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Supported by Rockefeller, $10 Million Water Window Challenge Announces Winners

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03/17/2017

... competition to address recurring flood problems in some of the world’s most vulnerable communities. The challenge, a partnership between GRP and the Z Zurich Foundation , ... dozen groups working to provide...

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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 039 ;s Office in a Quest for Better Health Aetna recently announced a new RFP ... Healthy Communities grant program. The grants are...

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George Soros, Steven Rockefeller, Abigail Disney and Some Of New York's Wealthiest Tell State Government To Raise Their Taxes

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03/21/2017

... residents of the state. "Now is the time to invest in the long-term economic viability of New York," the letter reads. "We need to invest in pathways out of poverty and up the economic ladder...

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Community Development

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Daphne Foundation

Simons Foundation Awards $24.7 Million for Autism Research

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03/21/2017

... Research The University of Edinburgh has announced a £20 million ($24.5 million) grant from the Simons Foundation in support of pioneering studies into the biological ...

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Ford Foundation Supports 'Stay Midtown Program' to Respond to Recent Rental Cost Increases in Detroit

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03/22/2017

... Program 039 ; to Respond to Recent Rental Cost Increases in Detroit The Stay Midtown program is one tangible ... in partnership with Midtown Detroit, Inc., with support from...

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Housing and Homelessness

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Promotes 'Changing Faces of Immigration' Video Series

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03/24/2017

... is changing rapidly. Asians outpaced Hispanic immigrants in 2009, becoming the largest and fastest-growing wave of newcomers to the United States. The group is a mosaic and not a monolith...

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Immigration

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Sends Poets to Princeton Environmental Film Festival

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03/28/2017

... Dodge Foundation has not only adopted the red knot bird as a poetic symbol of the modern plight of migrants and ... a few of its affiliated poets to the film’s showing in Princeton. “It...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Arts

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'Marjorie Prime' Wins Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize at Sundance for Focus on Science and Technology

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03/29/2017

... to Sundance winner “Marjorie Prime” and is planning a mid-summer release and a fall awards push for star Lois Smith, the distributor ... lives with dementia. Michael Almereyda adapted the film from...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Technology

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Carnegie and Ford Plan to Foot Entire Bill for Cuomo's Public-Private Legal Defense Fund For Immigrants

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03/30/2017

... the initiative would spend “more than $1 Million” in “Public and Private investment” to “provide services ... to meet the urgent legal needs” of New York immigrants. In fact, the program is budgeted at $1...

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Immigration

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NYSHealth Foundation Hosts A Conversation With Sean Cavanaugh on the Future of Medicare

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03/31/2017

NYSHealth Foundation Hosts A Conversation With Sean Cavanaugh on the Future of Medicare ... nation 039 ;s leading experts on Medicare, to discuss what is in store for Medicare in...

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New York Health Foundation

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The Bank of America Charitable Foundation-A Leader in the Growth of Community Development Financial Institutions

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04/04/2017

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation- A Leader in the Growth of Community Development Financial ... financial institutions, their biggest money comes from banks like BofA. Is that a...

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PhilTV: Century Foundation Hosts Policing Debate at NYU Wagner

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04/06/2017

... proud to present Debates of the Century @NYU Wagner , a public debate series showcasing thoughtful, informed dialogue from experts. Join us on March 28, 2017 to hear experts ...

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Justice Reform

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NYSHealth Foundation Releases New Survey Results for How People Find and Use Health Care Price Information

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04/07/2017

... and state-specific, including New York State . In recent years, insurers, state governments, employers, and ... more easily available to individuals and families. In this changing landscape, how do Americans...

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New York Health Foundation

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Mellon Foundation Awards Nearly $3.8 Million for Theater Program

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04/11/2017

... The New England Foundation for the Arts has announced a three-year, $3.77 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to continue the work ... grantees; Finalist Development Grants of up to $10,000 for...

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Arts

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Complete This Survey on Foundation Openness and Shared Insights

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04/19/2017

... Shared Insight to support foundation openness activities in the form of regional cohorts and dialogues. As part of the ... with Harder+Company Community Research to conduct a few evaluation activities,...

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Lisa Green Hall Joins Nathan Cummings Foundation's Investment Committee

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04/24/2017

... advisory member. Lisa’s career spans more than 25 years in community development finance and impact investing across ... for-profit, non-profit and government sectors, and she is a lifelong advocate and...

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Schott Foundation's Jackson Declares "Our Nation Can No Longer Neglect Marginalized Students"

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04/26/2017

... Marginalized Students" Resolved. No child walks into a classroom as just a student. Our children carry with them a ... community experiences, and rates of development. Yet in...

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Education

Social Justice

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Atlantic Philanthropies' Report Examines the Effectiveness of the Limited-life Approach

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05/01/2017

... Limited-life foundations are based on the premise that if a foundation’s grants generate a social return, and that return compounds at a higher rate ... more grants later — but how would we...

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MetLife Foundation Innovation Competition Recognizes Indian Entrepreneur

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05/03/2017

... of the MetLife Foundation Inclusion Plus competition in India. The competition was open to entrepreneurs, ... prize with its money management application and collected a grant of $100,000. The Swadhaar Group...

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