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Ford Foundation Hires Michelle Obama’s Aide

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04/17/2015

... special assistant to First Lady Michelle Obama, takes on a newly created position at the Ford Foundation: chief of ... Darren Walker, the grant maker’s president. She begins on May 4. Ms. Jarvis began ...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches Data Initiatives for Cities

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04/21/2015

The $42 million program will help 100 mid-sized cities better use data and evidence.

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Earmarks Support for ArtPlace America

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05/21/2015

The $1 million grant will support the foundation's work in the field of creative placemaking.

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The PIMCO Foundation Sends Employees to Peru to Build Sustainable Small Businesses with Coffee Farmers

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08/26/2015

The project is part of PMCO's Emerging Enterprise Program (EEP) which encourages entrepreneurship and create opportunity in developed countries.

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grants $5.6M to Enable Residencies for Playwrights

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04/11/2016

... What that means, in a profession that is notoriously short on financial remuneration, is that the designated playwrights ...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Spark Prize Application is Now Open

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05/03/2016

... to spark lasting social change by supporting organizations working toward greater equity and justice, with a critical focus on racial justice... Brooklyn Community Foundation Spark ...

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Video: Time Warner Executive Director of Corporate Responsibility Discusses Women of Color in Leadership

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05/17/2016

... build lasting careers with impact. Hear their thoughts on the role of mentorship, empowerment and the confidence ...

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Ford Foundation's Elizabeth Alexander Elected to Pulitzer Prize Board

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06/02/2016

Elizabeth Alexander, an acclaimed poet, author and professor, has been elected to the Pulitzer Prize Board, Columbia University announced today.

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Mellon Foundation Gives $1M to Launch Iterative Learning Fellowship

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07/08/2016

... Iterative Learning) Fellowship program. The grant builds on the recent success of the Mellon Foundation-funded ...

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Simons Foundation Gives $1.5M to Explore New Approaches to Data Mining

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08/01/2016

Simons Foundation Gives $1.5M to Explore New Approaches to Data Mining It takes a well-trained eye to spot an irregular heartbeat in the peaks and valleys of an electrocardiogram. The same goes for identifying an extinct ape from a...

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Partially Funded by Mertz Gilmore, Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Announces 'World of Dance' Series

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08/05/2016

Since its inception in 1966, this series has showcased new works by more than 175 regional, national, and international companies.

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Supported by Simons Foundation, Super-Resolution Microscope Builds 3-D Images By Mapping Negative Space

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09/06/2016

... other existing methods. The method may help shed light on how cells communicate with one another and provide important insights for engineers working to develop artificial organs such as skin or heart ...

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Doris Duke Supports Research on Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease

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09/07/2016

Doris Duke Supports Research on Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease A ... launch in the coming year... Doris Duke Supports Research on Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease ...

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Rockefeller Foundation Announces Winners of 2016 Jane Jacobs Medal

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10/04/2016

... anniversary of Jacobs' birth and the impact of her ideas on cities around the world, the award was open this year for .....

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Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Funds British Artist's MoMA Exhibition

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10/24/2016

... His art has addressed the radical effect of technology on popular culture, and given form to the transition from ...

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On Time.com, Carnegie’s Gregorian: Voters Responsible for Protecting Democracy

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11/04/2016

On Time.com, Carnegie’s Gregorian: Voters Responsible for ... prize that, without vigilance, is easily lost... On Time.com, Carnegie’s Gregorian: Voters Responsible for ...

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A Look at Open Society’s Ongoing Commitment to Human Rights in the Post-Election Environment

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11/28/2016

The Open Society Foundations knows a thing or two about standing up to strongman leaders, as well as the darkest strains of human nature.

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