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Rockefeller Foundation Commits $3 Million to Help Cities Build Resilient Infrastructure Systems

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01/22/2013

... cities with seed funding and technical support to create new Community Investment Vehicles (CIVics) that can leverage ... the Rockefeller Foundation announced its support for a new public-private program that...

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Kiva City Launches in Washington, D.C.

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01/11/2013

... D.C., area with access to crowdfunded microloans. A new partnership between Capital One Bank, the Latino Economic ... Sponsored by Capital One Bank, Kiva City D.C. is a new online portal that connects...

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Salk Institute Receives $42 Million From Helmsley Charitable Trust to Create Research Center for Genomic Medicine

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01/24/2013

... as lynchpins for chronic diseases, which could lead to new therapy targets. The Salk Institute for Biological ... support interdisciplinary research that paves the way to new therapies for chronic illnesses...

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AARP, Weinberg Foundations Commit $10.5 Million for Skilled Nursing Care Model

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07/17/2013

... and The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation announced new investments in The Green House Project. The new commitments bolster the national loan fund for Green ...

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Cost of Health Care a Burden for Most U.S. Households

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04/15/2014

A new study published by the Milbank Memorial Fund's Milbank ... every income level and in every geographic area, finds a new study published in The Milbank Quarterly. Linda Blumberg, .....

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Brooklyn Community Foundation names Tynesha McHarris Director of Community Leadership

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05/29/2014

... McHarris will be joining the Foundation next week in a new position as Director of Community Leadership. Tynesha has ... staff member, she will help design the Foundation’s new community leadership and...

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Barbara Picower Is Back In Business As One Of The Nation's Top Philanthropists

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09/09/2014

... as one of the nation’s top philanthropists, heading a new foundation with more than $2 billion in assets. ... as of the end of 2012, tax records show. Picower’s new foundation has since doubled in size,...

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Aetna Foundation Launches $4.5 Million Healthier World Innovation Challenge

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01/07/2015

... communities, the Aetna Foundation is looking for new ways to accelerate innovation and reach people directly ... we've launched the Healthier World Innovation Challenge, a new $4.5 million initiative...

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Helmsley Trust Awards $8.7 Million for T1D Research Program

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03/30/2015

... programs designed to improve clinical care and translate new therapeutics; and cultivate new funding sources to ensure the program’s sustainability. ...

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Rockefeller Foundation Pledges $75 Million for Smart Power India Project

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04/16/2015

... Foundation on Wednesday pledged $75 million as part of its new initiative to use renewable energy based mini-grids not ... 1,000 villages in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, but also create new jobs by providing...

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Leadership Changes Announced at Gap Foundation and Gap, Inc.

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05/15/2015

... Bobbi Silten has been promoted and has taken on a new role. She is now Executive Vice President, Gap Inc. ... Sustainability. Dan is well positioned to take on his new role. He has served as a Gap Foundation...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces First Cohort of Incubator Project

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06/29/2015

... cohort of its Incubator Project– one of several new programs within the Foundation’s Brooklyn Accelerator, ... advantage of one year of free co-working space in BCF’s new headquarters at 1000 Dean Street, as...

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Century Foundation Explores the 'Double Burden' of Poverty

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08/12/2015

... is stark in most major metropolitan areas, according to new data analyzed by Rutgers University's Paul Jargowsky in a new report for the Century Foundation.... Century .....

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Michelle Alexander Joins Ford Foundation as Senior Fellow

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10/07/2015

... over the past two decades. Her best-selling book, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness ... will continue her advocacy efforts while working on a new book that addresses the...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Gives $177 Million to Study Dementia

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11/17/2015

... on aging populations: a $177 million grant to create a new institute to study dementia. The new organization, the Global Brain Health Institute, will be ...

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Rockefeller Brothers Supported Report: Wind Energy Could Get Cheaper

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03/18/2016

... Delaware released a report showing offshore wind energy in New England would be far less costly under projects that are ... 33 percent less than previous offshore wind contracts in New England by 2023. That...

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Newly-Named Soros Fellows for 2016 Include Six Indian Americans

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04/14/2016

... The 18th annual Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans were announced April 12 and included six Indian ... the 30 recipients. The graduate school Fellowship for New Americans — for immigrants and...

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Ford, Knight and Others Give $20M for United States Artists Campaign

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04/19/2016

... James L. Knight Foundation will contribute $1 million to a new $20 million operations endowment campaign in support ... Foundation, announced the campaign Monday night at the New World Center in Miami Beach...

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Ford Foundation"s Darren Walker Participates in Discussion on the Influence of Impact Investing on Philanthropy

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05/12/2016

... Investing on Philanthropy Impact investing can lead to new strategies for entrepreneurs and mission-driven businesses. That means room for new people to receive investment. For the leaders of large ...

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Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Obamacare Is Helping Millions Get Needed Healthcare

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05/25/2016

... are getting healthcare they couldn’t previously get, a new nationwide survey indicates. And consumers are broadly satisfied with the new coverage, despite some cost challenges and an ongoing ...

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