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Research Funded By Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Leads to a Method to Safely Charge a Smartphone Wirelessly Using a Laser

Release Date:

02/21/2018

Although mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones let us communicate, work and access information wirelessly, their batteries must still be charged by plugging them into an outlet. But engineers at the University of Washington have for the...

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Ford, Hilton Foundation, and JPB Foundation Join others in Collaborative Fund to Address Housing Instability

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02/23/2018

... In no state can a person earning the minimum wage and working 40 hours per week afford to rent a basic two-bedroom ...

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NYCT's Patricia Swann and Kerry Mccarthy Write About the Power and Possibility of the ‘Black Panther’ Moment

Release Date:

03/06/2018

"Black Panther” is being hailed as a watershed moment in cultural history for African Americans, and it’s easy to see why. It’s more than just a movie; it’s a celebration of black excellence.

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Online Data Journalism Hub Funded by OSF Is Set To Launch

Release Date:

03/12/2018

... and media innovation — but oftentimes, people working in the field find themselves spread across different ...

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Open Society Foundations

Nathan Cummings Foundation Announces Move to 100 Percent Mission-Aligned Investing

Release Date:

03/13/2018

... said NCF President Sharon Alpert. “The problems we are working on – like the climate crisis and growing inequality ...

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Annie E. Casey Foundation Funded Research Shows Close to Home is Worth Fighting For

Release Date:

03/30/2018

Advocates are fighting to save C2H from budget cuts proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo that would eliminate state funding for the program just as Raise the Age legislation – mandating that 16 and 17-year-olds are held in age-appropriate facilities like...

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Elizabeth Good Christopherson of the Rita Allen Foundation and Adam Falk of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Join the Alliance Board of Directors

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04/06/2018

Elizabeth Good Christopherson of the Rita Allen Foundation and Adam Falk of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Join the Alliance Board of Directors The Science Philanthropy Alliance announced that two of its associate members, the Rita...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Awards Critical Path Institute a Grant to Focus on Crohn's disease

Release Date:

04/16/2018

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has awarded Critical Path Institute (C-Path) a grant to support a Crohn's disease biomarker pre-consortium. The pre-consortium will identify unmet needs for the use of biomarkers in developing new...

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Mac Aids Fund Lends Its Support to Some of the Most Beautiful Moments in Angels in America

Release Date:

04/17/2018

How Angels in America comes to life on Broadway.

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MAC AIDS Fund, MAC Cosmetics

United Way of New York City's "Make It Your Own" Empowers Women to Build Personal Brands

Release Date:

04/18/2018

More than 200 members of United Way of New York City'sWomen United—the New York City chapter of a global movement representing more than 70,000 women in 165 communities across six countries, dedicated to creating a world of opportunity—came together...

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Gender Justice

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New York Life Foundation Supports Path For More Latino Youth to Pursue Higher Education

Release Date:

04/20/2018

New York Life Foundation Supports Path For More Latino Youth to Pursue Higher Education National 4-H Council recently received a three year, $1.5 million grant from the New York Life Foundation to enable more Latino students to...

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The Next Five Years: Three Reasons We Must Adapt

Release Date:

05/01/2018

... which will disburse $50 million in one-time bridge and working capital loans to nonprofits and social enterprises ... funding mechanisms to better serve the needs of those working for impact. Open Road exists...

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Open Road Alliance

New Study Funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Identifies Nature's Strongholds

Release Date:

04/23/2018

A new study by The Nature Conservancy has identified landscapes across the American Midwest that are predicted to withstand the growing impacts of climate change and help ensure nature’s survival.

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and National Science Foundation Fund Creation of Battery-Free HD Video Streaming Technology

Release Date:

04/27/2018

Engineers at the University of Washington have developed a new HD video streaming method that doesn’t need to be plugged in. Their prototype skips the power-hungry parts and has something else, like a smartphone, process the video instead.

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Open Society Foundations Announce Inaugural Soros Arts Fellows

Release Date:

05/09/2018

... or in countries undergoing political transition, artists working in public spaces can contest oppression, make hope ...

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08 Nov 2018

Tech Tools: Virtual Site Visits, Data Analysis, and Board Activities - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, November 8, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

Family philanthropies in 2018 have the opportunity to leverage a wide and growing variety of technology to improve our philanthropic work. Every day there are new inventions that you can use to engage further with your community, track success, and...

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Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts gifts University of Houston Rare Collection of Photos

Release Date:

05/24/2018

Andy Warhol scholars and enthusiasts can now see and touch dozens of rare photographs by the contemporary artist at the University of Houston.

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Salesforce.org Launches Philanthropy Cloud That Could Transform Corporate Giving

Release Date:

05/31/2018

With Philanthropy Cloud, companies can manage all their philanthropic efforts on one network, easily connecting with employees about CSR initiatives, and then tracking progress, motivating participation, and measuring collective impact.

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NoVo Foundation Announces Grantees of $34 Million Radical Hope Fund

Release Date:

06/13/2018

The NoVo Foundation today announced $34 million—up from $20 million committed originally—in Radical Hope Fund grants to 19 organizations from among 1,000 applicants doing bold and transformative social justice work in the United States and around...

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NoVo Foundation

Patrina Foundation Supports Adaptive Sports Foundation’s 2018 Warriors in Motion Program

Release Date:

06/15/2018

The Adaptive Sports Foundation (ASF) in Windham announces the businesses and foundations that will join the family of companies and donors providing support for Warriors in Motion® summer 2018 programming.

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Veterans

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