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WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces Grants to Support Immigrant and Refugee Employment Initiatives

Release Date:

09/04/2019

The WES Mariam Assefa Fund today announced the award of USD$1.2 million in grants toward its goal of catalyzing economic opportunities and advancement for immigrants and refugees in the U.S. and Canada.

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Immigration

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Hyde and Watson Foundation Supports Vision Loss Alliance of NJ's Technology Learning Lab

Release Date:

08/31/2019

Thanks to grants from two foundations, Vision Loss Alliance of New Jersey is on track to open its Technology Learning Lab in early 2020 and enhance both the personal and professional lives of people with vision loss.

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Spelman College Receives Funding from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to Help Fuel the Field of Black Women Economists

Release Date:

08/29/2019

The Department of Economics at Spelman College will develop curriculum and programming to address the scarcity of Black women Ph.D.s in economics. thanks to funding from a Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grant.

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Cambia Health Foundation and The John A. Hartford Foundation Unite to Improve Awareness and Access to Serious Illness and End-of-Life Care

Release Date:

08/29/2019

Today, the Cambia Health Foundation and The John A. Hartford Foundation announced their partnership to co-fund seven national organizations working to improve care for older adults and other people facing serious illness and the end of life.

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Aging

Health

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

Community-based Wildlife Carcass Surveillance Is Key for Early Detection of Ebola Virus, Study Supported By Arcus Foundation Finds

Release Date:

08/28/2019

Human Ebola epidemics, like the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, are known to start from a contact with wildlife infected with Ebola virus.

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Animal Welfare

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International/Foreign Affairs

Science

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Arcus Foundation

Macquarie Group Announces Winners of the Macquarie 50th Anniversary Award

Release Date:

08/27/2019

We’re proud to announce the five winners of the Macquarie 50th Anniversary Award.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Social Justice

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A New International Exchange Opportunity for Greek Students Supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Release Date:

08/20/2019

Education is one of the four primary pillars of SNF’s grant-making activity, of which a particular focus is promoting international collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and exchange of ideas.

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Education

International/Foreign Affairs

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United Hospital Fund Report: NYS Faces Obstacles in Signing up Remaining 1.2 Million Uninsured; "Public Charge" Regulation Could Lead to Significant Disenrollment

Release Date:

08/20/2019

Despite Better-than-Expected Progress in Expanding Health Coverage, New York State Faces Obstacles in Signing up Remaining 1.1 Million Uninsured

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Health

Public Policy

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United Hospital Fund

Burke Foundation Commits to Extend Two Service-Driven Scholarship Programs at Marquette University

Release Date:

08/19/2019

Marquette University has received a $7 million commitment from the Burke Foundation to continue two longstanding, highly regarded scholarship programs founded by Richard A. Burke.