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Research to Prevent Blindness-Funded Study Finds Possible New Target for Glaucoma Therapy

Release Date:

09/11/2015

... that affects tens of millions of people worldwide and is a leading cause of irreversible blindness. The findings, ... inside the eye (known as intraocular pressure) and age are the leading...

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Research to Prevent Blindness

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Health

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Duke Foundation Supports Program for Vets & Active Military in Theatre Experience, Study & Creation

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03/11/2016

Theatre Communications Group, the national organization for theatre, launched the Veterans and Theatre Institute (VTI), a pilot program for veterans and active military personnel to experience, study, and create theatre.

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Arts

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SmartCEO Honors Weinberg Foundation President, Rachel Garbow Monroe, as CEO of the Year

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12/16/2016

... editorial staff names a CEO of the Year—“…CEOs who are true leaders among their peers… They lead more than just companies; they are true stewards of the region, lead industries in new ...

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Top Science Foundation, Simons, Latest Endeavor is its Most Ambitious Project Yet

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05/15/2017

... Latest Endeavor is its Most Ambitious Project Yet Bring leading computer scientists together with leading astrophysicists, and exciting stuff happens—complex ...

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BoardSource 2017 Finds a New Platform for Action in the Face of Declining Diversity

Release Date:

09/06/2017

... in the Face of Declining Diversity The 2017 version of Leading with Intent from BoardSource is a treasure trove of ... realm of diversity. The comparative statistics shown in Leading with Intent: 2017 National...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Women Lose Ground In The New York City Council, Even If Chin And Ayala Win

Release Date:

09/14/2017

... And Ayala Win A day after the primary election, two women are holding on to razor-thin leads for New York City Council ... close to completing an upset in lower Manhattan. The races are the only two primary...

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Gender Justice

Hometown Hope: How Amazon is Paying Attention to Homelessness in Seattle and Beyond

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09/20/2017

... right notes. As we’ve seen, permanence and solvability are front-of-mind for some of today’s leading anti-homelessness funders. As big cities play host to ... thousands) of people roughing it in the streets,...

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Heather Gerken Joins Mellon Foundation’s Board of Trustees

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06/06/2018

... commitment to educational access and the liberal arts. We are delighted to welcome her to the Mellon board,” said ... Chair Danielle Allen. Gerken is one of the country’s leading experts on constitutional law...

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Eric Marchall Concludes Tenure as FCCP’s Executive Director

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10/02/2018

FCCP announces the transition in a letter from the FCCP Transition Committee, Advisory Board.

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Funders' Committee for Civic Participation

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Announces the Election of Ana Marie Argilagos and Anand Babu to Its Board of Directors

Release Date:

01/29/2019

... urban innovation arm of Alphabet, and served as COO there, leading its venture studio and incubating multiple companies, ...

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Jamie Merisotis Becomes Council on Foundations' Board Chair

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05/14/2019

... 2018, and began his term as Board Chair at the Council’s Leading Together 2019 conference. He succeeds Javier Soto, ...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Marca Bristo and Gbenga Oyebode to Board of Trustees

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06/20/2019

... lives. Access Living is nationally recognized as a leading force in the disability advocacy community, and ...

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Robert G. Ottenhoff Stepping Down as President and CEO of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy

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09/05/2019

... steered CDP. In less than a decade, CDP has grown into a leading transformative voice — informing and directing ... long-term philanthropic disaster resources where they are needed most, helping millions in...

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The Center for Disaster Philanthropy

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Carolina Espinal Elected Schott Foundation Board Chair

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07/13/2020

... on behalf of communities of color at Unidos US and later leading the NAACP’s national civic engagement policy ... Through her work she has also engaged and supported other leading nonprofit organizations on...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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The Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust Announces New Chief Operating Officer, Maya Jakubowicz

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07/12/2023

... of the Trust’s management team and is responsible for leading financial, administrative, and reporting functions at ... 2020, she was appointed the Agency Chief Restart Officer, leading COVID-19 emergency and...

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Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust

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Funder Collaboratives: Why and How Funders Work Together

Publication date:

05/2009

... Contributors also offer ample proof that collaboratives are leading the field in bringing the voices of nonfunders - ...

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Report

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Russia's Real Friends in the West

Release Date:

01/27/2013

... Discussion Club, devoting time and attention to leading Russia experts from around the world. Putin's .....

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International/Foreign Affairs

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New Jersey Recovery Fund Awards $3.8 Million for Sandy Relief

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08/07/2013

Created with a lead gift from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, and hosted by the Community Foundation of New Jersey, the fund is a collaborative effort of local and national foundations, New Jersey-based corporations and individuals committed to...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

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Disaster Relief

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Spending Down the Family Foundation

Release Date:

03/10/2014

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors CEO Melissa Berman and Arabella Advisors Managing Director Elliot Berger share their thoughts in a Wall Street Journal article on the growing spend-down trend at family foundations.

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