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Ford Foundation and Bloomberg Philanthropies Join Governments and Private Funders to Announce Historic Pledge at COP26 in support of Indigenous Peoples and local communities

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11/01/2021
UK, Norway, Germany, US, and the Netherlands, and 17 funders pledged to support Indigenous Peoples, local communities at COP26, citing their proven role in preventing deforestation that fuels climate change
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Rockefeller Foundation’s Focus on Food Waste Includes Food Summit and Pop-up at Blue Hill Restaurant Featuring Chef Dan Barber’s WastED Initiative

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08/09/2017
Food Tank (foodtank.com), in partnership with The Fink Family Foundation and Blue Hill Restaurant, will be hosting a special intimate dinner discussion on September 13, 2017, at 7:30pm with leading food system thinkers such as Ruth Reichl, Sam Kass...
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Peter G. Peterson Foundation's Ninth Annual Fiscal Summit Will Outline Urgent Need for Fiscal Reset following Recent Tax and Spending Legislation

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05/01/2018
The Peter G. Peterson Foundation will convene the 2018 Fiscal Summit: Debt Matters on Thursday, May 10, at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. As campaigns for the 2018 midterm elections get underway within a rapidly changing policy...
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New York Community Trust President, Lorie Slutsky, Joins Community Foundation Leaders to Discuss the Role of Donor Advised Funds in Their Communities

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08/20/2018
... across the country. For more than 80 years, community foundations have seen this value first-hand. We created ... ensure they are used to improve our communities. Community foundations work to improve the...
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United Hospital Fund and New York State Health Foundation Release New Report: Difficult Decisions About Post-Acute Care and Why They Matter

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11/19/2018
United Hospital Fund (UHF) conducted a year-long inquiry, supported by the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth), to better understand why hospital discharge planning can fall short despite well-intentioned efforts by hospital staff, and...
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Long-Sought ‘Warm-Sensitive’ Brain Cells Identified in New Study Supported by NY Stem Cell, Rita Allen, Sloan, and Klingenstein Foundations

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09/09/2016
... by NY Stem Cell, Rita Allen, Sloan, and Klingenstein Foundations A new UC San Francisco study challenges the most ... by NY Stem Cell, Rita Allen, Sloan, and Klingenstein Foundations ...

With Support from Pershing Square and Alfred P. Sloan Foundations, New Research Finds that Behavioral ‘Nudges’ Offer a Cost-Effective Policy Tool

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06/08/2017
With Support from Pershing Square and Alfred P. Sloan Foundations , New Research Finds that Behavioral ‘Nudges’ ... With Support from Pershing Square and Alfred P. Sloan Foundations , New Research Finds that...
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Lukemia Drug Shows Promise for Treating a Childhood Brain Cancer, Research Supported by Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Clinical Scientist Development Award

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09/20/2019
A drug used to treat chronic myeloid leukemia appears to be more effective at stopping a type of medulloblastoma in mouse models than existing treatments for the deadly pediatric brain tumor, reports a multi-institutional team.
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More than Numbers: A Guide Toward Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in Data Collection from the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation

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08/2020
More than Numbers: A Guide Toward Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in Data Collection includes recommendations for approaching demographic inquiry through a variety of written forms, as well as best practices and examples for collecting data in a way that ensures that historically excluded communities are appropriately represented. Read more about the guide in the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation's blog post .
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