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Rahima Nasa, Named First FRONTLINE Fellow of Tow Foundation Journalism Program

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02/06/2019

... PBS’s flagship investigative documentary series. The new year-long journalism fellowship program is funded by The ... text, visual, and data elements. “We are so pleased to kick off the first year of our...

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Arts

Communications/Media

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The Tow Foundation

Ralph C. Wilson Foundation, Hospitals Launch Caregiver Support Program

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04/12/2019

... Vocational Education (THRIVE) program is designed to reduce the high turnover rate among caregivers, the ... THRIVE model takes a collaborative and strategic approach to recruitment and retention challenges by...

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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

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Estée Lauder Names Bari Seiden-Young Svp, Global Corporate Communications, Citizenship and Sustainability

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04/15/2019

... Inc. has announced the promotion of Bari Seiden-Young to the role of senior vice president, global corporate ... and sustainability. The position will be in addition to Seiden-Young’s existing responsi...

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Study Supported by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds Antimicrobial Paints Have a Blind Spot

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05/13/2019

... that these paints might be doing more harm than good. In a new study, the researchers tested bacteria commonly found ... innocuous, but by attacking it, you might prompt it to develop more antibiotic...

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Robert G. Ottenhoff Stepping Down as President and CEO of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy

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09/05/2019

... Russell Reynolds, a global leadership search organization, to lead the national search for his replacement. Ottenhoff ... chief executive. Tapped for his entrepreneurial approach to the philanthropic sector,...

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The Center for Disaster Philanthropy

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Tobias Rees Selected as a Rockefeller Foundation Resident to Study the Future of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Humanity

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09/30/2019

Tobias Rees Selected as a Rockefeller Foundation Resident to Study the Future of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and ... technology is challenging and changing what it means to be human, Rees’ duties will be ...

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The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Releases a Research and Policy In Brief, Mass Shootings: Causes and Prevention

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04/21/2021

... occurred in the U.S. in the previous month . While not a new phenomenon, such violent events have again moved near the ... of recent studies suggesting that restricting access to high-capacity weapons,...

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Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation

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02 Nov 2021

HERO Act and Other Compliance Considerations Amidst the Pandemic – A Roundtable Discussion

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10:00am to 11:00am

As organizations begin transitioning to a new hybrid environment in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, questions come up frequently about ...

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Free To Fail? Foundations Face Few External Performance Pressures

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01/11/2017

Free To Fail? Foundations Face Few External Performance Pressures ... to generate measurable results that lead to donations and grants is relentless), foundation executives face...

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Stavros Niarchos & Leon Levy Foundations Supported Research Finds Common Cerebral White Matter Abnormalities in Children with Autistic Traits

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09/06/2017

... in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but also, to some degree, in those with attention-deficit/hyperactivity ... who also have autistic traits. This is the finding of a new study, published...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

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Markle Foundation's Rework America Task Force Is Bridging The Tech Skill Gap

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10/23/2017

... study says 47% of American jobs could be at risk due to computerization over the next 20. This "fourth industrial ... a major shift in hiring practices. Self-guided learning A new paradigm for employers...

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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Markle Foundation Among Those Stepping Up To The Worker Retraining Challenge

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02/06/2018

Markle Foundation Among Those Stepping Up To The Worker Retraining Challenge Would you feel relatively ... reach of robots. Moreover, while unemployed and learning new skills, workers are buoyed by a safety net...

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Action Plan Released to Conserve One of Africa’s Richest Sites for Biodiversity with Support from the Arcus Foundation

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02/14/2018

Action Plan Released to Conserve One of Africa’s Richest Sites for Biodiversity ... on an initial framework plan developed in 2004, the new plan highlights the importance of the region for global ... that are...

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Animal Welfare

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28 Mar 2018

Elevating the Public's Understanding of Science Through Popular Culture - A Webinar Hosted by Media Impact Funders

Wednesday, March 28, 2018 -

2:30pm to 3:30pm

... us for a Media Impact Funders-sponsored webinar exploring new ways for funders to engage the public with science and evidence, and advance ... are using popular culture media forms - books, films, new...

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14 Dec 2018

Beyond Understanding: Listening for Emergence

Friday, December 14, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:30am

... challenging times, leaders and good communicators, need to be skilled listeners. Ideally, we are listening to learn, ... techniques, we will hone our listening skills and learn new...

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Research Funded By Bloomberg Philanthropies Finds Climate Actions Can Create 14 Million Jobs by 2030

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09/10/2018

... by 2030 As cities around the world accelerate efforts to meet their commitments to the Paris climate agreement, a new research on Sunday showed that ambitious urban climate ... populations...

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Environment and Climate Change

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A Toxic Chemical in Marine Ecosystems Turns Out to Play a Beneficial Role, Study Funded by Ford Foundation Finds

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07/22/2019

A Toxic Chemical in Marine Ecosystems Turns Out to Play a Beneficial Role, Study Funded by Ford Foundation ... degrade the cells of phytoplankton and other organisms. A new paper, however, suggests that these...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Aligns Investments with Mission: Diversifying Investment Managers

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03/31/2020

... Managers The Rockefeller Brothers Fund has set a new goal to invest 25 percent of its endowment holdings with firms ... diverse finance sector and incentivize the creation of new...

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14 Oct 2021

Mismatched: The Philanthropic Response to the Call for Racial Justice - A Webinar Hosted by PRE

Thursday, October 14, 2021 -

12:30pm to 2:00pm

... in U.S.-based grantmaking for racial issues appeared to be underway. Small family foundations, mainstream and ... activism on a massive scale that continued into the new year. But what really happened in 2020...

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