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The John A. Hartford Foundation

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Commonwealth Study Inspires App to Connect People to Doctors Faster

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06/01/2016

... needed to be a change in the healthcare system. " It came out of our own frustration," Walper said. "There's a lot of good research on why this is so important to do in Canada. [In a...

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The Commonwealth Fund

Atlantic Philanthropies Publishes “The History of the Giving While Living Ethic"

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05/31/2017

... Publishes “The History of the Giving While Living Ethic" When Chuck Feeney decided over three decades ago to transfer ... become The Atlantic Philanthropies, he said he was doing it out of a belief in...

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Mayor De Blasio: NYC Will Continue to Support People Who Rely on DACA Even As Trump Axes The Program

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09/06/2017

... Don't mess with your fellow New Yorkers. As a city, we do not take kindly to anything that affronts our people. We don't like it when our neighbors are singled out for who they are...

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Bed-Stuy’s Gentrification, Effects On Residents Analyzed In Comptroller’s Report

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09/20/2017

... Brooklyn’s Bed-Stuy is much different today from what it once was back when films like Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing highlighted the neighborhood. In the midst ...

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Sustainable Innovation: 5 Questions Every Company Should Ask Itself

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09/25/2017

... is sometimes more important than the eventual answers.” When it comes to new products and services, this design-based ... in the search for the intersection of desirability ( do people want...

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From India to Africa: A Quest to Learn about Reducing Food Loss

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01/15/2015

... third of food grown in developing countries is lost before it reaches consumers. Practitioners, policymakers, and ... innovations including a movable solar grain drier that can reduce harvest drying times to...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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18 Jan 2017

Leadership Transitions and Evolutions: Supporting Critical Junctures

Wednesday, January 18, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... stages – from idea to execution to scaling impact. And it ’s not always seamless! Philanthropic dollars, staff time, and end-user resources can be wasted through inefficient and counterproductive ... positively...

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7 Biggest Trends to Emerge from Global Goals Week

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09/25/2017

... Trends to Emerge from Global Goals Week No single story can encapsulate one of the most frenetic and wide-ranging weeks on the global development calendar . While humanitarian agencies fight for safe passage ...

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Philanthropy New York’s Adventure Series: Version Red Hook

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07/28/2011

... Associate for Social and Emotional Learning, NoVo Foundation On June 21st, Red Hook, Brooklyn, home of one of ... Hook as a community to show off its many assets that make it a place worth visiting, and a...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

Social Justice Funders: For National Movements to Win, Invest in Texas

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08/08/2017

... state officials are eager to implement the Trump agenda, it is Texas. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions praised the ... dire, but organizing in the state’s communities of color can change national politics...

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19 Apr 2023

How to Communicate a Commitment to Disability Inclusion - A Webinar Hosted by The Communications Network

Wednesday, April 19, 2023 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... especially communications managers and directors, as well as executive leaders with intensive communications responsibilities, working in either philanthropic organizations or nonprofit organizations. How...

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Ford's Walker Addresses a Solution for Inequality in CNN OpEd

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06/18/2015

... limiting opportunity for many others. Here's what we can do : Attack inequality at its roots.... Ford's Walker .....

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MTA Boss Joe Lhota Still Wants De Blasio to Provide Half of $836M Subway Fix Costs

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09/15/2017

... plan has been underway for about two months. But he can ’t do everything he wants without all of the $836 million he ...

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J.P. Morgan Commits USD $25 Million to Help Develop Skills Needed by India’s Workforce in the Future

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10/22/2019

... will be aligned to market trends in retail, healthcare and IT -enabled services. It will also support actionable research ... in primary school today are likely to work in jobs that do not...

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08 Aug 2024

Feminist Humanitarian Funding Approaches in Climate and Disaster Crises - A Webinar Hosted by CDP

Thursday, August 8, 2024 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... to address the root causes of women’s marginalization. It is also a way to ensure that all vulnerable groups are ... mainstream humanitarian response structure How donors can incorporate feminist principles...

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ASPCA Awards Nearly $7.4 Million In First Half of 2014

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08/08/2014

... the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) today announced that it has granted nearly $7.4 million to animal welfare ... work of organizations across the country who can accomplish great things with the financial...

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New Developments in Kidney Stem Cell Research Supported by The Helmsley Charitable Trust

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08/26/2016

... the holy grail of endless youthfulness–at least when it comes to one type of human kidney precursor cell. Previous ... replacement kidney tissue in order to study the organ as well as treat...

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Edith Windsor, LGBTQ Advocate Who Fought The Defense Of Marriage Act, Dies At 88

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09/14/2017

... two were partners and eventually were legally married as well . When Spyer died in 2009, though, the federal government ...

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A Deadly Disease Threatens To Regain Ground Deep In The African Jungle

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09/14/2017

... In The African Jungle Jean de-Dieu Liyande was only 42 when a mysterious ailment began keeping him up at night, ... “I went to the hospital and they couldn’t solve it ,” said Liyande, a farmer and assistant...

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