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Nations Urged to Reject Phillip Morris Funds for Antismoking Efforts

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10/03/2017

... Angry responses to this announcement came from the World Health Organization (WHO) and other anti-smoking entities. ... their first-quarter reports showing a tenfold increase in this market. . . Nations Urged...

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International/Foreign Affairs

Cuomo Says Special Session Might Be Necessary to Allocate Public Hospital Funding

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10/04/2017

... went into effect Oct. 1 and will total $330 million in the current fiscal year and $1.1 billion in the next 18 months, according to the state. The funding ... harmful to public hospitals, such as the 11-...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Funded Studies Make Progress In Fight Against Malaria

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10/05/2017

Bloomberg Philanthropies Funded Studies Make Progress In Fight Against Malaria Two new strategies show promise in battling malaria, a disease that kills more than 400,000 ... from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg...

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How Nonprofit Programs Scale Up: Findings from the Wallace Foundation

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10/06/2017

... Partnerships and Fidelity,” is the latest entry in what the Wallace Foundation itself calls the “field of ... the efforts of 45 nonprofits to rapidly expand operations in three fields: education (10 nonprofits...

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Rockefeller Foundation Research Shows Connection Between Watershed Quality and Disease in Children

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10/10/2017

... Shows Connection Between Watershed Quality and Disease in Children A University of Vermont-led study of 300,000 children in 35 nations says kids whose watersheds have greater tree ... the connection between...

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As Bloomberg Hammers Away at Coal, What Might Be Next for His Climate Giving?

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10/18/2017

... million to a campaign that’s closing down coal plants in the United States, one telling headline came from the Courier-Journal in Louisville: “New York City billionaires are battling ... power plant emissions...

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Hillman Foundation Announces 2017 Innovation Grants

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11/17/2017

... Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation announces $1.6 million in new awards to support nursing driven innovation for ... announced today that it will award more than $1.6 million in funding to seven projects to...

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Rockefeller Foundation Grant Helps Create Racial-Justice ETF Backed by the NAACP

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11/28/2017

... ETF, with the ticker symbol "NACP," will invest in companies that empower minorities through hiring, pay and ... companies that empower women, including promoting women's health and women's...

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Gender Justice

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Commonwealth Fund Survey Reveals Just How Little Access to Healthcare Americans over 65 Have

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12/11/2017

... that American seniors were sicker than their counterparts in other countries and are more likely to go without needed health care because of costs. Why should this be? For one ...

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“Arabella Advisors Partners with Fannie Mae to Announce Sustainable Communities Innovation Challenge”

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12/20/2017

... solutions to help address the affordable housing crisis in America. It supports our broad mission to increase housing ... affordable housing and opportunities for employment, health and wellness, and education...

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RFPs Etc

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supported Research Yields Promising Results for Genetic Weapons Against Malaria

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02/16/2018

... Promising Results for Genetic Weapons Against Malaria In separate studies, researchers test bacteria that ... Institute at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health report successes for highly...

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Schott Foundation Report Offers Framework Providing All Children Equal Opportunity To Succeed

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03/01/2018

... to reverse historical local policies and practices rooted in racism and bias and replace them with policies that create ... economic and racial inequality and opportunity gaps in areas like housing, ...

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JPMorgan Chase Releases 2017 Corporate Responsibility Report

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04/26/2018

... firm’s work to support communities around the world. In 2017 JPMorgan continued to take a strategic, data-driven ... impact by undertaking significant, long-term initiatives in key areas – building skills for...

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Civic Engagement

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William Randolph Hearst Foundations Provides Hefty Grant to SOPAC to Partner with School District

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04/26/2018

... program. The funds will be used both at the center and in the South Orange and Maplewood communities. The William ... work together to “ensure that people of all backgrounds in the United States have the...

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Funds New Medical School Curriculum

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05/01/2018

... Cleveland prepares to launch a groundbreaking experiment in training the primary care physician of the future, endorsement of the project has come in the form of a major grant to train faculty in...

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09 Aug 2018

Cultivating A Healthy Family Culture - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

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12:00pm to 1:30pm

... and family foundation staff and trustees only.* The health of a family is often defined by its culture. Creating ... and/or a colleague at your organization, please log in and click the Register Now link above...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funded Research Finds Gut Bacteria Play Critical Role in Anti-Seizure Effects of Ketogenic Diet

Release Date:

05/25/2018

... Funded Research Finds Gut Bacteria Play Critical Role in Anti-Seizure Effects of Ketogenic Diet Research supported ... specific gut bacteria that play an essential role in the anti-seizure effects of the high-...

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Rita Allen Foundation Announces Its 2018 Class of Rita Allen Foundation Scholar

Release Date:

07/10/2018

... Allen Foundation Scholars, recognizing seven young leaders in biomedical science whose research has the potential to ... lead to groundbreaking new discoveries and advance human health . The selected Scholars...

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Science

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation Funds Report Rethinking How Medicare Pays for Services

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07/13/2018

... used by Medicaid and private insurers, the distortions in payment caused by the existing RUC process ripple through the entire health care system. But the importance of reform is growing, ... what changes must...

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