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Research to Prevent Blindness Grantee Dr. Gregg Semenza Wins Nobel Prize in Medicine

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10/10/2019

... Hopkins University School of Medicine, has been named a winner of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Medicine. Dr. Semenza and ... more about Dr. Semenza’s Nobel Prize in Medicine, visit https ://www.nobelprize. ...

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Research to Prevent Blindness

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Announces Leadership Changes, New Teams Focused on Financial Inclusion and Environment, Rights, & Global Development

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04/07/2021

... importance of collaboration, interconnectedness and a global view for engaging in effective philanthropy,” ... demonstrate our optimism in the value of philanthropy as a lever to shift the status quo.” New...

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New Report Sponsored in Part by the Carnegie Corporation Identifies Steps to Secure Americans’ Votes

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09/06/2018

... paper ballots by the 2020 presidential election, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, ... every effort should be made to use paper ballots in the 2018 federal election. Ballots that have...

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05 Dec 2013

Ripple Effects: DACA’s Impact on DREAMers and Their Families

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11:45am to 3:00pm

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... opened their first bank account. Nearly two-thirds got a new job. And 15 to 20 percent of all applicants learned they were eligible for a green card. Yet an estimated 1.3 million potentially ... implementation...

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Even as political battles persist, more district and charter schools join partnership program

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09/29/2017

... program Recently, Dawn Brooks DeCosta, the principal of a traditional elementary school in Harlem, was looking for a way to boost her students’ social and emotional skills. Her search led her to an unlikely...

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Supported By The Prudential Foundation, the National Fund For Workforce Solutions Selects Four Cities to Participate in Job Quality Initiative

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01/19/2018

... our work with thousands of employers, we understand that a ‘good job’ is key for workers, companies and ... and empowering entry-level staff, companies create a competitive advantage. That is why our local...

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Research Funded By Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Leads to a Method to Safely Charge a Smartphone Wirelessly Using a Laser

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02/21/2018

Research Funded By Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Leads to a Method to Safely Charge a Smartphone Wirelessly Using a Laser Although mobile devices such as tablets and ...

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Emmett Carson Steps Down as Silicon Valley Fund Admits Missteps

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06/28/2018

... executive of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. In a contrite statement released midday Wednesday, the foundation’s board said that a recent investigation substantiated complaints by current and former...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Grants $1.3 Million to Support Recovery and Resilience for Puerto Rico's Underserved Healthcare Centers

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08/02/2018

... the hurricane, Puerto Rico's electrical grid has faced a power crisis, significantly affecting critical healthcare ... Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico's lack of power has meant a lack of life-saving...

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Latest Installation of OSF’s Annual Moving Walls Series Depicts Migrants ‘As They’d Rather Be Seen’

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10/09/2018

... them as burdens on society or victims of oppression. A new photo show, Another Way Home, offers a different narrative. Curated by the Open Society Foundations , a philanthropic organization...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces National Awards to 16 Arts Organizations Leading the Arts Sector

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02/07/2019

... considers applications by invitation only, represents a new chapter in DDCF’s continuing effort to direct grant ... to $500,000 for goals they have defined for themselves for a funded term of up to three years...

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New York Community Trust to Provide Accessible Tickets in New York City

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02/13/2019

... and the Jerome L. Greene Foundation have established a fund to support accessible tickets at 12 New York City ... Trust’s vice president for philanthropic initiatives, in a statement. “We love any opportunity...

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NoVo Foundation Commits $10 Million to Help End Sexual Exploitation

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02/20/2019

... The New York City-based NoVo Foundation has announced a three-year, $10 million commitment in support of programs ... life moments when "system interactions could have gone a different way and led to...

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Abigail E. Disney, Cyndi Lauper Among Those Honored at the New York Women’s Foundation’s 2019 Celebrating Women® Breakfast

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05/14/2019

... leaders whose vision, energy and achievements have had a transformative effect on communities in New York City and ...

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Credit Suisse Americas Foundation Commits USD 1 Million to HERE to HERE to Launch Youth Apprenticeships Through Careerwise New York

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07/09/2019

... Through Careerwise New York Credit Suisse announced a USD 1 million, three-year commitment through its Credit Suisse Americas Foundation (CSAF) to HERE to HERE , a Bronx-based career pathways nonprofit. The...

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Salesforce Announces New Education Grants, Celebrates Bay Area Educators

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09/17/2019

... their highest potential. To celebrate, Salesforce hosted a student fair onsite at Presidio Middle School in San ... STEM-based and virtual reality (VR) activities including a VR game, navigating a...

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You Can't Count if You're Not Counted: Exhibition Explores Census in NYC, Supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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11/06/2019

... New York’s chief demographer, the importance of getting a full and fair count “was already weighing very heavily on ... with Salvo about the census began while he was a consultant on MCNY’s immersive Future...

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The Rauschenberg Foundation Is Launching Emergency Medical Grants for Artists Who Need Help Paying for Healthcare

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03/11/2020

... Just in time for the proliferation of the COVID-19 virus, a new grant for artists has been announced to provide some ... with the New York Foundation for the Arts, has launched a new program for emergency...

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Weinberg Foundation Announces Additional $5 Million to Expand and Strengthen Baltimore Library Project

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12/10/2020

... libraries through 2023. The Baltimore Library Project is a multi-year collaborative effort among the Weinberg ... operation, while others provide support intended to meet a range of personal needs for students...

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