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Students with Influence Over Peers Reduce School Bullying: Research Funded by WT Grant, Russell Sage Foundations

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01/06/2016

... conflict resolution in school. A team of researchers from Princeton, Rutgers University and Yale University ... Early Edition on Jan. 4. Funding for this project came from the WT Grant Foundation Scholars...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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Education & Youth

Education

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NYS Health Foundation, Advocates Weigh in on Immigrant Health Care

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03/01/2016

... everyone else, said Rodriguez, who was brought to Miami from the Dominican Republic when she was 6 years old. Her immigration status kept her from obtaining a Florida driver's license, which made .....

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Immigration & Immigrant Communities

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Commonwealth Fund Brief Documents ACA’s Costs for Low- to Moderate-Income People

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03/18/2016

... designed, consumers’ out-of-pocket spending will vary from plan to plan. The study, conducted by Sara R. ... deductibles exclude primary care visits and generic drugs from them, and a majority also exclude...

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Appointments & Transitions

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The Daphne Foundation Appoints Yvonne Moore to Its Board of Trustees

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04/28/2016

... of Youth and Family Services.” Yvonne holds a BA from Texas Tech University and a MS in Nonprofit Management from the Milano School of International Affairs, Management, ...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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The Century Foundation Rallies Against "Turnkey Tyranny" With Presidential Transition

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11/18/2016

... Tyranny" With Presidential Transition For six years— from 2006 to 2013—I worked inside the intelligence ... made the NSA tyrant-proof. In Snowden’s first interview from Hong Kong, warned against “turnkey...

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Public Policy

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George Soros, Mastercard to Partner to Aid Migrants, Refugees

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01/19/2017

... social status. The partnership, Humanity Ventures, stems from a pledge Soros made in September to earmark up to $500 ...

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International/Global Affairs

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Open Society Foundations

UJA-Federation of New York's CEO Writes Letter About AHCA to NY's Congressional Delegation

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03/24/2017

... most vulnerable. Propelled by a moral mandate stemming from both our Jewish values and our experience in supporting ... that previously covered populations would be turned away from vital services. These...

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UJA-Federation of New York

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Six Reasons Funders Should Increase Support for People Of Color-Led Work

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04/04/2017

... racial disparities in philanthropic giving resulting from a widespread practice of resourcing people of color-led ... gains for low-income white people have been gained from battles won by people of color (the...

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Women & Girls

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Cities' Ability to Tap Into Big Data

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04/26/2017

... Mobile's two-year-old Innovation Team, funded with a grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies, cross-referenced the data with ... also helping Los Angeles to clean up city streets. Teams from the city...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Addresses Technology Gap in Rural Healthcare

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04/28/2017

... at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center will soon benefit from access to the latest computed tomography (CT) diagnostic technology made possible through a grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley...

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Ford Foundation Hires Detroit Native, Kevin Ryan, as Program Officer for its New Detroit Office

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05/31/2017

... announced Wednesday it has hired Detroit native Kevin Ryan from the New York Foundation to be its new Detroit-based program officer. “[Ryan] will be working from Detroit and working with grantee partners there...

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Housing and Homelessness

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Gives $150M for An Initiative To Elevate Civic Discourse

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06/27/2017

... To Elevate Civic Discourse Great Britain’s exit from the European Union followed by the unexpected victory of ... rebellion has assailed the establishment from the right, not the left. Suddenly, conservatives...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

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Ford Foundation Suggests that It’s Time to Reboot Grantmaking

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06/29/2017

... of Columbia. Some 91 percent of these students graduate from high school, a success rate that has earned CIS ... wrenching reexamination of priorities for CIS to pull back from expansion to patch its...

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Ford Foundation's Darren Walker on the Perils of Meritocracy

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06/30/2017

... a combination of dogged work and stubborn will, rose from a mis-remembering of The Surprising Adventures of Baron ... Munchausen: In it, the eponymous aristocrat pulls himself from a swamp—not by his...

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Social Justice

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NoVo Foundation is Built on Partnership; Founders Champion Gender Equality

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07/19/2017

... which is to transform relationships across the globe from “domination and exploitation” to “collaboration ... philanthropy, I got them both. They spoke to me by phone from their home in the Hudson Valley,...

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Women & Girls

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Big Names, Big Funding: Why Are MIT and IBM Joining Forces on AI Research?

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09/14/2017

... MIT, which recently announced a $240 million commitment from the company to support collaborative artificial ... an effort to plant a stake in this booming field. Aside from the amount of the funding, there’s...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Ex-Googlers Stir Up Controversy With Bodega Pantry Concept

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09/18/2017

... 100,000 Bodegas spread out, with one always 100 feet away from you.” Needless to say, this has caught the attention ... but also the urban independent mom-and-pop retailers from which Bodega derives its name...

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Food Systems

Ford Releases Investment Returns; More Grant Makers May Be On the Way

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10/02/2017

... portfolio of low-cost, passively invested index funds from Vanguard, with 70 percent invested in stocks and the ... that actively managed portfolios will beat indexes from time to time... Ford Releases...

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Ford Foundation President Darren Walker Highlights The Role Of Innovative Partnerships In New Orleans' Recovery

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10/20/2017

... care for her family. Years later, when her mom passed away from cancer, Danielle struggled to return to work. Her ... skills, and regained her confidence. After graduating from STRIVE, she was handpicked to...

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