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House Gives Approval to $36.5 Billion Disaster Aid Package

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10/13/2017

Despite opposition from conservative and government watchdog groups, the House easily approved a $36.5 billion disaster aid package Thursday to help states and U.S. territories rebuild in the wake of devastating hurricanes and...

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Supported in Part by Ford Foundation, Smithsonian Launches American Women’s History Initiative

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11/14/2018

The initiative strives to be the nation’s most comprehensive undertaking to document, research, collect, display and share the rich, complete and compelling story of women in America. It will greatly increase the Smithsonian’s research and...

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Euan Robertson Joins Simons Foundation As Chief Operating Officer

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04/01/2019

The Simons Foundation is pleased to announce that in April Euan Robertson joined its leadership team as the foundation’s first chief operating officer (COO).

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Listen: Commonwealth Fund President, Dr. David Blumenthal, on COVID-19 and the US Healthcare System

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05/20/2020

The following is a conversation between Dr. David Blumenthal, President of The Commonwealth Fund, and Denver Frederick, the host of the Business of Giving.

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United Hospital Fund Works to Tackle Antibiotic Misuse in Outpatient Care

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02/22/2016

... and studies have shown that up to 50 percent of antibiotic use is inappropriate. In March 2015, the Obama administration ... UHF to develop tools that the participating practices will use to conduct baseline...

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18 Jun 2018

No Place Like Home: Responding to the Unique Needs of Homeless Children and Their Families

Monday, June 18, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... of homeless children and their families. We will explore how coordinated, collaborative efforts can reduce and prevent ...

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Westchester Community Foundation Met $2 Million Goal and has Distributed $861,500 in COVID-19 Grants to Date

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08/03/2020

... all in this together.” Elias Foundation Board ... who have been impacted by COVID-19 as efficiently and effectively as possible. The Westchester Community Foundation ...

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Open Society Foundations Announce 2021 New Executives Fund Recipients

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06/15/2021

Fourteen new leaders of nonprofit organizations have been awarded New Executives Fund grants

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Changes to Philanthropy New York Staff: Nur Ibrahim and Katy Toolin Depart, Nicholas Collins Named New Executive Coordinator

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07/01/2013

... experiencing extreme poverty. Nick is also a member of the Board of the Greene Hill Food Co-op and President of the Board for its current term. Nick holds a B.A. in Liberal Arts ...

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Stonewall Community Foundation names Paul Hyman Executive Director

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02/01/2012

... range of local donors and stakeholders. "On behalf of the Board of Directors, I am thrilled that Paul will lead the ... of Stonewall Community Foundation," said Matthew Ryan, Board President. "...

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14 Nov 2013

The Power of Urgency: Advantages and Options for Limited Life Foundations

Thursday, November 14, 2013 -

11:00am to 1:30pm

... the outset, and the Irwin Sweeney Miller Foundation, whose board of third generation Miller family members made the ...

Lukas Haynes Appointed Executive Director of the David Rockefeller Fund

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11/21/2014

... Rockefeller Fund Michael Quattrone, chairman of the board of the David Rockefeller Fund, today announced that ... in the Balkans and West Africa. He is also a former board member of the LCU Foundation. Lukas...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation Taps Sharon Alpert as Next President and CEO

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09/25/2015

... communications department. She also created and drove new board initiatives to transform program oversight and expand ... Adam Cummings, chair of the Nathan Cummings Foundation’s Board of Directors. “In Sharon...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces New VP of Programs Kaberi Banerjee Murthy

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12/02/2015

... with a focus on planning and social policy. She is on the Board of the Crossroads Fund and is a past Board Member for Grantmakers in Education, Resource ...

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Phil TV This Week April 21

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04/21/2017

... of Homelessness to Prison Comprehensive Investment in Board Service Phil TV This Week April 21 ...

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation Begins a New Chapter

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02/06/2019

... is to listen. She’s been meeting with staff members, board members, donors and community leaders. “I’ve been ... interim CEO Greg Avis and the Community Foundation’s board for righting the ship before she even...

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Gerstner Philanthropies Makes New $15 Million Commitment to Create the Gerstner Center for Cancer Diagnostics at the Broad Institute

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02/20/2019

... by Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., former CEO and chairman of the board of IBM Corporation, and current chairman of the board of directors of the Broad Institute, to create the ...

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Charles H. Revson Foundation Appoints Martha King as Senior Program Officer and Meredith Korn as Chief Financial and Administrative Officer

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06/17/2020

... Martha was the executive director of the New York City Board of Correction. Prior to that, she was a policy advisor ... in the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Network and on the Board of Directors of the...

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