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29 July 2010 Ford Foundation Commits $85 Million to Advance Rural Land Rights and Reduce Climate Change
Five-year program aims to empower rural communities in developing countries whose livelihoods depend on natural resources

22 July 2010: National Fund for Workforce Solutions Recognized With Inaugural Award from Social Innovation Fund Ford grantees among 11 nonprofits honored by Washington’s Social Innovation Fund for promising new approaches to America’s social challenges.
2 June 2010: Ford Foundation Initiative to Tackle HIV Crisis in United States A $25 million effort to stem the spread of the disease in the South and among African Americans, women, gay and bisexual men and Latinos
28 May 2010: Ford Announces Irene Hirano Inouye as Next Board Chair The 10th board chair brings more than 35 years of experience in nonprofit administration, community education and public affairs

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27 July 2010: Ambitious New School Zone for Newark, N.J. Local educators and parents consider Global Village School Zone 'the most ambitious reform to be tried here in decades'
27 July 2010: Letter to the Editor: On Natural Resource Stewardship Ford Foundation Director of Sustainable Development responds to recent New York Times article
27 July 2010: A Global Social Network for Young Vietnamese-Americans OneVietnam Network serves the next generation of Vietnamese-American activists and visionaries.

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18 May 2010: Ubiñas Gives Opening Remarks at Washington, D.C. Summit on Auto Communities and the Next Economy Stresses collaboration and innovation: "We know, I know, that even today's most distressed city can be reclaimed"
15 May 2010: Luis Ubiñas Delivers Commencement Address at The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College Urges students to use the knowledge and skills their education yielded to give back to their communities and families
30 April 2010: Luis Ubiñas Addresses the Federal Communications Commission A transcription of the video presentation for the second workshop of the FCC's Future of Media and Information Needs of Communities project

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14 April 2010: Ford Foundation Hosts 19th Annual Minsky Conference 2010 conference organized by the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College focuses on global economic recovery efforts and recommendations for "reregulation" and reform
23 November 2009: A New Metropolitan Vision Ford Foundation Forum convenes thought leaders to explore ways to connect people to affordable housing, good jobs and transportation
25 September 2009: Council on Foreign Relations Presents Edward R. Murrow Press Fellowship 60th Anniversary Event Foundation-sponsored event focuses on the future of foreign reporting

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