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When the Biomedical Industry Can’t Prioritize Diseases, Private Money Can Save Lives

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09/19/2014

... affects at least 25 million Americans.) Given the expense of research, development, and bringing a new device or drug to market—which can easily reach $1 ... and disease advocacy groups can catalyze the...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Seven Cities Compete for Citi Foundation's Urban Renewal Initiative

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04/13/2015

... Seven U.S. cities have made it to the final round of the Living Cities City Accelerator—Albuquerque, Atlanta, Baltimore, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New Orleans and Seattle—from which three cities will be chosen...

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Time Magazine Spotlights Walker's UT Austin Commencement Speech

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05/27/2015

"The story of a boy, who started life in a little shotgun house in Ames, Texas; the story of a young man who made his way up the ladder in a new city, who has the great privilege of...

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Dodge Foundation: Arts Funding That Bolsters N.J. Cities

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10/28/2015

... and driving downtown revitalization, arts districts in New Jersey cities are gaining momentum, thanks to a mix of public and private investing and an uptick in city ... recent conference on cities, panelists...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

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Commonwealth Fund Finds Insurers Selling More of Their Individual Health Plans in ACA Marketplaces

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06/02/2016

Commonwealth Fund Finds Insurers Selling More of Their Individual Health Plans in ACA Marketplaces The new health insurance exchanges are the core of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) insurance...

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Arabella Advisors Writes About Impact Investing and Where to Source Investments

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07/28/2016

... invest for impact, you’ll need a steady pipeline of investable transactions. Because the field is relatively new , finding investment opportunities that are aligned with a ... Foundations active in impact...

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Model Partnerships for Impact: The Cricket Island Foundation and Communities United

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10/12/2016

... organizations to have deeper impact in communities. Our new case study spotlights these two organizations' lessons .....

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The Cricket Island Foundation

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Guide to Collaborative Philanthropy

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10/2016

... “Framework” describes our views on the importance of collaboration and how SDG thinks about group composition ... things like a chair job decision, application for a new collaborative group, notes template, and detailed description of what support we provide in which circumstances . Based on ...

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Russell Sage Foundation's Journal of the Social Sciences Connects Research and Policy to Improve Educational Equity

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11/09/2016

Russell Sage Foundation's Journal of the Social Sciences Connects Research and Policy to ... policy may improve educational equity, according to a new paper from Rice University. The paper, which examined the...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Sarah Chiles of Redlich Horwitz Foundation: On Foster Care Advocacy, Strong Defense Is Best Offense

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04/18/2017

Sarah Chiles of Redlich Horwitz Foundation: On Foster Care Advocacy, ... Strong Defense Is Best Offense How do you see advocacy as a tool for achieving your foundation's mission and what has your foundation...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Addresses Technology Gap in Rural Healthcare

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04/28/2017

... Providence St. Joseph Medical Center $400,000 for a new 64-slice CT scanner. CT scanners provide essential diagnostic images of structures inside the body. A new CT scanner will allow .....

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Patient Voices: Childhood Cancer

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09/15/2017

... Voices: Childhood Cancer Cancer is the leading cause of disease-related death among children ages 15 and younger. Approximately 10,000 new cases are diagnosed every year, more than half of...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Releases Short Doc: George and Grace

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10/26/2017

... After escaping persecution in Uganda, George started a new life in Chicago with help from the National Immigrant ...

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For Jobseekers: Once You Get the Job

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04/2014

... resources that we've noted throughout this section of the website that you may find useful as you navigate this new terrain. To jumpstart that process, read this list of the .....

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Century Foundation Reports Examines ESSA Learner Accountability Provisions

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12/13/2018

... Provisions Now that all fifty states and the District of Columbia have received formal federal approval of their ... primary K–12 education investment—is fully underway. As that work...

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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

... Wildlife Carcass Surveillance Is Key for Early Detection of Ebola Virus, Study Supported By Arcus Foundation Finds ... percent. In fact the western lowland gorilla is classified as critically endangered and...

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Working with Vendors

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03/2012

Foundation administrators work with all types of vendors from facilities to IT to benefits to legal counsel ... an internal committee when the foundation was putting a new 401K plan in place. They recruited consultants to ... is a huge benefit when the sales representative also acts as the account manager (contact person) for the company. When ...

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Open Letter to Grantees from Social Justice Funders

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03/19/2020

... As social justice funders, we all focus on the root causes of social, gender, racial, economic and environmental ... Meyer Memorial Trust Nellie Mae Education Foundation New York...

Arnold Ventures Pledges $7.4M for Nationwide Prosecution Research

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11/03/2022

... The projects include studying cost-benefit analysis of pretrial diversion programs, measuring outcomes from ... and misunderstood,” said Kristin Bechtel, director of criminal justice at Arnold Ventures. “...

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