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Foundation-Funded Innovation Contests With Cash Prizes Attract More 'Average Joes'

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06/19/2014

... and private foundations increasingly are using prize money to allow even Average Joes to help find outside-the-box solutions to complex problems, according to a report...

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Critics of Health Insurer Mergers Urge States to Act; Commonwealth Fund Quoted

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12/03/2015

Critics of Health Insurer Mergers Urge States to Act; Commonwealth Fund Quoted Critics of the planned mergers of four large ... vice president for policy and research at the Commonwealth Fund ,...

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Hispanics in Philanthropy COVID-19 Rapid Response Migration Fund- Funder Note

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03/18/2020

Hispanics in Philanthropy COVID-19 Rapid Response Migration Fund - Funder Note Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP) invites our members to contribute to our COVID-19 Rapid Response Migration ...

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Citi Foundation 2017 Community Progress Makers Fund Request For Proposal Available

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11/01/2017

... announced the expansion of the Community Progress Makers Fund , through an investment of an additional $20 million in ... success of the first 40 Community Progress Makers , the Fund will provide unrestricted...

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MasterCard Foundation Funding $15.5 Million Program to Assist Small Farmers in Africa

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11/07/2014

MasterCard Foundation Funding $15.5 Million Program to Assist Small Farmers in Africa The programme will ... Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa's (AGRA) effort to improve markets, soils, and access...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Food Systems

Commonwealth Fund Explores the Inefficacy of High-Risk Health Insurance Pools

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02/13/2015

Commonwealth Fund Explores the Inefficacy of High-Risk Health Insurance ... the new Congress convenes and the Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments in the King v. Burwell case challenging tax ... to...

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Simons-Funded Study Finds Connection Between Genes That Contribute to Autism

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03/11/2015

... Study Finds Connection Between Genes That Contribute to Autism Recent studies have identified several dozen ... inactivates the corresponding protein, are very likely to have an autism diagnosis. CHD8 is...

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Ford Foundation Funded Study Examines Priorities for Latino Millennials

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03/27/2015

... their white, black and Asian counterparts, but similar to them, have little moral dilemma about using contraception ... should be widely accessible. A survey of adults ages 18 to 35 released Friday by the...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Among Those Pushing for Stronger Climate Risk Disclosure

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04/24/2015

Rockefeller Brothers Fund Among Those Pushing for Stronger Climate Risk Disclosure In a seven-page letter to the SEC, organized by the nonprofit sustainability ... and Canadian oil sands projects.... Rockefeller...

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William T. Grant Foundation-Funded Study Examines the Consequences of Childhood Bullying

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05/01/2015

... for bullied kids than being maltreated by adults. To determine the effects of bullying on mental health, ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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United Hospital Fund Backs Initiative to Address Depression Among CUNY Students

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05/22/2015

United Hospital Fund Backs Initiative to Address Depression Among CUNY Students The grant will ... or other mental health services.... United Hospital Fund Backs Initiative to...

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Rockefeller Foundation-Funded Research Examines the Dearth of Youth Employment Opportunities

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05/28/2015

... released yesterday that examines youth employment and how to prepare your organization for the future. “Youth Hold ...

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'Everything is Not Fine.' Inside NoVo's Funding Push on Girls and Young Women of Color

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09/02/2015

... fine. Here at NoVo, we recognize that there is a huge need to focus on support for girls of color. ” Historically, ... work in the Global South, which the foundation plans to continue, Shifman stressed......

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New York Community Trust Adds Funds to the QueensWay Plan

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10/16/2015

New York Community Trust Adds Funds to the QueensWay Plan The QueensWay gets greener even as ... would be built upon the defunct rail tracks, according to an Oct. 5 release detailing the group’s 84 total grants...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Commonwealth Fund Publishes Study on Americans’ Experiences with ACA Marketplace Coverage

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07/07/2016

Commonwealth Fund Publishes Study on Americans’ Experiences with ACA ... tax credits have made premium costs roughly comparable to those paid by people with job-based health insurance. For ... having deductibles...

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Commonwealth Fund Releases Report on Insuring Younger Adults Through the ACA’s Marketplaces

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12/20/2016

Commonwealth Fund Releases Report on Insuring Younger Adults Through the ... in the individual health insurance market remains critical to achieving affordable premiums. This is particularly true ... premiums...

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Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Uninsured Rates Have Dropped in All States

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12/21/2016

Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Uninsured Rates Have Dropped in All States ... Between 2013 and 2015, uninsured rates for adults ages 19 to 64 declined in all states and by at least 3 percentage ... point for...

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Commonwealth Fund President Writes About Keeping Perspective During Turbulent Times

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02/07/2017

Commonwealth Fund President Writes About Keeping Perspective During ... periods we have experienced as a country... Commonwealth Fund President Writes About Keeping Perspective During ...

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Milbank Memorial Fund's Koller Comments on Consequences of Dumping Essential Benefits

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03/24/2017

Milbank Memorial Fund 's Koller Comments on Consequences of Dumping Essential ... Benefits A last-minute attempt by conservative Republicans to dump standards for health benefits in plans sold to...

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