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Westchester Community Foundation Helps Students Turn Opportunity Into College Degrees

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06/21/2016

... journey from Yonkers to Southern Vermont College in two words: culture shock. Last month, Ramos and three ... Green Mountains with four-year degrees partly paid for by the Yonkers Partners In...

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Supported by the John A. Hartford Foundation, Study Shows Alzheimer’s Patients Have Lower Perception of Pain

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07/13/2016

... Study Shows Alzheimer’s Patients Have Lower Perception of Pain People with Alzheimer’s disease don’t perceive ... lead to delays and underreporting of pain. This alteration in pain detection...

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Research to Prevent Blindness Was Key Supporter of Zika Study

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09/15/2016

Research to Prevent Blindness Was Key Supporter of Zika Study Research to Prevent Blindness was not the sole funder, but was particularly valuable in the high-impact, and frankly, scary, areas of...

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Research to Prevent Blindness- Backed Study Uncovers Major Cause of Vision Loss

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09/29/2016

... to Prevent Blindness- Backed Study Uncovers Major Cause of Vision Loss The eye’s retina works like film in a camera. The retina’s rods sense dim light, while cone ... with many types of...

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Survey Supported by Ford Foundation Says Nearly Half of Young Adults Lack Retirement Savings, Pension

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10/17/2016

Survey Supported by Ford Foundation Says Nearly Half of Young Adults Lack Retirement Savings, Pension Young Americans with even just $1 saved for retirement are ahead of the pack. Forty-eight...

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PIMCO Foundation Supports Skating to Success in Harlem

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04/18/2017

PIMCO Foundation Supports Skating to Success in Harlem One of the PIMCO Foundation’s philanthropic focus ... through active mentorship. Women are a powerful force for positive change, and...

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Transgender Students Find Open Door at More Women's Colleges

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09/05/2017

... the rules have changed. This week, Love will become one of the first transgender women to attend Wellesley in the school's 147-year history. " For me to be accepted to one ...

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College Activists March on the Cafeteria: What Do We Want? Hydroponic Cilantro!

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09/07/2017

... Hydroponic Cilantro! Students returning to the University of Texas at Austin this fall will have twice as much help wrestling with some of the big questions that college presents. For...

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Experts Recommend Baseline Concussion Tests for Student Athletes

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09/19/2017

Experts Recommend Baseline Concussion Tests for Student Athletes Concussions among young people are seen ... silent epidemic. As student athletes begin the next season of activities, experts say parents should get...

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Presidential Advisers on Black, Latino, and Asian Students Say Trump Admin. Ignoring Them

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10/03/2017

... commissions designed to expand educational opportunities for non-white students are set to expire Saturday and members say months of silence from the White House has them worried they’re ... Hispanic, and...

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IRS Audit Guides Inform Nonprofits about Review Criteria

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10/13/2017

... Inform Nonprofits about Review Criteria The prospect of being audited by the IRS is as unsettling to nonprofit leaders as to individuals and for -profit businesses. To assist nonprofit staffs and boards, .....

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Why Bloomberg Philanthropies Focuses on Teacher Salaries as A Key Component to Education Reform

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04/30/2018

... student achievement. When Bloomberg Philanthropies looks for school systems around the country to support, one of the factors it examines is teacher salaries. Districts ... Teacher salaries vary widely by...

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Ms. Foundation for Women Spearheads Initiative to Develop a National Blueprint for Women’s Economic Agendas

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05/06/2016

Ms. Foundation for Women Spearheads Initiative to Develop a National ... for Women’s Economic Agendas The push for an increase in the minimum wage and paid family leave has...

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Proteus Fund Reports on Orlando Rapid Response Fund Grantmaking

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08/11/2016

... Grantmaking After the tragic shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, FL on June 12, 2016, Proteus Fund quickly ... & South Asian communities grappling with the implications of this massacre. We were...

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Ford Releases Investment Returns; More Grant Makers May Be On the Way

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10/02/2017

... Investment Returns; More Grant Makers May Be On the Way For the first time in several years, the Ford Foundation disclosed the investment performance of its $12.1 billion endowment , saying...

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OSF Report Finds That Women Are Vastly Outnumbered at Europe’s Top Policy Events

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03/08/2018

... Events Europe’s top 23 policy events feature an average of three male speakers to every woman, according to an Open ... decision makers and limiting networking opportunities for women,” said Christal Morehouse...

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What's the Role for International Grantmakers in Decolonizing Philanthropy?

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... gaining traction? What can it look like? What does it mean for international philanthropy? While this can be a complex ... will lift up the experiences, vision, and leadership of Thousand Currents, as an...

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Community-based Wildlife Carcass Surveillance Is Key for Early Detection of Ebola Virus, Study Supported By Arcus Foundation Finds

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08/28/2019

Community-based Wildlife Carcass Surveillance Is Key for Early Detection of Ebola Virus, Study Supported By Arcus Foundation Finds Human Ebola epidemics, like the current outbreak in the...

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Animal Welfare