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Research To Prevent Blindness-Backed Project Identifies Potential Biomarkers Of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

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09/12/2017

... macular degeneration (AMD) carry signs of the disease in their blood that may be found through special laboratory tests, according to a new study led by AMD researchers based at Massachusetts...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces the World Cities Forum Leadership Exchange Programme

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10/26/2017

... the World Cities Forum Leadership Exchange Programme NEW YORK, NY, OCTOBER 26, 2017 – Bloomberg Philanthropies ... with the World Cities Culture Forum (WCCF), have announced a major new grant...

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Pamela Shifman, Executive Director of the NoVo Foundation, to Step Down at the End of 2019

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11/07/2019

... year. As anyone who knows her will attest, Pamela has been a visionary, dedicated and deeply compassionate leader at NoVo since she joined the Foundation in 2008. And as executive director since 2014, Pamela...

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Kelly Granat and Sherrilyn Ifill Join Mellon Foundation's Board

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05/26/2021

... Join Mellon Foundation's Board FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEW YORK, May 26, 2021 — The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation ... Sherrilyn Ifill to its Board of Trustees. Granat is a portfolio manager and member of the...

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Ikea Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation Join Forces to Set up a Historic $1 Billion Initiative to Catalyze Investments in Distributed Renewable Energy

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06/21/2021

... and The Rockefeller Foundation Join Forces to Set up a Historic $1 Billion Initiative to Catalyze Investments in Distributed Renewable Energy Single largest distributed ... renewable energy The initiative will...

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Simons Foundation Provides Annual Grants to Scientists in Ukraine

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01/25/2023

Simons Foundation Provides Annual Grants to Scientists in Ukraine Larissa S. Brizhik didn’t have to stay. Like ... and children, she could have fled the war zone. But as a department head at the Bogolyubov...

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‘Excuse After Excuse’: Black and Latino Developers Face Barriers to Success - Report Funded by the Siegel Family Endowment

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03/03/2023

... Out of roughly 112,000 real estate development companies in the United States, about 111,000 of them are white owned. ... annually, one is Latino; none is Black, according to a new report...

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Three Easy Questions to Get Past the ‘Reflexive No’

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02/18/2016

... and reach of their resources – wanting to make a bigger impact within mission-related funding areas. One ... to take advantage of a program. What we can strive for, in essence, is more...

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A Recap of PNY's 35th Annual Meeting Featuring Hillary Clinton

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05/19/2014

... people that included the entire PNY staff, probably a dozen amazing professionals at Ford Foundation, the ... the complexity of the challenges women and girls face in the U.S. and around the world. Even those...

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellowship Shows Successes

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10/16/2015

... Fellowship Shows Successes After Only Two Years NEW YORK – As the Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellows ... from the first two years have quickly become game changers in their respective fields. Begun in...

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Wm. T. Grant Foundation Report: Scarcity of Funding for Research on Youth Inequality

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11/09/2015

... Scarcity of Funding for Research on Youth Inequality NEW YORK — A new report, released today by the William T. Grant ... landscape for research on inequality among young people in...

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Citi Foundation Announces $20 Million Community Progress Makers Fund to Accelerate Impact through Core Operating Support Grants

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11/10/2015

... today the launch of the Community Progress Makers Fund, a $20 million grant initiative to support nonprofit organizations in the U.S. The Fund will provide unrestricted grant funding ... to organizations...

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USDA, Surdna and Other Foundations Join to Strengthen Local Food Supply Chains

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04/01/2016

... national and regional philanthropic partners to announce a new initiative to bolster the supply chain for local food ... dubbed 'Food LINC', will connect demand for local food in...

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J & J: Douglas Wallace, Ph.D., Wins 2017 Dr. Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research; Campaign for Champions of Science Launched

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06/20/2017

... Paul Janssen Award for Biomedical Research, and launched a campaign for champions of science as part of the Dr. Paul Janssen Project – a new year-long, multi-faceted program to recognize the...

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Rauch Foundation Co-Sponsors Long Island Delegation to Attend “Reimagining Education Summer Institute”

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07/12/2018

... today that it is partnering with ERASE Racism to sponsor a delegation from Long Island to attend the “ Reimagining ... diverse – with more than half of all students in K-12 public schools being children of...

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Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity Announces 20 Leaders for 2019 Cohort

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06/06/2019

... for Racial Equity Announces 20 Leaders for 2019 Cohort NEW YORK, NY — The Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity ... South Africa and the United States who are employing a broad spectrum of strategies to end anti-...

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J.P. Morgan Commits USD $25 Million to Help Develop Skills Needed by India’s Workforce in the Future

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10/22/2019

... to Help Develop Skills Needed by India’s Workforce in the Future October 22, 2019 ( New Delhi, India) – J.P. Morgan today announced a USD $25 million, five-year commitment to help low- and ...

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18 Global Cities Selected to Participate in the World Cities Culture Forum’s Leadership Exchange Program Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies & Google Arts and Culture

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10/29/2020

18 Global Cities Selected to Participate in the World Cities Culture Forum’s Leadership Exchange ... by Bloomberg Philanthropies & Google Arts and Culture NEW YORK AND LONDON – Cultural leaders from 18 cities...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Awards $4.7 Million to Fund Three Studies on Dietary Interventions for Crohn's Disease

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11/16/2020

... Three Studies on Dietary Interventions for Crohn's Disease New York, NY — The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley ... Crohn’s Disease Program, while the Preventing IBD ONset in Individuals at Risk (PIONIR)...

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