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Atlantic Philanthropies, Commonwealth Fund and Other Foundations Take a Stand — or Not — on the GOP Health Plan

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03/20/2017

Atlantic Philanthropies, Commonwealth Fund and Other Foundations Take a Stand — or Not — on the ... late last year. Other major health-care grant makers such as the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

The Commonwealth Fund

UH Launches First U.S. Digital Humanities Research Center for Latina/o Studies with Funding from Mellon Foundation

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08/15/2017

The University of Houston will soon be home to the country’s first Digital Humanities Research Center specializing in U.S. Latina/o Studies. A postdoctoral fellow will work on projects during her two-year fellowship, funded through a $167,700 grant...

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Mellon Foundation

Commonwealth Fund Analysis Shows how Disastrous the Medicaid Work Requirement Would be, Given the Opioid Crisis

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01/12/2018

Commonwealth Fund Analysis Shows how Disastrous the Medicaid Work ... waivers, according to an analysis by the Commonwealth Fund . The state predicts that a full 15 percent of its ... years of the waiver’s...

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The New Nonprofit: A Model for Innovation Across Sectors

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03/14/2013

... to have Susan L. Solomon, CEO and Co-Founder of The New York Stem Cell Foundation, talk about how organizations like hers are leading the charge as a new force for innovation, changing the...

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NYC: The New Capital of Fast-food Nation

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09/20/2017

NYC: The New Capital of Fast-food Nation NYC becomes fast-food nation The accelerated minimum-wage hike that New York state imposed on fast-food establishments has not ... Donuts are among the chains expanding...

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Food Systems

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds Scientists Probing Underground Depths Of Earth’s Carbon Cycle

Release Date:

11/10/2016

Understanding how carbon dissolves in water at the molecular level under extreme conditions is critical to understanding the Earth’s deep carbon cycle–a process that ultimately influences global climate change.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

22 Apr 2021

Leaning into Racial Justice with the Surdna Foundation and Andrus Family Fund - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, April 22, 2021 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... before. Yet many foundations are grappling with how to fund racial equity and the best way forward for their ... Conversation, the Surdna Foundation and Andrus Family Fund will explore their decision to...

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Social Justice

NCRP Reviews New York Community Trust

Release Date:

04/13/2016

NCRP Reviews New York Community Trust The New York Community Trust is committed to investing in ... follows through on those goals to achieve results, a new report from the National Committee for...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches New Clean Energy Initiative

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01/26/2015

Bloomberg Philanthropies launches new Clean Energy Initiative Bloomberg Philanthropies and ... Heising-Simons family last week announced the launch of a new Clean Energy Initiative to support state-based solutions...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

New Rockefeller Foundation Projects to Boost African Development

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05/06/2015

New Rockefeller Foundation Projects to Boost African ... Foundation are working to strengthen African economies as they face a growing number of young people, and challenges ... to strengthen agriculture, water...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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New Website Promotes Partnership and Investment for Girls of Color

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07/01/2015

New Website Promotes Partnership and Investment for Girls of ... their full participation in our country’s future. Yet new research is helping us to better understand the barriers ... strategizing,...

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Gender Justice

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NoVo Foundation

Ms. Foundation for Women

Rockefeller, Bloomberg Drive New Approaches to Urban Development

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05/03/2016

Rockefeller, Bloomberg Drive New Approaches to Urban Development New collaboration models and citizen-inclusive governance approaches using new technologies and tools are being driven by private...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

See Designs for the New Statue of Liberty Museum

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10/07/2016

See Designs for the New Statue of Liberty Museum The expansive museum planned for ... starting to take shape. Officials unveiled designs for the new 26,000-square-foot Statue of Liberty Museum during a...

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Arts

Employment Is Up in New York State, but Gains Are Uneven

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09/05/2017

Employment Is Up in New York State, but Gains Are Uneven The number of employed New Yorkers rose to its highest level since the recession, ... Monday by the state comptroller. More than 9.1 million New...

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Economic Security

Should New York City's 'Symbols of Hate' Be Reconsidered?

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09/19/2017

Should New York City's 'Symbols of Hate' Be Reconsidered? After the Charlottesville protests, New York City has vowed to take a closer look at “all ... and a professor of art history at the City...

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Catholic Publication Calls Funders ‘Clever’ for Funding Faith-Based Groups Supporting LGBT Rights

Release Date:

09/17/2014

Ford, Arcus, Open Society and others were highlighted by Catholic San Francisco for distributing millions of dollars to faith-based groups that support LGBT rights.

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LGBTQ

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Arcus Foundation

Open Society Foundations

Number of Latinos with Insurance Surges with Affordable Care Act, According to Commonwealth Fund Report

Release Date:

09/25/2014

... Surge with Affordable Care Act, According to Commonwealth Fund Report Overall, the percentage of Latinos ages 19 to ... to 15% in the same period, according to the Commonwealth Fund , a nonprofit group that...

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Commonwealth Fund Ranks US Health Care Last Among World's Wealthiest Nations

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10/16/2014

Commonwealth Fund Ranks US Health Care Last Among World's Wealthiest ... morbidity and longer hospital stay. The Commonwealth Fund ranked the health care system of 11 wealthy nations by using as...

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The Commonwealth Fund

Helmsley Charitable Trust Announces $2.2 Million in Emergency Funding for Ebola Response Efforts

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11/18/2014

... and already working on the ground, the grant will fund ongoing activities to immediately address emerging ...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Alfred P. Sloan and Simons Tapped to Offset Federal Budget Cuts in Science Funding

Release Date:

03/17/2015

... its start at a time when the basic research that serves as the foundation of scientific progress is largely ignored by wealthy donors as it suffers from federal budget cutbacks. A coalition of ... Marc Kastner...