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Supported by The Mayday Fund, Scientists Take a Big Step Toward Building a Better Opioid

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01/09/2018

Supported by The Mayday Fund, Scientists Take a Big Step Toward Building a Better Opioid For the first ... bound to a morphine derivative. They then created a new...

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Research Funded By The Russell Sage Foundation Shows Why Paid Family Leave Laws Could Hurt SNF Census

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01/11/2018

... Research shows that statewide paid family leave laws have a slew of benefits for both employees and employers across ... could have an unintended negative consequence: a decline in census ...

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Health & Human Services

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The Foundation for Child Development Introduces The NYC Early Childhood Research Network

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02/28/2018

... (the Foundation) has released its latest report “ New York City Early Childhood Research Network: A Model for Integrating Research, Policy, and Practice,” ... mission to focus on the early care and education...

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Bloomberg's Latest Move to Fight Big Tobacco Around the World

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03/14/2018

... his foundation have invested nearly $1 billion to fight a global public health problem that claims 6 million lives a ... eight million people annually by the 2030s, mostly in developing...

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

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03/30/2018

... – mandating that 16 and 17-year-olds are held in age-appropriate facilities like C2H – takes effect. The ... funding from the Annie E. Casey Foundation to conduct a case study of C2H, convened their March 16...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Publishes Results of Largest Survey of American Mayors

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04/05/2018

... time, more mayors say that their relationship with the new administration has gotten worse over the past year. The research also provides a deep examination of how local leaders are responding to ... and...

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Michael Bloomberg Donates $4.5M to U.N.Climate Body After U.S. Cuts

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04/23/2018

... Donates $4.5M to U.N.Climate Body After U.S. Cuts Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has vowed to write a $4.5 million check to the United Nations body that oversees ... climate change negotiations...

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

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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 ...

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The Pfizer Foundation Announces $5 Million in Grants to Support Women and Families

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05/30/2018

The Pfizer Foundation Announces $5 Million in Grants to Support Women and Families The Pfizer Foundation announced today a new $5 million grant commitment to initiatives in low...

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The Pfizer Foundation Announces $5 Million in Grants to Support Women and Families

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05/30/2018

The Pfizer Foundation Announces $5 Million in Grants to Support Women and Families The Pfizer Foundation announced today a new $5 million grant commitment to initiatives in low...

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Backed in Part By The Ford Foundation, Nina Simone’s Childhood Home Named a National Treasure by National Trust

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06/19/2018

Backed in Part By The Ford Foundation, Nina Simone’s Childhood Home Named a National Treasure by National Trust Nina Simone is truly ... neglected. We’re delighted to work with the home’s new...

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Aetna Foundation and Newman’s Own Foundation Earn CyberGrants Ovation Awards

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06/27/2018

... Ovation Awards at the 2018 CyberGrants User Conference in New Orleans. The Aetna Foundation and Newman’s Own ... While they come from different industries and execute a variety of giving...

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Salesforce Staff Ask CEO to Revisit Ties With Border Agency

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06/28/2018

... Hundreds of Salesforce.com Inc. employees signed a letter to Chief Executive Officer Marc Benioff criticizing ... the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency, the latest in a series of...

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SNF Receives the IIE Humanitarian Award for International Cooperation

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10/16/2018

... of International Education (IIE) at their annual gala in New York City. The IIE Humanitarian Award recognizes ... that promote global understanding and demonstrate a commitment to causes that...

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Funder Group Support Development of Financial Counseling as Free Public Service for Low-Income Residents

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10/18/2018

... grant support, intensive technical assistance, and a vibrant national learning community to help local ... Financial Empowerment Centers for their residents. Nine new local governments (Atlanta, GA; Aurora, IL...

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Wells Fargo Private Bank - Philanthropic Services

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Economic Security

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation Official Sees Opportunity Zone Program Role

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11/02/2018

... Foundation says foundations could provide loans to make new funds attractive for investors. A top official of the largest community foundation in the US, the $13 billion Silicon Valley...

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Johnson & Johnson Announces 10-year Initiative to Help End Tuberculosis

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02/13/2019

... Meeting on Tuberculosis (TB), Johnson & Johnson announced a comprehensive 10-year initiative in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal ... an estimated 1.8 million lives and preventing...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation Announces Plans to Spend Down

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03/05/2019

... Plans to Spend Down The Edward W. Hazen Foundation in New York City has announced that it plans to spend down its ... years in support of education and youth organizing, with a...

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Arabella Advisors Report Calls on Philanthropy to Catalyze Inclusive Investment

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03/04/2019

... equitable access to capital for people of color and women, a report from Arabella Advisors and the New Venture Fund argues. According to the report, An ... Investing (36 pages, PDF), systemic biases deeply...

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