitment To Support Urban Entrepreneurs of Color JPMorgan Chase is flush with funds right now. With ... the bank an additional $4 billion in annual profits on top of already gargantuan...

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Workforce Development

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NYCT's Patricia Swann and Kerry Mccarthy Write About the Power and Possibility of the ‘Black Panther’ Moment

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03/06/2018

... and Kerry Mccarthy Write About the Power and Possibility of the ‘Black Panther’ Moment Black Panther” is being ... why. It’s more than just a movie; it’s a celebration of black excellence. Entire communities...

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Arts

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New York Times Op-Ed "Good Leaders Make Good Schools" Cites Important Wallace-Commissioned Research Report

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03/13/2018

... somewhere out in the country; we just do a terrible job of circulating them. For example, if you want to learn how to ... average, to 77.5 percent from 56.9 percent. The percentage of Chicago students going to...

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Education

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Andrus Family Fund and Groundswell Fund Amongst Leading LGBTQ Funders

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05/07/2018

... on Funders for LGBTQ Issues’ 2016 honor roll. Some of the most significant increases came from the Andrus Family ... San Diego Foundation. They all doubled their support from 2015 to 2016. The Arcus Foundation...

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Gender Justice

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11 Oct 2018

Advocacy Guidance for Nonprofits and Foundations - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, October 11, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... can develop a strong advocacy plan. Learn the importance of advocacy work and how to legally use your funding and your ... donor experienced in using advocacy to advance the cause of his work. Designed for The...

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Crain's New York Profiles Rockefeller Foundation President Rajiv Shah

Release Date:

05/15/2018

... the U.S. Agency for International Development from 2009 to 2015 . He also founded private-equity firm Latitude Capital. ... in New York City? In the past decade, we've granted tens of millions of...

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Report from Commonwealth Fund Finds Patient Worry About Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Costs at All-Time High

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05/17/2018

Report from Commonwealth Fund Finds Patient Worry About Out- of -Pocket Healthcare Costs at All-Time High Few patients are ... they can afford an expensive medical bill, as high out- of -pocket healthcare costs...

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