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Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative Launches Research on Genes That Cause Autism

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04/25/2016

... States, officially launched on April 21 with the goal of getting DNA from 50,000 individuals and their families, generating an enormous amount of data for researchers to learn more about genes that can ...

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JPB Foundation Research Finds Advanced Energy Driving Job Growth in Renewables, Smart Buildings

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05/02/2016

... Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society. These advanced energy technologies include wind ...

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Freedom Together Foundation

Rockefeller Foundation Gives $6M to Help 100,000 Inner City School Children See 'Hamilton'

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06/24/2016

... foundation said Thursday the funding would allow students at some public schools in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and the District of Columbia to see the show for $10... Rockefeller Foundation ...

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U.S. States, Rockefellers Clash With U.S. House Panel on Exxon Climate Probes

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06/27/2016

... U.S. House Panel on Exxon Climate Probes With a number of U.S. states proceeding with investigations of Exxon Mobil Corp's (XOM.N) record on climate change, the attorney general of...

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Simons Foundations Awards Grants To UH Mānoa Mathematics Professors

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10/05/2016

... Grants To UH Mānoa Mathematics Professors University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Assistant Professors Sarah Post and Rob ... the primary goal to stimulate collaboration in the field of mathematics...

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation Announces Five Projects for 2016 Green Neighborhoods Program

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10/12/2016

Bank of America Charitable Foundation Announces Five Projects for ... Program The U.S. Green Building Council and Bank of America Charitable Foundation announced the five projects ... provides funding and...

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Pershing Square Supports Social Entrepreneurship and Mobile Healthcare

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10/19/2016

... Supports Social Entrepreneurship and Mobile Healthcare At the heart of CareMessage is the service mission of a nonprofit, but with the goal of building successful, ...

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Wallace Foundation Has Been Betting Big on Principals. What's It Learning?

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11/01/2016

... funding Wallace Foundation is all about the importance of school leadership. The funder recently launched a $47 ... a key leverage point for its grant dollars—makes a lot of sense... Wallace Foundation Has...

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Individuals Addressing Open Society Challenges Invited to Apply for Fellowship

Release Date:

11/07/2016

... Challenges Invited to Apply for Fellowship A program of the Open Society Foundations, the Open Society Fellowship ... open society challenges. The fellowship program seeks to fund work that will enrich public...

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Supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Forest Restoration Gets a Tiny Fraction of the Money it Needs

Release Date:

11/09/2016

... Foundation, Forest Restoration Gets a Tiny Fraction of the Money it Needs Research shows that only 13 percent to 17 percent of the total annual funding needs for restoration and ... met — about $50 billion...

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Long Island Community Foundation Supports Diversity Through International Food Tasting at Gala Fresh Farms

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11/15/2016

... Supports Diversity Through International Food Tasting at Gala Fresh Farms One of the goals of the newly formed Peconic River Community Development ...

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09 Jan 2017

David vs. Goliath: How Arizona Advocates Won Victories in the Fight Against Extremism - Webinar

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3:00pm to 4:00pm

Despite a 2016 election season which saw the rise of xenophobic rhetoric, advocates in Arizona have surprised ... responded by banding together to form One Arizona, aimed at promoting full electoral participation...

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Founding Members of Open Research Funders Group Include Three PNY Members

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12/16/2016

Founding Members of Open Research Funders Group Include Three PNY Members ... Research Funders Group, an effort to promote sharing of articles and data between researchers and organizations. ... grant recipients...

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US Trust Study Finds Small Foundations Honing Strategies for Greater Impact

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02/03/2017

... and process over the past decade, with 80 percent of respondents saying they have a formal conflict of interest policy in place, up from 30 percent in 2005, and ...

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Century Foundation Report Finds Out Why High-Risk Insurance Pools Still Won't Work

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03/01/2017

Recently, leaked documents from House Republicans show plans to create high-risk pools as an alternative to the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) guaranteed access to health insurance for people with pre-existing conditions.

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Rita Allen Teams Up With Knight Foundation to Combat Misinformation

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03/13/2017

... to Combat Misinformation Working alongside Democracy Fund and the Rita Allen Foundation, Knight seeks ideas on “topics ranging from, but not limited to, the role of algorithms in news consumption, methods for...

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Mellon Foundation Supports Digitization Project for the American Numismatic Society’s Back List of Monographs

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04/17/2017

... Project for the American Numismatic Society’s Back List of Monographs The digitization project for the American Numismatic Society’s back list of monographs has gained funding from The Andrew W. Mellon ... the...

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MCC Signs $500M Compact with Nepal to Improve Power and Roads

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09/15/2017

... first compact in South Asia and a symbol, said some at the ceremony, of Nepal’s progress toward democracy. The compact, which ... the making, also includes a commitment from the government of...