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Rita Allen Foundation Announces 2015 Scholars

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07/09/2015

... of knowledge about how biological systems function in health and disease. The selected Scholars will receive ... of the Scholars were nominated by research institutions in the United States and selected by the...

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Rockefeller Foundation Commits $64 Million to 100 Resilient Cities

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07/29/2015

... November 24, and the winning cities will be announced in April 2016. Each city in the 100RC network receives financial and logistical ... for leading its resilience efforts; technical assistance in...

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Disaster Relief

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Simons Foundation Among Backers of $28 Million Autism Treatment Study

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07/29/2015

... Study Researchers at the Yale School of Medicine will lead a four-year, $28 million national study that could help ... disorders are treated. The Yale team will collect data in Connecticut from preschoolers...

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Palette Fund Helps Launch TRUTH Campaign to Spur Storytelling Movement for Trans Youth

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08/05/2015

... youth and their families to share their stories in their own words and in their own way. “When my daughter first came out as ... and youth leaders from across the country will shape and lead...

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Children, Youth and Families

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LGBTQ

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Bank of America and Feeding America Partner to Tackle Hunger in America

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09/01/2015

... of America and Feeding America Partner to Tackle Hunger in America Feeding America® and Bank of America today ... program that aims to help individuals who face hunger in America. For every $1 donated through...

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

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John A. Hartford Helps Expand Program to Support Older Hospitalized Adults

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09/01/2015

... when orthopaedic surgeons and geriatricians care for them in collaboration, hospital officials said. Daniel ... of medicine at Highland Hospital and professor of medicine in the University of Rochester School...

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Aging

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Carnegie-Backed Study Explores Adolescent Girls' Knowledge of HPV and Sexuality in Western Uganda

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09/02/2015

... Explores Adolescent Girls' Knowledge of HPV and Sexuality in Western Uganda Globally, about 500,000 new cases of ... occur annually. More than 80% of these deaths occur in developing countries, where...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Gender Justice

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MetLife Foundation Will Appear on 'Be the Change,' A Lifetime TV Network Program

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09/18/2015

... quality, affordable financial tools and know-how for those in need” is the objective behind MetLife Foundation’s on-going efforts in communities across the world. Working in collaboration...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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UU Veatch's Molly Schultz Hafid joins NCRP's Board of Directors

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09/25/2015

... for Responsive Philanthropy Board of Directors In her role at Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at ... within the broader philanthropic sector. She is the lead author of a recently published article...

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Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock

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The Gender Divide in Ballet Leadership and Choreography

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09/29/2015

The Gender Divide in Ballet Leadership and Choreography In 1963, the Ford Foundation used the power of its grants to ... recent article on NPR, many of the current female leaders in the arts, and...

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Attempts Murdoch Ouster at News Corp. Annual Meeting

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10/16/2015

... a "socially and economically just society", failed to lead a shareholder revolt to diminish the Murdoch family's .....

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5 Questions for. . .Judith Rodin, President, Rockefeller Foundation

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10/15/2015

... and contain it. As we have come to understand more fully in the decade since, Katrina also exposed a number of ... the Louisiana Recovery Authority to assume a leading role in the recovery planning process for...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Rockefeller Foundation Funds Tickets for Students to See 'Hamilton'

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10/28/2015

... beginning next spring and running through 2017. The lead producer, Jeffrey Seller, said he was planning to continue the program after that time in New York City and then on the road once the show — a ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Atlantic Philanthropies, Ford Foundation, JPMorgan Chase Foundation, MetLife, Bank of America Partner to Provide $30M Social Impact Loan Fund

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11/17/2015

... of capital available during a period of fast-moving change in how health care is delivered and paid for. “V-Cap is ...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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Commonwealth Fund Survey: Healthcare Unaffordable for Many Even With Insurance

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11/20/2015

... More Americans have health insurance now than at any time in the past decade, but many are finding that even with ... insurance, which is the most common form of coverage in the country, have trouble affording...

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New York Community Trust President: Donors Can Make a Difference on Homelessness, Heroin, Incarceration and Education

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12/07/2015

... foundations, I’ve overseen more than $1 billion in grants to nonprofits doing vital work—from educating ...

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Housing and Homelessness

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The New York Community Trust

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How Stable Are the ACA Marketplaces? Commonwealth Fund President Explains

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12/07/2015

... is not really the issue. The insurer was a minor player in the individual market before the ACA passed, and currently ... pool where a majority of people have health problems could lead to higher premiums over...

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Westchester Community Foundation Names Jennifer Hu Corriggio as Philanthropy Chief

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12/07/2015

... seeking to make an impact through their philanthropy in Westchester and beyond. She will oversee advising donors ... philanthropic visions and make meaningful contributions in their communities.” The...

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The New York Community Trust

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Touted for Broad and Innovative Support for Climate Change

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12/09/2015

... for Broad and Innovative Support for Climate Change In Paris, President Barack Obama and the leaders of 19 other ... power, coupled with energy efficiency, would play the lead role in...

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