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Ford Foundation Bets on Slow Food Movement to Help Global Poor

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01/23/2015

... Poor Mention "slow food" and it's hard not to think of a more affluent crowd of foodies and hipsters who have the luxury to think in highly intentional ways about how and what...

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Food Systems

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Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare Announces Initiative to Address "Invisible Wounds of War"

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02/12/2015

... Announces Initiative to Address "Invisible Wounds of War" The Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans ... the Bob Woodruff Foundation today announced an expansion of their partnership to provide...

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Simons-Funded Study Finds Connection Between Genes That Contribute to Autism

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03/11/2015

... several dozen genes potentially associated with autism. In the past three years, the gene CHD8 has emerged as one of the strongest candidates. Individuals with a ... proteins present in the...

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William T. Grant Foundation-Funded Study Examines the Consequences of Childhood Bullying

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05/01/2015

... T. Grant Foundation-Funded Study Examines the Consequences of Childhood Bullying New research suggests that the ... by peers may have a greater impact on mental health in adulthood than originally thought...

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Weinberg Foundation Launches Workforce Leadership Academy in Baltimore

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06/08/2015

Weinberg Foundation Launches Workforce Leadership Academy in Baltimore The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, ... the Aspen Institute, has announced the inaugural cohort of a year- long...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

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Community Development

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Ford and RBF Lead Charge to Publicize Diversity Data

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07/01/2015

... RBF Lead Charge to Publicize Diversity Data The heads of the Bullitt, Ford, William and Flora Hewlett, Kresge and ... that compiles data on nonprofits. GuideStar, which has long collected financial audits and...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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City Will Bring High-Speed Broadband to Digital Deserts in Brooklyn and Queens

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07/02/2015

City Will Bring High-Speed Broadband to Digital Deserts in Brooklyn and Queens City Hall may be stalled so far in ... Economic Development Corp. announced Wednesday the launch of a program to...

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United Hospital Fund Explores the Struggles of Family Caregiving

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07/31/2015

United Hospital Fund Explores the Struggles of Family Caregiving Family caregivers generally provide ... Fund, a non-profit research and philanthropy organization in New York. “For those who provide long...

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What We Learned from the Failure of the Rikers Island Social Impact Bond

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08/10/2015

What We Learned from the Failure of the Rikers Island Social Impact Bond An experiment ... of programs that, if successfully delivered, will generate long -term savings. Repayment of...

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Justice Reform

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Elmezzi Foundation Supports Population Health Management Pilot Program at Mount Sinai Queens

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08/21/2015

... which helps provide opportunities for residents of western Queens through education, youth development, ... medical, behavioral and social health outcomes of people in Astoria, Long...

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Citi Launches Citi Bike for Good to Support Three of New York City’s Leading Not-for-Profit Organizations

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09/18/2015

Citi Launches Citi Bike for Good to Support Three of New York City’s Leading Not-for-Profit Organizations Citi today announced Citi Bike® for Good, a month- long initiative enabling Citi Bike riders to support...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Launches Redesigned Carnegie.Org

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09/22/2015

Carnegie Corporation of New York Launches Redesigned Carnegie.Org Carnegie ... issues of our times. Voting rights is one such issue, long a focus of the Corporation’s Democracy...

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MetLife Releases 2014 Corporate Responsibility Report

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09/23/2015

... Report MetLife, Inc. announced the release of the company’s latest corporate responsibility report, ... makes on society while achieving its core business goals of managing risk and meeting its long...

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American Express Awards $2.5 Million to Five Innovative Principal Leadership Programs

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10/05/2015

... Programs American Express and the National Association of Secondary School Principals today announced the five ... and impact over the next three years with an eye toward long -term sustainability. The grants...

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Peterson Poll: Broad Majority Calls for More Focus on Nation's Fiscal Outlook

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10/27/2015

... Fiscal Outlook With important fiscal deadlines looming in coming weeks, the nation’s fiscal outlook remains a top ... October Fiscal Confidence Index, a monthly measure of public attitudes about the nation’s...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

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Economic Security

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Wallace Foundation Supports New Professional Standards For Educational Leaders

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11/30/2015

... Standards For Educational Leaders The Council of Chief State School Officers has released the long -awaited set of professional standards for educational ... Educational Administration. They...

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New National Standards for Principals Flow from Wallace Work

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12/10/2015

... from Wallace Work Eight new standards for supervisors of school principals, covering topics such as instructional ... as they help those principals improve their effectiveness in an evolving role. The...

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Chronicle of Social Change Profiles Hilton Foundation and Its Massive Growth

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01/22/2016

Chronicle of Social Change Profiles Hilton Foundation and Its Massive Growth As I discussed in my post last week on funders helping foster youth age out ... “proactive grantmaker” that initiates and develops “...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

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Ford, Visa Fund Incubator Program for Financially Fragile Populations

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03/31/2016

... Financially Fragile Populations More than $1.6 million in additional grants from the Ford Foundation and Visa will ... play a more active role in improving the financial lives of their...

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