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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, The JPB Foundation and Others Fund Brain Circuitry Research

Release Date:

05/03/2018

... Learning and Memory. Tye and her colleagues at MIT have now identified the brain circuit that is required for this kind of learning. This circuit, which is distinct from the brain network...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Science

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Freedom Together Foundation

Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy 2017: Data to Drive Decisions

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10/2017

... CDP President and CEO Robert G. Ottenhoff said, “It is encouraging to see the shift toward more strategic ... on Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at 2:00 pm ET during a free webinar, “Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy ... the data dashboard and mapping platform, available for free at disasterphilanthropy.foundationcenter.org. Donors, ...

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Westchester Community Foundation Awards 22 Grants

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07/11/2023

... and opportunities for civic engagement.” Following is the complete list of grants awarded: 914 United — to ... Fine Arts Orchestral Society of Yonkers — for a free concert featuring the works of Beethoven...

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Arts

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Ford Foundation Funds Expansion of REACT to Film Educationl Programs

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10/08/2014

... The average percentage of RtF students who qualify for free or reduced price lunch is estimated at 80%. RtF believes that regardless of ... taking the course, 87% of students surveyed felt that it is...

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Arts

Communications/Media

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Financial Times Cites Atlantic Philanthropies, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisers in 'How to Give Away $1 Billion'

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01/04/2016

... to be a philanthropist appears to be expanding. . . It is much more fun to give while you live than to give while you are dead, Chuck Feeney is fond of saying. The Irish-American businessman, 84, who founded...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Citi Foundation Helps NYC Nonprofits & Cornell University Prepare Underserved Youth for Foodservice, Customer Service, & Hospitality Jobs

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07/27/2017

... in food service, customer service, and hospitality. The free two-week program combines Cornell University's Service ... and America's Promise Alliance. "STRIVE’s success is based on the...

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Workforce Development

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Seven Performing Artists Win 2018 Doris Duke Artist Awards

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06/26/2018

... Rosalba Rolón for theater. Each 2018 Doris Duke Artist is receiving $250,000 in flexible funding, along with up to ... important to our communities. And at the heart of the arts is the individual artist. This...

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Arts

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Policy Experts Discuss Future College Affordability at Century Foundation Gathering

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09/27/2018

... among the numerous challenges facing higher education is affordability, particularly disparities and inequities ... – including revisions when the Higher Education Act is reauthorized – to make college more...

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Education

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The Century Foundation

University of Pennsylvania Receives $6 Million Stavros Niarchos Foundation Gift to Launch Paideia Program

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03/15/2019

... campus. “Among the many aims of a great university, none is more essential than fostering the free exchange of ideas and the robust civil expression of ... and service has never been more important than it...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation and Basketball Legend Join Forces for Youth Empowerment and Establish Field of Life

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12/18/2019

... Niarchos Foundation (SNF). Field of Life’s core mission is to serve a critical underserved community—young ... community centers, and other public spaces and organizing free activities for young people.....

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NYPL Mid-Manhattan Branch to Reopen in May as Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library

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01/16/2020

... NYPL’s iconic Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, the SNFL is the NYPL’s largest and busiest circulating library, with ... relied on the branch for books and materials along with free computer and internet access...

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Meet Jardyn Lake, the new Senior Program Associate of the Black-Led Movement Fund at Borealis Philanthropy

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07/11/2022

... Fund at Borealis Philanthropy The Black-Led Movement Fund is thrilled to share that we’ve welcomed a new member to ... serve as the fund’s Senior Program Associate. Jardyn is invested resouring Black, Southern...

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Bloomberg Announces New City Leadership Series for Global Mayors to Aid COVID-19 Economic and Social Recovery

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05/28/2020

... programing will focus on economic and social recovery and is open to mayors around the world. The Leading Economic and ... through the end of the year. The aim of the series is to help mayors...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Welcomes Equity-and-Justice Advocate Kavita N. Ramdas As President and CEO

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09/01/2021

... its new president and CEO. Ramdas, who currently leads the Open Society Foundations’ Women’s Rights Program, will ... to pursuing justice for people and the planet.” “This is a dream role for me,” Ramdas said...

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PNY Core: Policy Core

This series is a set of perennial programs at Philanthropy New York that ... to incorporate advocacy and amplify your work. It is a part of our PNY Core , offered every 18-24 months and ... legitimate choice to...

PNY Core: Financial Series

... Philanthropic Work The PNY Core: Financial Series is a set of perennial programs at Philanthropy New York that ... CEOs, and other staff, as well as trustees. It is also recommended for experienced grantmakers...

2018 Hightlights

Release Date:

01/23/2019

... the communities with which you each partner. There is much to be proud of from this past year of activities and, ... from you - your ideas and feedback about everything we do is core to the partnership between...

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Ralph C. Wilson Foundation, Hospitals Launch Caregiver Support Program

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04/12/2019

... through Innovative Vocational Education (THRIVE) program is designed to reduce the high turnover rate among ...

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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

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Aging

Health

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Celebrates 2019 Great Immigrants Honorees

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06/27/2019

... and citizenship. Today the Great Immigrants tribute is an archive of accomplishment featuring nearly 600 ... Yankees relief pitcher, whose skill on the baseball field is matched by his commitment to...

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