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Simons Foundation Among Backers of $28 Million Autism Treatment Study

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07/29/2015

... of $28 Million Autism Treatment Study Researchers at the Yale School of Medicine will lead a four-year, $28 ... the National Institute of Mental Health, the Foundation for the National...

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Mellon Gives UPenn $5.1 Million to Boost Latino Faculty in the Humanities

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02/04/2016

... increase the number of Latino professors in the humanities at U.S. colleges and universities. With the grant, the Center for Minority Serving Institutions in Penn's Graduate ...

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Casey Family Programs Contributes to Initiative in Three Cities to Beat Youth Homelessness This Year

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08/11/2016

... in Three Cities to Beat Youth Homelessness This Year For most kids, the end of summer means back-to- school shopping and hanging up swimsuits in exchange for new ... start of another ...

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New Grant from Mellon Foundation Launches Boston Classical Music Initiative

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09/27/2018

... the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras, the Community Music Center of Boston, and the string education program Project ... fund the musical education of middle- and high- school -age classical musicians from...

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A Glass Half Full: Japan’s Disaster Response at One Year

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03/27/2012

By James Gannon Executive Director, Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE/USA) One year after ... has been record-breaking. A recent media report estimated at least $6.25 billion (500...

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Racism, Inequality, and Health Care for African Americans - New Report by The Century Foundation

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12/19/2019

Racism, Inequality, and Health Care for African Americans - New Report by The Century Foundation ... African Americans still experience illness and infirmity at extremely high rates and have lower life expectancy...

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Finalists Selected for Bloomberg's C40 Cities Awards

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10/08/2015

Finalists Selected for Bloomberg's C40 Cities Awards The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) announced the 33 finalists ... Cities Awards Jury Panel. The winners will be announced at...

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Building and Strengthening Partnerships Across New Jersey: Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Announces More Than $5 Million in Grants

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08/25/2022

... strategy of providing the space, time, and opportunity for each organization to strengthen and build their capacity ... future. As the Foundation continues our transformation to center racial equity and...

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08 Nov 2023

Funder Briefing with Deputy Mayor for Strategic Initiatives Ana J. Almanzar on Vision + Priorities

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11:00am to 12:30pm

Please join us for a briefing with recently appointed Deputy Mayor for ... oversees the work of the following offices: ● Center for Innovation through Data Intelligence ● .....

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How Groundswell is adapting to the COVID-19 crisis

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03/30/2020

... back the curtain on so much that is wrong in our society. For the Groundswell community, what is behind the curtain is ... and could guide our way through the even larger crisis of climate change...

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The Case for Using a Social Justice Lens in Grantmaking

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09/18/2012

... and LGBT funders such as the Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice ; and the Black United Fund movement—joined ... meet annually under the aegis of the National Network of Change -Oriented Foundations. In 1981...

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MetLife Foundation Supports Expansion of Green Schoolyard Initiative

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10/20/2015

... of Parks and Recreation Commissioner Michael DiBerardinis, School District of Philadelphia Superintendent Dr. William R. Hite, Jr., and The Trust for Public Land’s Jeff Danter, Senior Vice President and .....

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Fear, Hope, and Hunger: Inside the Crisis at the Southern Border

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10/03/2019

... Border find themselves. I joined a delegation led by the Center for Democracy in the Americas and National Immigration Forum ... was joined by 15 other individuals from the philanthropic, law...

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New Report From the Silicon Valley Community Foundation Probes Tech Use Among Young Kids in Silicon Valley

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03/06/2018

... media because they worry that families do not have access at home. And mixed feelings about the benefits and harm of ... , from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s Center for Early...

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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 and Basketball Legend Join Forces for Youth Empowerment and Establish Field of Life ATHENS – ... people ages 6 to 18 to gather daily, from the end of the school day until 9 p.m. The new...

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Greer Leaving Post as President and CEO of Nathan Cummings Foundation

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06/10/2014

... to shift our grantmaking priorities to focus on combatting climate change and inequality, two seemingly intractable challenges ... it became clear that my vision and the Board’s vision for...

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The Next Big Idea for the Next Decade: The Resilience Dividend

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08/21/2014

The Next Big Idea for the Next Decade: The Resilience Dividend As the world continues to change at a rapid pace, it is important to focus on building ... in increasingly fragile ecosystems...

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