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Rockefeller Funding of Resilience Officer in Chicago Makes News

Release Date:

05/03/2016

... Mayor Rahm Emanuel struggled to explain just what it is that former Deputy Water Management Commissioner Aaron ... be doing in the newly created job. The only thing we know for sure is that somebody other than...

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Inaugural All Female Festival Launches In New York

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05/09/2016

... Festival showcases the women who are redefining how to do business, setting their own rules, putting new systems in ...

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Gender Justice

Ford Foundation"s Darren Walker Participates in Discussion on the Influence of Impact Investing on Philanthropy

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05/12/2016

... Philanthropy Impact investing can lead to new strategies for entrepreneurs and mission-driven businesses. That means room for new people to receive investment. For the leaders of .....

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Commonwealth Study Inspires App to Connect People to Doctors Faster

Release Date:

06/01/2016

... needed to be a change in the healthcare system. " It came out of our own frustration," Walper said. "There's a lot of good research on why this is so important to do in Canada. [In a...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Mentioned in Atlantic Article On School Discipline Reform

Release Date:

06/30/2016

... in New York City schools,” said Jim Walden, an attorney for the plaintiffs in the suit, which is being backed by the charter-school advocacy group Families for Excellent Schools. The suit claims that the New...

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Launched First Program to Accelerate Reforms in Education For Health Professionals

Release Date:

06/30/2016

... First Program to Accelerate Reforms in Education For Health Professionals Most of the unending debate about healthcare focuses on coverage and how to pay for it , as well as how to lower costs...

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Guttman Foundation Leads Funder Collaborative All About Child Care in New York City

Release Date:

07/25/2016

... getting tons of attention lately, but what about support for kids a little bit younger? Very few funders support child ... Although child care funders are few and far between, they do exist. Alongside the W.K...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation

Nathan Cummings Foundation Announces Revised Funding Areas

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08/02/2016

... work of the last 25 years and what the world calls us to do now. We are enormously grateful to the many people who ...

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U.S. News Article Cites Wallace Report on School Leadership

Release Date:

08/16/2016

... showing that mentors and supervisors of school leaders do provide feedback focused on principals' role in teaching .....

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Supported by Simons Foundation, Study Finds Genetics, Early Term Ultrasound Linked to Autism Severity

Release Date:

09/02/2016

... sciences. “Where does this disorder develop from? How do kids get autism? And the second question is why are kids ...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Details its Mission-Aligned and Impact Investment Strategy

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09/16/2016

... and specific investment information can serve as resources for other institutions who are looking to do the same. The section also includes the Fund's updated .....

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Ford-Supported Survey Finds Black, Hispanic Youth Less Likely To Get Money From Parents

Release Date:

10/06/2016

... items like college tuition to smaller expenses, than do whites or Asians, according to a new GenForward poll. And ... of Chicago with the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research... Ford-...

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Economic Security

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Brings More Data to NGOs in Africa

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10/19/2016

... to NGOs in Africa Post-conflict countries can, and often do , remain in disarray long after the bullets stop flying. ... came upon this exact scenario a couple of years back when it met with key stakeholders...

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Edna McConnell Clark and Other Powerful Funders Stand Behind At-Risk Students

Release Date:

11/23/2016

... philanthropy's role in K-12 education these days, so often it 's the big reform funders who get all the ... K-12 philanthropy, with nonprofits raising lots of money for efforts to boost students that...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

Ms. Foundation President Writes in 'The Hill' About Protecting Water in Flint, Standing Rock

Release Date:

12/08/2016

... water crisis in Flint, Mich. - despite their promise to do so. Meanwhile, one thousand miles from Flint, water ...

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John A. Hartford Foundation Supports Report on Disconnect Between Docs and Patients On Advance Planning

Release Date:

12/08/2016

... stated that healthcare providers generally failed to do so effectively, according to a new report from a trio of ...

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Rockefeller Study Finds Media Coverage Misses Gig Worker Concerns

Release Date:

01/04/2017

... Media Coverage Misses Gig Worker Concerns Whether you call it gig working, the 1099 economy, or another label, the ... have experienced. The Rockefeller Foundation paid for PR and communications firm Cision to...

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Workforce Development

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Supported by Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Story Explores Trump's Immigration Policies on Turkish Communities

Release Date:

01/05/2017

... a Turkish-American who has been living in Paterson, N.J., for 40 years, voted for Trump. He said that he thought the immigration policies ... words. Altay says he doesn't think Trump will be able to...