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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

... Capital (V-Cap), a social impact lender, today announced a new $30 million fund to support better integrated care for ... and Bank of America -- have banded together to make this new source of capital...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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Crotona Park East and Morrisania Have City's Highest Rate of Jailed Residents, Data2Go.NYC Shows (Helmsley Charitable Trust)

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01/20/2016

... incarcerated residents, according to an analysis of jailed New Yorkers’ last known addresses by DATA2GO.NYC, a new free mapping and data site. On average, 371 of every ...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Justice Reform

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Study: Metabolism Protein Found to Also Regulate Feeding Behavior in the Brain (JPB Foundation)

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02/26/2016

... are not yet fully understood by scientists. However, new research from The Rockefeller University reveals an important new component of the system responsible for regulating food ...

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Freedom Together Foundation

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Helmsley-Supported Research Finds Protein Structure That Shows How Viruses Take Over Cells

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02/29/2016

... but also for improving gene therapy methods to deliver new DNA to patients with genetic mutations. “The ... Dmitry Lyumkis, a Salk Fellow and co-senior author of the new paper, published in Nature on February...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Rockefeller's 100 Resilient Cities: Analysis Method Using Data-Driven Mapping

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03/29/2016

... flooding could damage more than homes and roads. A new study from Sandia National Laboratories assesses how much ... Robert Jeffers said. The city and region are now taking new approaches to handle the...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Sage Foundation Research Indicates Americans May Not Be Ready for Tax Increase on Wealthy

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05/11/2016

... Bernie Sanders is leading the charge and would create a new top income tax rate of 54.2 percent, up from the current ... effective rate of at least 30 percent, and she’d add a new 4 percent...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Economic Security

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Judith Rodin Steps Down as Head of Rockefeller Foundation

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06/16/2016

... Foundation President Judith Rodin wanted support for a new urban initiative, she cold-called Alex Karp, chief ... told her, according to Ms. Rodin, since it also could be a new business for the company.....

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Century Foundation Fellow Proposes Post-Obama Syrian-U.S. Relations Strategy

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08/22/2016

... after wave of chaos into the wider world — spawning a new generation of terrorists and warlords and creating ... point, and Obama’s successor will have to shape a new response. The status quo hasn’t worked;...

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Mellon Backs Creation of Newly Created Role at GWU Musuem and Textile Museum

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09/28/2016

... first full-time curator of contemporary textile art. This new curatorial position is supported by a $500,000 ... the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to advance the museum’s new contemporary art initiative. Ms...

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Arts

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NYTimes Examines Role of Ford’s Walker as Pepsi Board Member

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10/31/2016

... link between obesity and economic inequality. His new Pepsi connection raised the question: Would Mr. Walker’s day job and his new board duties be working at cross-purposes? NYTimes ...

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Commonwealth Fund, John A. Hartford and Peterson Center on Healthcare Contribute to Health Care ‘Playbook’ of Best Practices

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01/04/2017

... to Health Care ‘Playbook’ of Best Practices A new nationwide survey of patients with complex medical needs ... The SCAN Foundation, and The Commonwealth Fund—launch a new online resource to help health system...

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Peterson Center on Healthcare

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Commonwealth Fund Says N.J. Tops Many States On Healthcare Scorecard

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03/16/2017

... to better healthcare outcomes nationwide and states like New Jersey that chose to embrace the federal law have seen ... re-hospitalization and re-admission to nursing homes. New Jersey tied five other states,...

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Mellon Foundation Awards Nearly $3.8 Million for Theater Program

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04/11/2017

... Awards Nearly $3.8 Million for Theater Program The New England Foundation for the Arts has announced a ... National Dance Project , NTP has supported forty-three new theater works with grants totaling more...

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Trump Plans to Phase Out DACA, Administration Officials Say

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09/05/2017

... announced later today: The administration won't consider new applications for legal status dated after Sept. 5. If you ... But officials insist that even if Congress fails to enact new protection for the...

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Immigration

Ms. Foundation Centers Black Women, Nonconforming People and Fem(me)s in Campaigns for Expanded Sanctuary Cities

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09/15/2017

... to center Black women and gender nonconforming people in a new report, Centering Black Women, Girls, Nonconforming ... issuances of anti-immigrant executive orders has sparked new conversations around...

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Gender Justice

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Making Kids Into “Makers”

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09/22/2017

Making Kids Into “Makers” The new annual Inventor’s Challenge prompts children to develop ... how their work could help those around them. But a new program is encouraging them to do so outside of school. ...

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Education

Name-Dropping: Donors Get Tired. Models Do, Too

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09/28/2017

... lapsed donor file, and mailed a six-figure quantity of the new selection of names. While the actual criteria of the new selects is part of the ADA’s secret sauce, chances are ...

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Nations Urged to Reject Phillip Morris Funds for Antismoking Efforts

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10/03/2017

... International announced it would fund and help set up a new body called the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World. The ... to donate about $80 million a year for 12 years to this new organization with a mission of...

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International/Foreign Affairs

Bloomberg Philanthropies Funded Studies Make Progress In Fight Against Malaria

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10/05/2017

... Funded Studies Make Progress In Fight Against Malaria Two new strategies show promise in battling malaria, a disease ... children ages five and under in sub-Saharan Africa.Both new strategies involve making...

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