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News Stories about Philanthropy and Hurricane Sandy Recovery

... to Oversee Sandy Recovery Bloomberg Administration Launches Website That Tracks Sandy Funds New York and 32 ... rise Throughout the Region, Hoping for a Sandy Buyout Feds open Sandy spigot a...

Science Studies Get a Big Boost

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03/10/2014

... of Philanthropy highlighted several foundation efforts to support education in science, technology, engineering and math, ... and minorities into the study of the hard sciences and to...

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Research Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Shows Glimpse of How Moisture and Humidity Affect Mold Growth

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06/10/2019

... partnered with a team of microbial ecologists from the University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory, and San ... University , and with chemists at Northwestern University , to...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Welcomes Three New Trustees

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06/22/2020

... announced today that three new members have been named to its Board of Trustees: Liberian peace advocate Leymah ... of the Women, Peace, and Security Program at Columbia University ’s Earth Institute. She is...

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Selects Ten Communities as 2020-2021 RWJF Culture of Health Prize Winners

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10/26/2021

... Foundation (RWJF) announced the ten communities chosen to receive the 2020–2021 RWJF Culture of Health Prize. The ... Each winner will receive a $25,000 prize, join a growing network of Prize-winning...

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Sloan Public Service Awards Honor Seven NYC Employees

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06/03/2016

... independent honor for City employees given each year to those who have built long careers serving New Yorkers. ... individuals represent the best that New York City has to offer,” said FCNY President Mary...

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Steven Denning Joins the Board of the Markle Foundation

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01/15/2019

The Markle Foundation is pleased to announce today that Steven Denning has been elected to its Board of Directors. Mr. Denning is the Chairman of ... LLC, a firm he joined in 1980 at its founding and helped...

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14 Nov 2017

Mapping the Intersections of Peace and Security and Human Rights Work - Brown Bag Lunch

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12:00pm to 2:00pm

... protection and promulgation of human rights are essential to creating peaceful societies, yet, when peace is ... where do they diverge? Join the International Grantmakers Network , the Peace and Security...

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30 Mar 2011

Trend or Tipping Point: Arts and Social Change Grantmaking

Wednesday, March 30, 2011 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... Briefing, sponsored by the Nathan Cummings Foundation , Open Society Foundations , and Surdna Foundation , with Lambent ... and arts organizations are increasingly being called upon to...

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Smaller High Schools and Outside Funding Increase Graduation Rates, Test Scores and College Enrollment

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10/17/2014

... relationships with teachers and real-world relevance to the classroom lessons. Another key: outside funding, ... Foundation, the Carnegie Corporation of New York, and the Open Society...

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The Ploughshares Fund Strives to Create a Nuclear-Free World

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11/17/2014

The Ploughshares Fund Strives to Create a Nuclear-Free World Ploughshares opposes ... by a small number of foundations, including Soros’ Open Society Institute, the Buffett Foundation, the...

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OSF Weighs in on High Cost of Heroin Overdose Treatment Drug

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03/25/2015

... known under the brand name Narcan, it is an antidote to heroin overdoses. It reverses the effects of heroin and ... of the international harm reduction program at the Open Society Foundations...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation, OSF and New York Foundation Accept National Impact Awards

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05/20/2015

... honors foundations that have made a visible commitment to exemplary grantmaking, diversity and inclusion, and ... winners New York Foundation (Small Private Foundation), Open Society...

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Sloan Foundation Supports Science on Screen Film Series

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04/28/2016

... Supports Science on Screen Film Series The Bozeman Film Society (BFS) continues its Science on Screen film series on ... Theatre. “Jurassic World” screenings at 3 and 7 p.m. open with a presentation by Bozeman...

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Bold Stories For Big Challenges

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12/17/2013

... month at “Changing the Narrative: Using Storytelling to Expand Your Foundation’s Impact.” The event was based ... Grantmakers.” Storytelling helps us imagine a better society to work towards...

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Reducing Summer Learning Loss: Thoughts from Ron Fairchild

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03/09/2010

... Community Trust , with the New York City Youth Funders Network ) that explored how funders can better coordinate and support access to high-quality summer learning programs in New York City. We ... the National...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation-Sponsored Team Wins Competition

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04/12/2016

... Challenges The fiscal future of our generation is up to us — or at least this is the ideal that a team from the College of William and Mary has made its mission to uphold. The College’s team won the fourth...

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As Coding Boot Camps Close, the Field Faces a Reality Check

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08/28/2017

... unusual promise: Even humanities graduates can learn how to code in a few months and join the high-paying digital ... down this year — despite backing by major for-profit education companies, Kaplan and the...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Announces Full Cohort of Atlantic Fellows

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07/24/2018

... made a major step forward this month in its efforts to advance fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies ... are acting on the world’s urgent needs and collaborating to build healthy and equitable...

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