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NoVo Foundation announced Pamela Shifman has stepped into the role of Executive Director. For the past six years, Shifman has led the Foundation’s Initiatives for Girls and Women.

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Greer Leaving Post as President and CEO of Nathan Cummings Foundation

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06/10/2014

... Cummings, board chair, wrote: "Simon was hired to build on the great work the Foundation has been doing and to help ... Board chose to shift our grantmaking priorities to focus on combatting climate...

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Open Society Foundations Award $5 Million Challenge Grant To Strengthen Innocence Project

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07/09/2014

... system. Since 1992, 317 people (18 of whom served time on death row) have been exonerated by DNA evidence; the ... of justice. We are confident that they will expand on their record of excellent work.”... Open...

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Arabella Launches Special Consulting Practice on Food Philanthropy

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12/04/2015

Arabella Launches Special Consulting Practice on Food Philanthropy Philanthropic consultants Arabella ... The practice goal is to support those who are working to transform food system to make delicious, .....

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Surdna’s Garcia Interviewed in Philanthropy News Digest

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05/12/2016

... mortality rates and rising rates of opioid addiction among working -class Americans. It's part frustration, part anger, ... fostering equitable economic development, and working to improve job quality and...

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13 Jul 2017

Mission Investing: Resources and Advice for Family Philanthropy - Webinar

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12:00pm to 1:30pm

... will highlight family philanthropists sharing insights on how mission investing has worked for their purposes, and ... resources available for families to meet you at any stage on your mission investing...

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New Milbank-Supported Report: The Impact of Primary Care Practice Transformation on Cost, Quality, and Utilization

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07/11/2017

... Report: The Impact of Primary Care Practice Transformation on Cost, Quality, and Utilization The Patient-Centered ... “The PCPCC evidence report helps everyone learn what is working and what adjustments to...

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Burke Foundation’s Catalyst Program Seeking Applications

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08/23/2017

... Catalyst Program Seeking Applications For those working in the early childhood development sector, the Burke ... the next Catalyst program, which has a specific focus on children’s issues, as well as the...

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Simons Foundation Supported Research May Have Found Compound Essential to Formation of Life on Earth

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11/07/2017

... May Have Found Compound Essential to Formation of Life on Earth Scientists at the Scripps Research Institute in La ... have found a compound essential to the formation of life on earth. Their work was based...

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NoVo Foundation Launches Fourth Cycle of Move to End Violence

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11/15/2017

... from violence and discrimination, act as change agents on their own behalf, and lead us to a better world. Knowing ... intentionally emphasized the leadership of those from and working within marginalized...

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New Report Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies Details Macro-Economic Benefits of Reducing Road Traffic Crashes

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01/10/2018

... Those are the main findings of a new report released on Tuesday by the World Bank and funded by Bloomberg ... countries that do not invest in road safety could miss out on potential economic boost. The cost of...

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Supported By The Prudential Foundation, the National Fund For Workforce Solutions Selects Four Cities to Participate in Job Quality Initiative

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01/19/2018

... The National Fund’s Job Quality Initiative is focused on expanding the number of good jobs for American workers by ... competitive advantage. That is why our local partners are working directly with businesses...

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Novo Foundation Launches New Website and Film Series,The Life Story: Moments of Change

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02/01/2018

The stunning new interactive website explores 13 moments when survivors, service providers, funders, advocates and allies can make a difference for girls and women.

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Supported By The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Scientists Create New Therapeutic Gel That Shows Promise Against Cancerous Tumors

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02/22/2018

... published in Science Translational Medicine, focused on two specific types of melanoma and breast cancer, but this ...

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Ford Foundation and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Launch a Writing Fellowship Focused on Mass Incarceration through Art for Justice Fund

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04/06/2018

... Philanthropy Advisors Launch a Writing Fellowship Focused on Mass Incarceration through Art for Justice Fund Last ... Philanthropy Advisors Launch a Writing Fellowship Focused on Mass Incarceration through Art...

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Research Supported by The Helmsley Charitable Trust Grant Provides New Insight Into Neurological Disorders

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04/17/2018

... rodents. The work, published in Nature Biotechnology on April 16, 2018, could yield insights into the development ...

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Joan Mitchell Foundation Names Kay Takeda Senior Director of Artist Programs

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05/09/2018

... to its artist-in-residence program, which focuses on artists based in the city. (A separate program serves ...

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Crain's New York Profiles Rockefeller Foundation President Rajiv Shah

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05/15/2018

... worldwide poverty while also focusing more energy on its U.S. efforts. Ten programs were closed to concentrate on five: food, health, power, resilience and U.S. job growth. ...

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