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Schott Welcomes Mark Paley and Roger Vann to the Board of Directors

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08/15/2017

Schott Welcomes Mark Paley and Roger Vann to the Board of Directors CAMBRIDGE, MA — The Schott Foundation is proud ... Roger helped win critical victories on a range of issues...

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The Kids Are Alright: Millennial Generalizations Are Getting Old

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09/20/2017

... Are Getting Old In the United States, we love to group people into generations. Today, most adult Americans fit into one of four generations. There is the silent generation—born ... focus groups, and one-on-...

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Opinion: Why Small, Local, Organic Farms Aren’t The Key To Fixing Our Food System

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10/02/2017

Opinion: Why Small, Local, Organic Farms Aren’t The Key To Fixing Our Food System The food movement has a problem: ... For these purposes, we’ll call it the loose coalition of sustainability-minded people calling...

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Russell Sage Foundation Supported Studies Explore How Affordable Health Care Reduces Poverty and Payday Borrowing

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10/10/2017

... Congress has long been bitterly divided over the subject of health care. A few weeks ago, Senate Republicans failed to pass the Graham-Cassidy bill, one of many attempts to...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Grantee Brings Star Tortoise Back From Extinction

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10/12/2017

... central dry zone, has been brought back from the brink of extinction thanks to an aggressive captive-breeding effort spearheaded by a ... team of conservationists and government partners...

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David Rockefeller’s Thoughtful Path to Philanthropy

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11/08/2017

David Rockefeller’s Thoughtful Path to Philanthropy Somewhere beneath Rockefeller Center, in a ... workroom with the bare fluorescent lights and tall shelves of a big discount warehouse, auction-house employees...

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Edwin Gould Foundation Supporter Online Tool Quill Connect Helps Students Become Better Writers

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11/29/2017

... Better Writers Just like the students Quill.org aims to help, the writing assistant’s algorithms get smarter the ... executive director — enabling it to address the big issues of...

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JPB Foundation Funded Study Shows More Than Half Of US Children Will Be Obese By 35

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11/30/2017

JPB Foundation Funded Study Shows More Than Half Of US Children Will Be Obese By 35 If current trends in child ... in the U.S. will have obesity at age 35, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School...

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Freedom Together Foundation

New United Hospital Fund Report Says Enrollment Dropping, Rates Rising, and Risk Score Highest in Nation

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12/07/2017

... the “sickest” among all states that year, according to a HealthWatch report from United Hospital Fund (UHF) ... administration could undermine longstanding state efforts to preserve the stability of...

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Courtney Bryan Joins JPMorgan Chase as Executive Director with Global Philanthropy and Head of the East Region

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12/12/2017

... as Executive Director with Global Philanthropy and Head of the East Region Global Philanthropy invests $250 million annually to promote inclusive economic growth across the globe. ... of work...

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Senators Fight To Save Tax Break For Newman's Own Foundation

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01/19/2018

Senators Fight To Save Tax Break For Newman's Own Foundation Over the past ... Own Foundation in Westport has donated $512 million to charities. But a provision in ongoing federal budget ... the nonprofit...

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Rauch Foundation Releases Report, Minding the Gaps, On Early Childhood Development

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02/01/2018

... That waiting-room questionnaire has become a standard part of pediatric checkups at Nassau County’s community health centers, thanks to the efforts of an Astoria, NY-based nonprofit called...

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New Report Funded by JPB Foundation says u.S. Cities Can save Billions with Green, Resilient Design

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02/08/2018

... solution that could save millions, and even billions, of dollars. Co-authored by Greg Kats and Keith Glassbrook, ... and stormwater management, all costly environmental issues exacerbated by climate change...

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New York State Health Foundation Funded Study Finds Most NY Health Providers Are Not Ready to Care for Veterans

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03/01/2018

... Funded Study Finds Most NY Health Providers Are Not Ready to Care for Veterans Only about 2 percent of the physicians and other health care providers in New York State are equipped to provide...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funded Research Makes Water Purification Breakthrough

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04/03/2018

... Makes Water Purification Breakthrough The ability to create clean, safe drinking water using only natural levels of sunlight and inexpensive gel technology could be at hand, thanks to an...

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation Statement on Allegations of Workplace Misconduct

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04/19/2018

... Valley Community Foundation Statement on Allegations of Workplace Misconduct Silicon Valley Community Foundation ... and transparency have helped our organization grow to where it is today. In keeping with...

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George Soros Outlines His Plan to Save Europe

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05/29/2018

George Soros Outlines His Plan to Save Europe The Hungarian-born billionaire George Soros ... offered a three-point plan in order to preserve the status of the European Union. Europe's...

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12 Sep 2018

New York Grantmakers in the Arts - Fall Meeting

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3:00pm to 5:00pm

Arts and culture funders, come together to discuss what we see as the pressing issues in the field so as to inform our subsequent ... click the Register Now link above. (no fee) Guests/Members...

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ASPCA Assists in Removing More Than 600 Birds from Ohio Hoarding Case

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08/15/2018

... More Than 600 Birds from Ohio Hoarding Case At the request of Columbus Humane, the ASPCA is assisting in the removal of ... found living in overcrowded conditions, some with medical issues ,...

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