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Seminars on Media and Society, 1974-1980, The

Presents cases, consisting of scenarios and discussion questions, prepared a for series of seminars examining areas of tension between the media and those charged with the responsibility of public decision-making.

Foundations and Public-Private Ventures

Discusses cooperation between business corporations, government agencies and foundations to address social problems in an entrepreneurial manner. Reprinted from the 1979 Ford Foundation Annual Report.

Ford Foundation Annual Report 1980

Contains president's review, program reports, listing of grants, financial statements and lists of staff and trustees.

Selected Studies on Energy

A 1980 collection of 12 background papers commissioned by the Study Group that cover in greater detail issues addressed in its 1979 publication Energy: The Next Twenty Years. Topics addressed include the role of the automobile in energy price regulation, institutional obstacles to cogeneration and a more in-depth version of the energy demand study covered in the original report.

Women in the World

In 1980 Ford more than doubled its funding of programs aimed at advancing women's roles and opportunities around the world, investing a total of $19.3 million. This position paper outlines in general terms the effects of gender discrimination on women around the world and outlines Ford's plans for addressing these inequities.

Selected Chronology of the Ford Foundation, A

A chronological listing of major grants, events, program trends and personnel changes from 1936 to 1979.

LISC: The Local Initiatives Support Corporation

A report on the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), a national nonprofit enterprise supported in part by the Ford Foundation. The report outlines the need that local community organizations have for added resources from both the private and public sectors, and how resources of corporations, foundations and government agencies can be harnessed for community development and revitalization. Columnist Neal Pierce comments on the necessity of public-private partnerships.

Sharps and Flats

A report on Foundation assistance to American composers, performers, and performing arts centers and efforts to train administrators of musical organizations and to increase audiences.

Looking Back Moving Ahead

Adapted from remarks presented at the "Conference on the Politics of Equity: Education Finance, State-Local Taxes, and Children's Services," held in San Antonio, Texas, May 11-15, 1980.

Left-Handed Fastballers

A report on the Foundation's Leadership Development Program, which provided fellowship support to develop 700 community leaders in rural America.

Blessing the Peacemakers

Remarks presented at the Anti-Defamation League's Civic Commitment Award Dinner, New York, Oct. 7, 1980, discussing the relationship between community development and conflict resolution.

Ford Foundation Annual Report 1981

Contains president's review, program reports, listing of grants, financial statements and lists of staff and trustees.

Problem of Women and Mathematics, The

A review of relevant research and possible intervention to improve women's mathematics skills and increase their participation in math-related fields.

Ford Foundation Annual Report 1982

Contains president's review, program reports, listing of grants, financial statements and lists of staff and trustees.

Too Little, Too Late: Services For Teenage Parents

A Ford Foundation Working paper that examines some major programs operating in the United States in the early 1980's to serve teenage parents and their children.

Search for a New Economic Order, The

A report that describes the main areas of economic research supported by the Ford Foundation in the 1970's, with particular emphasis given to the work in international economics.

Ford Foundation Annual Report 1983

Contains president's review, program reports, listing of grants, financial statements and lists of staff and trustees.

Child Survival/Fair Start

A Ford Foundation Working Paper that discusses the factors threatening the survival, health and cognitive development of the world's disadvantaged children. Also describes the Foundation's program to help these children get a fair start in life.

Backs Against the Wall

A report on a series of grants to help urban-oriented colleges and universities improve their undergraduate programs and services for inner-city students.

Youth Unemployment and National Service

Remarks adapted from an address delivered to the Economics Club of Detroit, March 7, 1983.

Not Working

A Ford Foundation Working Paper that discusses the demographic, technological and educational causes of youth and adult unemployment. Also describes some program responses of the Ford Foundation in the areas of basic literacy skills, public-private partnerships for training, research in structural changes in the labor market and policy studies.

New Migration, The

Commencement address at Cooper Union, New York, May 23, 1984.

City High Schools

A report on the Foundation's City High School Recognition Program, in which 202 schools in 56 cities were honored for improved performance over the past decade.

Civil Rights, Social Justice, and Black America

A Ford Foundation Working Paper that reviews Foundation efforts to promote racial justice for black Americans.

Ford Foundation Annual Report 1984

Contains president's review, program reports, listing of grants, financial statements and lists of staff and trustees.

Los Hispanos

The Spanish translation of a Ford Foundation Working Paper that discusses the demographic, economic, social and political situation of Hispanics in the United States today. Also describes the Foundation's initiatives to address the needs of this growing population.

National Service

Remarks presented to a group of civic and business leaders, Monte Rio, California, July 22, 1984.

Hispanics

A Ford Foundation Working Paper that discusses the demographic, economic, social and political situation of Hispanics in the United States today. Also describes the Foundation's initiatives to address the needs of this growing population.

Women, Children, and Poverty in America

A Ford Foundation Working Paper that reviews the problems facing low-income families headed by women and describes some current and planned Foundation responses.

