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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Speaks with Kaywin Feldman on Leading the Nation's Museum in Uncertain Times

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05/19/2020

... Speaks with Kaywin Feldman on Leading the Nation's Museum in Uncertain Times Two years ago, when she was first approached for the job of director of the National...

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Beyond a Portal, to Real Patient Engagement

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04/10/2017

... from the author, David Sandman, President and CEO, New York State Health Foundation A few weeks ago, I read an article about a survey of patient engagement that led me to roll my eyes. How...

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Relinquishing Purse Strings: Orlando Bagwell Leaves Ford Foundation’s JustFilms

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02/15/2013

Mr. Bagwell, a director and producer of some of the most influential documentaries about the civil rights ... the black American experience, will leave the foundation in June to make his own...

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NY Community Trust Supports Wide Range of Education Technology Efforts

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08/12/2014

NY Community Trust Supports Wide Range of Education Technology Efforts The NY Community Trust's support for technology learning in NYC ranges from tech integration at the middle school .....

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Ford Foundation Funds Expansion of REACT to Film Educationl Programs

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10/08/2014

Ford Foundation Funds Expansion of REACT to Film Educationl Programs REACT to FILM (RtF) ... mission of educating youth on critical social issues in the classroom through the medium of...

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Six City Workers Win Sloan Award for Outstanding Public Service

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06/02/2015

Six City Workers Win Sloan Award for Outstanding Public Service Six city workers who have ... on civil servants. The winners were singled out for being “outstanding employees” and will be recognized ... a $10,000...

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Milbank Memorial Fund Releases Transgender Health Discrimination Study

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07/29/2015

... Discrimination Study The paper, "Legal Protections in Public Settings: A Critical Public Health Issue for Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming People," written by Sari Reisner of...

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Gender Justice

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With Support from Atlantic and Hartford, Researchers Develop Novel 3-D Imaging Tool

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04/06/2016

... and Hartford, Researchers Develop Novel 3-D Imaging Tool In a paper published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology, researchers at University of California, ... They...

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Century Foundation Senior Fellow Comments on Disrupting the One-Teacher Standard

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09/01/2016

... Fellow Comments on Disrupting the One-Teacher Standard In a perfect world, education experts would shrink class ... at The Century Foundation, said, "The configuration of teachers—the number per classroom...

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Westchester Community Foundation's Rossi Leads Brainstorming Session for Healthy Westchester

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09/30/2016

... Foundation's Rossi Leads Community Brainstorming Session For Healthy Westchester Community leaders are gathering on Friday at Pace Law School in White Plains with The Keep Westchester Thriving Coalition...

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Releases Report Preparing RNs for Enhanced Roles in Primary Care

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09/30/2016

Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Releases Report Preparing RNs for Enhanced Roles in Primary Care Today, the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation issued a series of recommendations for leaders...

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Eighth Graders Win $25K In Citi Foundation Entrepreneur Contest

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10/12/2016

Eighth Graders Win $25K In Citi Foundation Entrepreneur Contest Baltimore eight ... at Roland Park Middle School, were awarded the top prize for their business, Girls Coloring for Change. The...

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Supported by Carnegie, ALA Announces Winners of 2016 'I Love My Librarian Award'

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11/30/2016

Supported by Carnegie, ALA Announces Winners of 2016 'I Love My Librarian Award' Today 10 librarians from ... My Librarian Award. The winning librarians were recognized for their exceptional...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports GallopNYC Acquisition of Horse Stables in Queens

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01/09/2017

Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports GallopNYC Acquisition of Horse Stables in Queens GallopNYC had acquired the horse stables near Forest Park, Queens, operated for many years as Lynne's...

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Rita Allen Supports Research That Identifies Source of Opioids’ Side Effects

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02/02/2017

Rita Allen Supports Research That Identifies Source of Opioids’ Side Effects A commercially available drug may help drastically reduce two side effects of opioid painkillers — a growing tolerance to them and a...

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Supported by Research to Prevent Blindness, Study Shows Zika Virus Can Cause Blindness

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02/27/2017

... Scientists at the Wayne State University School of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology at the Kresge Eye ... the first to show that the Zika virus (ZIKV) can replicate in the eye's...

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Prisoner to Proprietor: Entrepreneurship as a Re-entry Strategy

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09/29/2016

... with permission by the author, and originally appeared in the AFN Newsletter AFN and it's members are committed to expanding opportunity and prosperity for everyone. Our shared economic prosperity depends...

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Matthew Krieger Elected Board Chair of Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation

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03/29/2019

Matthew Krieger Elected Board Chair of Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation Mt. Kisco, ... Matthew Krieger has been elected Board Chair. Mr. Krieger succeeds Donna Esposito, who...

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