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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Notes Ways Foundations Can Step Up to Scale Solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals

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09/25/2017

... or social entrepreneurs should do. But this week a group of foundations turned the lens on themselves to see what they can do to accelerate the scale of solutions to critical problems and make progress on the...

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Most States Plan To Use Student Absences To Measure School Success

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09/27/2017

... good a school is? Test scores? Culture? Attendance? In the new federal education law (the Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA) states are asked to use five measures of student success. The first four are...

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General Motors Is Going All Electric

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10/03/2017

... all-electric, zero-emissions future. That starts with two new , fully electric models next year—then at least 18 more ... That product onslaught puts the company at the forefront of an increasingly large crowd...

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Albany Charities Find It Hard to Tap Influx of Wealth

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10/03/2017

Albany Charities Find It Hard to Tap Influx of Wealth Upper-income earners have been growing as a share of this region’s population, according to the ... technology companies have moved to the...

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FDA's Approval Of A Cheaper Drug For Hepatitis C Will Likely Expand Treatment

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10/04/2017

FDA's Approval Of A Cheaper Drug For Hepatitis C Will Likely Expand ... for the Medicaid program's criteria for treatment with a new class of highly effective but pricey drugs. The...

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Opinion: What’s Holding Philanthropists Back?

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10/06/2017

... I wonder what’s holding us back. Improving the capacity of funders to invest more equitably will involve larger, ... introductions and connective relationships. Collaboration. New and straightforward...

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Researchers: Supporting Teenage Girls Requires More Than Pads

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10/06/2017

... “If you give a man a fish…” NHPR has a story with a new twist: “If you give a woman a menstrual pad…” In all seriousness, the reproductive health of girls and women around the world is at stake, and ... who...

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Gender Justice

Where You Live, How You Give: What a Fidelity Study Says About U.S. Donors

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10/06/2017

... You Give: What a Fidelity Study Says About U.S. Donors A new study sponsored by the nation’s second largest ... Fidelity Charitable, highlights regional differences of giving in the United States. The scope...

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De Blasio Says No Notice Needed from City when Entire Hotels Get Rented to Shelter the Homeless

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10/13/2017

... advance notice when it rents out an entire hotel to use as a homeless shelter. "It really depends on whether ... Queens press conference. The city does provide 30 days of notice for the opening of...

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Housing and Homelessness

Aetna Foundation Supports Anti-Bullying Campaign

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11/17/2017

... bullying and cyberbullying prevention project. The new anti-bullying project, which aims to bring awareness to ...

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Ford Foundation's Darren Walker, One of Rolling Stones 25 People Shaping the Future

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11/22/2017

Ford Foundation's Darren Walker, One of Rolling Stones 25 People Shaping the Future The nation's ... by noblesse oblige, seeking to blunt the sharp edges of capitalism by funding programs that sustain...

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John A. Hartford Foundation Grantee Releases Medicare Advocacy Toolkit

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01/16/2018

... a John A. Hartford Foundation grantee, has released a new toolkit, "Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Coverage And ... includes self-help materials to advocate for coverage of skilled nursing facility...

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Learn About The Isivivana Centre, An Atlantic Philanthropies Grantee

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01/22/2018

... organizations, including many Atlantic grantees. Members of the local community can also access the library, watch ... free legal advice centre . This short film tells the story of this vital and unique...

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Funded by The Tiffany & Co. Foundation, Scientists Develop Sun Shield to Prevent Coral Bleaching

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03/27/2018

... Develop Sun Shield to Prevent Coral Bleaching A group of scientists developed a "sun shield" that they hope can ... to corals. The project was also designed to explore new ways to reduce the impact...

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Leon Levy Foundation Supports Bird Migration Forecasts

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04/27/2018

... Supports Bird Migration Forecasts For the first time, new maps are using radar to forecast nighttime clouds of migratory birds and track their flights in near real-time. ... to conservation efforts. Scientists...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Supports Research to Diagnose Hypoglycemia

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05/25/2018

... solutions for people with diabetes who are at risk of life-threatening drops in blood sugar known as hypoglycemia. Yosten’s lab studies g protein-coupled ... one of the most popular drug...

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The Century Foundation Presents Inclusion and Industry 4.0

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06/11/2018

... manufacturing in the Chicago region and support the needs of diverse communities. Hear remarks from Illinois State ... Michael Frerichs , other major regional leaders, and new research presented by The Century...

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The Howard Gilman Foundation, Time Warner Foundation, and Others Fund LCT3 Season Programming Featuring Pass Over

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07/06/2018

... others. LCT3 has announced that it has extended the run of its critically acclaimed production of Pass Over, a new play by Antoinette Nwandu, directed by Danya Taymor, ...

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The Mayday Fund Provides Planning Grant to UConn Foundation

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07/06/2018

... Grant to UConn Foundation At a time when the danger of opioids is clear, UConn Health and The Jackson Laboratory ... consortium will focus on researching the causes of pain, as well ...

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