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Zegar Family Foundation Funded Research Shows Urgent Need To Prepare Next Generation of Farmers for Climate Change

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09/10/2018

... its expansion as the fastest growing food sector. New research shows that in order for this next generation of farmers to thrive, there ... climate change," reveals that climate change is not only...

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National Braille Press to Honor the Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation with its Hands-On! Award

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09/25/2018

... Hands-On! Award from National Braille Press at its annual " A Million Laughs for Literacy" Gala on November 7, 2018, at historic Fenway Park in Boston. The Hands On! award is given to an organization...

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UN Secretary-General Taps UN Special Envoy Michael R. Bloomberg to Lead Climate Finance Leadership Initiative

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09/27/2018

... During the week of the 73rd UN General Assembly in New York, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres ... Action, to lead an initiative that will support a global mobilization of...

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Welcomes Lavastian Glenn, Director, Racial and Economic Justice

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10/04/2018

... Foundation as its Director, Racial and Economic Justice. In her new role, she joins the Foundation’s leadership team ... economic justice in 11 Southern states. There, Glenn led a...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund President Stephen Heintz to Receive Philanthropy’s Highest Honor

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10/10/2018

... Service Award at its upcoming Awards Ceremony in Washington, DC. The Award is philanthropy’s highest honor and celebrates a visionary leader who embodies the inspirational qualities ... served as president of...

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NoVo Foundation Announce Support for Grassroots Organizations to Address Key Gaps in Local Communities' Responses to Human Trafficking

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11/05/2018

... Support for Grassroots Organizations to Address Key Gaps in Local Communities' Responses to Human Trafficking The Partnership for Freedom today announced recipients of new grants to address labor and...

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JPMorgan Spreads its Urban Development Money to Paris

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11/05/2018

... economic development strategy it started four years ago in Detroit. The bank will contribute $30 million over five ... with high unemployment and poverty, JPMorgan said in a statement...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Funded Research Solves Genetic ‘Whodunnit’ for Cancer Gene

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11/09/2018

... the nutrients they need to grow. The work, which appeared in Cell Metabolism on November 8, 2018, suggests that ... cancer. “Our study shows that the same dysfunction in a genetic circuit...

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JPMorgan Chase Commits $6 Million to Prepare Greater Washington Area Students for Local, In-Demand Jobs

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12/06/2018

... to Prepare Greater Washington Area Students for Local, In -Demand Jobs JPMorgan Chase & Co. today announced $6 ... to secure well-paying local technology jobs. “We have a responsibility to build a...

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Judge Orders Trump Administration To Remove 2020 Census Citizenship Question

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01/16/2019

... Administration To Remove 2020 Census Citizenship Question A federal judge in New York has ruled against the Trump administration's .....

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Sloan Foundation Awards Fellowships to Four Georgia Tech, Emory Faculty

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03/12/2019

... mark them as among the most promising researchers in their fields. “Sloan Research Fellows are the best young ... energy and innovation with which they tackle them. To be a Sloan Fellow is to be in...

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Markle Foundation’s Skillful Initiative Welcomes 35 Career Coaches From Indiana for its First Convening Governor’s Coaching Corps

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03/19/2019

... Corps INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Skillful Indiana, a Markle Foundation initiative, today welcomed 35 exceptional ... so they can serve Indiana job seekers more effectively in a changing...

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Zegar Family Foundation Supported Research Uncovers Genome-Wide Responses That Limit Crop Growth

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03/26/2019

... Uncovers Genome-Wide Responses That Limit Crop Growth A team of researchers has tested how each gene within the ... of water and nutrients. Its findings, published in the journal Nature Communications,...

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A Decade of Impact: Bloomberg LP Improves Energy Efficiency by 45%

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04/11/2019

A Decade of Impact: Bloomberg LP Improves Energy Efficiency ... Bloomberg is on target to reach 35% renewable energy use in 2020, continuing on its path of 100% renewable energy by ... his letter here . In...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Grants $4.3 Million to Develop Tools for the Clinical Testing of Anti-fibrotic Treatments for Crohn’s Disease Patients

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04/15/2019

... outcome tools that will enable the clinical testing of new anti-fibrotic therapies for Crohn’s disease patients. People with Crohn’s disease, a chronic inflammatory condition of the intestinal tract, ... known...

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Guardian's 6th Annual Workplace Benefits Study Finds Student Loan Debt Growth Fastest Among Boomers

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04/17/2019

... Growth Fastest Among Boomers (BPT) - Student loan debt in the U.S. has been skyrocketing for years, recently topping ... isn’t contained to the younger generation. According to a new white...

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Pennsylvania Joins Skillful State Network, Initiative of the Markle Foundation

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04/18/2019

... Governor Tom Wolf is taking more action to help create a highly qualified and competitive workforce. Today, the ... those without four-year college degrees, can get good jobs in the changing economy. “...

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Connecticut Seventh-Grader Wins SIFMA Foundation’s National InvestWrite ® Essay Competition

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04/26/2019

... finance. InvestWrite builds on what students learn in The Stock Market Game to further explore practical ... financial decision-making. Students gain confidence and a deeper understanding of economic...

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Support From Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Continues College Access and Success Program of American Indian College Fund

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05/02/2019

... Fund Native American and Alaska Native students are in a college-going and completion crisis. Research shows the ... and increase retention of students who transition into a new...

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