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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Supports Play in Michigan Schools

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08/22/2018

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Supports Play in Michigan Schools Playworks , the leading national ... Of the investment, $1,913,587 will enable 50,925 kids in 153 schools and out of school time youth serving...

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Supported by Research to Prevent Blindness, Researchers Find Alzheimer's One Day May Be Predicted During Eye Exam

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08/23/2018

... Day May Be Predicted During Eye Exam It may be possible in the future to screen patients for Alzheimer's disease ... an eye exam. Using technology similar to what is found in many eye doctors'...

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Research to Prevent Blindness

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Inside Rockefeller Foundation’s $20 Million Plan to Improve Energy Access in India

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09/05/2018

... Foundation’s $20 Million Plan to Improve Energy Access in India The Rockefeller Foundation recently announced it will invest $20 million to expand energy access in rural India over the next three years. Off-...

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Zegar Family Foundation Funded Research Shows Urgent Need To Prepare Next Generation of Farmers for Climate Change

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09/10/2018

... the fastest growing food sector. New research shows that in order for this next generation of farmers to thrive, there ... and bivalves (e.g., oysters), around the world. Published in the journal Nature...

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New Report Funded By The New York State Health Foundation Offers Solutions to Help NY’s Unpaid Family Caregivers

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09/17/2018

... on caregivers.” “Caregivers play a critical role in the health care system—providing vital unpaid care to ...

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New York Health Foundation

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Health

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Simons and Alfred P. Sloan Foundations Fund Study That Reveals How the Brain Overcomes Its Own Limitations

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10/24/2018

... Imagine trying to write your name so that it can be read in a mirror. Your brain has all of the visual information you ... that it’s not familiar with: using what it sees in the mirror to accurately guide your...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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ASPCA and NYPD Celebrate Five Years of Fighting Animal Abuse and Rescuing Victims across New York City

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01/29/2019

... Department (NYPD) . The collaboration launched citywide in January 2014 with the NYPD taking the lead role in responding to all animal cruelty complaints in the five ...

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Animal Welfare

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New York Life Foundation Partners with First Book To Bring Grief Books, Resources to Educators

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02/27/2019

... bring high-quality resources to educators serving children in need. The project will seek to increase access to bereavement books and resources among educators in underserved communities. This two-year...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Rockefeller Joins Macarthur Foundation to Help Address Critical Social Challenges

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03/12/2019

... dedicating $150 million to help address financing gaps in impact investing, particularly for funds and ... not a fit for conventional investment. MacArthur is joined in this effort by leading impact investors...

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Zegar Family Foundation Supported Research Uncovers Genome-Wide Responses That Limit Crop Growth

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03/26/2019

... of water and nutrients. Its findings, published in the journal Nature Communications, potentially point to ways to engineer crops in soils around the world that are currently too dry or lack ... York...

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Research Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Shows Glimpse of How Moisture and Humidity Affect Mold Growth

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06/10/2019

... recently published an article with several co-authors in Nature Communications titled "Microbial and Metabolic ... or just high-humidity conditions, we saw a difference in the types of microbes that...

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Newly Established Phyllis Mailman Professorship Endowed by the Tow Foundation, Mailman Foundation, and Joshua Mailman Foundation

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06/24/2019

... and Joshua Mailman Foundation NEW YORK (June 24, 2019) – In honor of philanthropist Phyllis Mailman, The Mailman ... University. The endowed professorship will be based in the Columbia Mailman School’s world-...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches New Digital Innovation Project for European Cities

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06/25/2019

... of New York City. “Cities across Europe are helping to lead the world in using digital services to solve tough challenges, and this ... London work closely with other European capital cities in...

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Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative Announces Third Class of Mayors to Go Back to School

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07/15/2019

... mayors from around the world who will participate in the yearlong education and professional development ... joined Harvard faculty and renowned management experts in New York City this week for a 3-day,...

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Elizabeth J. Fowler to Join the Commonwealth Fund as Executive Vice President for Programs and Melinda Abrams Promoted to Senior Vice President

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07/16/2019

... 16, 2019 — Liz Fowler, a leading health policy expert in both the public and private sectors, will join the ... President for Global Health Policy at Johnson & Johnson. In that role, she focused on health...

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Obama Foundation Announces Wally Adeyemo as President

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08/14/2019

... will join the organization as its first-ever President. In this role, Adeyemo will work closely with current ... the next generation of leaders making positive change in their communities. “Wally is the ideal...

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JPMorgan Chase Foundation Announces New Roles

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08/14/2019

... to solve the most pressing problems facing communities. In the coming months, we will be reviewing the programmatic ... fit the needs of the firm and our nonprofit partners. To lead these efforts, I am...

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Cambia Health Foundation and The John A. Hartford Foundation Unite to Improve Awareness and Access to Serious Illness and End-of-Life Care

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08/29/2019

... of the Cambia Health Foundation, alongside grants in the amount of $3.5 million from The John A. Hartford ...

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

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Open Society Foundations Announce New Director of Foreign Policy Advocacy

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09/04/2019

... Foundations are pleased to announce that Sarah Margon will lead the Foundations’ work to advance a progressive U.S. ... Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs. Earlier in her career, she served in...

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