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Citi Foundation Announces $4M Youth Workforce Fund: Grant Opportunity for Nonprofits Connecting Young Adults to Employment

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05/25/2017

The Citi Foundation, in partnership with America's Promise Alliance, invites leading non-profit organizations to submit innovative program ideas focused on connecting low-income young people, ages 16-24, with workplace skills and employment...

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Peterson-Kaiser Dashboard Provides Key Data on U.S. Health System Quality, Spending, Access, Outcomes

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05/25/2017

A new feature launched this week on the redesigned Peterson-Kaiser Health System Tracker website provides quick and easy access to the latest key data measuring quality, spending, access and outcomes in the U.S. health system.

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Carnegie Among Funders of STEM Learning Ecosystems, 17 Regional Partnerships Focused on STEM Education Pathways Added

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05/25/2017

The STEM Learning Ecosystems Initiative, launched by the STEM Funders Network, has grown to encompass 54 regional Ecosystems that are making a significant impact on STEM education and workforce development. Seventeen Ecosystems joined the group...

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Simons-Funded Research Finds Brain Differences Between People with Genetic Risk for Schizophrenia, Autism

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05/25/2017

A UCLA study characterizes, for the first time, brain differences between people with a specific genetic risk for schizophrenia and those at risk for autism, and the findings could help explain the biological underpinnings of these neuropsychiatric...

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Michael Bloomberg Gives $75 Million to Shed Arts Center

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05/24/2017

Inspiring creativity, strengthening community and driving economic growth are the three aims of the ambitious new arts center known as the Shed, rising in Hudson Yards. Michael R. Bloomberg donated $75 million to the innovative arts project.

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Adds Four Members to Board of Directors

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05/24/2017

Brooklyn Community Foundation is pleased to announce the election of four new members to its Board of Directors, effective April 29, 2017. The new members are Brooklyn philanthropist Diane Steinberg, National Grid Executive Rudolph Wynter, retired...

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Peterson Foundation Fiscal Summit Convenes Nation’s Leaders To Discuss “Rising Debt in a Changing Economy”

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05/24/2017

Leading voices and policymakers from across the political spectrum gathered to discuss the national policy agenda, its connection to our growing national debt, and solutions to put us on a better path, at the Peter G. Peterson Foundation’s 2017...

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Ford-supported Research Finds Friends Help Female Vampire Bats Cope with Loss

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05/24/2017

Female vampire bats form friendships with non-family-member bats, and researchers have discovered that those unrelated friends are important backup support when family members go missing. "Is it better to have a few strong social bonds or a greater...

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Conrad Hilton Foundation, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Noted Among Philanthropic Heroes of Refugee Crisis

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05/24/2017

With the Syrian conflict is now in its seventh year, Inside Philanthropy reports in its coverage of this crisis, that help isn’t coming at the scale that's needed. However, among the few philanthropies supporting refugees, Conrad N. Hilton...