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Arcus Announces Appointment of Randall Miller as Global Religions Director

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05/04/2015

... as Global Religions Director The Arcus Foundation, a global foundation promoting respect for diversity among peoples and in nature, announced today the appointment of Randall Miller as Global Religions...

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Ellen Meltzer Joins the Schott Foundation as Vice President of Strategic Initiatives

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09/25/2015

... our team as Vice President of Strategic Initiatives. In this role, Ellen will guide collaborative efforts with ... revenue, visibility, and recognition. She initiated a comprehensive and integrated...

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Elizabeth M. Hewitt to Join Alfred P. Sloan Foundation as Chief Investment Officer, Senior VP

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10/08/2015

... as Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer. In this role, Ms. Hewitt will be a member of the Foundation’s senior management team, ... Committee. “I truly look forward to working with her in...

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Sarah Burton Appointed as Project Manager for Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and Marshall Institute

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03/09/2016

... the appointment of Sarah Burton as Project Officer on a joint research effort called Theory of the Foundation. ... leading nonprofit service for global philanthropy, engaged in consulting, foundation...

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Prisoner to Proprietor: Entrepreneurship as a Re-entry Strategy

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09/29/2016

Prisoner to Proprietor: Entrepreneurship as a Re-entry Strategy Joseph A . Antolin, Executive Director, ... with permission by the author, and originally appeared in the AFN Newsletter AFN and it...

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The University of Washington Commits to Recruiting and Retaining Low-Income Students Through Bloomberg Philanthropies-Funded American Talent Initiative

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01/09/2018

... the UW Department of American Ethnic Studies and professor in the UW Department of English, has been at the UW for 27 years; however, as a high school student, no professor or counselor suggested that he...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds Digitization Of 19th Century Navy Deck Logs

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01/29/2018

... U.S. Navy seamen nearly 140 years ago remain relevant even in the technological era. A grant recently awarded to the University of ... to the day-to-day details of life during this period in...

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Opioid Crises Takes Center Stage at 13th Annual H.F. Guggenheim Symposium

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02/26/2018

... by the time the session ended, Cheri Walter, without a teleprompter or written notes in front of her, had delivered an informative but blunt and ... the federal agency’s ability to go after “drug dealers...

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Study Supported By The Helmsley Charitable Trust Reveals Path to Normalize Blood Pressure Following Spinal Cord Injury

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03/19/2018

... health, their quality of life and their ability to engage in rehabilitative therapy. 'People with severe spinal cord injury - especially when it occurs in a higher level in...

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Report Supported by Research to Prevent Blindness Finds That Post-Ebola Cataract Surgery Can Safely Restore Vision

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04/04/2018

... around the world report. Their findings were reported in the journal EBioMedicine. After the outbreak of Ebola virus disease in West Africa from 2013 to 2016, thousands of survivors were ... is considered “...

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Mia Vukojevic Joins Rockefeller Brothers to Lead Western Balkans Program

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05/23/2018

... Place: Western Balkans program. Ms. Vukojevic’s career in public service spans nearly 25 years, including ... (RBF) from the Oak Foundation, where since 2015 she was a program officer for the Issues Affecting...

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Jessie Smith Noyes Report Finds Gaps, Opportunities in Impact Investment Field

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06/26/2018

Jessie Smith Noyes Report Finds Gaps, Opportunities in Impact Investment Field While demand for impact investing and social justice grantmaking has grown, gaps in documentation and accountability have left...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Awards Grants to Fuel Plans for Equitable Investment in Opportunity Zones in Washington, DC, Oakland, Dallas, and St. Louis

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09/05/2019

... Awards Grants to Fuel Plans for Equitable Investment in Opportunity Zones in Washington, DC, Oakland, Dallas, and St. Louis Washington ... in May 2019 . The initiative will help cities build...

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First Phase of Love My Air Denver Program Measures Air Quality to Tackle Asthma Rates and Track Pollution with Support from Bloomberg Philanthropies

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10/17/2019

... School made their way to recess by passing under a newly installed television screen in the hallway. As the children walked by, the screen ... suggestion: “enjoy your outdoor activities.” Installed in...

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Research to Prevent Blindness Expands Career Development Award

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06/24/2020

... and the number of awards funded. Effective immediately, as a result of a generous gift from RPB Trustee Tom Wertheimer, ... the last two years of the award period. This increase in funding...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation promotes Aaron Merki to role of Chief Program Officer

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09/27/2021

... chief program officer. Mr. Merki has led the program team in distributing approximately $130 million in annual grants, all focused on improving the lives of ... priorities and initiatives. Mr. Merki previously...

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Weinberg Foundation announces communications leadership transition

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05/19/2022

... Before joining the Foundation, Mr. Demchak enjoyed a more than 30-year career in broadcast journalism. He worked as a reporter, anchor, or manager at radio and television stations in...

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MLK50 Justice Through Journalism Receives Grant from the Ford Foundation

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01/26/2023

... Journalism announced today that it has been awarded a $2 million grant from the Ford Foundation’s ... financial runway, which restricts the impact they can have in communities that need high-caliber journalism...

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All By April: A Philanthropic Commitment to Defend and Strengthen American Democracy.

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03/13/2024

All By April: A Philanthropic Commitment to Defend and Strengthen American ... Rao, Managing Director, Movements & Media Democracy Fund In the face of the numerous challenges confronting our ... field,...

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