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Pinkerton Foundation Supports Hofstra Northwell Medical Scholars Pipeline Program Class of 2017

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07/06/2017

... minority students to healthcare professions. Now in its eighth year, the MSPP has welcomed roughly 60 high ... 2017 class, hailing from Hempstead, Uniondale and schools in Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan...

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Simons Foundation-Supported Research: New Map May Lead to Drug Development for Complex Brain Disorders

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07/25/2017

... rifles than shotguns. “The drugs we have now are not working for these brain disorders,” said Coba, senior ... not developed a new drug target for complex brain diseases in nearly 60 years. The protein map...

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Michael J. Fox Foundation Awards $24 Million in Research Grants

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02/28/2019

Michael J. Fox Foundation Awards $24 Million in Research Grants The Michael J. Fox Foundation for ... a hundred and twenty-seven grants totaling $24 million in support of research focused on defining, measuring,...

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Bloomberg Lured Donors for New York Programs

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11/29/2013

... the Bloomberg Administration has attracted $1.4 billion in noncity financing for NYC programs over the past 12 years. (Ford Foundation President Darren Walker is also quoted in this New York...

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Arcus Foundation Shares Findings from the Grantee Perception Report Administered by the Center for Effective Philanthropy

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10/26/2021

... by the Center for Effective Philanthropy As a foundation working in deep collaboration with grantee partners around ... interviewed a sample of our philanthropic partners—peer funders and...

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Ending Child Marriage in a Generation: What Research is Needed?

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05/13/2014

... all too often the devastating effects on girls’ health, education , earning power and independence are the same. Produced with support from the foundation’s Youth Sexuality, Reproductive Health and Rights...

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Report Outlines Internet and Broadband "Vision" for LGBT Community

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06/26/2014

... already play a critical role for the LGBT community in all aspects of life and according to a new report, they ... increase access to preventative services and healthcare education , and combat homophobia among...

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Virginia "Ginnie" Sloane, President Emeritus of the Heckscher Foundation for Children, Dies at 91

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08/27/2014

... elected President of the Heckscher Foundation for Children in 1986 and was appointed President Emeritus in 2012. Under ... of its mission to level the playing field for underserved youth by...

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Elmezzi Foundation Supports Population Health Management Pilot Program at Mount Sinai Queens

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08/21/2015

... opportunities for residents of western Queens through education , youth development, medical research and support for the ... medical, behavioral and social health outcomes of people in...

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Three PNY Members Join GCIR Board

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01/30/2017

... Join GCIR Board Luna Yasui , Senior Program Officer, Youth Opportunity and Learning, Ford Foundation Shawn Morehead , Program Director, Promising Futures, Education and Human Justice, The New York Community...

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Lawyers Alliance for New York Announces 2017 Cornerstone Awards for Lawyers Providing Superior Pro Bono Service to Nonprofit Organizations

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11/09/2017

... These awards, the highest business law pro bono honor in New York, recognize outstanding pro bono legal services to ... For making pro bono service a priority throughout her career , including expert technology...

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Investing: Can You Apply Your Values to Create Value?

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05/06/2014

F.B. Heron Foundation and Rockefeller Foundation discussed in Forbes article on impact investing. I’ve been privileged ... life of spanning different sectors – much of my career was spent in the...

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Funded by Teagle Foundation, Comparative Assessment Project Demonstrates Enduring Power of a Core Curriculum

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01/26/2017

... analysis, complex thinking and self-reflection cultivated in these courses provide a key resource for subsequent ... pursuits of its alumni. Whether they are scientists, career diplomats or bankers, alumni...

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Putting Buzzwords to Practice: How to Build a Sustainable Collaborative

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05/08/2019

... PNY joined the collaborative as a founding member, the group has grown from five organizations to 30. At its core, ... the trust that exists between the members – and with the funders who have supported the...

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Five Qs for…Douglas Bauer, Executive Director, Clark Foundation

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03/30/2012

... job to try to fill these gaps. Also, If you are working on issues related to poverty, especially in the human ... are not low-performing nonprofits. All of which is to say, funders really...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Awarded More Than $84 Million in Grants in First Half of 2021

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07/27/2021

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Awarded More Than $84 Million in Grants in First Half of 2021 The board of directors of ... was awarded $4.5 million to continue support for the education and training...

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Next Gen Donors: Shaping the Future of Philanthropy

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04/2013

... Center for Philanthropy at Grand Valley State University in an analysis of their new research on next generation donors. A relatively small group of Generation Xers and Millennials will inherit over $40 trillion in wealth, much of that designated for philanthropy. In this ...

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Rockefeller Foundation Helps Speed Up Development of Minigrids in Africa

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03/28/2017

... Foundation Helps Speed Up Development of Minigrids in Africa Development partners such as the U.K.’s ... economic development. Most promisingly, governments in countries as varied as Tanzania, Rwanda and...

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation Awarded $1.3 Billion to Nonprofit Organizations in 2017

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02/12/2018

... Foundation Awarded $1.3 Billion to Nonprofit Organizations in 2017 The Silicon Valley Community Foundation has ... impact on the issues they care about most — including STEM /STEAM education ,...

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