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As National Momentum Grows, Advocates’ Voices Ring Out On Capitol Hill

Release Date:

12/19/2012

... school discipline reform and the ongoing struggle against policies that criminalize childhood behavior. As National ...

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Insights

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Community Development

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Philanthropy New York

To Be a True Practitioner of Democracy

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05/22/2013

In 1831, Alexis de Tocqueville, a young French aristocrat visiting the United States saw a new phenomenon in America. In Democracy in America, the book that emerged from his experiences, he called it "individualism," a word he coined to describe the...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence Founders Named American Academy of Nursing 2013 Honorary Fellows

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09/18/2013

Donald and Barbara Jonas, Founders of the Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence, have been named to the American Academy of Nursing 2013 class of Honorary Fellows. Each year, the Academy recognizes a small group of individuals as Honorary Fellows in...

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UJA-Federation Report Explores Ways to Cut NYC Poverty Rate

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03/11/2015

The study was completed in partnership with Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York.

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UJA-Federation of New York

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25 Aug 2015

Peace, Conflict, and the Scale of the Climate Risk Landscape - Webinar

Tuesday, August 25, 2015 -

1:15pm to 2:45pm

The opening webinar to the Global Climate Security series will examine the security implications of climate risk to provide a context for the subsequent place-based and sector-based webinars to follow. This webinar will address climate risk and...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Economic Security

06 Oct 2015

PPC-NYC: Talk. Think. Drink. II

Tuesday, October 6, 2015 -

6:00pm to 8:00pm

We are back for a second round! If you work in communications for a think tank, nonprofit or foundation, care about a cause, talk a lot about policy and want to share stories over a drink or two, come along to the “Talk. Think. Drink. II”, a happy...

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Communications Staff

Commonwealth Fund Finds Insurers Selling More of Their Individual Health Plans in ACA Marketplaces

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06/02/2016

... insurers’ most recent projections for ACA-compliant policies ... Commonwealth Fund Finds Insurers Selling More of ...

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Alfred P. Sloan Study Gives Insight into Employee Engagement

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05/12/2017

Research by Georgetown University and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation confirms that 80 percent of employees would be happier with more flexible work options and alternative schedules that meet their personal needs.

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Initial Funding From Ford Foundation, New York Community Trust Supports New Council on Criminal Justice

Release Date:

07/23/2019

... to form ad hoc task forces that study and recommend model policies rooted in a data-driven, nonpartisan approach, with ...

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The New York Community Trust

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Justice Reform

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Ford Foundation

12/15/2014 - Why We Can’t Wait: Lessons from Listening to Girls of Color - Live stream and Materials

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12/2014

View the materials and live stream recording of the program, "Why We Can’t Wait: Lessons from Listening to Girls of Color."

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Susan G. Komen Names Dr. Judith Salerno as President and Chief Executive Officer

Release Date:

07/01/2013

Susan G. Komen’s Board of Directors has named Judith A. Salerno, M.D., M.S., as the organization’s new President and Chief Executive Officer.

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Gender Justice

08 Jan 2020

Investing in the Future of Our Community: A Case Study on Funders’ Motivations for Supporting CSAs - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Wednesday, January 8, 2020 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... education. They link families to mainstream financial institutions and are associated with greater ...

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Economic Security

09 Dec 2021

Racial Inequities in Medical Debt: Causes and Potential Solutions - A Webinar Hosted by Grantmakers in Health

Thursday, December 9, 2021 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... Medical debt prevents millions of people from achieving financial stability and negatively impacts their health ... concentrated in communities of color, due to inequitable policies and practices that...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Economic Security

Sheldon H. Danziger Named New President of the Russell Sage Foundation

Release Date:

02/01/2013

... in poverty and economic inequality, and on social welfare policies in the United States. He has published widely on the ... of Early Adulthood; and Changing Poverty, Changing Policies . His most recent RSF-...

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The Century Foundation Releases Report - Here Is What School Integration in America Looks Like Today

Release Date:

12/02/2021

... nature: they are the result of racist school and housing policies —conscious decisions by lawmakers—combined with ... individual choices that families make. Through deliberate policies and practices, however,...

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Education

Social Justice

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The Century Foundation

14 Nov 2016

International Grantmakers Network: Brown Bag Lunch

Monday, November 14, 2016 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 1500 Broadway, 7th Floor, NYC

The International Grantmakers Network invites all funders with interest in international grantmaking to an informal brown-bag lunch (bring your own lunch!) for networking and conversation.

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Issue-Based

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Roundtable Discussion

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International/Foreign Affairs

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The Century Foundation Announces New Senior Fellow, Presence in Beirut

Release Date:

02/01/2013

The Century Foundation has also announced a promotion and location change for two of the organization’s foreign policy experts.

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Wiliam T. Grant Foundation Announces Institutional Challenge Grant to Support Research-Practice Partnerships

Release Date:

04/06/2017

... important, research institutions will need to shift their policies and practices to value collaborative research. ... resources and capacity, as well as internal institutional policies that may discourage...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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David Blumenthal to Step Down as Commonwealth Fund President at End of Year

Release Date:

05/11/2022

David Blumenthal, M.D., will step down as president of the Commonwealth Fund at the end of 2022

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