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Simons Foundation Gifts UC San Diego Funds to Operate Simons Observatory in Chile to Explore Early Universe

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07/09/2019

... with the observatory, to mine the cosmos of its secrets, we need significant funds to keep the electrical power ... the Simons Observatory. “What this funding means is that we will be supported by the Simons...

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Open Society Foundations Announce New Director of Foreign Policy Advocacy

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09/04/2019

... and accountability for abuses at home and abroad, and we are thrilled to have her heading up our foreign policy ... central to a secure, democratic, and just world, and we will rely on Sarah’s intellect,...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Former U.S. Ambassador Elizabeth Cousens to Lead United Nations Foundation as President and Chief Executive Officer

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09/16/2019

... and Chairman of the UN Foundation Board of Directors. “ We are grateful to Kathy for her many years of leadership at ... the organization into a force for partnership and impact. We now look forward to the...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Partners to Supply Three Paterson, New Jersey Schools With Musical Instruments

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10/15/2019

... Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, and PNC Foundation. “ We greatly appreciate the continuing support of the Save the ... to have these resources available in the schools where we have dedicated music educators at...

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Rita Allen Foundation Supports UC Berkley Research Findings that Could Improve Diagnosis, Treatment of Depression

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10/29/2019

... that side effects of these medications are common. “If we had a biomarker for specific symptoms of depression, we simply could do a blood test or image the brain and then ... and cell biology. “That would be...

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New York Life Foundation Awards Grief Reach Grant to Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, MA

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12/03/2019

... bereavement professionals and programs nationwide. “ We are grateful for the New York Life Foundation’s ... of grieving children and their families in the communities we serve.” “The Grief Reach grant program...

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How Foundations Can Make a Difference After Puerto Rico’s Latest Natural Disaster

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02/26/2020

... of bed. With power out and the island in total darkness, we took to the streets to speak to our neighbors about what was happening and how to respond. We quickly learned that the shocks we...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Distributes $31 Million First Round of Grants to Reach Areas Hardest Hit by COVID-19

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04/30/2020

... aiding health care staff on the front lines in Greece. “ We cannot overstate the impact of the pandemic on society at large, and we owe our deepest gratitude to those who continue, in spite ... The generosity...

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Pfizer Foundation Awards Grant to the Maryland Department of Health to Address Decreases in Childhood Vaccinations During COVID-19 Pandemic

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07/21/2020

... for keeping young people safe from infectious diseases. We urge all Marylanders to get their children vaccinated as ... said Governor Larry Hogan. “It is important that we protect our youngest and most...

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University of New Haven Receives Grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to Support Education for Incarcerated Students

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04/15/2021

... ranked and highly respected criminal justice college, we have a responsibility to be at the forefront of ... University of New Haven President Steven H. Kaplan . " We are privileged to be collaborating...

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New Report from The Century Foundation on Students from Low-Income Families and Special Education

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01/23/2019

A new TCF report finds that low-income students are more likely to be identified for special education and more likely to be placed in separate classrooms than their non-low-income peers. While the exact reasons for the differences are unknown, the...

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Classic and Cutting Edge

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12/05/2014

... Even as big challenges remain, scholarship recipients want to meet them and help donors to see them with fresh and ...

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Jewish Foundation for Education of Women

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What Drives Education Officials

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06/07/2012

By Maria Mottola, Executive Director, New York Foundation Dubbed “The Three Tenors of The Education World,” Arne Duncan (United States Secretary of Education), John B. King, Jr. (New York State...

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Peterson Poll: Broad Majority Calls for More Focus on Nation's Fiscal Outlook

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10/27/2015

... the last few years. More than eight in ten (82%) voters want Congress and the President to spend more time addressing ...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

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Economic Security

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04 May 2017

New Models for Senior Transportation: The Rise of the Sharing Economy - A Webinar Hosted by Grantmakers in Aging

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2:00pm to 3:00pm

... economy,” in which technology links people who want to offer a service to those who need that service. The ...

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Aging

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United Hospital Fund Co-Designs Digital Prototype to Facilitate Patient-Provider Interactions

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06/23/2021

... medical officer and author of the report. “Clinicians want to easily access patient-reported information that can ...

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Silicon Alley: The Road to Tomorrow’s Workforce

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11/12/2013

... this youth and grit can serve as a metaphor for the trend we ’re witnessing through digital media learning as it ... these slots? The question then becomes how — how can we train the next gen of Silicon Alley...

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