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Helmsley Charitable Trust Supports New Gene-Editing Technology That Partially Restores Vision in Blind Animals

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11/17/2016

Salk Institute researchers have discovered a holy grail of gene editing-the ability to, for the first time, insert DNA at a target location into the non-dividing cells that make up the majority of adult organs and tissues.

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Century Foundation Releases Report on Finding Common Ground on International Tax Reform

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11/17/2016

Democrats and Republicans alike agree: the United States' international tax system is broken.

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Economic Security

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Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Americans Cost Barrier Decreasing, But More Improvement Needed

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11/17/2016

A new survey of adults in the U.S. and 10 other high-income countries finds that fewer Americans are reporting that cost is a barrier to getting care.

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Blast from the Past: Nonprofit Agencies Fearful on Reagan

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11/17/2016

Philanthropy New York would like to thank TCC Group’s Richard Mittenthal for sharing with us this New York Times article from December 14, 1980. The fears were real, just as they are today. Many Philanthropy New York members are mentioned. Well...

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13 Dec 2016

School Discipline, Pushout and Gender Norms

Tuesday, December 13, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

As we look at how to improve high school graduation rates and outcomes, we’ve come to realize that instead of addressing a “drop-out” crisis, we have to address our public education system’s biases, policies, and practices that exclude and alienate...

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21 Nov 2016

Trump’s Presidency and the New Congress: What the Future Holds for Immigrants and Refugees - Webinar

Monday, November 21, 2016 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

The 2016 presidential campaign made visible the deep and painful divisions in our nation, and the election outcome has left many immigrants and refugees—and second- and third-generation U.S. citizens—living in uncertainty and fear.

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Novo Foundation Supports Transformation of Former NYC Prison Into 'Women's Building'

Release Date:

11/16/2016

Finding affordable real estate in New York City can take forever. Just ask Gloria Steinem and other feminist activists who searched for decades before finding a building to house women's groups.

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Gender Justice

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NoVo Foundation

Obama Speaks at Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

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11/16/2016

Initially, Obama planned to deliver a public speech on Wednesday from the Pnyx, a rocky hill beneath the Acropolis; however, it has been rescheduled to take place at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, due to security concerns.

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Weinberg Foundation Makes New Commitment to Military Members and Their Families

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11/16/2016

The Mission Continues reintegrates veterans who are adjusting to life outside the military by engaging them in the work of strengthening communities from within.

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

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Media Development Investment Fund Launches Blended-Value Media Loan Fund

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11/16/2016

In a ground-breaking partnership MDIF, a New York-based investment fund for media companies in countries where access to information is limited, and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) are providing investors with 55...

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Media Development Investment Fund

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Communications/Media

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Arts Are A Strategy To Build Racial Equity

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11/15/2016

Randy Engstrom, director the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture at the NY Community Trust, writes about arts as a strategy to address racial equity in housing, criminal justice, education, jobs, the environment and more.

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Ellen Braune Joins the Surdna Foundation as Director of Communications

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11/15/2016

Bringing more than 20 years of communications, media production, advocacy, and strategic planning experience, Braune joins the Foundation to lead the organization's internal and external communications efforts.

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Jonas Center Announces Partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs

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11/15/2016

The Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced a first-of-its-kind partnership to establish a national network of nurse researchers, clinical experts and educators working to improve...

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Supported by Simons Foundation, Scientists Discover Clues To Altered Brain Wiring In Autism

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11/15/2016

Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered that mutations in PTEN affect the assembly of connections between two brain areas important for the processing of social cues.

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Macquarie Announces 2016 David Clarke Social Innovation Fellowships

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11/15/2016

Macquarie Group Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Macquarie Group, today announced the 2016 winners of its four David Clarke Social Innovation Fellowships.

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Despite Gridlock In Washington, Funders See Enormous Potential to Move the Needle on America’s Gun Crisis

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11/15/2016

Nina Sachdev Hoffmann of Media Impact Funders interviews Nina Vinik of the Joyce Foundation about efforts in the philanthropic community to prevent gun violence, including more media coverage, research and education to support stronger gun laws at...

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Long Island Community Foundation Supports Diversity Through International Food Tasting at Gala Fresh Farms

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11/15/2016

One of the goals of the newly formed Peconic River Community Development Alliance is to bring people of different backgrounds and ethnicities together in Riverhead Town.

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Long Island Community Foundation

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Food Systems

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Wallace Foundation Gives $7M to Albany State Leadership Program for School Administrators

Release Date:

11/15/2016

The Dougherty County School System is a step closer to getting aspiring principals the educational support they need to be good leaders.

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Education

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Gap Foundation Supports Advancements in New Ecosystems for Learning

Release Date:

11/14/2016

LRNG was launched in 2015 as a partnership between the Gap Foundation, the Boys & Girls Clubs, Electronic Arts, the Fossil Foundation, the National Writing Project, the Best Buy Foundation, musical artist John Legend, along with the John D. and...

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