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Kindness, Charitable Behavior Influenced by Amygdala, Simons Foundation Supported Research Reveals

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12/15/2015

New research from the University of Pennsylvania and Yale University shows an area of the brain - long associated with negative behaviors - can also influence kindness and what might be called charitable giving in humans.

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Century Foundation Releases Proposals to Strengthen ACA

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12/15/2015

Health care experts Harold Pollack and Timothy Jost identify 19 steps that federal, state, and local actors can take to ensure that health care in America is accessible and consumer friendly.

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Awards its First Resident-Led Grants to Projects in Crown Heights

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12/15/2015

The Brooklyn Community Foundation, with its Crown Heights Advisory Council, announced the 11 projects that will receive $100,000 collectively through its new Neighborhood Strength initiative.

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Some Winning Ingredients in Movement Building Are the Spiciest of All

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12/14/2015

Paul Di Donato, Interim President of the Proteus Fund says that one lesson of the marriage equality fight is that funders can and must play an active role in advocacy, and that co-ordination of long-term strategy is essential.

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The Nation Details Eric Holder’s Appearance at Ford Foundation

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12/14/2015

The country’s first black attorney general candidly discussed the state of civil rights in America.

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Erik Estrada Joins Andrus Family Fund

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12/14/2015

The Andrus Family Fund welcomed Erik Estrada to its team this past week.

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Harvard University, Wildlife Conservation Society Launch ‘Planetary Health Alliance’ with Support from Rockefeller

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12/14/2015

The Planetary Health Alliance is supported by The Rockefeller Foundation, following on the recent release of the groundbreaking Rockefeller Foundation-Lancet Commission on Planetary Health, which outlines key opportunities to advance public health...

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Land Rights: From Awareness to Action; Ford Recognized For Long Support of Sustainable Development

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12/14/2015

The new emphasis on land rights in the global development agenda is a positive step, but could be meaningless without significant shifts in support.

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Environment & Sustainability

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Ford Foundation

Amy Berman, of the Hartford Foundation, to Be Honored with Grantmakers In Health's Terrance Keenan Award

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12/14/2015

Amy Berman, Senior Program Officer at The John A. Hartford Foundation, will receive Grantmakers In Health's (GIH) 2016 Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy.

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MetLife, Deutsche Bank, Surdna, Moody’s, Pershing Square and Others Supporting Launch of Microlender Kiva NYC

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12/11/2015

The launch of Kiva NYC, a new multi-year initiative to help level the playing field for lower-income small business owners in New York City, was announced by Kiva.org and supported by many organizations.