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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Appoints Distinguished Writer, Poet, Scholar, and Arts Advocate Elizabeth Alexander as President

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02/07/2018

... will succeed Earl Lewis, who has served as President since 2013 . Alexander, a renowned writer, poet, and scholar, is ...

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Commonwealth Fund Study Reveals State Rankings on the Nation’s Best Health Care

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05/08/2018

... the average life expectancy in the United States declined for the first time in decades, a new report is out detailing ... from access, to the value of care Americans were paying for . According to the results...

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Commonwealth Fund Releases Its 2018 Scorecard on State Health System Performance

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05/29/2018

... more improvement than decline between 2013 and 2016 in the functioning of state health care ...

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Heather Gerken Joins Mellon Foundation’s Board of Trustees

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06/06/2018

... San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project (SFALP). In 2013 , her proposal for creating the Democracy Index—a national ranking of ...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Announces More Than $19 Million in Grants

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10/18/2018

... of 2018. The board also approved a new-five year strategy for the Catholic Sisters Strategic Initiative, beginning with grant approvals for the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

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Ms. Foundation for Women Partners with Gucci for Next Phase of Chime for Change

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01/29/2019

Ms. Foundation for Women Partners with Gucci for Next Phase of Chime for ... chapter of its Chime for Change campaign, through which it hopes to continue to...

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Henry Ford III Elected to Ford Foundation's Board of Trustees

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02/25/2019

... of Edsel Ford, who created the foundation in 1936. It is the first time in more than 40 years that a Ford family ... line" to the family since Walker began in his position in 2013 . "Ever since Darren...

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New York State Health Foundation Publishes Review of NY State Laws Regarding Surprise Bills

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02/26/2019

... Regarding Surprise Bills Bipartisan support is swelling for a federal fix to combat "surprise" bills, which often ... and limitations. Under the law, patients are responsible for their in-network...

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New York Health Foundation

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Beyond Grantmaking: Foundations as Impact Investors

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05/12/2014

... Margot Brandenburg , the Nathan Cummings Foundation For the General Service Foundation, created and endowed by Clifton R. Musser and his wife Margaret Kulp Musser, it was the younger members of the family who...

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The Long Island Community Foundation Awards $610,000 in Grants to 30 Nonprofits

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10/14/2021

... to injured marine life, empower students to advocate for natural solutions to climate change, provide food and ... are available. ARTS & CULTURE CINEMA ARTS CENTRE – $ 10 ,000 for a film...

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Policy Experts Discuss Future College Affordability at Century Foundation Gathering

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09/27/2018

... during “Higher Ed 2020: College Affordability Ideas for the Next Congress and Beyond,” an event hosted by The ... “One of the myths about higher education is that it ’s the great equalizer, but it...

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Patrick Gaspard Named President of the Open Society Foundations

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12/14/2017

... was previously the U.S. ambassador to South Africa from 2013 to 2016. Prior to that, he was the executive director of ... from 2009 to 2011, and the national political director for Obama for...

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Dr. Meredith Woocher joins Covenant Foundation staff as Director of Learning

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02/07/2023

... where she conducted research and evaluation projects for Jewish communal clients across North America. Previously ... her career, she worked as an independent consultant from 2013 -2018, served as Director of...

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Ms. Foundation Launches Public Voices Fellowship

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02/12/2016

... Launches Public Voices Fellowship The Ms. Foundation for Women announces its Public Voices Fellowship, an ... impact this initiative will make,” said Ms. Foundation for Women President and CEO Teresa C...

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AAPI Civic Engagement Fund and Groundswell Fund Collaborate on a Groundbreaking New Report - Ahead of the Majority: Foregrounding Women of Color

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08/13/2019

... of Black women on the frontlines of democratic demands for progressive change and social justice, turning out to the ... Islander (AAPI) women. The data points to the potential for substantive policy change...

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Funding Advocacy in Increasingly Polarized Political Times

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... organizations are frequently drawn into the public eye for their good work. With increased visibility comes added ... and navigating this work can become more complicated for both funders and grantees. This...

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Unbound Philanthropy and OSF Among U.S. Foundations Taking Action to Address Refugee Crisis, Report Finds

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06/20/2018

... Weingart Foundation — the report offers suggestions for how philanthropy can leverage its resources and calls on ...

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