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María Teresa Ronderos, Award-Winning Reporter, to Lead Open Society’s Work on Independent Journalism

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05/15/2014

Award-Winning Reporter to Lead Open Society’ s Work on Independent Journalism Top ... She will oversee a program with a 2014 budget of $12.8 million . María Teresa Ronderos, Award-Winning Reporter...

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Open Society Foundations Award Fellowships to 14 Visionaries Working to Reform Criminal Justice in the United States

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05/14/2014

... YORK—The Open Society Foundations today awarded $1.25 million to the newest class of Soros Justice Fellows working on a ... the justice system,” said Ken Zimmerman, director of U. S . Programs...

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New York is building one of the nation’s largest computer databases of medical records

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06/01/2014

New York is building one of the nation’ s largest computer databases of medical records New York is quietly building one of the nation’ s largest computer databases of medical records, a system ... that when...

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Sloan Foundation Aims To Increase Native Americans In Advanced Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Studies

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06/23/2014

Sloan Foundation Aims To Increase Native Americans In Advanced Science, Technology, ... and Math Studies Four universities will share $ 2 .4 million from The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in a three-...

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The Roots of Today's Giving Pledge

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07/08/2014

The Roots of Today' s Giving Pledge The Giving Pledge may be vogue today for many wealthy Americans, but as Forbes notes, the idea was ... reasons for donating the bulk of his wealth, about...

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Carnegie "Opportunity by Design" Schools To Help Immigrant Students

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07/17/2014

... Two new high schools will open in 2015 in Prince George’ s County, Md., as part of Carnegie Corporation of New York' s ... with their peers. The Internationals Network for Public Schools...

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Helmsley Trust Grant Gives Educators A Voice In Common Core Discussions

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07/21/2014

... A recent grant from the Helmsley Charitable Trust to America Achieves Inc. is meant to give educators on the ... states implement the Common Core standards. The $1.7 million to...

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Do Health Care Costs Fuel Economic Inequality in the United States?

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09/09/2014

... contributed to the huge economic gap between America’ s rich and the rest? The evidence, it turns out, is ... definitive. From the perspective of the more than 150 million Americans who...

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Simons Foundation Joins Obama Administration's Brain Initiative

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10/01/2014

Simons Foundation Joins Obama Administration' s Brain Initiative The Obama administration plans to ... president started in 2013. Tom Kalil, deputy director for technology and innovation, in...

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Ford Foundation Heads Group of Philanthropic Leaders to Save Detroit

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11/10/2014

Ford Foundation Heads Group of Philanthropic Leaders to Save Detroit Late one afternoon last November, leaders of some of the nation’ s top foundations were invited into a private meeting in a ... the city’...

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Wealthy Donors are Driving the Immigration Reform Debate

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11/20/2014

... published a piece on the role of big money in the fight for immigration reform. Here' s a look at four of those wealthy donors, which have given a combined total of $300 million toward...

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Verizon Foundation to Support STEM Programs in 80 Schools

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12/05/2014

Verizon Foundation to Support STEM Programs in 80 Schools Verizon will give ... math (STEM). The company is examining applicants now for the Verizon Innovate Learning Grants that will go to .....

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Mastercard Foundation Announces New University Partnerships in Africa

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12/08/2014

... in Africa The MasterCard Foundation announced that over 2 ,300 university students will be able to hit the books in classrooms in Uganda, South Africa and ... by early next year. The Foundation is committing $...

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President’s Changes on Immigration Mobilize Nonprofits, Foundations

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12/17/2014

President’ s Changes on Immigration Mobilize Nonprofits, Foundations ... to help undocumented immigrants who are eligible for temporary legal status under the president’ s...

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Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation Supports Initiative to Eliminate Veteran Homelessness in the United States

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02/19/2015

Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation Supports Initiative to Eliminate Veteran Homelessness in the United States ... Foundation today announced a commitment of USD 250,000 to the Zero: 2016 initiative, a national...

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AXA Announces the 2015 AXA Achievers

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04/21/2015

AXA Announces the 2015 AXA Achievers AXA seeks to identify and reward students who, through their talent and ... scholarship award of $15,000. AXA has given more than $25 million in scholarships to...

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Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Backs Community Development in Baltimore

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05/11/2015

... to thirty-one Baltimore nonprofits as part of a joint $1. 5 million Summer Youth Initiative that brings together three of Baltimore' s largest charitable funders. In...

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Citi Foundation and Living Cities Announce Selection of Five Cities to Join City Accelerator Initiative

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05/20/2015

... and Living Cities Announce Selection of Five Cities to Join City Accelerator Initiative The Citi Foundation ... Baltimore, New Orleans, and Seattle will receive support to adopt leading practices in community...

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Gerstner Family Foundation Awards $10M to Broad Institute for Cancer Research

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05/26/2015

The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has announced a $10 million gift from the Gerstner Family Foundation to expand cancer research efforts focused on overcoming drug ... Gerstner Family Foundation Awards $10M...

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City & State OpEd Pushes for Coding to Fulfill Language Requirement in Public Schools

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06/29/2015

City & State OpEd Pushes for Coding to Fulfill Language Requirement in Public ... of Labor Statistics show that by 2020, there will be 1.4 million new computer science jobs, but only 400,000...

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