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Are Too Many Seniors Taking Antidepressants?

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07/31/2015

... Antidepressants? Older Americans receive prescriptions for mental health medications at more than twice the rate that younger adults do , a new study finds. The worry of previous ... America’s seniors weren’t...

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The Nonprofit Leadership Development Deficit

... leaders succession planning comes out on top. In fact, it is mentioned twice as often as the next concern. Our ... promotion in the past two years—about half the rate of for -profits. Even more concerning, this low promotion rate ...

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United Hospital Fund's Levine Speaks on Healthcare's Toll on Caregivers

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02/16/2016

... well-being, she said. “By expecting family members to do all this stuff with relatively little support, we’ve ... a multigenerational set of health problems, and so I think it ’s extremely concerning,” Levine...

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Inside Higher Ed Profiles Teagle Foundation Gathering on Liberal Arts and Online Education

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04/12/2016

... sometimes clash with skeptics. But what can colleges do when their students are the ones resisting change? The ...

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John A. Hartford Foundation President Says Superheroes Of Caregiving Need Better Support

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04/27/2016

... Support Being a caregiver can be deeply rewarding, but it can also require significant, even heroic, sacrifices. ... and thank the modern-day superheroes of caregiving for going above and beyond. They ...

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Aging

Rockefeller Funding of Resilience Officer in Chicago Makes News

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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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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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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

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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

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

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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

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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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