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Donors to Gay Causes Consider Their Next Steps

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11/03/2014

... Steps The Arcus Foundation’s latest effort in support of gay and lesbian issues began with an ominous question: "Is ... the movement’s philanthropic vanguard. After a number of legal victories on same-sex...

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

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11/07/2014

... farmers, particularly women. “We welcome this new initiative because it will enable us to deal with the ... them from poverty,” said Dr Agnes Kalibata, President of AGRA. The programme has a strong emphasis in...

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Food Systems

From Poverty to Giving Away Millions: Darren Walker Shares His American Dream

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11/11/2014

... Spencer, a nurse's aide, enrolled the 5-year-old in a new educational program called Head Start, which gave him "a .....

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

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11/14/2014

... the Care They Need As open enrollment season starts, a new survey is providing an important reminder that you need to look just beyond the cost of a health plan's monthly premium to figure out your .....

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Verizon Foundation to Support STEM Programs in 80 Schools

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12/05/2014

... go to underserved public schools, those with large numbers of students who receive free or reduced lunch. The grants, ... for professional development for teachers or to leverage new technologies — like 3D...

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The Commonwealth Fund Recaps Health Care in 2014

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12/23/2014

... than 2014. For health care reformers, the old adage of “be careful what you wish for” comes to mind. Hang on to your hat, happy holidays, and have a great new year.... The Commonwealth Fund Recaps Health Care...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Brooklyn Accelerator

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02/06/2015

... Today, Brooklyn Community Foundation announces the launch of the Brooklyn Accelerator, a unique component of its new community impact strategy designed to be a hub of ...

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Community Development

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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 Pools As the new Congress convenes and the Supreme Court prepares to hear ... the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are resurfacing. Many of...

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What's Next for Community Philanthropy

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02/2015

... Next for Community Philanthropy toolkit includes a series of interactive exercises, conversation starters, and even ... challenge old assumptions, understand the full range of possibilities, and generate creative new approaches and models for the future. According to ...

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Goldman Sachs Contributes $2 Million to LaGuardia Community College

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03/16/2015

... Community College Gail O. Mellow, the president of LaGuardia Community College, a two-year institution in ... call. It was Lloyd C. Blankfein, the chief executive of Goldman Sachs, who surprised her with the...

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Johnson & Johnson Makes $30 Million Commitment to USAID to Fight Tuberculosis

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04/01/2015

... Johnson & Johnson have pledged to donate $30 million worth of the drug Sirturo (bedaquiline) to USAID over the next four ... approval program. Bedaquiline was among the first new classes of...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Rita Allen Foundation Study Addresses Impact of Political Advertising

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03/20/2015

Rita Allen Foundation Study Addresses Impact of Political Advertising A new study by Philly Political Media Watch finds that during ... ads dwarfed stories about political issues by a ratio of 45...

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Backs Program to Address Patient Safety

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03/23/2015

... Backs Program to Address Patient Safety The University of New England (UNE) has recently received a major grant from ... care. Also, the grant also aims to address shortages of health care...

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North Star Fund Launches Campaign for NYPD Reform

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03/24/2015

... Launches Campaign for NYPD Reform Mayor de Blasio has a new police problem on his hands — only this time from his ... to push for changes in the NYPD — and will hit up many of the mayor’s top donors for its...

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The Commonwealth Fund Ranks Health Care Systems for All 50 States

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03/27/2015

... systems are better than others. Look up rankings of health providers and consider how well you'll be taken care of in your old age wherever you live. The Commonwealth Fund ... in 2014 were Minnesota,...

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Research to Prevent Blindness Backs Innovative Glaucoma Research

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04/10/2015

... be regained. However, Robert. W. Williams, PhD, chair of the Department of Genetics, Genomics and Informatics at the University of ... cells most susceptible to the disease - and help devise...

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Covenant Foundation-Backed Study Examines the Health and Well-Being of Jewish Teen Girls

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04/14/2015

... Foundation-Backed Study Examines the Health and Well-Being of Jewish Teen Girls When Jewish education promotes ... traditional gender roles, and celebrates a diversity of voices, it has the power to help...

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Commonwealth Fund Blasts Digital Data Breaches

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04/15/2015

... make life better for patients and doctors – getting rid of bulky and messy paper files, streamlining delivery of care and organizing medical information so that scientists ... data aren’t safe – and they don’t...

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Century Foundation Report Illustrates How Segregation in U.S. Starts with Preschool

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04/30/2015

... enrolled in the lowest quality programs, according to a new report released Wednesday by researchers at the National ... Action Council, a civil rights organization. “But a lot of programs are not high quality...

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Children, Youth and Families

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