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Mississippi Architects Take on Citywide Hunger Problem With Support From Bloomberg Philanthropies

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05/06/2019

... By more than one measure, Jackson, Mississippi , is one of the nation’s unhealthiest cities. In 2017, it was named the fattest city in America based on 17 ... The state of...

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28 May 2025

Solidarity in Action: Strategies for Power-Building in Anti-Immigrant Environments - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Wednesday, May 28, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... PNY members.* The federal administration’s consolidation of power and scapegoating of migrant populations and other ... communities have presented staggering challenges for immigrant-serving...

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Open Society Foundations Announces 2013 Soros Justice Fellows

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05/15/2013

A mix of emerging and established social justice leaders, the ... harsh punishment and ensure justice system accountability in the United States. The Open Society Foundations today announced an award of...

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Fidelity Charitable Reports Record Results in First Three Quarters in 2013

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10/26/2013

... announced record results through the first three quarters of 2013. Fidelity Charitable, the nation's largest ... totaling nearly $1.3 billion — a 20 percent increase in volume and 33 percent increase...

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María Teresa Ronderos, Award-Winning Reporter, to Lead Open Society’s Work on Independent Journalism

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05/15/2014

... today named María Teresa Ronderos as the director of its Program on Independent Journalism. Ronderos will ... to promote viable, high-quality media, particularly in countries transitioning to democracy. She...

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Ending Child Marriage in a Generation: What Research is Needed?

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05/13/2014

Each year, some 10 million girls are compelled to marry before they reach age ... 18—the age the world has agreed upon as the beginning of adulthood under the UN Convention on the Rights of the...

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Mertz Gilmore Fires Up Its War On Coal

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06/13/2014

Mertz Gilmore Fires Up Its War On Coal An article in Inside Philanthropy singles out the Mertz Gilmore ... past 20 years, especially its efforts to reduce the use of coal, the country’s biggest source of...

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Helmsley Trust Grant Gives Educators A Voice In Common Core Discussions

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07/21/2014

Helmsley Trust Grant Gives Educators A Voice In Common Core Discussions A recent grant from the ... Inc. is meant to give educators on the front lines more of a voice on how states implement the Common Core...

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Do Health Care Costs Fuel Economic Inequality in the United States?

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09/09/2014

Do Health Care Costs Fuel Economic Inequality in the United States? The growing debate over economic ... is suggestive, but not definitive. From the perspective of the more than 150 million...

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Arcus and Ford Named as Top Funders who Champion Marriage Equality

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10/07/2014

... Marriage Equality It's always hard to pinpoint the role of philanthropy in bringing about big changes in society and, to be sure, ... and strategic philanthropy that got results, this is...

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President’s Changes on Immigration Mobilize Nonprofits, Foundations

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12/17/2014

... president’s executive action on immigration announced in November. All together, an estimated 5 million undocumented immigrants may be eligible. The number ... They also will have to reach older immigrants,...

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Commonwealth Fund Survey Shows Adults Skip Doctor Visits Due to Cost

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01/01/2015

... through Obamacare and finally coming to his office for care. But middle-class workers are increasingly staying ... concern across the USA, where employer plans cover 60% of working-age Americans, or about 150...

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Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation Supports Initiative to Eliminate Veteran Homelessness in the United States

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02/19/2015

... Supports Initiative to Eliminate Veteran Homelessness in the United States Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation today announced a commitment of USD 250,000 to the Zero: 2016 initiative, a national ... of...

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Bloomberg Gives $14M for Global Tobacco-Use Monitoring

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03/13/2015

The CDC Foundation has announced a two-year, $14 million grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies to enable the ... Control and Prevention to conduct tobacco-usage surveys in eleven countries. Part of...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies to Help Poor Countries Fight Big Tobacco

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03/19/2015

... Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg have set up a $4 million fund to help poor countries resist pressure from big tobacco companies desperate to offset falling sales in mature economies by expanding elsewhere...

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Ford Foundation Provides $500 Thousand for Relief Efforts in Nepal

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04/30/2015

Ford Foundation Provides $500 Thousand for Relief Efforts in Nepal The Ford Foundation today ... 60 years. "We are deeply concerned for the well-being of millions ...

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Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Backs Community Development in Baltimore

Release Date:

05/11/2015

... Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Backs Community Development in Baltimore The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation ... grants to thirty-one Baltimore nonprofits as part of a joint $1.5 million...

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Winners of the 2015 Pershing Square Sohn Prize Announced

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05/11/2015

Winners of the 2015 Pershing Square Sohn Prize Announced The ... 2015 Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research. Established in 2013 as part ...

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Gerstner Family Foundation Awards $10M to Broad Institute for Cancer Research

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05/26/2015

The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has announced a $10 million gift from the Gerstner Family Foundation to expand ... research efforts focused on overcoming drug resistance in tumor cells...

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