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Ms. Foundation for Women Receives Bequest

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04/16/2013

The nearly $2 million bequest from the estate of Margaret "Meg" Jacobs is the largest bequest in the organization's forty-year history. The Ms. Foundation ... organization's...

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Gender Justice

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

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02/27/2017

... Virus Can Cause Blindness 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...

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Supported by Commonwealth Fund, Study Shows Diabetes, Depression Apps Are Failing the Usability Test

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07/18/2016

... the Usability Test A new UCSF study finds that some of the most popular apps for diabetes, depression and ... basically useless, according to a new study out of the University of...

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Supported by Sloan Foundation, Study Finds New Quantum Liquid Crystals May Play Role in Future of Computers

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04/21/2017

... Study Finds New Quantum Liquid Crystals May Play Role in Future of Computers Physicists at the Institute for Quantum ... of Energy, the U.S. Army Research Office's Defense ...

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Science

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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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The John A. Hartford Foundation

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Russell Sage-Supported Study Explores Effects of Education Level On Genetic Make-Up of US Population

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05/31/2016

Russell Sage-Supported Study Explores Effects of Education Level On Genetic Make-Up of US Population While the latter half of the 20th century ... study, headed by NYU sociologist Dalton Conley,...

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Supported by Surdna and NY Community Trust, Study Shows How Arts and Culture Improve Health, Safety and Well-being in NYC

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03/10/2017

... How Arts and Culture Improve Health, Safety and Well-being in NYC Low- and moderate-income residents in New York City ... according to a groundbreaking study by the School of Social Policy...

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The New York Community Trust

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Arts

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Research to Prevent Blindness Supports Study Finding 1 In 4 ER Visits for Eye Problems Aren’t Actually Emergencies

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02/15/2017

Research to Prevent Blindness Supports Study Finding 1 In 4 ER Visits for Eye Problems Aren’t Actually Emergencies ... recommends ways to help those patients get the right level of care. The national study, led by...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation-Supported Study Finds Babies Born Big More Likely to Become Obese Children

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07/12/2017

... likely to become obese as children, a new study from the University of Virginia Children's Hospital suggests. The researchers say ... average-weight counterparts. A similar finding held true in...

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Study Supported by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds Antimicrobial Paints Have a Blind Spot

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05/13/2019

... Have a Blind Spot Antimicrobial paints offer the promise of extra protection against bacteria. But Northwestern University researchers caution that these paints might be doing more harm than good. In...

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With Wallace Foundation Support, New Study Finds Principal Development Pipelines Both Beneficial and Affordable

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07/10/2017

... Both Beneficial and Affordable It's no secret to readers of IP that the Wallace Foundation believes in the importance of high-quality school principals. More ... In the...

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App Developed at UVA Improving HIV Care, Finds Study Supported By The MAC AIDS Fund

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06/12/2018

... people living with HIV has increased users’ consistency in doctor visits and improved their health outcomes, a new study has found. Users of the PositiveLinks intervention developed at the University...

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MAC AIDS Fund, MAC Cosmetics

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Ford, Open Society and Others Join in Support of Public Interest Tech

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02/17/2016

Ford, Open Society and Others Join in Support of Public Interest Tech A group of five national ... Internet for social good has announced grants totaling $18 million...

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Technology

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Study Supported By The Helmsley Charitable Trust Reveals Path to Normalize Blood Pressure Following Spinal Cord Injury

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03/19/2018

... that negatively affects their health, their quality of life and their ability to engage in rehabilitative therapy. 'People with severe spinal cord ... said Glenn Hirsch, M.D., professor of...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Bloomberg Philanthropies, Ford Foundation, and the JPB Foundation Announce $1.2 Million Grant to Support the Fresh Air Fund’s New NYC Summer Spaces and Youth Employment Programs

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07/24/2020

... Ford Foundation, and the JPB Foundation Announce $1.2 Million Grant to Support the Fresh Air Fund’s New NYC Summer Spaces ... partnership represents an investment in shaping...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

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Ford, Mellon, Doris Duke, Kellogg, and MacArthur Foundations Pledge to Give More, Hoping to Upend Philanthropy

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06/11/2020

Ford, Mellon , Doris Duke, Kellogg, and MacArthur Foundations Pledge ... economy shut down in March, Darren Walker, the president of the Ford Foundation, fielded a stream of...

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08 Jan 2020

Investing in the Future of Our Community: A Case Study on Funders’ Motivations for Supporting CSAs - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

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1:00pm to 2:00pm

... Accounts (CSAs) are important assets for the future of our communities. Philanthropy plays an essential role in the growth and success of CSAs across the country. Yet, we ... Heller School...

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Wallace Foundation Study Shows Significant Progress In Building Stronger Principal Pipelines

Release Date:

10/31/2016

... principal pipelines, according to a new independent study of The Wallace Foundation's Principal Pipeline Initiative. ... implementation report from The Wallace Foundation 's $85- million Principal...

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