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Sloan, Skoll Foundations & Carnegie Support PBS NewsHour Exploratiopn of Future of Higher Education

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08/23/2017

... a Twitter chat on August 24 at 1 p.m. EDT with financial aid officers, policy experts and other key stakeholders. Use ...

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Millions of Dollars From Corporations and Individuals Flow to Flood-Ravaged Texas

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08/29/2017

... Texas are attracting millions of dollars in donations for relief efforts, much of it from corporate sources but also from tens of thousands of ... cost the region tens of billions of dollars, but private...

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Opinion: With Or Without DACA, New York Must Step Up For Immigrant Communities

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09/05/2017

Opinion: With Or Without DACA, New York Must Step Up For Immigrant Communities I came to the United States when I ... here to join my parents, who had already been in the U.S. for years, having left our home...

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Will New Rockefeller Foundation President Break or Reinforce its Mold?

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09/08/2017

... president of the Rockefeller Foundation, shared his vision for the New York-based foundation’s future, which includes the use of science and technology for inclusive growth and leveraging the foundation’s .....

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Hometown Hope: How Amazon is Paying Attention to Homelessness in Seattle and Beyond

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09/20/2017

... Paying Attention to Homelessness in Seattle and Beyond “ It ’s permanent until homelessness is solved.” So remarked ... Seattle headquarters will incorporate a shelter for homeless families. It...

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Bloomberg and Gates Back A $225 Million Effort to Save 100 Million Lives Over Five Years

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09/26/2017

... nearly 18 million people died from CVDs which accounts for 31 percent of all global deaths. Noncommunicable diseases ... to tolerate them at tragically high levels.” Outcomes for NCD sufferers in LIMCs,...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Health

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Opinion: New York City’s Runaway Homeless Youth Deserve Better Services

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09/28/2017

... City’s Runaway Homeless Youth Deserve Better Services For most young people, turning 21 is ceremonious. It 's a rite of passage into adulthood celebrated with spirits ... shelters and move to single adult...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Housing and Homelessness

In Hurricanes’ Wake, Nonprofits Worry About Fundraising Impact

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10/10/2017

... continued rehearsals, built sets, and found a new venue for the September 15 premiere of Describe the Night, a ... political saga set in Russia that had been on the calendar for months. As damage was being...

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OSF Denounces Hungarian Government's Attacks Against Soros

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11/27/2017

... The survey asked the voters whether they supported what it called the "Soros Plan" — including the resettlement of ... 9 million Hungarian forint ($33,772) in mandatory state aid per immigrant... OSF...

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Aetna Foundation President Discusses What it Will Take to Solve the Opioid Crisis

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06/29/2018

Aetna Foundation President Discusses What it Will Take to Solve the Opioid Crisis In 2015, our life expectancy dropped for the first time since the height of the AIDS epidemic. ... faces a unique battle, which is...

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Tiffany & Co. Foundation Continues Commitment to Great Barrier Reef Conservation Efforts

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07/17/2018

... The Tiffany & Co. Foundation announced today that it has committed approximately $1.4 million AUD ($1 million ... Co. Foundation has supported coral conservation worldwide for nearly two decades. This...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Simons Foundation Science Sandbox Announce Inaugural Science Nonfiction Film Grants

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11/16/2018

... by the Sundance Institute, aims to provide resources for emerging artists making science nonfiction films and to ... will receive support from the Sundance Institute to aid in any creative, financial or...

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Science

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15 Jun 2021

Why Care About Care? Our Economy Depends on it - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network and Economic Opportunity Funders

Tuesday, June 15, 2021 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... childcare, early childhood education, home-based care for older adults and people with disabilities as well as the ... the issue of care impacts everyone . Join AFN and EOF for a webinar addressing the issues...

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21 Oct 2021

Change Makers Activate -- Supporting Innovative State Policies: A Case Study of State EITCs - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Thursday, October 21, 2021 - 1:00pm

... improve economic security and Lessons learned about what it takes to pass these policies Speakers James Jiminez , Executive Director, New Mexico Voices for Children Abby Levine , Director, Bolder Advocacy Ami...

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09 Dec 2021

Racial Inequities in Medical Debt: Causes and Potential Solutions - A Webinar Hosted by Grantmakers in Health

Thursday, December 9, 2021 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

It is estimated that approximately half of all Americans have ... and the people most at risk Potential points of engagement for philanthropy Speakers Keith Hearle , Special Advisor, RIP ...

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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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Appointments & Transitions

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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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Philanthropy New York Leadership Transition

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06/24/2020

... community to spark the transitions that this moment calls for and makes possible. PNY, and I, will continue to support ... after long consideration through last winter and shared it with PNY’s Board at the...

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PNY News

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Policy Experts Discuss Future College Affordability at Century Foundation Gathering

Release Date:

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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