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Research Funded By The Commonwealth Fund Shows Overdose Risk Quintuples With Opioid and Benzodiazepine Use

Release Date:

06/22/2018

In the first 90 days of concurrent opioid and benzodiazepine use, the risk of opioid-related overdose increases five-fold compared to opioid-only use among Medicare recipients, according to a new study from the University of Pittsburgh School of...

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Supported by Commonwealth Fund, A New Contracting Tool Launched to Help Health Care Organizations Manage High-Need

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07/11/2018

The report and accompanying tool explore different types of contracting and offer specific, practical guidance for payers and providers as they develop contracting relationships.

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Mellon Foundation Renews Support for Open Graduate Education at Brown

Release Date:

09/17/2018

Launched in 2011 with prior support from the Mellon Foundation, the program enables doctoral students to simultaneously complete a master’s degree in a different field of study.

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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

MIT neuroscientists have now discovered how the brain tries to compensate for its poor performance in tasks that require this kind of complicated transformation.

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Funded Research Solves Genetic ‘Whodunnit’ for Cancer Gene

Release Date:

11/09/2018

... stop the growth of advanced tumors in the most common type of lung cancer. “Our study shows that the same ...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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

Release Date:

06/10/2019

The team's research provides insights into how microbes and metabolites interact over time on wetted building materials and influence mold growth.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

09 Sep 2019

Election Series: Navigating Effective Nonpartisan Election-Year Grantmaking - A First Monday Discussion Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, September 9, 2019 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... private and public— to legally support almost every type of advocacy. Foundations have a great deal of ...

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Civic Engagement

William T. Grant Foundation Opens Applications for Youth Service Capacity-Building Grants

Release Date:

09/04/2019

... The Foundation expects that applicants will do some type of formal or informal assessment to help identify their ...

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RFPs Etc

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

Study Funded by Russell Sage Foundation Shows Pay, Flexibility, Advancement All Matter for Workers' Health and Safety

Release Date:

09/26/2019

... single measure of employment, such as wages or contract type . "This research is part of a growing body of evidence .....

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New Survey from Commonwealth Fund: Just Over a Quarter of U.S. Adults Favor ‘Medicare for All,’ but Many Need More Information

Release Date:

09/26/2019

... are among the most strongly opposed to a Medicare-for All- type plan, with 60 percent in opposition. However, ...

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Flexible Funding Is the New Kid on the Block

Release Date:

03/04/2020

... impact or evaluate performance. Understandably, this type of funder wants “proof” that its investment is going ... as it believes there is no accountability with this type of funding and thus no impact; and...

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Build Up Companies

Kimberly Walker Appointed as First Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Arabella Advisors

Release Date:

03/11/2020

Arabella Advisors announced that it has appointed its first-ever Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI): Kimberly Walker.

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Weinberg Foundation Enters New Grantmaking Space Through Partnership with Community Development Financial Institutions

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01/27/2021

The Foundation announced $7.5 million in grants to three Community Development Financial Institutions as part of the Foundation’s long-term COVID-19 response.

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Capacity Building Program Grantees

Release Date:

02/25/2021

Eighteen U.S. environmental conservation organizations will receive more than $1 Million in grants to strengthen their efforts to become more diverse, inclusive and equitable workplaces

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Environment and Climate Change

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Doris Duke Foundation

Assessment Released on SeaChange Capital Partners' The New York Pooled PRI Fund

Release Date:

06/03/2021

... to flexible, impact-first loans. While PRIs should be the type of impact investing most attractive to foundations, 52 ...

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SeaChange Capital Partners

A Primer on Nonprofit Mergers & Sustained Collaborations - New Report Published by SeaChange Capital Partners

Release Date:

11/24/2021

The report details learnings from NYMAC's work funding nonprofit collaborations since its founding in 2012.

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SeaChange Capital Partners

20 Oct 2021

Impact Investing, Picking Up Where Philanthropy Leaves Off

Wednesday, October 20, 2021 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

During this time of racial reckoning, foundations are increasingly interested in various forms of impact investing. Over time, this should translate into more place-based investment into nonprofits and social enterprises that have not traditionally...

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Impact Investing

13 Sep 2012

--POSTPONED-- Innovative Action: Promising New Initiatives to Stop HIV Transmission

Thursday, September 13, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... philanthropy. Explore Innovative HIV prevention and screening efforts Tools available to combat this disease, ...

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Issue-Based

15 Jan 2013

Reframing the Debate Over Gun Violence: Advocacy and Education Efforts Working with Partners in Media

Tuesday, January 15, 2013 -

1:45pm to 5:45pm

... efforts to accelerate the change. There will also be a screening of Living for 32after the program. A ...

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Zul Jamal and Carley Roney Join Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Board of Directors

Release Date:

02/05/2018

Zul Jamal and Carley Roney Join Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Board of Directors Brooklyn Community Foundation is pleased to announce the election of Zul Jamal and Carley Roney to its Board of Directors, effective Friday, January...

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

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