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Nursing Home Evacuations Should Not Be “All or Nothing,” Says GSA Member in Senate Testimony

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09/21/2017

... before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging today, University of South Florida professor Kathryn Hyer, PhD, MPP, FGSA, urged lawmakers to support actions that enable nursing homes and...

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Opinion: A Cash Guarantee for All Has Philanthropy Buzzing

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09/27/2017

... Guarantee for All Has Philanthropy Buzzing These days, to achieve maximum buzz, a policy idea needs the right combination of utopian promise and real-world possibility. You can make ... the unemployed, while...

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New Research Supported by Research to Prevent Blindness Finds New Biomarker for Age-Related Macular Degeneration

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01/29/2019

New Research Supported by Research to Prevent Blindness Finds New Biomarker for Age-Related Macular Degeneration Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of...

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Essential Skills and Strategies for Program Officers

... develop the skills they need to navigate the world of philanthropy with confidence and purpose. The program ... personal values and vision for change, setting a strong foundation for their...

Funded by Research to Prevent Blindness, USC Study Predicts Visual Impairment Will Double by 2050

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05/19/2016

Funded by Research to Prevent Blindness, USC Study Predicts Visual Impairment ... by 2050 A study published today by researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) Roski Eye Institute...

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Commonwealth Fund and GWU Release New Findings on House GOP Healthcare Bill Resulting in Loss of 1M Jobs in 10 Years

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06/19/2017

... Findings on House GOP Healthcare Bill Resulting in Loss of 1M Jobs in 10 Years A new study from the Commonwealth Fund and George Washington University presented some unflattering potential effects from ... the...

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Editorial: Unemployment in Black and White

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08/30/2017

... the nation’s top colleges and universities is one sign of how little the country has managed to do to close racial gaps. Unemployment rates among black ... rate for black Americans is...

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30 Mar 2017

Artistic Activism: Connecting Social Activism and Artistic Practice

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9:00am to 12:30pm

... issue campaigners and activists have employed a variety of marketing and communications efforts to attract public ... Duncombe , Professor of Media and Culture, New York University...

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Three Education Ideas for NYC’s New Mayor

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10/15/2013

by Halley Potter , Policy Associate, The Century Foundation Listen up, De Blasio and Lhota. As New York City prepares for a changing of the guard pending the upcoming mayoral election , a new ... Community College...

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Barbara Picower Is Back In Business As One Of The Nation's Top Philanthropists

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09/09/2014

Barbara Picower Is Back In Business As One Of The Nation's Top Philanthropists Barbara Picower has ... one of the nation’s top philanthropists, heading a new foundation with more than $2...

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Arabella Advisors Director to Speak at 2nd Annual Food Tank Summit

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04/18/2016

Arabella Advisors Director to Speak at 2nd Annual Food Tank Summit Food Tank, in partnership with American University , is hosting the 2nd Annual Food Tank Summit in ... Kessler, the Founder and...

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Greenwall Study Says Decision Makers Hold Overly Optimistic Expectations for Critically Ill Patient Outcomes

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05/17/2016

... for Critically Ill Patient Outcomes More than half of the family and friends making decisions for critically ill ... that’s not only because of a misunderstanding, University of...

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Ford-Supported Survey Finds Black, Hispanic Youth Less Likely To Get Money From Parents

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10/06/2016

... Survey Finds Black, Hispanic Youth Less Likely To Get Money From Parents More young blacks and Hispanics ... according to a new GenForward poll. And more than half of millennials overall say...

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The Uphill Battle Of United Way NYC’s First Female President

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04/19/2017

The Uphill Battle Of United Way NYC’s First Female President When Sheena ... (UWNYC) nearly five years ago, she was the first woman to hold the position in the organization’s 80-year history. ... at the boarding...

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Unorthodox CEO Reinvigorates Decades-Old Jewish Charity

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09/18/2017

... Decades-Old Jewish Charity Despite his years behind a university lectern, David Schizer isn’t one to speechify. So he spoke for only a few minutes at a recent gathering of young Jews hosted...

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04 Feb 2020

Australia’s Summer Bushfires: From Root Causes to Opportunities for Support - A Webinar Hosted by AEGN and EGA

Tuesday, February 4, 2020 -

4:30pm to 6:00pm

... a first come, first served basis.** Australia’s summer of bushfires is an ecological, social and economic ... Professor of Biology and Pro Vice-Chancellor, Macquarie University John Thwaites...

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New Bloomberg Philanthropies City Data Alliance Launches in the U.S., Latin America, and Canada with $60 Million Investment

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03/09/2022

... – Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced the launch of the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ City Data Alliance, a ... America that are the most sophisticated at using data to make policy decisions and propel them...

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A Letter from Surdna President Don Chen on Solidarity and Support to Grantees

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05/13/2020

... response, and offer our resolve for the years ahead. Many of the issues laid bare by the pandemic are the same urgent ... communities. We have been developing and deploying a foundation -wide COVID-19 plan...

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Longtime Carnegie Associate Awarded Top Mathematics Medal

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08/14/2014

... Top Mathematics Medal Phillip A. Griffiths, Professor of Mathematics and former Director of the Institute for ... team of scientific leaders and advocates dedicated to...

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