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RGV FOCUS leaders recently unveiled the organization’s 2017 Annual Report showing that Rio Grande Valley students now match or outperform their Texas peers in nine out of 11 key indicators – from high school graduation rates, to FAFSA financial aid...

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New United Hospital Fund Report Identifies NYC Neighborhoods Where Medicaid Might Better Support Members’ Health by Addressing Housing Insecurity

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07/26/2018

Neighborhoods where insecure housing overlaps with higher rates of emergency department use may be promising areas for interventions under Medicaid value-based payment.

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Simons Foundation-Funded Research Reveals That Bacteria in Giant Aquarium Mirror Natural Ocean Microbes

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11/07/2018

Researchers have discovered that the bacteria in the water in a large exhibit at Georgia Aquarium are similar to those that exist naturally in the ocean.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Donates $50 million to Fight Opioid Epidemic

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11/30/2018

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s charity has announced a $50 million donation to help fight the nation’s opioid epidemic.

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Note to Funders: If You Believe in the Importance of Leadership, Fund What Leaders Want to Do

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07/08/2014

... I understand that corporations need and want to show their shareholders alignment between their business and ... and what funders fund. If, indeed, there is evidence to show that leadership really matters, why...

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Block Museum of Art “Pop América, 1965 – 1975” Exhibition Made Possible by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

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06/20/2019

The Block Museum of Art announces its exhibition schedule for 2019 – 2020. Four major shows, highlighting the diversity of global modernisms, will present a mid-20th century view of art as it is entwined with culture and politics around the globe.

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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Celebrates Generation of Future Female Leaders in partnership with Laureus Foundation

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09/19/2019

... to the girls in the audience. Sponsorship of Fashion Show Gala and Fundraiser On September 10, MUFG sponsored the Laureus USA 2019 Fashion Show Gala and Fundraiser in Midtown Manhattan featuring ...

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Post Election: Can Philanthropy Move The Conversation On Gun Safety?

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11/03/2016

... have ranged from lighthearted to serious. Our goal is to show documentaries that can influence attitudes and spur ... will be shown at PNY as will other documentaries we will show during the next two years...

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Wallace Foundation Supported Research Finds 'Principal Pipelines' to Develop School Leaders May Be Affordable Way to Improve Schools

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06/22/2017

... research and evaluation officer at Wallace. "Its findings show that districts can make progress on key aspects of ... of education leadership at Wallace. "Previous studies show that building...

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Philanthropy's Social Compact In A Changing World

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10/09/2019

... focus areas, initiatives, grantmaking and strategies to show a genuine commitment to and positive effect of these ... experts. As the examples and insights we have gathered show , donors have numerous...

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New Study from Arnold Ventures finds Intensive, Specialized Training of Police Officers Leads to Reduced Crime, Fewer Arrests, and More Positive Interactions and Community Evaluations

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03/29/2022

Can training police officers in procedural justice reduce crime and improve the community’s perceptions of the police?

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26 Oct 2011

Everything You Need to Know You Learned Before Kindergarten: Ready for Kindergarten/Ready for Life

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 -

2:30pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

As school districts across the nation face increasing numbers of schools “in need of improvement,” many educators, advocates, policymakers, and funders are looking at early childhood education as an effective strategy for education reform. These...

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26 Oct 2016

Service for Impact

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8:45am to 11:00am

Strategic volunteerism is a critical component of how corporations harness the time and talent of employees at all levels to support nonprofit partners and meet true community needs.

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A Consequential Myth

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04/09/2019

Race is a fictive idea that holds real-life consequences. As a black man, who has a six-foot-and-three-inch-tall presence, I am intimately familiar with the tangibility of the myth. Although many anthropologist and geneticists have disproved any...

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Cricket Island Foundation: A Case Study of a Small Foundation’s Impact Assessment

Cricket Island Foundation: A Case Study of a Small Foundation’s Impact Assessment Read about how a small foundation, with limited resources for assessment and impact evaluation, approached the challenge of evaluating their overall impact.