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Three MIT Alumni Win 2017 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

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04/21/2017

Fellowship funds graduate school studies for exceptional immigrants and children of immigrants.

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NYSHealth to Provide Funding For Free Health And Wellness Programming at Randall’s Island Park

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04/21/2017

Randall’s Island Park Alliance announced that it has been awarded a 175,000 dollar grant from the New York State Health Foundation to provide funding for free health and wellness programming at Randall’s Island Park, with a focus on increasing...

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Caroline Anstey Named COO of the Open Society Foundations

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04/21/2017

The Open Society Foundations today announced that Caroline Anstey, formerly of UBS Group and the World Bank, will assume the role of chief operations officer starting June 2017.

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Hyde and Watson Foundation Supports New Green Roof at New Jersey School

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04/21/2017

Montclair Kimberley Academy (MKA) is a buzz with activities this spring involving their K through 12 students and their new Green Roof that boasts spectacular views of the New York City skyline. The Green Roof officially opened on Tuesday, April 18...

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Ford Foundation Supports GenForward Survey on Young Americans' Perceptions of Trump

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04/21/2017

That Trump is undeniably the nation’s 45th president doesn’t sit easily with young Americans like Anderson who are the nation’s increasingly diverse electorate of the future, according to a new poll.

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Supported by Sloan Foundation, Study Finds New Quantum Liquid Crystals May Play Role in Future of Computers

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04/21/2017

The Science study, titled "A parity-breaking electronic nematic phase transition in the spin-orbit coupled metal Cd2Re2O7," was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Army Research Office's Defense University Research Instrumentation...

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16 May 2017

Discuss Closing Rikers with Judge Jonathan Lippmann, Glenn Martin and Justice Reform Funders

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In February of 2016, two dozen policymakers, funders, advocates, and experts came together under the leadership of Judge Jonathan Lippmann to form an independent Commission to close the Rikers Island Prison Complex.

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Phil TV This Week April 21

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04/21/2017

PhilTV This Week features guest anchor Phil Li of the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, and stories about Bloomberg Philanthropies, Rockefeller Foundation, Open Society Foundations and Insights from the David Rockefeller Fund and Credit Suisse...

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We Made a Comprehensive Investment in Board Service, and This Is What Happened

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04/20/2017

Eric Eckholdt of Credit Suisse Americas Foundation writes, "Since the inception of our Board Service Program, we have trained a total of more than 1,100 employees and placed more than 125. While there was a significant number of employees who...

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Rajiv Shah on Rockefeller Foundation Priorities, Multilateralism and Philanthropy

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04/20/2017

Amid a mood of global distrust toward institutions, philanthropic foundations must prioritize winning public confidence, including by partnering together and taking risks, said Rajiv Shah in some of his first public remarks since taking the helm of...

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Rockefeller Supports Food Waste Documentary Premiering at Tribeca Film Festival

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04/20/2017

When directors Anna Chai and Nari Kye began developing the documentary, they wanted to reach as wide of an audience as possible, they said. A partnership between Zero Point Zero and The Rockefeller Foundation helped make that a reality.

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Supported by Bloomberg, New York Stem Cell Foundation Opens New Research Institute and Headquarters in Manhattan

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04/20/2017

The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) officially opened its new 40,000 square foot Research Institute in Manhattan, one of the largest laboratories in the world devoted exclusively to stem cell research.

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Aetna Foundation Leverages Philanthropic Investment to Build Healthier Communities

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04/20/2017

Changing Americans’ access to healthy nutrition and replacing those food deserts with well-stocked stores starts at the local level, says Dr. Garth Graham, president of the nonprofit Aetna Foundation, which each year provides funding to local...

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Russell Sage Foundation Celebrates 110th Anniversary

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04/20/2017

April 19, 2017, marks the 110th anniversary of the founding of the Russell Sage Foundation by Mrs. Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage (1828–1918), the widow of railroad magnate and financier Russell Sage.

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts awards $100,000 to Harn Museum of Art

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04/20/2017

The primary focus of The Andy Warhol Foundation’s grant-making activity is to support the creation, presentation and documentation of contemporary visual art, particularly work that is experimental, under-recognized or challenging in nature.

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Regional Plan Association Wins Grant From Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to Study Climate's Impact on Wetlands

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04/19/2017

Regional Plan Association has received a one-year, $100,000 grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to study the effects of climate change and sea level rise on wetlands in the New York metropolitan region.

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The Uphill Battle Of United Way NYC’s First Female President

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04/19/2017

When Sheena Wright stepped into the role of president of the United Way of New York City (UWNYC) nearly five years ago, she was the first woman to hold the position in the organization’s 80-year history.

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Open Society Awards $8 Million to Physicians for Human Rights

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04/19/2017

Physicians for Human Rights has announced an $8 million challenge grant from the Open Society Foundations in support of its efforts to advance human rights through science and medicine.

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Moody's Foundation Supports 12th Annual Mega Math Challenge

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04/19/2017

Organized by Philadelphia-based Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) and sponsored by The Moody's Foundation, the M3 Challenge - now in its 12th year - spotlights applied mathematics as a powerful problem-solving tool and motivates...

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