Afro-American Studies

The history and future prospects of Afro-American studies, set in the context of changes in American universities and the struggles of blacks for social justice.

Race Relations and Ethnicity

The first Whitney M. Young, Jr. Memorial Lecture at Columbia University, Oct. 24, 1984, which discusses race, ethnic relations, and affirmative action internationally, with special emphasis on South Africa and the United States.

Ford Foundation's Work in Population, The

This working paper is a result of a review of the Ford Foundation's work to slow population growth against the background of a reduction in U.S. government support for population-related activities in the early 1980's. The report outlines key demographic issues, reviews the Foundation's work in population, and sets forth a strategy for future work that includes reducing infant mortality and enhancing women's economic participation, improving the quality of family planning services and informing population policy.

Ford Foundation Annual Report 1985

Contains president's review, program reports, listing of grants, financial statements and lists of staff and trustees.

New Demographics, The

Remarks delivered to the Joint Center for Political Studies, March 26, 1986, on the implications for the U.S. educational system, economy and society as a whole of a shrinking youth population made up increasingly of black and other minority young people.

Women's Studies in the United States

A report on the development and future of women's studies at the university level.

Innovations in State and Local Government

Yearly report on the recipients of Innovations in State and Local Government Awards.

Corporate Philanthropy: Partnership for Progress

A talk given at the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai, India, Oct. 31, 1986.

Ford Foundation Support for the Arts In The United States

A Working Paper on new emphases in the Ford Foundation's arts program.

Limiting Population Growth and the Ford Foundation Contribution

Ford spent $270 million on population activities ranging from research on human reproduction to demography to family planning programs from 1952 to 1983. This book describes Ford's pioneering role in the population field. Chapters describe the history of demography, Ford's interventions into population control and education and plans for upcoming decades.

Created Equal: A Report on Ford Foundation Women's Programs

A discussion of Foundation support for efforts to enhance women's rights and opportunities in the 1970's and 1980's.

Refugees and Migrants

A look at the causes and consequences of today's major international population flows and the Ford Foundation's new programs to address the problems of refugees and migrants in the United States and elsewhere in the world. Prepared for the December 1986 meeting of the Board of Trustees. Attachments include supporting documents and a list of grant actions concerning refugees and migrants from FY1982-1986 for the Human Rights and Social Justice, and International Affairs Programs.

Divide and Conquer: Responsible Security for America's Poor

A review of various income-maintenance programs and suggestions for change to take account of the great diversity of the poor and the needs of different groups.

United Nations and the Iran-Iraq War, The

Contains a background paper and discussion summary by R.P.H. King for a seminar convened by the Ford Foundation in April 1987 to discuss the Iran-Iraq war and its implications for international organizations. With an introduction by Gary Sick and Brian Urquhart.

Innovations in State and Local Government

Yearly report on the recipients of Innovations in State and Local Government Awards.

Feminist Pluralism

Remarks delivered at the Women's Program Forum, Ford Foundation, September 29, 1986.

Urban Community Development!

Remarks delivered in the City Club Forum, Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 15, 1986.

Reforming Welfare with Work

Occasional Paper 2, Ford Foundation Project on Social Welfare and the American Future. A report on a five-year study by the Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation examining state initiatives to help welfare recipients obtain employment.

Ford Foundation Annual Report 1987

Contains president's review, program reports, listing of grants, financial statements and lists of staff and trustees.

Ford Foundation Annual Report 1988

Contains president's review, program reports, listing of grants, financial statements and lists of staff and trustees.

Innovations in State and Local Government

Yearly report on the recipients of Innovations in State and Local Government Awards.

Hispanic Theater in the United States and Puerto Rico

A survey of contemporary Hispanic theater and its historical context.

Common Good: Social Welfare and the American Future, The

Policy recommendations of the Executive Panel of the Ford Foundation Project on Social Welfare and the American Future.

Quality Preschool Programs

Occasional Paper 5, Ford Foundation Project on Social Welfare and the American Future. An analysis of what makes a quality preschool program and how early childhood education can start children on the road to achieving their potential.

Work and Family Responsibilities: Achieving a Balance

A Ford Foundation Program Paper that discusses efforts to help men and women balance responsibilities at work and at home.

Affordable Housing

A Ford Foundation Program Paper on the growing housing crisis for low-income families and public and private efforts to resolve it.

Early Childhood Services

A Ford Foundation Program Paper on efforts to meet the increased demand for early childhood education and care.

Women in the Arts

A discussion among four distinguished artists and scholars: Martha Boesing, Laura Dean, Zelda Fichlanderand Margaret B. Wilkerson. A publication of the Women's Program Forum.

Ford Foundation Annual Report 1989

Contains president's review, program reports, listing of grants, financial statements and lists of staff and trustees.

Black & Hispanic Art Museums

A review of the genesis, current status and most pressing needs of 29 diverse institutions.