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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 ... services. The Commonwealth Fund survey of 3,009 adults ( 1 ,805 of whom are high-need) is being...

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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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Supported by JPB Foundation, Harvard Study Finds Illinois Soda Tax Could Cut Health Costs, Raise $561 Million in Revenue Annually

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04/26/2017

... beverages could raise $561 million a year in new revenue for Illinois, while also saving millions in ... according to a new study released Tuesday by the Harvard T. H . Chan School of Public...

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Freedom Together Foundation

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Highlights Coal Communities in Latest Film

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05/01/2017

... Highlights Coal Communities in Latest Film The new film on the coal industry that Bloomberg Philanthropies ... miners, and it features groups that are helping them find new opportunities. With federal budget...

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

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05/15/2017

... time and funding, and unexpected work might take shape. New ideas could form as computer scientists and researchers ... the street from its Manhattan offices to accommodate a new research institute fully...

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Tree-Killing Beetles Spread into Northern U.S. Forests as Temperatures Rise

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08/29/2017

... fuel for wildfires as they kill the trees they infest. A new study shows the insects' range could reach Nova Scotia by ... range, which will allow them to multiply and spread into new territory quickly,...

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Environment and Climate Change

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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

Opinion: How Parks Lose Their Playfulness

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09/25/2017

... ago, the Hudson River Park Trust floated an idea for a new island. Called Pier 55, it was to be a ... manning those bridges. Extraordinary philanthropy, in our new Gilded Age, is extraordinarily praiseworthy...

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Community Development

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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U.S. Quietly Announces Plan To Monitor Immigrants’ Social Media Accounts, Search Histories

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09/28/2017

... internet search history of legal immigrants as part of a new tracking system set to roll out next month. The policy ... travel ban is set begin. First reported by BuzzFeed, the new rule was quietly published...

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Immigration

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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NADA to Launch Acquisition Gift Fund for Pérez Art Museum Miami

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10/05/2017

... of Contemporary Art putting the finishing touches on its new permanent home, this season is a big one for the Miami ... its collection. At the upcoming NADA Miami art fair, the New Art Dealers Alliance will...

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Arts

Rita Allen Foundation Supported Report Finds That Civic Tech Struggles with Sustainable Funding Despite Gains

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10/31/2017

... Tech Struggles with Sustainable Funding Despite Gains A new report has found that while civic tech is a growth ... What the report found is that technology has opened new paths for citizens to contribute to...

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Wallace Foundation President Explains Foundation’s “Unified Approach”

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12/20/2017

... as they move together in this uncharted territory of new ideas, Miller adds. He lays out a four-step cycle of ... and refinement to help the foundation’s efforts adapt to new information and improve... Wallace...

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Arcus Foundation, Casey Family Programs and Other Funders Support Voices of Youth Count

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04/27/2018

... Programs and Other Funders Support Voices of Youth Count New Chapin Hall brief shows LGBTQ youth who are homeless ... groundbreaking research by Chapin Hall, which provides new insights to the challenges faced...

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Housing and Homelessness

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Funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, University of Michigan Researchers Building System to Safeguard Confidential Data

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06/07/2018

... been used inappropriately and without their knowledge. A new report from a team led by University of Michigan research professor Margaret Levenstein describes a new process to safeguard the research community...

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