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The Century Foundation Releases New Report on Syrian Rebels' Lessons on Aleppo

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01/27/2017

... Syrian rebels’ loss of east Aleppo in December was a turning point in the country’s civil war. But rebel ... under siege and surrounded on all sides, to hold out for as long as a...

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Supported by Rockefeller, New Report Shows Resilient Cities Require Resilient Food Systems

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02/09/2017

... and secure food systems for food-insecure populations, a report from the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City and ... distribution centers, retail stores, and food banks as...

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United Hospital Fund, NYSHealth Foundation Give $400K to Integrate Mental Health Care into Primary Care Practices

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03/02/2017

... anxiety and depression. The two grants, one for $188,320 from the United Hospital Fund and one for $215,670 from the ... Foundation, will allow Montefiore to support and evaluate a new mental...

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Bank of America to Spur Economic Gains For Low-Income Families, Communities

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03/16/2017

... Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) today announced a $3.8 million grant from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation to support ... skills required to compete for middle-class jobs. As...

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Rockefeller Foundation Joins Effort to Curb Hotel Food Waste

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03/24/2017

... Food Waste Food waste is increasingly garnering attention from governments, businesses and private individuals as its impact on both environmental health, food security as ... companies that...

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Aetna Foundation Supports 'Magnobrain' Educational Games for Kids

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03/27/2017

... their “Inspire Me to Learn” initiative founded by a grant of $30,000 from the Aetna Foundation. The concept of the games came from a need to help children succeed...

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Target Corporation Supports Water Harvesting Cistern to Transform Blighted Properties

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03/29/2017

... assets. The all-volunteer organization will debut a new recreational space and water harvesting cistern this summer, thanks to grants and material donations from Garnier®, TerraCycle®, and Target Corporation...

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Giving Like a Rockefeller, Even if You’re Not Super-Rich

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03/31/2017

Giving Like a Rockefeller, Even if You’re Not Super-Rich David Rockefeller , who died last week at 101 , was a giant among American philanthropists. He continued the tradition of giving that ran from...

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Nonprofit Trailblazers Unite for Third Annual American Express Leadership Academy Global Alumni Summit

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04/03/2017

... in New York on April 3 and 4, celebrating ten years of a transformative program that has developed nearly 3,000 ... purpose leaders. Fifty-one distinguished program alumni, from around the world, will...

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Thousands of People With Autism Join Simons Foundation's SPARK Initiative

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04/04/2017

... Join Simons Foundation's SPARK Initiative Autism has a strong genetic component. To date, approximately 50 genes have been identified that almost certainly play a role in autism, and researchers estimate...

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Long Island Community Foundation-Backed Report Finds Racial Inequities Cost LI’s Economy Billions Each Year

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04/25/2017

... gap faced by African-American residents, according to a report released Monday by the Urban League of Long Island. ... annual income increase by just more than $22,000, growing from $33,600 a...

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Supported by JPB Foundation, Harvard Study Finds Illinois Soda Tax Could Cut Health Costs, Raise $561 Million in Revenue Annually

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04/26/2017

... Cut Health Costs, Raise $561 Million in Revenue Annually A penny-per-ounce state tax on sugar-sweetened beverages ... Such a tax would likely would face tremendous opposition from Big Soda,...

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Awards Scholarship Grant to the Schwartz Center and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing for Compassion Scholars Program

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04/27/2017

... Program The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare, a national leader in the movement to strengthen and sustain ... nursing education, today announced that they have received a $33,000 grant from...

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United Hospital Fund and New York State Health Foundation Support New Model to Advance Integration of Behavioral Health Services in New York Primary Care Practices

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05/05/2017

... to treat common behavioral health conditions, such as anxiety and depression. One in five New Yorkers ... access to behavioral health services. With $188,320 from the United Hospital Fund (UHF) and $215,670...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies: Six Things Cities Need to Know About the Future of Autonomous Vehicles

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05/08/2017

... of autonomous driving,” and CNN says we’ve reached “ a tipping point for excitement in self-driving cars.” But ... and change the way cities respond to complex challenges, from aging populations to economic...

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Commonwealth Fund Issues Brief on the Effect of the Affordable Care Act on Health Care Access

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05/08/2017

... (FPL), about $16,000 for an individual or $33,500 for a family of four, and provided subsidized insurance through ... fall of 2013, the number of uninsured Americans has fallen from 41 million to 27 million...

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Open Call For Collaborative Reporting Projects

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05/10/2017

... 30 . Three reporting projects will be selected to receive a $7,000 grant. These awards will provide an opportunity for ... and civic life. The Center would especially like to hear from local news outlets...

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Top Science Foundation, Simons, Latest Endeavor is its Most Ambitious Project Yet

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05/15/2017

... by telescope arrays. Same thing goes for biologists, as they work with programmers to bring order to the chaos of ... ideas could form as computer scientists and researchers from a...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation-Backed Poll Finds Racial Divide in Financial Readiness for Retirement

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05/19/2017

... for Retirement Older white Americans are nearly twice as likely as African-Americans to say they've saved enough for retirement, a new poll found. The Associated Press-NORC Center for...

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