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Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing Opens in Berkeley

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04/16/2014

... institute, established in 2012 by a grant from the Simons Foundation , brings together leading researchers to explore both the theoretical underpinnings of computer ... that other scientific...

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Racial Equity Resource Guide

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05/2014

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation offers an online racial equity resource guide. The ... provides individuals and organizations with access to extensive learning materials, tools and data on racial ... can work together across differences. As part of WKKF’ s America Healing effort, the resource guide shares the ...

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Major Research Groups Are Given Low Marks on Disclosing Donors

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05/06/2014

... based in Washington, are polar opposites in terms of political leanings. But according to a first- of -its-kind survey of the world’ s most prominent...

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Flood-Resistant Neighborhood Would Be 80 Years in the Making

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05/22/2014

[Rockefeller Foundation ] Study Predicts Building in East River Could Pay ... Some A team of architects and consultants is proposing to build a new neighborhood of residential...

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Ending Child Marriage in a Generation: What Research is Needed?

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05/13/2014

Each year, some 10 million girls are compelled to marry before they reach age 18—the age the world has ... independence are the same. Produced with support from the foundation ’ s Youth Sexuality...

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NYC Council members rip Walmart’s charity of ‘dangerous dollars’

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06/04/2014

NYC Council members rip Walmart’ s charity of ‘dangerous dollars’ More than half the members of the City Council have fired off a letter to Walmart demanding that it stop making...

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Why Do Banks Care About Youth Career Readiness in New York?

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06/03/2014

... philanthropic undertaking ever: a $250 million initiative to bolster the skills of workers, with a big focus on young people. Then, just three months later, the Citi Foundation announced its...

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New York Botanical Garden Humanities Institute To Explore Social Impact of Gardens

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06/19/2014

New York Botanical Garden Humanities Institute To Explore Social Impact of Gardens The newly formed New York Botanical Garden 039 ; s Humanities Institute, made possible by a $...

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Surdna's Head Reflects on Aligning Program With Mission, Impact Investing

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06/25/2014

Surdna 039 ; s Head Reflects on Aligning Program With Mission, Impact ... with mission, cross-pollination between programs and the foundation 039 ; s recent...

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Simons Grantees Win Top Mathematics Honors

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08/13/2014

... Medals and the Rolf Nevanlinna Prize have been awarded to Simons Foundation grantees Manjul Bhargava, Maryam Mirzakhani and ... Congress of Mathematicians (ICM). This year’ s...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $45 Million for City Halls to Tackle Urban Issues

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08/20/2014

Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $45 Million for City Halls to Tackle Urban Issues Bloomberg Philanthropies today ... a new $45 million investment to boost the capacity of city halls to...

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Financing the Social Sector

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09/15/2014

Financing the Social Sector Despite the huge success of this summer 039 ; s ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and various crowd-funding ... media sites, what the nonprofit sector really needs is ...

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Sloan Teaching Awards Honor High School Math and Science Educators

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12/04/2014

... schools for at least five years, were chosen by a panel of scientists, mathematicians and educators. The Fund for the City of New York and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation gave the winners an...

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All Investing is Impact Investing

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01/12/2015

... In the United States, nearly $1 trillion is committed to philanthropy — sitting in foundations, donor-advised ... funds and elsewhere. Donors have transferred ownership of these funds to...

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Microsoft Is Teaching Cybersecurity to Cities Around the World—For Free

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01/16/2015

Microsoft Is Teaching Cybersecurity to Cities Around the World—For Free Cybersecurity ... systems that could be vulnerable to attack. That’ s why Microsoft is volunteering its cybersecurity...

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J.M. Kaplan Fund Launches Innovation Prize, Seeks Applicants

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01/29/2015

... of the J.M. Kaplan Fund, a New York-based family foundation . In 2015 up to ten Prizes will be awarded to U. S .-based individuals or teams addressing our...

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OSF and Ford Praised by de Blasio for Internet Accessibility Work

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02/12/2015

... Accessibility Wor k Mayor Bill de Blasio spurred foundation leaders Wednesday to invest in projects and technology tools that protect and expand the accessibility of the Internet. "We...

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Effective Journalism Is Now Part of Our College Completion Mission

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03/17/2015

by Cynthia Rivera Weissblum, President and CEO, Edwin Gould Foundation For many years, The Edwin Gould Foundation has awarded grants to programs that promote low-income college completion. But...

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Bloomberg Gives $14M for Global Tobacco-Use Monitoring

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03/13/2015

The CDC Foundation has announced a two-year, $14 million grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies to enable the U. S . Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct ...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies to Help Poor Countries Fight Big Tobacco

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03/19/2015

Bloomberg Philanthropies to Help Poor Countries Fight Big Tobacco Bill Gates and ... by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , will help low and middle-income countries facing .....

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