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New Bloomberg-backed Report Highlights Opportunities to Finance Urban Water Projects

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09/05/2017

Eighty cities are currently seeking $9.5 billion for 89 water management projects, according to a new report from international non-profit CDP with infrastructure firm AECOM and backed by Bloomberg Philanthropies.

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Ford, Tow Foundation Among Funders of An Anti-Fake News Initiative That is Starting to Take Shape

Release Date:

08/31/2017

Administered by the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, News Integrity Initiative is focused on "helping people make informed judgments about the news they read and share online."

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NY State Health Foundation Report: FQHC Utilization of State & Federal Loan & Scholarship Programs to Support Clinician Recruitment

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08/31/2017

A NYSHealth-supported report, prepared by the Community Health Care Association of New York State, outlines state and federal scholarship and loan repayment programs that support workforce recruitment and retention efforts by federally qualified...

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Commonwealth Fund: How the Affordable Care Act Has Helped Women Gain Insurance and Improved Their Ability to Get Health Care

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08/31/2017

Prior to the Affordable Care Act, one-third of women who tried to buy a health plan on their own were either turned down, charged a higher premium because of their health, or had specific health problems excluded from their plans. Beginning in 2010...

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Gender Justice

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New York State Health Foundation Funding Holistic Health in NY State

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08/30/2017

CEO David Sandman and his staff have worked at serving more people, and creating more meaningful impact, by shifting their health funding focus upstream, to the causes of health and wellness challenges.

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Sloan Foundation Funds Pratt Professor’s Work to Restore Roman Painting Buried By Volcano

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08/30/2017

A number of prominent publications, including Forbes, National Geographic, Smithsonian Magazine, and Archeology Magazine, have recently spotlighted the cutting-edge work of Eleonora Del Federico, professor of chemistry at Pratt Institute, and a...

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Newman's Own Pops The Champagne - Salad Dressing - That Is

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08/30/2017

Newman’s Own marks its 35th anniversary this month. It was on Aug. 25, 1982, that the philanthropic company shipped its first bottles of olive oil and vinegar salad dressing.

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Russell Sage Foundation to Publish Book on Home Health Care Work: Shouldn’t It Be Work Worth Doing?

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08/29/2017

How to provide long-term care for a fast-aging population poses one of the more convoluted challenges of the American labor market. In his new book, “Who Will Care For Us?,” to be published next month by the Russell Sage Foundation, MIT Professor...

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Bloomberg Charity Scrutinized By India For Anti-Tobacco Funding, Lobbying

Release Date:

08/29/2017

India has been investigating how Bloomberg Philanthropies, founded by billionaire Michael Bloomberg, funds local non-profit groups for anti-tobacco lobbying, government documents show, making it the latest foreign non-government organization to come...