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Simons Foundation Gives University of Hawaii $40M—Largest Gift of its Kind Ever

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06/16/2014

... of Life Sciences that aims to advance basic research in life sciences. SCOPE hopes to further understand the microscopic organisms in seawater and how those creatures control the movement and ...

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Rockefeller, Surdna Grantees Named "Champions of Change"

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07/22/2014

... no American working 40 hours a week should have to live in poverty. Saru Jayaraman is co-founder and co-director ...

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Economic Security

The Rockefeller Foundation

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Surdna Foundation

Ford Is Among Funders Exploring How To Respond To Issues Raised By Ferguson Shooting

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08/28/2014

... since the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Mo., and the police response to the protests ... invited "leading thinkers" to a meeting at its offices in NYC earlier this week to...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Among Backers of Education Post News Site

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09/01/2014

With the backing of several leading foundations, Education Post, a new nonprofit group, will encourage respectful and fact-based dialogue on public education.

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Carnegie and MasterCard Foundation Headline African Higher Education Summit

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10/06/2014

... Summit The African Higher Education Summit to be held in March 2015 in Senegal will provide an energising space for African ... says Dr Tendai Murisa, director of the summit’s lead organiser...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

OSF Backed Nonprofit Helping India Move to a Low-Carbon Energy Economy

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11/03/2014

... to meet economic and development goals, which will result in a saving of USD 600 billion for more productive ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Open Society Foundations

Wealthy Donors are Driving the Immigration Reform Debate

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11/20/2014

... Times recently published a piece on the role of big money in the fight for immigration reform. Here's a look at four of .....

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Research to Prevent Blindness Funds Stem Cell Research

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12/18/2014

... Funds Stem Cell Research Corneal injuries and damage lead to cloudiness that makes it hard to see, senior ... with stem cells and undamaged cornea," Funderburgh said in a prepared statement. "We were...

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Research to Prevent Blindness

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Health

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Microsoft Is Teaching Cybersecurity to Cities Around the World—For Free

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01/16/2015

... funded by the Rockefeller Foundation. “We’ll lead workshops for multiple cities over a period of time to ...

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NYCT-Funded Unaccompanied Minor Initiative Lauded for Helping NYC Address Immigrant Issues

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02/11/2015

... Lauded for Helping NYC Address Immigrant Issues In her first year leading the New York City Council, Speaker ... City speech on Wednesday at the Johnson Community Center in East Harlem, within her council...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The New York Community Trust

NYCT Seeks Applicants for the Nonprofit Excellence Awards Program

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03/12/2015

Senior Program Officer, Patricia Swann, makes the case for "trust-branded" capacity building efforts.

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Rita Allen Foundation Study Addresses Impact of Political Advertising

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03/20/2015

... issues by a ratio of 45:1. The study — paid for, in part, by the Democracy Fund and the Rita Allen Foundation, ... provided by the Sunlight Foundation — examined newscasts in the Philadelphia viewing area for...

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Carnegie Fellowships to Aid Researchers in Humanities and Social Science

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04/22/2015

Carnegie Fellowships to Aid Researchers in Humanities and Social Science Scholars studying dying ... Fellowship, a new award intended to support research in the beleaguered humanities and social sciences. The .....

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Arts

Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation Tackles Workforce Development in Baltimore

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05/28/2015

... Charitable Foundation Tackles Workforce Development in Baltimore The Bank of America Charitable Foundation today announced $352,500 in grants to 29 nonprofits focused on providing workforce ... in...

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Pershing Square Foundation Establishes $10 Million Endowment To Support Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Life Science Research

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06/02/2015

... and innovative organizations that are catalyzing change in their respective industries. “With unrestricted endowment, we can be nimble in our decisions to support pioneering projects and ... Ackman and The...

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation Backs Workforce and Educational Development Opportunities

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06/30/2015

... The selected charitable organizations play a critical role in connecting low-income individuals and families to ... are one way that we’re working to connect individuals in our community to the resources they...

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Community Development

Bank of America Charitable Foundation

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Bloomberg and Rockefeller Leaders Featured on Crain's List of NYC's Top 50 Most Powerful Women

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07/01/2015

... risen to even greater heights—leaving that glass ceiling in the dust. For the first time ever this year, women were appointed to lead two of the Big 4 accounting firms. In a hypercompetitive...

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Twenty-Seven Foundation Executives Call for President Obama to 'Ban the Box'

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08/14/2015

... Call for President Obama to 'Ban the Box' This week, in Wilmington, North Carolina, Daryl Atkinson of the Southern ... his journey from incarceration to decent employment. In the 1990s, Atkinson was...

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Justice Reform