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Martha Matsuoka Elected New Board Chair for Noyes Foundation

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02/01/2013

Martha Matsuoka, an Assistant Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy at Occidental College, was elected Chair of the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation Board for 2013.

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Stephanie Bencivenga Joins Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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01/01/2013

Stephanie Bencivenga is the Program Assistant for the Rockefeller Brothers Fund’s Sustainable Development program. Prior to joining the RBF, Bencivenga worked in sustainability communications, where she helped develop environmental messaging...

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The $2.7 Trillion Medical Bill

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06/01/2013

... recent report on health care spending in 13 industrialized nations helps demonstrate that the U.S. spends more on health ...

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

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07/17/2013

The AARP Foundation and the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation have announced commitments totaling $10.5 million to the Green House Project, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation initiative to provide high-quality skilled nursing care to low-income...

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Wallace Foundation Awards $4.5 Million to Say Yes to Education

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10/29/2013

The grant will support Say Yes to Education’s efforts to boost high school and college graduation rates in Buffalo.

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Christy Loper Joins the Educational Foundation of America

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11/01/2013

The Educational Foundation of America (EFA) is thrilled to welcome Christy Loper as a new Program Officer.

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Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare Passes Halfway Mark to Prepare 1,000 Faculty and Clinical Leaders by 2020

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02/05/2014

The Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare has passed the halfway mark to its goal of underwriting 1,000 doctoral scholars by 2020.

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New Gifts Offer Clues on Bloomberg’s Philanthropic Direction

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02/27/2014

Bloomberg Philanthropies' annual letter and its recent grants - including a $10 million initiative to prevent child drowning deaths in Bangladesh - indicate where the former mayor's philanthropic efforts will focus next, reports The Chronicle of...

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Billionaires With Big Ideas Are Privatizing American Science

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03/15/2014

Bloomberg Philanthropies and Simons Foundation profiled in New York Times article on billionaires privatizing American science research.

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Learning Forward Launches Free, Online Learning Guide to Enrich Principal Preparation Programs

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05/06/2014

“The Principal Story Learning Guide” – based on PBS documentary and more than a decade of research, commissioned by The Wallace Foundation.

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Sloan Foundation Aims To Increase Native Americans In Advanced Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Studies

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06/23/2014

Four universities will share $2.4 million from The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in a three-year, collaboration to increase the number of indigenous Americans obtaining advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math.

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Laura Packer Named Executive Director of Howard Gilman Foundation

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07/07/2014

Laura Packer has been named executive director of the Howard Gilman Foundation, effective July 22.

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Pennsylvania College Consortium Created With $800,000 From Mellon Foundation

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07/03/2014

Ten liberal arts colleges in Pennsylvania will use an $800,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for a new consortium designed to help them save money and improve academic programs by collaborating across campuses.

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Rockefeller, Surdna Grantees Named "Champions of Change"

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07/22/2014

Two individuals with organizations supported by both the Rockefeller Foundation and the Surdna Foundation were named Tuesday by the White House as "Champions of Change" for their efforts to ensure that no American working 40 hours a week should have...

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Ford Is Among Funders Exploring How To Respond To Issues Raised By Ferguson Shooting

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08/28/2014

The Ford Foundation is among national and local funders exploring how to respond to social justice issues that have surfaced since the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Mo., and the police response to the protests that...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Will Divest Charity From Fossil Fuels

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09/22/2014

... timed to precede Tuesday’s opening of the United Nations climate change summit meeting in New York City, is ...

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NYCT and Tiger Foundation Among Funders of Single-Sex Education

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10/28/2014

Public Prep, a network of all-girl charter schools in NYC, opened an all-boys elementary charter school in the Bronx.

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Ford Foundation Heads Group of Philanthropic Leaders to Save Detroit

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11/10/2014

The funds will help rescue Detroit from bankruptcy.

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Improving Health Care Is Billionaire Peterson’s Next Mission

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11/24/2014

Peterson Center on Healthcare will be an offshoot of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.

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Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare Announces Initiative to Address "Invisible Wounds of War"

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02/12/2015

The program will offer specialized training to help treat post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, among other illnesses.

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