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NYS Health Foundation Launches Consumer Empowerment Initiative, Seeks Proposals

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03/23/2016

NYS Health Foundation Launches Consumer Empowerment Initiative, Seeks ... patients last, when they should come first. NYSHF wants to change that dynamic and increase health care consumers' ... health care...

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Arcus Foundation Report Reveals Trans Discrimination Not Limited to Bathrooms

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05/13/2016

Arcus Foundation Report Reveals Trans Discrimination Not Limited to Bathrooms With so much media focus on North ... space that presents a distinct challenge to the hundreds of...

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Citi Foundation Gives $20M to Accelerate Economic Opportunity in Six U.S. Cities

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05/18/2016

Citi Foundation Gives $20M to Accelerate Economic Opportunity in Six U.S. Cities The ... organizations have been selected as inaugural recipients of the Community Progress Makers Fund, a $20...

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NYS Health Foundation on the Learning and Listening That Lead to a Multi-Funder Collaboration

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06/30/2016

NYS Health Foundation on the Learning and Listening That Lead to a Multi-Funder Collaboration The Supreme Court’s ... last week on United States v. Texas leaves millions of immigrants at...

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Century Foundation Fellow on Legacy Admissions Begetting Educational Inequality

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07/29/2016

Century Foundation Fellow on Legacy Admissions Begetting Educational ... eliminated legacy preference, alumni have still continued to donate in large numbers. For example, Texas A&M, which did ... 2007,...

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Century Foundation Fellow Comments on For-Profit Colleges Applying for Nonprofit Status

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08/12/2016

Century Foundation Fellow Comments on For-Profit Colleges Applying for Nonprofit Status The U.S. Department of Education on Thursday denied a request by a Utah-based for-profit college chain to...

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A Big STEM Gift from Simons Foundation Grabs Attention in the Field

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08/24/2016

A Big STEM Gift from Simons Foundation Grabs Attention in the Field Another Big STEM ... One Backed By Hedge Fund Wealth Diversifying the pool of STEM students and workers across the country is an ... private...

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Wallace Foundation Funds Research on Summer Academic Programs for Poor Children

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09/07/2016

Wallace Foundation Funds Research on Summer Academic Programs for Poor Children During their long, languid summers, lots of children forget the lessons they learned in school. But ... also shows, perhaps...

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Century Foundation Study Finds Socioeconomic Integration Helps Narrow Achievement Gaps

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10/19/2016

Century Foundation Study Finds Socioeconomic Integration Helps Narrow ... a report from the Century Foundation finds. According to the report, "School Integration in Practice: Lessons from...

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City Outside Monrovia Admitted to 100 Resilient Cities Pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation

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12/01/2016

City Outside Monrovia Admitted to 100 Resilient Cities Pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation The City of Paynesville, outside Monrovia, has been admitted to the ...

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Foundation for Child Development Publishes New Index on the Economic Stability of the American Family

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02/06/2017

Foundation for Child Development Publishes New Index on the Economic Stability of the American Family In new research funded by the ... the economic health of families and the ability of...

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Rockefeller Foundation Initiative to Help Halve Food Loss by 2030

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02/07/2017

Rockefeller Foundation Initiative to Help Halve Food Loss by 2030 Local and global stakeholders ... first YieldWise partner planning session. They were part of a crucial Rockefeller ...

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NY Women’s Foundation’s Oliveira Offers Blueprint for Investing in Vulnerable Young Girls

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02/28/2017

NY Women’s Foundation ’s Oliveira Offers Blueprint for Investing in ... found that by age six, girls are already less likely to see themselves and other girls and women to be as ... capable as...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Is Major Funder in the Fight Against Blindness

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03/03/2017

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Is Major Funder in the Fight Against Blindness If ... blindness. Losing sight is a horrifying fate for anyone to contemplate, and it's not surprising that blindness has ... affect...

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With Support from the Rockefeller Foundation, This New Orleans Neighborhood Is Fighting Flooding By Welcoming It

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03/09/2017

With Support from the Rockefeller Foundation , This New Orleans Neighborhood Is Fighting ... Flooding By Welcoming It For decades, New Orleans fought to keep water out of the city. In the city...

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Aetna Foundation Looks Beyond the Doctor's Office in a Quest for Better Health

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03/17/2017

Aetna Foundation Looks Beyond the Doctor's Office in a Quest for ... Aetna recently announced a new RFP for the latest cycle of its Cultivating Healthy Communities grant program. The grants are from $50,000...

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

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04/04/2017

Thousands of People With Autism Join Simons Foundation 's SPARK Initiative Autism has a strong genetic component. To date, approximately 50 genes have been identified that .....

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MetLife Foundation Announces Sponsorship of “Multipliers of Prosperity” for a Third Year

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04/05/2017

MetLife Foundation Announces Sponsorship of “Multipliers of Prosperity” for a Third Year MetLife ... in the realm of financial inclusion. According to the...

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Century Foundation Fellow Comments on the Fate of Student Debt Forgiveness

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04/05/2017

Century Foundation Fellow Comments on the Fate of Student Debt Forgiveness Under a program known as Public ... Forgiveness, some student loan borrowers were supposed to be able to...

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