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Nonhuman Rights Project, Supported by Novo and Arcus Foundations, Is Featured in Documentary

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06/06/2017

... Supported by Novo and Arcus Foundations, Is Featured in Documentary Steven Wise is an attorney for animals, ... Tommy and Kiko, who live in captivity in upstate New York and...

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Animal Welfare

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Wallace, Ford, and Mellon on Strategies that Boost Arts Engagement Across Diverse Communities

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06/09/2017

... Across Diverse Communities The foundations weigh in on the challenges and strategies in reaching a diverse audiences and using art to build positive, ... staff" at arts institutions—...

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Simons Supports Penn Physicists Who Discover Why Drying Liquid Crystal Drops Leave Unusual ‘Coffee Rings’

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06/13/2017

... Liquid Crystal Drops Leave Unusual ‘Coffee Rings’ In previous papers, University of Pennsylvania physicists ... to undo this effect by altering particle shape. Now, in a new...

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Investing in Young Scientific Talent: How (and Why) Rita Allen Foundation Does It

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06/14/2017

Investing in Young Scientific Talent: How (and Why) Rita Allen ... most funders in favor of organizational grantees reflects a simple assumption. Organizations involve more people, and .....

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NY Community Trust Urges Mega-Donors Can Offset Their Clout By Empowering Community Funders

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06/22/2017

... social good and we're excited by the prospect of lots of new money flowing into the social sector. What's a cause for concern, though, is that a tiny sliver of the population—which...

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Tisch Fund, NY Community Trust, Bloomberg & United Way of NYC Leaders Named Among the Most Powerful Women of 2017

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06/26/2017

... of the city’s most powerful businesswomen, we chose a more nuanced approach. Rather than measuring just Twitter ... fuels jobs and keeps the most vibrant yet complex city in the nation humming. Our process...

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

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2017 Macy Faculty Scholars Named

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06/27/2017

... University School of Nursing Maja Djukic, PhD, RN — New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing Jed ... University School of Medicine Each Scholar will engage in activities to enhance their career as an...

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In Memory of Former Century Foundation President Janice Nittoli

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07/03/2017

In Memory of Former Century Foundation President Janice ... and was much loved by all of us here at TCF. Janice was a warm and passionate person, with strong convictions and a ... and more...

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Casey Family Programs Report Finds NYC ACS Leader in Child Safety Practices

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07/10/2017

Casey Family Programs Report Finds NYC ACS Leader in Child Safety Practices This March, former Obama ... administration official David Hansell took the helm of New York City’s Administration for Children’s...

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Warren Buffett Donates $3.17 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Other Charities

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07/11/2017

... Class B shares of his company’s stock, which carried a value of $170.25 each at the market’s close on Monday. Since taking control of Berkshire Hathaway in 1965, Buffett has given away more than 40% of his...

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Collaboration with Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Highlights the Art of Wallpaper

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07/11/2017

... it access to much of Warhol’s work. Flavor Paper borrows a wide variety of imagery from iconic Warhol paintings, ... inspiration. Some papers, such as Flowers, Elvi and the new Ali, have a...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation-Supported Study Finds Babies Born Big More Likely to Become Obese Children

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07/12/2017

... Big More Likely to Become Obese Children Infants born with a high birthweight are more likely to become obese as children, a new study from the University of Virginia Children's Hospital...

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Bloomberg-funded WHO Report: Dramatic Increase in Life-Saving Tobacco Control Policies In Last Decade

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07/20/2017

Bloomberg-funded WHO Report: Dramatic Increase in Life-Saving Tobacco Control Policies In Last Decade The latest WHO report on the global tobacco ... life- and cost-saving interventions, according to the ...

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Folger Receives $1.5M from Mellon Foundation for Collaborative Research Project on Early Modern Foodways & Cultures

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07/27/2017

... & Cultures The Folger Shakespeare Library has been awarded a four-year, $1.5 million grant by the Andrew W. Mellon ... Farm to Table: Early Modern Foodways and Cultures. The new Mellon initiative will be...

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The Blaustein Foundation Focuses on Mental Health Diversion

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07/28/2017

... officers with social workers on calls that involve people in the throes of a mental health crisis in an effort to calm situations that ... rooms for people who would be better served ...

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The Morton K. and Jane Blaustein Foundation

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Overbrook Foundation: A Small Family Funder Trying to Cure What Ails Environmentalism

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08/01/2017

Overbrook Foundation: A Small Family Funder Trying to Cure What Ails ... divestment movement. Many of these early adopters are, in fact, working on a meta level, trying to change how the .....

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Rockefeller Foundation’s Focus on Food Waste Includes Food Summit and Pop-up at Blue Hill Restaurant Featuring Chef Dan Barber’s WastED Initiative

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08/09/2017

... Dan Barber’s WastED Initiative Food Tank (foodtank.com), in partnership with The Fink Family Foundation and Blue Hill Restaurant, will be hosting a special intimate dinner discussion on September 13, 2017...

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Group Moves Toward Metrics to Ensure Impact Investments Really Have Impact

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08/14/2017

... Have Impact As more investors seek to use their capital as a tool for social change, a group of asset managers and ... Investing Alliance recently announced the creation of two new advisory...

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Simons Foundation's Flatiron Institute Joins IBM and Others including Citizens in the Microbiome Immunity Project

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08/23/2017

... Institute Joins IBM and Others including Citizens in the Microbiome Immunity Project The general public's help ... to affect health. The Microbiome Immunity Project is a new , IBM-...

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