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Don’t Be A Stranger: Tips for Philanthropy on Distancing vs. Building Solidarity

Release Date:

04/27/2021

... and the communities we serve. As in person visits continue to be put on pause, I worry that prolonged distancing might ... and solidarity with the most oppressed members of our society . While developing...

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Teresa C. Younger, President and CEO of Ms. Foundation for Women on Creating a Culture of Equity

Release Date:

03/14/2018

... pay equity remains a persistent problem that continues to stifle women’s career advancement and growth. Women earn ... the pay disparity while speaking to students at Brown University ,...

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WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces COVID-19 Response Grants to Support Immigrant and Refugee Workers in the U.S.

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05/11/2020

WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces COVID-19 Response Grants to Support Immigrant and Refugee Workers in the U.S. Earlier ... National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) , a national network of immigrant-serving...

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New Book, "The Ordinary Virtues: Moral Order in a Divided World by Carnegie Council Centennial Chair Michael Ignatieff

Release Date:

09/20/2017

... ethic? These were the questions that led Michael Ignatieff to embark on a three-year, eight-nation journey in search of ... Ordinary Virtues," published on September 18 by Harvard University Press,...

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Nursing Home Evacuations Should Not Be “All or Nothing,” Says GSA Member in Senate Testimony

Release Date:

09/21/2017

... before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging today, University of South Florida professor Kathryn Hyer, PhD, MPP, FGSA, urged lawmakers to support actions that enable nursing homes and assisted ... the...

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Opinion: A Cash Guarantee for All Has Philanthropy Buzzing

Release Date:

09/27/2017

... Guarantee for All Has Philanthropy Buzzing These days, to achieve maximum buzz, a policy idea needs the right ... and philanthropic class. In its purest form, the idea is to provide a long-term guaranteed cash...

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Gary Stehr Appointed Altman Foundation Chief Financial Officer

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10/31/2018

... as Controller at the Foundation since 2012. Prior to joining Altman, he worked as Controller at the Steinhart ... Fund and was chief accounting officer at Yeshiva University . He also served as Senior...

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Chris Ransom Joins Arcus’ Great Apes and Gibbons Program as Program Officer

Release Date:

03/06/2019

... Officer for Arcus’ Great Apes and Gibbons Program. Prior to Arcus, Ransom spent 12 years at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) where he led their conservation ... (with joint honors) in Biology and...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Announces Ten Grants at COP27 to Scale Indigenous and Regenerative Agriculture Practices Globally

Release Date:

11/09/2022

The Rockefeller Foundation Announces Ten Grants at COP27 to Scale Indigenous and Regenerative Agriculture Practices ... help scale the development, data analysis, financing, and education around regenerative...

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Largest-Ever Study of Cornea Condition Reveals Hidden Risk Factors, U-M Team Reports (Research To Prevent Blindness)

Release Date:

01/13/2016

... Reveals Hidden Risk Factors, U-M Team Reports (Research To Prevent Blindness) A large new study reveals previously ... with asthma, sleep apnea or Down syndrome, have much higher odds of developing keratoconus...

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New Biomarker Identifies Uveal Melanoma Patients At High Risk For Metastasis (Research To Prevent Blindness)

Release Date:

03/07/2016

... Melanoma Patients At High Risk For Metastasis (Research To Prevent Blindness) A study by J. William Harbour, M.D., ... Group at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of...

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Rockefeller Supports Research on Farming Adaptations to Combat Climate Change

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09/06/2016

Rockefeller Supports Research on Farming Adaptations to Combat Climate Change As the globe continues to spin toward a future with higher temperatures, crop yields will likely decrease if ... says...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation-Supported Study Finds Babies Born Big More Likely to Become Obese Children

Release Date:

07/12/2017

... Study Finds Babies Born Big More Likely to Become Obese Children Infants born with a high birthweight ... likely to become obese as children, a new study from the University of Virginia...

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The Heavier Baggage of Immigrating while Black

Release Date:

10/06/2017

... that, in 2016, 32 percent of all refugees that came to the United States were from Africa. Three ... the leading countries of origin. This number is even higher in 2017, with the New York Times reporting that...

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New Study Funded By The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Suggests Today's Older Workers Will Face More Challenges Than Their Predecessors

Release Date:

11/08/2017

... Ten years from now, Americans born in 1960 will be able to start collecting their full Social Security retirement ... they were in their late 50s. The new findings, made by a University of Michigan (U-M) team...

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New Study Funded By The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Suggests Today's Older Workers Will Face More Challenges Than Their Predecessors

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11/08/2017

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Arcus Foundation, Casey Family Programs and Other Funders Support Voices of Youth Count

Release Date:

04/27/2018

... research by Chapin Hall, which provides new insights to the challenges faced by America’s youth who experience ... of LGBTQ youth in our country today. They are at higher risk both before and during their...

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The United Hospital Fund Releases Report on Positive Impact of Home Health Care

Release Date:

04/30/2018

... are discharged from inpatient care. Such refusals can lead to higher rates of readmission to the hospital and a lower ... PhD, of the Visiting Nurse Service of New York and the ...

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United Way of New York City Names Sheena Wright as New President & CEO

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10/01/2012

... of NYC. A lawyer by training, she will be the first woman to lead United Way of NYC in its 75-year history, and will ... United Way of New York City is important to the United Way network...

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Mellon Foundation Gives Inaugural National History Teacher of the Year Award

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03/13/2015

... in the nation, but also the first teacher in Michigan to receiver the prestigious honor from The HISTORY Channel ... years. She earned her undergraduate degree in history and education and her graduate degree...

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