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Rockefeller Provides Capital for Start-Up Aiming to Increase Worker Savings

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12/09/2015

Rockefeller backs start-up that uses big data, electronic communication and insights from behavioral finance to nudge folks to make smarter choices.

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Kress and Mellon Support First Academic Art Museum and Library Summit

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12/09/2015

The Summit will focus on the ways that new pedagogical models and technologies are transforming the work of the academy, and the potential for art museums and libraries to engage more fully with faculty, students, and each other.

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Simons Foundation Backs Autism BrainNet and NIH NeuroBioBank Partnership to Advance Autism Research

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12/09/2015

The Simons Foundation and Autism Speaks have entered into an agreement with the National Institutes of Health to align two of the world’s largest repositories of donated postmortem brain tissue for medical research, Autism BrainNet and the NIH...

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Taking Care of Business (in the Business of Taking Care)

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12/09/2015

Chris Cardona, Program Officer for Philanthropy at the Ford Foundation, talks about his key takeaways from moderating the session on "The Theory of the Foundation."

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Make Room for Makerspaces

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12/08/2015

Leigh Ross, Program Associate for the Hive Digital Media Learning Fund in NYCT says these community-oriented workspaces are proliferating, and funders are taking notice.

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Arcus, NoVo Foundation Announce Groundbreaking Philanthropy Initiative to Improve the Lives of Transgender People

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12/08/2015

The Arcus Foundation and the NoVo Foundation announced a five-year philanthropic initiative, totaling $20 million, focused on improving the lives of transgender people worldwide.

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Bank of America Awards $1 Million to Nonprofits Tackling Poverty in Detroit

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12/08/2015

Bank of America Charitable Foundation distributed nearly $1 million in community giving to 24 nonprofits focused on ensuring individuals and families in metropolitan Detroit have access to basic needs and services.

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation Selects Genaro Lopez-Rendon as Next President

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12/08/2015

Genaro Lopez-Rendon, a 40-year-old community organizer and father from San Antonio, has been selected as president of the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation.

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De Blasio Enlists New York City's Wealthy for His War on Income Inequality (Morgan Stanley)

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12/08/2015

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, who became a scourge of the wealthy with a vow to raise their taxes, has enlisted members of the financial elite, including Morgan Stanley, to advance his agenda.

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MetLife Foundation Partners with Duke University on CommonCents Lab

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12/08/2015

With support from MetLife Foundation, Duke University is launching the CommonCents Lab, an initiative that will apply behavioral economics to identify new ways to help millions of Americans improve their saving and spending habits.

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