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Wallace Foundation Funds Research on Summer Academic Programs for Poor Children

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09/07/2016

Wallace Foundation Funds Research on Summer Academic Programs for Poor Children During their ... Learning Project... Wallace Foundation Funds Research on Summer Academic Programs for Poor Children ...

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Education

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Atlantic Philanthropies Final Grant Supports Cornell Tradition

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01/10/2017

The Atlantic Philanthropies, the foundation established by entrepreneur Charles F. Feeney '56, has made a $7 million grant to The Cornell Tradition, a fellowship program offering distinctive service, work and scholarship opportunities to some of the...

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Education

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Supported by Novo, Notorious New York Prison Is Reclaimed By The Women It Once Caged

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01/18/2017

... The project, called “The Women’s Building,” will offer office space for organizations advocating for women and ... and will serve as a global hub for people working on those issues. As part of the planning,...

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Justice Reform

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Lessons from Family Philanthropy: Rockefeller Brothers Fund at 75

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04/04/2017

... of its success be described? What lessons can it offer ? The Fund’s founding brothers represented an ... trusted advisers rather than actual peers. The brothers, on the other hand, were a committee of five,...

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NYSHealth Foundation Releases New Survey Results for How People Find and Use Health Care Price Information

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04/07/2017

... Price Information These reports summarizes survey results on how people view, seek, understand, value, and respond to ... Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and NYSHealth, the surveys offer new data that can...

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With Support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, New Survey Reveals Effects of Incarceration for Older Americans' Work And Retirement Plans

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05/05/2017

... survey offers a rare look at the effects of incarceration on older Americans' work life and retirement outlook. "This new survey provides important data on the lasting impact incarceration has...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Economic Security

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NY State Health Foundation CEO: 1M New Yorkers Could Lose Health Coverage Under AHCA

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05/08/2017

... health care bill passed by the House will have their eyes on Albany, which will be under pressure to pick up some of ...

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Why the Ford Foundation Launched a Program for Formerly Incarcerated People—and How They Did It

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05/19/2017

The foundation’s work with BPI also aligns with our support for fair chance hiring policies and other efforts to eliminate barriers to employment for people with conviction records...

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Justice Reform

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Commonwealth Fund: What Might a Medicaid Work Requirement Mean?

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05/31/2017

... These TANF policies condition federal funding to states on meeting work targets for TANF recipients; federal law ...

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Aging

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Investing in Young Scientific Talent: How (and Why) Rita Allen Foundation Does It

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06/14/2017

... more people, and from a strategic standpoint, seem to offer more influence and credibility. And organizations, ... million in a recent year, still focuses much of its giving on young scientists of exceptional...

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Bloomberg-Supported Coal Documentary, “From the Ashes,” to Air June 25

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06/20/2017

... Michael Bloomberg and his philanthropy division. It airs on the National Geographic Channel on Sunday, June 25. The in-depth look at America’s coal ...

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Ford Funds Analysis, Toolkit for Improving Legal Aid Websites

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08/08/2017

... in their community. Increasingly, these sites also offer automated court forms that guide self-represented ...

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Justice Reform

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Sparks For Change: Open Society Fellows Have Tested New Ideas For Baltimore For 20 Years

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08/09/2017

Dozens of ex-offenders have passed through Gregory Carpenter’s small bakery, where he teaches them how to make buttery pastry dough and flaky pie crusts. Carpenter is one in an army of social justice change agents that the Baltimore office of the...

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Milbank Memorial Fund Releases Report on Telehealth Private Payer Laws

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08/23/2017

Milbank Memorial Fund Releases Report on Telehealth Private Payer Laws Many state health policy ... used; location of service; and type of provider who can offer the service. To get a better understanding and to...

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Trump’s Threats on Health Law Hide an Upside: Gains Made by Some Insurers

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08/29/2017

Trump’s Threats on Health Law Hide an Upside: Gains Made by Some Insurers It ... Insurers are also awaiting Senate hearings set to start on Sept. 6 for a hint of what steps, if any, lawmakers may take to stabilize...

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‘Grassroots Means No Brains': How To Tackle Racism In The Aid Sector

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08/29/2017

Racism is at play when only 1% of humanitarian relief funds reach national or local organisations responding to earthquakes in Haiti or in Nepal, or fighting Ebola in west Africa, and when only 2% of humanitarian assistance overall goes to those...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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How To Choose The Right Nonprofit To Donate Your Time To

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08/23/2017

... your decision. Six members of Forbes Nonprofit Council offer their advice on how the mission, time dedication and necessary skills can ... how to allocate volunteer time is to get crystal clear on...

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New York Business Coalition Denounces Trump Move On DACA

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09/06/2017

New York Business Coalition Denounces Trump Move On DACA The organization of the city's largest businesses, ... other New York leaders condemned President Donald Trump on Tuesday for his decision to phase out...

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Immigration

What Major Universities Had to Say About Trump’s Move to Roll Back DACA

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09/07/2017

... Back DACA Shortly after the Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it would rescind a federal program that ... University of California at Berkeley sent a stark message on social media, tweeting,...

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