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Barbara Picower Is Back In Business As One Of The Nation's Top Philanthropists

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09/09/2014

Barbara Picower Is Back In Business As One Of The Nation's Top Philanthropists Barbara Picower has resumed her role as one of the nation’s top philanthropists, heading a new foundation with...

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Aetna Foundation Launches $4.5 Million Healthier World Innovation Challenge

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01/07/2015

... communities, the Aetna Foundation is looking for new ways to accelerate innovation and reach people directly ... can serve as a powerful health equalizer in the lives of those who need it most. According to...

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Helmsley Trust Awards $8.7 Million for T1D Research Program

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03/30/2015

... Helmsley Charitable Trust to extend the reach and impact of the T1D Exchange program. The grant will enable the ... Boston-based healthcare organization to boost awareness of T1D Exchange, particularly within...

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Rockefeller Foundation Pledges $75 Million for Smart Power India Project

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04/16/2015

... Foundation on Wednesday pledged $75 million as part of its new initiative to use renewable energy based mini-grids not ... 1,000 villages in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, but also create new jobs...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces First Cohort of Incubator Project

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06/29/2015

Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces First Cohort of Incubator Project Brooklyn Community Foundation has announced the inaugural cohort of its Incubator Project– one of several new...

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Century Foundation Explores the 'Double Burden' of Poverty

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08/12/2015

Century Foundation Explores the 'Double Burden' of Poverty The poverty that poor African Americans experience is often different from the poverty of poor whites. It's more isolating and concentrated...

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Michelle Alexander Joins Ford Foundation as Senior Fellow

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10/07/2015

... over the past two decades. Her best-selling book, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness , has spurred debate and action nationwide. ... will continue her advocacy efforts while...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Gives $177 Million to Study Dementia

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11/17/2015

... commitments next year, announced on Monday the capstone of its work on aging populations: a $177 million grant to create a new institute to study dementia. The new organization, the ... Brain...

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Rockefeller Brothers Supported Report: Wind Energy Could Get Cheaper

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03/18/2016

... from Cape Wind continued this week as the University of Delaware released a report showing offshore wind energy in New England would be far less costly under projects that are ... 33 percent less than previous...

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Ford Foundation"s Darren Walker Participates in Discussion on the Influence of Impact Investing on Philanthropy

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05/12/2016

... Darren Walker Participates in Discussion on the Influence of Impact Investing on Philanthropy Impact investing can lead to new strategies for entrepreneurs and mission-driven ... room for new...

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Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Obamacare Is Helping Millions Get Needed Healthcare

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05/25/2016

... Is Helping Millions Get Needed Healthcare More than 60% of working-age Americans who signed up for Medicaid or a ... are getting healthcare they couldn’t previously get, a new nationwide survey indicates. And...

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Russell Sage Report Finds Non-Citizen Latinos Politically Engaged

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06/28/2016

... able to vote, but they could still help decide the outcome of the upcoming presidential election. That's a theory ... Sage Foundation. Jones-Correa and McCann used a new survey, the Latino Immigrant...

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Supported by Commonwealth Fund, Study Shows Diabetes, Depression Apps Are Failing the Usability Test

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07/18/2016

... Diabetes, Depression Apps Are Failing the Usability Test A new UCSF study finds that some of the most popular apps for diabetes, depression and ... to use, especially by underserved populations. Some ...

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NYCT, Jonas Center, John A. Hartford and Edna McConnell Clark Foundations Highlighted in Health Affairs

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07/20/2016

... Foundations Highlighted in Health Affairs The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects that employment of registered nurses (RNs) is expected to increase “16 ... the Affordable Care Act. The BLS notes that...

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Supported by Rockefeller and Bloomberg, Climate Finance Project Finds Solutions for Low-Carbon Growth

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07/26/2016

... to solve these worldwide challenges. It is engineering new solutions and supporting the development of new finance instruments that unlock private investment for ...

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William T. Grant and Century Foundations Support Study on Effects of For-Profit Schools on African-Americans

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09/19/2016

... T. Grant and Century Foundations Support Study on Effects of For-Profit Schools on African-Americans Students from ... school, seeing them as the quickest route to jobs. A new study finds the streamlined,...

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Supported by Verizon Foundation, Three High School Students Graduate from 'Girls Who Code' Program at NJIT

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09/27/2016

... High School seniors Asma Makhdoom and Halle Bryant of South Orange, and Ellie Cohen of Maplewood, recently graduated from the seven-week "Girls Who Code" summer Immersion program offered at the...

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Co-Authored by Arabella Advisors, Article Tracks A Foundation’s 15-Year Journey In Impact Investing

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10/11/2016

... we were faced with a big question: how could a foundation of our size be impactful when hundreds of billions of dollars are needed to achieve our mission ... we wanted to be catalytic—to take...

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Ford-Supported Survey Finds Black, Hispanic Youth Less Likely To Get Money From Parents

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10/06/2016

... smaller expenses, than do whites or Asians, according to a new GenForward poll. And more than half of millennials overall say an unexpected bill of $1,000 would cause them financial...

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