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Ford and RPA Work to Foster Sustainable Development in Ghana

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07/09/2015

... Development Goals (SDGs) in Ghana. Participants from business, philanthropy, social investment, the UN ... implementation of the SDGs. The Platform receives guidance from leading funders, including the Conrad...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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To Boost Job Prospects, Younger Americans Seek Dentures

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08/10/2015

... also fare worst in a health measure that can keep people from getting jobs — missing teeth. West Virginia is the ... lost at least that many teeth, according to statistics from the Commonwealth Fund. And a...

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Workforce Development

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Backs Columbia's Justice-In-Education Initiative

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08/27/2015

... around the wooden table with their professor ranged in age from their late 20s to early 40s— and all had served time ... a program supported by a three-year, $1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funding Spurs Federal Synthetic Biology Research

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09/17/2015

... research. DARPA’s investments, for example, increased from near zero in 2010 to more than $100 million in 2014 – ... International Center for Scholars supported by a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation...

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New York Botanical Garden Partners with MetLife Foundation for Healthy Families Program

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09/21/2015

... Program The New York Botanical Garden, with support from MetLife Foundation, has developed The MetLife Healthy ... receive free health-related screenings offered by staff from local hospitals. Participation in...

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Community Development

Food Systems

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Global Companies Like Johnson & Johnson and Goldman Sachs Join Climate Change Efforts

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09/23/2015

... warming. In addition, backers of a campaign to divest from fossil fuels announced Tuesday that investment managers ... $2.6 trillion had joined their effort, a 50-fold increase from a year ago and a sign that...

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Philanthropy Leaders Call for Greater Role in Tackling Global Challenges Defined in New Sustainable Development Goals

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09/25/2015

... and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, with support from the MasterCard, Ford, and Conrad N. Hilton foundations, ... Agenda," brought together a hundred and fifty leaders from across the philanthropic,...

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State Actions to Promote and Restrain Commercial Accountable Care Organizations: Milbank Memorial Fund Support

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10/19/2015

... University of California, Berkeley, draws on evidence from the literature and four case studies to outline tools ... What is in the public interest? What are the lessons from commercial health insurance and...

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Ford’s Walker Weighs in on New Rules Allowing Pension Funds to Invest with Conscience

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10/22/2015

... Funds to Invest with Conscience "Today’s announcement from the Department of Labor to allow pension funds to ... some of our most urgent social problems." Statement from Darren Walker, chair of the...

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NoVo Foundation Picked by Cuomo to Create New York City Women's Center

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10/27/2015

... take down an institution of failure and defeat and we rise from those ashes," Cuomo said Monday at the Chelsea Piers sports complex, across the street from the former prison. . . NoVo Foundation Picked by...

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Tow Foundation Touted as Prime Example of Funder Helping Turn the Tide for Juvenile Justice Reform

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11/19/2015

... the announcement was met with widespread praise from social justice and child welfare advocates. The Southern ... the past two decades. In those years, Connecticut has gone from being one of only three to...

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Hospitals Foster Interprofessional Practice to Improve Outcomes - Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

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11/20/2015

... processes. Some hospitals have brought professionals from different disciplines together for the benefit of ... to Support Interprofessional Collaboration, with funding from The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation in...

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Commonwealth Fund Advice: It’s Important to Read the Fine Print of Healthcare Coverage

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12/16/2015

... and mammograms, and prohibits insurance companies from charging copays for them. But findings from the most recent Commonwealth Fund Health Care ...

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Mellon Gives UPenn $5.1 Million to Boost Latino Faculty in the Humanities

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02/04/2016

... of Pennsylvania has announced a $5.1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in support of efforts to ... Professoriate, an initiative to prepare ninety students from Hispanic-serving institutions (...

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Century Foundation: A Post-Paris Agenda for Climate Security at the UN

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02/11/2016

... a long-term goal of preventing global temperatures from increasing beyond 2°C above pre-industrial levels (with ... individual nations, and calls for increasing finance flows from developed states to...

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Schools Are Finally Starting To Embrace Integration as a Method Of Closing The Achievement Gap (Century Foundation)

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02/11/2016

... innovation: school integration. A new report from The Century Foundation, a progressive think tank, shows ... suit. The report was accompanied by another study from the organization, which outlines the...

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UJA-Federation Noted in 'Why Metrics Matter In Jewish Philanthropy'

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02/18/2016

... be for a blessing, used to receive hundreds of envelopes from charities. Every month, he would work through the stacks ... wealthy man, he knew what it was like to experience hunger from his teen years spent...

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Study: Metabolism Protein Found to Also Regulate Feeding Behavior in the Brain (JPB Foundation)

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02/26/2016

... yet fully understood by scientists. However, new research from The Rockefeller University reveals an important new ... the brain.” . . . This work is supported by funding from The JPB Foundation. . . Study:...

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When Integrating A School, Does It Matter If You Use Class Instead Of Race? (Century Foundation)

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02/29/2016

... their schools more diverse. As a new pair of reports from the progressive Century Foundation shows, integration ... has come with one big difference that sets it apart from the busing battles of the past...

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