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Holly J. Humphrey, MD, MACP, Named President of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

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05/17/2018

... solely dedicated to improving the education of health professionals. Dr. Humphrey also has been elected a ... us deliver on the Foundation’s mission to improve the health of the public.” Dr. Humphrey, a...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Invests to Prevent Future Pandemics and Calls for Greater Collaboration to Build a Global Early Warning System

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10/25/2021

... pandemic and epidemic intelligence ecosystem at the World Health Summit on Monday. “After too many pandemics, the ... history of using science and technology to improve public health and uplift humanity. “At...

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Responding to Change: A Look at Strategies Helping Wildlife and People Adapt to Shifting Climates

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03/28/2018

... Foundation (DDCF)—are cultivating landscapes’ health and biodiversity through conservation practices that ... in Michigan, where the Huron River Watershed Council is working with individual dam operators to...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Doris Duke Foundation

Young Leaders Breakfast Club: Mentors

... serve as facilitators, resources, and coaches for their group . They help to create a safe space for confidential ... Irfan Hasan, Program Director, Healthy Lives and Health & Behavioral Health...

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces Grants Dedicated to the Well-being of Native Communities

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07/09/2020

... is part of DDCF’s ongoing commitment to supporting the health , vibrancy and overall well-being of Native communities ... and Native-led efforts focused on community development, health , social services and...

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Community Development

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Citi Community Development and The Poses Family Foundation Support New Initiative Aimed at Building the Financial Security of People with Disabilities

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01/29/2018

... Compounding these challenges, more than 46 percent of working -age households with disabilities are either unbanked ... financial decisions almost daily, navigating insurance, health services, benefits,...

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What's Keeping Bloomberg Busy These Days

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07/03/2014

... Associates—the urbanist, nonprofit consulting sister group that’s now advising Mexico City and London while ... his climate initiative C40; his partnerships on public health , immigration, coal, oceans, and...

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UJA Federation Charities Scramble to Address FEGS Closure

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03/16/2015

... But the ruinous series of decisions that wrecked FEGS—a health and human services nonprofit that has long been one of ...

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UJA-Federation of New York

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Bloomberg Announces Winners of Genesis Generation Challenge

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04/29/2015

... Winning project concepts focus on subjects such as public health , education, cross-cultural exchanges to spur ... in New York, Michael R. Bloomberg was joined by a renowned group of individuals who are well...

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De Blasio Enlists New York City's Wealthy for His War on Income Inequality (Morgan Stanley)

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12/08/2015

... with affordable housing, youth employment and mental health . “We may not agree on individual issues but ... He’s co-chairman of the Partnership for New York City, a group that finds corporate partners for city...

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Economic Security

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New Biomarker Identifies Uveal Melanoma Patients At High Risk For Metastasis (Research To Prevent Blindness)

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03/07/2016

... Basic Research and leader of the Eye Cancer Site Disease Group at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the ... The study was supported by the National Institutes of Health , the National Cancer Institute,...

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With Support from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Opera Philadelphia Appoints Rene Orth as Composer-in-Residence

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06/17/2016

... In collaboration with New York’s Music-Theatre Group , Opera Philadelphia is proud to announce that Rene Orth ... its individualized plan of study with a living stipend and health benefits... With Support from...

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Long Island Community Foundation-Backed Report Finds Racial Inequities Cost LI’s Economy Billions Each Year

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04/25/2017

... economy would be much stronger if barriers in education, health and housing that adversely affect black residents are ...

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Long Island Community Foundation

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Public Policy

Social Justice

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Commonwealth Fund Survey Reveals Just How Little Access to Healthcare Americans over 65 Have

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12/11/2017

... other countries and are more likely to go without needed health care because of costs. Why should this be? For one ... Americans are more likely to enter the 65-and-up age group with chronic diseases — heart...

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Aging

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Newman's Own Foundation Forms Native American Nutrition Cohort

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05/08/2018

... access to fresh and healthy food options leads to health -related problems, and up to 50 percent of Native AIAN ... they turn 10, the highest prevalence of any racial/ethnic group ... Newman's Own...

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Joe Miller Joins The Century Foundation as Director of Digital Communications

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02/01/2013

... writer at FactCheck.org, as a writer with the Mack/Crounse Group , and as an assistant professor of philosophy at the ...

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African Philanthropy Forum to Promote Transformation of the Continent 'From Within'

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04/22/2013

... African continent; the Tony Elumelu, MasterCard, Equity Group and Rockefeller foundations have pledged financial ...

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Science Studies Get a Big Boost

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03/10/2014

... large philanthropies like Carnegie, Gates, and Helmsley, working alongside corporate grant makers. As part of that ...

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

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Education

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With Help From Rockefeller Brothers, Ploughshares Pushes Better Ties with Iran

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06/18/2014

Few peace and security groups are better positioned to help reduce tensions between Iran and the U.S. than the Ploughshares Fund, which has been investing heavily this year in work with hefty support from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.

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