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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

... a smartphone wirelessly using a laser. As the team reports in a paper published online in December in the Proceedings of the Association for Computing ...

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11 Apr 2013

Using Financial Statements Together with IRS Form 990 to Understand Your Potential Grantees

Thursday, April 11, 2013 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

Experienced grantmakers often use two financial documents to review potential and current ... grantees: financial statements and IRS Form 990. But how do the two documents differ and how can they best be used .....

A New Way Forward: Bringing an Equity Lens to the Work of Reducing the Influence of Money in Our Democracy

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12/2015

... Equity Lens to the Work of Reducing the Influence of Money in Our Democracy” touches upon key issues to help us ... fit in a broader democracy reform agenda? How do we authentically connect with communities of color to ...

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Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

Seven Things Foundations Can Do to Shape Public Debate in the NYC Election Season

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02/21/2012

... upcoming New York City campaign season is the first one in more than a decade—and only the second since ... current Public Advocate and City Comptroller. As a result, we can expect a particularly lively season...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funded Research Discovers Smart Artificial Beta Cells Could Lead To New Diabetes Treatment

Release Date:

10/30/2017

... Smart Artificial Beta Cells Could Lead To New Diabetes Treatment CHAPEL HILL, NC - Treating type 1 diabetes and some ... of North Carolina and NC State have now developed what could be a much more patient-...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Health

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As New York City Prepares to Close More Struggling ‘Renewal’ Schools, Here’s What We Know About Ones They’ve Shuttered Before

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12/14/2017

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Education

09 Aug 2017

What is Climate's Impact on Migration? A Look Beyond the Headlines - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Wednesday, August 9, 2017 -

3:00pm to 4:15pm

... seen across headlines. Less clear is how, why, and to what extent the impacts of climate change actually drive ... and traditional drivers of migration and displacement. In all corners of the world,...

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Immigration

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08 Dec 2014

New OMB Guidance on Indirect Costs: What It Does and Why It Matters - Webinar

Monday, December 8, 2014 -

1:00pm to 3:00pm

... Members: Please click on the "Register Now" link above. In partnership with New OMB Guidance on Indirect Costs: What It Does and Why It Matters - Webinar .....

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Funders Should Invest in Health Programs to End Mass Incarceration and the War on Drugs

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09/15/2016

... identify myself as a person who has had problems with drug use . I come from a community not too different from Staten ... context and craft a solution, it is important to recognize what happened during those...

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Bloomberg Gives $14M for Global Tobacco-Use Monitoring

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03/13/2015

... Control and Prevention to conduct tobacco-usage surveys in eleven countries. Part of the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use , the grant will support implementation of the Global ... both components of...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Health

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Ford, Rockefeller, OSF and NY Women’s Foundation Leaders Appointed to Commission on NYC Justice Reform

Release Date:

03/18/2016

... Foundation Leaders Appointed to Commission on NYC Justice Reform Former chief judge Jonathan Lippman ... the members of the Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and...

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Justice Reform

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The New York Women's Foundation

Darren Walker: Using Privilege to Fight Privilege

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08/31/2016

... to Fight Privilege Say the name Darren Walker anywhere in New York City or in the world of philanthropy, and you’re guaranteed to get ... named as one of its “100 Most Influential People in...

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We're at a Tipping Point Over Climate Change

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09/23/2014

We 're at a Tipping Point Over Climate Change Across the ... change. It seems we might even be at a tipping point in the global battle against climate change. After all, ... truly serious...

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More Than Money: Making a Difference with Assistance Beyond the Grant

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12/2008

... when foundation staff provide assistance beyond the grant in one of two ways do grantees report a substantially more positive experience ...

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Evaluation

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The Wallace Foundation

Rockefeller's Rodin Weighs in on What Nonprofits Will Look for in Potential Employees in 2020

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04/09/2015

Rockefeller's Rodin Weighs in on What Nonprofits Will Look for in Potential Employees in 2020 With the economy on the rebound, we ’ll likely see an...

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Workforce Development

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19 Jun 2018

Learning to Work: What’s New and Innovative about NYC Summer Youth Employment

Tuesday, June 19, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Join the NYC Youth Funders for a session will focus on what 's new and innovative in Summer Youth Employment and summertime Learning to ... Funders: Please email register@philanthropynewyork. org...

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Children, Youth and Families

Citi Foundation Small Business Technical Assistance $25 Million RFP

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03/04/2021

... support of up to $500,000 to select nonprofits working in the following geographies: California, Connecticut, ... for the webinar is required here . Please send questions in advance of the webinar to...

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ASPCA Assists in Helping Hundreds of Animals Displaced by Devastating Wildfires

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11/15/2018

ASPCA Assists in Helping Hundreds of Animals Displaced by Devastating ... 90,000 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. We have been on the ground since Sunday providing resources .....

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Animal Welfare

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NY Community Trust to Assist More New Yorkers on the Path to Citizenship

Release Date:

05/22/2017

... partnership to encourage eligible immigrants in New York State with becoming U.S. citizens. The initiative ... New Yorkers," Governor Cuomo said. " In these stormy times, we are...

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