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Betsy Myers, Ph.D., Program Director for Medical Research at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation writes, " More than 40 percent of young physicians with full-time faculty appointments at academic medical schools leave academics within 10 years. The...

Maya Winkelstein, Executive Director, Open Road Alliance writes "When is an organization no longer a ‘start-up’? Is it age, size, or some other acquired wisdom that moves it out of the ‘test and experiment’ stage into the ‘institutional’ one? When...

Bram Gunther, Co-founder, Natural Areas Conservancy writes "One of the many ironies of modern New York City is that nature, whose functions enable us to enjoy healthy lives, has been neglected in municipal agendas and resource allocations. We take...

Gisela Alvarez, New York Community Trust writes "My years as a grantee taught me an important lesson: meaningful and lasting change must come from the communities most affected by the change. Now, in a funder capacity, as the Coordinator for the...