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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funding Spurs Federal Synthetic Biology Research

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09/17/2015

... Funding Spurs Federal Synthetic Biology Research A new analysis by the Synthetic Biology Project at the Wilson ... (DARPA) fund much of the U.S. government’s research in synthetic biology, with less than 1...

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New York Botanical Garden Partners with MetLife Foundation for Healthy Families Program

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09/21/2015

... Program The New York Botanical Garden, with support from MetLife Foundation, has developed The MetLife Healthy ... tours, and free weekly cell phone recordings with "What 039 ;s in...

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Global Companies Like Johnson & Johnson and Goldman Sachs Join Climate Change Efforts

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09/23/2015

... the world’s most prominent companies are expected to set a long-term target on Wednesday of powering their operations entirely with renewable energy, the latest in a wave of commitments...

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Philanthropy Leaders Call for Greater Role in Tackling Global Challenges Defined in New Sustainable Development Goals

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09/25/2015

Philanthropy Leaders Call for Greater Role in Tackling Global Challenges Defined in New Sustainable ... in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. A partnership of the...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth

The Nation Asks if Child Protective Services Has Gone Too Far

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10/05/2015

... Protective Services Has Gone Too Far On July 29, 2013, a Latina mother in Illinois named Natasha Felix sent her three sons, ages 11, ... an eye on his siblings, while Felix watched them all from...

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State Actions to Promote and Restrain Commercial Accountable Care Organizations: Milbank Memorial Fund Support

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10/19/2015

A new report, “State Actions to Promote and Restrain ... University of California, Berkeley, draws on evidence from the literature and four case studies to outline tools ... state policymakers respond to their...

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Newman's Own Supports Volunteerism Event This Weekend

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10/21/2015

... Own Supports Volunteerism Event This Weekend Make A Difference Day will take place this Saturday, October 24, 2015 in neighborhoods throughout the country, bringing Americans ... Thousands of volunteers...

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Ford’s Walker Weighs in on New Rules Allowing Pension Funds to Invest with Conscience

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10/22/2015

Ford’s Walker Weighs in on New Rules Allowing Pension Funds to Invest with Conscience "Today’s announcement from the Department of Labor to allow pension funds to ... environmental, social and governance...

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NoVo Foundation Picked by Cuomo to Create New York City Women's Center

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10/27/2015

... Cuomo’s administration picked the NoVo Foundation, a nonprofit organization funded by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, to redevelop a former prison in New York City into a...

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Rockefeller Foundation Funds Tickets for Students to See 'Hamilton'

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10/28/2015

... Foundation and the producers have agreed to finance a program to bring 20,000 New York City 11th graders, all from schools with high percentages of students from ... he was planning to...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Joins Others in Backing New High School Models

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11/11/2015

Carnegie Corporation of New York Joins Others in Backing New High School Models The White House ... redesign American high schools. That was the big news from the first-ever White House summit on "next...

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Tow Foundation Touted as Prime Example of Funder Helping Turn the Tide for Juvenile Justice Reform

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11/19/2015

... Helping Turn the Tide for Juvenile Justice Reform A new precedent was set recently when Connecticut Governor ... the first state to presumptively include anyone over 18 in the juvenile justice system...

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"Resilience" Bonds Could Help in Climate Disaster, Rockefeller Report Says

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12/10/2015

"Resilience" Bonds Could Help in Climate Disaster, Rockefeller Report Says A "resilience bond", a variation on a catastrophe bond, could ... by cities or...

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

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Commonwealth Fund Advice: It’s Important to Read the Fine Print of Healthcare Coverage

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12/16/2015

... and mammograms, and prohibits insurance companies from charging copays for them. But findings from the ... not aware of this benefit. Preventive services are free in all health plans,...

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Mellon Gives UPenn $5.1 Million to Boost Latino Faculty in the Humanities

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02/04/2016

Mellon Gives UPenn $5.1 Million to Boost Latino Faculty in the Humanities The University of Pennsylvania has announced a $5.1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in...

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Century Foundation: A Post-Paris Agenda for Climate Security at the UN

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02/11/2016

Century Foundation: A Post-Paris Agenda for Climate Security at the UN After ... forged when climate change has already led to a rise in the Earth’s average temperature of 1°C above ... a...

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Schools Are Finally Starting To Embrace Integration as a Method Of Closing The Achievement Gap (Century Foundation)

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02/11/2016

Schools Are Finally Starting To Embrace Integration as a Method Of Closing The Achievement Gap (Century Foundation) ... and lift the performance of struggling pupils. But in doing so, many schools may have...

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UJA-Federation Noted in 'Why Metrics Matter In Jewish Philanthropy'

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02/18/2016

UJA-Federation Noted in 039 ;Why Metrics Matter In Jewish Philanthropy 039 ; My grandfather, may his memory be for a blessing, used to receive hundreds of...

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Century Foundation NYTimes OpEd: The Secret to School Integration

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02/23/2016

... segregated than they have been for decades. In the Northeast, 51.4 percent of black students attend ... 100 percent of their classmates are racial minorities, up from 42.7 percent in 1968...

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