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Amsterdam News Profiles Harlem Native George Suttles of the John A. Hartford Foundation

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02/16/2017

A little over a month ago, Harlem native George Suttles joined The John A. Hartford Foundation as a new program office. The foundation is a private, nonpartisan philanthropy dedicated to improving the care of older adults.

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Jewish Foundation for Education of Women Extends Scholarships for Women Exploring International Relations

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02/16/2017

The Jewish Foundation for the Education of Women (JFEW) announced it is extending the SUNY International Relations and Global Affairs Program, which offers a 2-year support package for SUNY women preparing for careers in international relations.

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Simons Foundation Supports Brain Scans That Identify If Baby Sibling Also Has Autism

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02/16/2017

By using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to study the brains of infants who have older siblings with autism, scientists were able to correctly identify 80 percent of the babies who would be subsequently diagnosed with autism at 2 years of age.

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Head of Aetna Foundation Approaches Health Care as a Social Problem

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02/16/2017

Early in his career as a cardiologist, Garth Graham treated a patient with acute cardiovascular disease whose case helped drive home the point that good health starts well beyond the four walls of an examination room.

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Former Obama Chief of Staff Denis McDonough Joins Markle Foundation

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02/15/2017

McDonough is coming to Markle as a senior principal, where he will help broaden the partnership between the foundation and other organizations, including governments and public institutions, aiming to “transform America’s outdated labor market to...

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The Limits Are Your Freedom

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02/15/2017

Did you know your foundation could speak out on Executive Orders? The Simons Foundation sure does. This private foundation “dedicated to the advancement of scientific knowledge” came out with a very public statement this week that it “stands united...

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Rockefeller Foundation Starts News Site to Spur Resilience Work

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02/15/2017

Rockefeller's new platform, Zilient, wants to expose leaders to solutions that will help cities and countries bounce back from disasters.

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Disaster Relief

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Research to Prevent Blindness Supports Study Finding 1 In 4 ER Visits for Eye Problems Aren’t Actually Emergencies

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02/15/2017

A new study finds that nearly one in four people who seek emergency care for eye problems have mild conditions, and recommends ways to help those patients get the right level of care.

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Ford, JPB, Novo, Carnegie Corporation of NY Listed as Top Funders of Refugee and Migrant Issues

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02/15/2017

While foundation funding in support of global human rights initiatives rose to $2.7 billion in 2014, from $2.3 billion in 2013, the share of funding for migrants and refuges remained flat, a report from Foundation Center and the International Human...

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Fund for the City of New York Supports Conceptualization of Underground Maps and Models

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02/15/2017

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) is requesting information from interested parties to inform a Concept Development Study (CDS) that will assess the current state and future direction of information standards for modelling, mapping, and managing...

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