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Virginia "Ginnie" Sloane, President Emeritus of the Heckscher Foundation for Children, Dies at 91

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08/27/2014

... Sloane, President Emeritus of the Heckscher Foundation for Children, Dies at 91 Philanthropist and civic leader ... Sloane was elected President of the Heckscher Foundation for Children in 1986 and was...

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NYCT and Tiger Foundation Among Funders of Single-Sex Education

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10/28/2014

... on the rise nationally, along with philanthropic support for them. One education site has cited this as among "the ... Trust, the Carson Family Trust, the Charter School Growth Fund , and the two...

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People with Health Insurance Still Can't Afford All the Care They Need

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11/14/2014

... you need to look just beyond the cost of a health plan' s monthly premium to figure out your expected medical costs for the coming year. With things like deductibles...

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Rockefeller Foundation to Announce Second Batch of Resilient Cities

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12/02/2014

Rockefeller Foundation to Announce Second Batch of Resilient Cities Selected from ... spanning 94 countries, the latest batch of the world’ s “most resilient cities” will be unveiled by the ... commitment ...

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Sloan Teaching Awards Honor High School Math and Science Educators

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12/04/2014

... have been teaching math or science in city high schools for at least five years, were chosen by a panel of scientists, mathematicians and educators. The Fund for the City of New York and the...

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Ford Foundation Bets on Slow Food Movement to Help Global Poor

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01/23/2015

Ford Foundation Bets on Slow Food Movement to Help Global Poor Mention "slow food" and it' s hard not to think of a more affluent crowd of foodies and ... ways about how and what...

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Rita Allen Foundation Study Addresses Impact of Political Advertising

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03/20/2015

... Media Watch finds that during evening newscasts leading up to the 2014 midterm elections the airtime given to political ... political issues by a ratio of 45:1. The study — paid for , in part...

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Simons Foundation Initiative Provides Support for Early Career Scientists

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03/25/2015

Simons Foundation Initiative Provides Support for Early Career Scientists They will award up to 70 grants every 2 . 5 years to promising scientists who have...

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NYC Social Impact Investment Fails to Meet Goal

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07/06/2015

NYC Social Impact Investment Fails to Meet Goal A New York City program designed to reduce ... and as a result the city will not have to foot the bill for it, the Bond Buyer...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Works to Build a Better South Bronx

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07/10/2015

... (NYRP) unveiled a master plan to design, build, and fund a new network of connected open spaces that will improve ... quality of life and deliver measurable health benefits for South Bronx...

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The Mellon Foundation Backs Bard's Innovative Masters Program in Orchestral Performace Studies

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08/14/2015

The Mellon Foundation Backs Bard' s Innovative Masters Program in Orchestral Performace Studies ... place in culture and history. The program is designed to prepare select conservatory graduates for...

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NoVo Foundation’s Peter Buffett Talks about ‘Philanthropic Colonialism

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11/02/2015

NoVo Foundation’ s Peter Buffett Talks about ‘Philanthropic Colonialism ... of the NoVo Foundation, says foundations sometimes try to solve the world' s problems themselves rather than...

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Wallace Foundation Supports New Professional Standards For Educational Leaders

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11/30/2015

Wallace Foundation Supports New Professional Standards For Educational Leaders The Council of Chief State School ... released the long-awaited set of professional standards for educational leaders. The model...

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NYTimes Examines Hartford Foundation Work on Geriatrics

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01/29/2016

... frightened and uncomfortable. She was submitting to the tender scrutiny of Dr. Elizabeth Eckstrom, who scooted her stool so close that she was knee to knee with her patient. . . “One of the greatest ... of the...

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Ford Foundation Taken Off Watch List by Indian Government

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03/21/2016

... Government Days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’ s visit to the U. S ., the Home Ministry issued orders to remove the ... funded the “anti-India” activities of Citizens...

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JPB Foundation Grant Helps Affordable Housing Providers Install Solar Power

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04/13/2016

... Providers Install Solar Power GRID Alternatives, America’ s largest nonprofit solar installer, today announced an expansion of its multifamily solar program to include free technical assistance nationally...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Names 33 Winners of Its Prestigious Andrew Carnegie Fellows

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04/19/2016

... winners of the so-called "brainy awards" will receive up to $200,000 to fund one or two years of scholarly research in areas .....

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Simons Foundation Initiative Includes World’s Largest Study on Autism and Genes

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04/21/2016

Simons Foundation Initiative Includes World’ s Largest Study on Autism and Genes Scientists funded by the ... the launch of an online research initiative that aims to gather DNA and other information from 50,000...

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JPB Foundation Measures Bike-Share Equity in the U.S.

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04/26/2016

JPB Foundation Measures Bike-Share Equity in the U. S . When it comes to bike equity in the U. S ., the focus on measuring participation rates for bike-share against population...

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Sloan Foundation Supports Science on Screen Film Series

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04/28/2016

... at 3 and 7 p.m. open with a presentation by Bozeman’ s own world-renowned paleontologist, retiring curator of paleontology at Bozeman’ s Museum of the Rockies and recipient of the prestigious ... cinemas from...

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