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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Verizon Supported Study Finds Smartphone App Can Improve Self-management for Some with Spina Bifida

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12/10/2015

... prevent skin wounds and other complications, according to a pilot study of the interactive Mobitle Health & ... for use by young patients with spina bifida, according to the research by Brad E. Dicianno,...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Verizon

Josiah Macy Foundation Supports Project in Integrated Care for Psychologists & Doctors

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02/03/2016

... psychiatry, medicine and surgery departments, her job is to improve care by helping health-care providers communicate ... then provides immediate feedback or follows up one on one to tackle problems...

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

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Pershing Square Foundation-Supported Study: 5% Weight Loss Can Make A Difference for Obese People

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02/23/2016

... Losing as little as 5% of your body weight is enough to reap significant health benefits, according to a study published February 22 in Cell Metabolism. The ... study was supported by National Institutes of...

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Pershing Square Foundation

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Cities' Ability to Tap Into Big Data

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04/26/2017

Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Cities' Ability to Tap Into Big Data In Mobile, Ala., building-code ... Facebook Inc.'s(FB) Instagram photo-sharing app were able to inventory the city's 1,200...

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Community Development

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

22 Aug 2017

Two Sides of the Same Coin: Public-Private Partnerships and MIP - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Tuesday, August 22, 2017 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... Civic Participation (FCCP), who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a ... first served basis.* For decades, there’s been a push to insinuate special interests...

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Commonwealth Fund: What Are the Potential Effects of the Graham-Cassidy ACA Repeal-and-Replace Bill? Past Estimates Provide Some Clues

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09/21/2017

... unveiled congressional Republicans’ latest bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ... hold a vote without a score. The bill, however, is similar to prior ACA repeal-and-replace bills for...

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Michael J. Fox Foundation and Simons Foundation Making Waves in Basic Science

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12/01/2017

... Foundation, for example, has devoted more than $40 billion to research on malaria and other infectious diseases that ... J. Fox Foundation has contributed more than $700 million to understanding Parkinson’s...

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The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research

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The Simons Foundation

John A. Hartford Foundation Named One of Nation’s Top Funders Addressing Aging America

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12/15/2017

... of Nation’s Top Funders Addressing Aging America Recent grants from the John A. Hartford Foundation are one of the ... rapidly. The number of Americans over 65 has ballooned to 49.2 million this year, up from...

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

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Aging

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Tax Bill Glitch Endangers Future of Newman’s Own Foundation

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01/03/2018

... facing, when the Senate parliamentarian forced lawmakers to strip it out of the massive bill. That decision could ... and “significantly damage the foundation’s ability to give grants at...

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Newman's Own Foundation

05 Feb 2018

Pathways to Effective State Funding Strategies - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, February 5, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... Civic Participation (FCCP), who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a ... will also drill down and look at one state as a case study to understand how...

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05 Apr 2018

The NRA's Power to Thwart Gun Control & How Organizations are Responding - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Thursday, April 5, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... Civic Participation (FCCP), who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a ... the NRA has leveraged the power of its campaign donations to stall progress for so long...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Public Policy

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Public Policy

20 Mar 2019

Collaborative Grantmaking for Early Childhood: The Raising Childcare Fund - A Webinar Hosted by the NY Funders Alliance

Wednesday, March 20, 2019 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... the NY Funders Alliance, who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a ... our collective positive impact for children, from birth to 8 years old, for over 20 years...

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Children, Youth and Families

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19 Mar 2019

Census 2020 Messaging Testing Results – A Webinar Series Hosted by FCCP

Tuesday, March 19, 2019 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... Civic Participation (FCCP), who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a ... discuss implications for messaging, outreach, and advocacy to enhance collaborative...

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Immigration

13 May 2019

2020 Census Funder Learning Series: Effective Strategies for Business Engagement - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, May 13, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... Civic Participation (FCCP), who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a ... served basis.* This discussion will focus on strategies to engage and build partnerships...

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Census 2020

09 Sep 2019

Election Series: Navigating Effective Nonpartisan Election-Year Grantmaking - A First Monday Discussion Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, September 9, 2019 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... Civic Participation (FCCP), who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a ... IRS rules allow foundations —both private and public— to legally support almost every...

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Civic Engagement

12 Feb 2020

Prose for Program Officers: A Workshop in Writing for Philanthropic Audiences

Wednesday, February 12, 2020 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... and/or "synergy?" Do you find it "forbiddingly hard" to write more clearly? Improve your communications approach ... staff. Join Joanne Tzanis, communications consultant to local and...

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Professional Development

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Workshop

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Program Staff

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Communications

15 Jan 2020

FCCP Census Operations Series: Part 8 – Counting in the Wake of Natural Disasters & Counting on College/University Campuses - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Wednesday, January 15, 2020 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... Civic Participation (FCCP), who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a ... rebuilding their homes; How do we get the word out to people who have been displaced...

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Census 2020

12 Feb 2020

FCCP Census Operations Series Part 9: Monitoring the Count in Real Time Part II - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Wednesday, February 12, 2020 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... Civic Participation (FCCP), who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a ... Census operations webinar series, speakers will continue to discuss how organizations...

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Census 2020

09 Jul 2020

Supporting Youth and Next-gen Philanthropy: How to Get Started - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, July 9, 2020 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

... National Center for Family Philanthropy limits attendance to private and family foundation staff and trustees only.* ... families use different methods and techniques to teach the next generation about...

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