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Alfred P. Sloan and Simons Tapped to Offset Federal Budget Cuts in Science Funding

Release Date:

03/17/2015

... P. Sloan and Simons Tapped to Offset Federal Budget Cuts in Science Funding An ambitious funding drive aims to ... behind Kastner and the initiative, which launched in 2013, boast a history of commitment to...

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Education

Science

Technology

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The Simons Foundation

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Median Pay For CEOs In Health Care Companies Higher Than Any Other Industry

Release Date:

05/27/2015

Commonwealth Fund research cited in analysis of America's rising healthcare costs... In 2014, Stephen Hemsley, CEO of the health insurance company ... Group, reportedly took home more than $66 million...

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The Commonwealth Fund

Markle Foundation President Examines China as a Source of Jobs for the U.S. in WSJ OpEd

Release Date:

06/04/2015

... President Examines China as a Source of Jobs for the U.S. in WSJ OpEd The 2016 presidential-campaign season will bring all sorts of familiar proposals to create jobs in the U.S., but candidates who really...

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

John A. Hartford Helps Expand Program to Support Older Hospitalized Adults

Release Date:

09/01/2015

... when orthopaedic surgeons and geriatricians care for them in collaboration, hospital officials said. Daniel ... of medicine at Highland Hospital and professor of medicine in the University of Rochester School...

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Aging

Health

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

Newman's Own Strives to Improve Military Quality of Life

Release Date:

09/03/2015

... received the highest honor and a $50,000 award. Located in Los Angeles, Operation Mend is a public-private ... surgeries and mental health care for service members in a family-centered environment. The program...

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Community Development

Veterans

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Newman's Own Foundation

Opinion: Does a Soda Tax Reduce Obesity? Ask Mexico (Bloomberg Philanthropies)

Release Date:

02/23/2016

... Mexico has become the most obese country in the world. In a purported effort to combat the problem, the country ... one-peso-per-liter excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages in January 2014...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

At the Rockefellers’ Kykuit, Painterly Gardens and a Rosy Legacy

Release Date:

05/23/2016

... governor of New York and the family’s charitable giving in medical research and modern art. More fleeting is the ... rose garden at Kykuit, the Rockefeller family’s estate in Pocantico Hills. Visitors come to...

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Arts

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Commonwealth Fund Study Explores Burden of High Out-of-Pocket Costs on Medicare Beneficiaries

Release Date:

05/12/2017

To inform discussion of possible changes to Medicare, this issue brief looks at beneficiaries’ out-of-pocket costs by income and health status.

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Cuomo Says Special Session Might Be Necessary to Allocate Public Hospital Funding

Release Date:

10/04/2017

... went into effect Oct. 1 and will total $330 million in the current fiscal year and $1.1 billion in the next 18 months, according to the state. The funding ... NYC Health + Hospitals and SUNY Downstate Medical...

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Laura Rossi, Executive Director, Westchester Community Foundation, Featured in 2022 Westchester Power 100 List by City & State

Release Date:

09/28/2022

... Director, Westchester Community Foundation, Featured in 2022 Westchester Power 100 List by City & State City & ... and other stakeholders to improve the quality of life in Westchester since 2007. Last...

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Brooklyn Insights Launched by Brooklyn Community Foundation

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03/13/2014

The Brooklyn Community Foundation has launched Brooklyn Insights, a project designed to bring hundreds of local residents, advocates, entrepreneurs and leaders together to discuss Brooklyn's future.

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

In Chronicle OpEd, JM Kaplan’s Leaders Discuss Innovation Prize

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11/12/2015

In Chronicle OpEd, JM Kaplan’s Leaders Discuss Innovation ... a promising solution to a social problem. In return, we offered 10 prizes, each worth up to $175,000 over three years — enough,...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The J.M. Kaplan Fund

Nathan Cummings Foundation Touted for Broad and Innovative Support for Climate Change

Release Date:

12/09/2015

... for Broad and Innovative Support for Climate Change In Paris, President Barack Obama and the leaders of 19 other ... change. “The truth is,” said the president, “if we adapt existing technologies and make them...

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Environment and Climate Change

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A New Funder Embrace for Workforce Development

Release Date:

04/18/2012

... how they can tackle startling levels of unemployment. In New York City, funders are focused on developing new ... funding, leaving New York City behind many other cities in new demand-side workforce approaches...

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All Funders

Engaging Future Philanthropic Leaders: An Innovative Model from WRAG

Release Date:

02/26/2013

... I recently spoke on a panel about career opportunities in the philanthropic sector at an event hosted by the ... other regional associations and foundations to consider in the pursuit of creating a new...

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Insights

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Financial Know-How for Nonprofits Online

Release Date:

02/18/2013

... Foundation is launching the website strongnonprofits. org , which covers all facets of financial management, from ... foundation will launch the website strongnonprofits. org , which ... Financial Know-How for...

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Finance Staff

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Finance & Asset Management

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The Wallace Foundation

Jonas Awarded Dean's Medal for Distinguished Service by UPenn

Release Date:

05/19/2014

... Center) , with the Dean's Medal for Distinguished Service in recognition of their commitment to professional nursing ... Penn Nursing Dean Afaf I. Meleis , PhD, DrPS(hon), FAAN. " We can count the...

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Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

Diversity & Inclusion Action Kit

Publication date:

04/2011

... diversity practices around the four roles they play in a civil society, is intended to help foundations identify what steps they can take to advance diversity and inclusion. ...