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Newman’s Own Saved from Major Tax Hit

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02/12/2018

... crippled the company. Language included by the senators in the budget act relieves Newman’s Own Foundation and ... ruin, they said. "Newman’s Own Foundation is a leader in philanthropy and business...

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Research Funded By Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Leads to a Method to Safely Charge a Smartphone Wirelessly Using a Laser

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02/21/2018

... a smartphone wirelessly using a laser. As the team reports in a paper published online in December in the Proceedings of the Association for Computing ...

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New York State Health Foundation Funded Study Finds Most NY Health Providers Are Not Ready to Care for Veterans

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03/01/2018

... percent of the physicians and other health care providers in New York State are equipped to provide timely and quality care to veterans in the community, according to a new RAND Corporation study. ... more...

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Announces Move to 100 Percent Mission-Aligned Investing

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03/13/2018

... said NCF President Sharon Alpert. “The problems we are working on – like the climate crisis and growing inequality ... a growing number of foundations aligning their investments in companies and strategies...

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Bloomberg's Latest Move to Fight Big Tobacco Around the World

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03/14/2018

... eight million people annually by the 2030s, mostly in developing countries. Bloomberg Philanthropies has now ... But make no mistake: Mike Bloomberg is the field marshal in this global battle, following his...

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How to Improve Health Care for Veterans - Letter to the NYT Editor from New York State Health Foundation's David Sandman

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04/04/2018

... is too far away from home. Others want to get their care in the same place as their spouses and children. These ... a strong, accessible and high-quality V.A. that works in tandem with community-based private...

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Elizabeth Good Christopherson of the Rita Allen Foundation and Adam Falk of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Join the Alliance Board of Directors

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04/06/2018

... Foundation, will join the Alliance board of directors. In addition, Adam Falk, the new president of the Alfred P. ... force behind the conception and founding of the Alliance in 2012, and served actively on...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Awards Critical Path Institute a Grant to Focus on Crohn's disease

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04/16/2018

... will identify unmet needs for the use of biomarkers in developing new treatments for people with Crohn's disease. .....

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Mac Aids Fund Lends Its Support to Some of the Most Beautiful Moments in Angels in America

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04/17/2018

... Lends Its Support to Some of the Most Beautiful Moments in Angels in America Early on in Angels in America, Prior Walter, a young man dying of ...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and National Science Foundation Fund Creation of Battery-Free HD Video Streaming Technology

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04/27/2018

... video streaming method that doesn’t need to be plugged in . Their prototype skips the power-hungry parts and has ... said co-author Shyam Gollakota, an associate professor in the UW’s Paul G. Allen School of...

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Salesforce.org Launches Philanthropy Cloud That Could Transform Corporate Giving

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05/31/2018

... the dog-eared volunteer sign-up sheets that are posted in the breakroom. Or the email that mentions the Google Doc ... Cloud, a new social impact network built by Salesforce.org in partnership with United Way...

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NoVo Foundation Announces Grantees of $34 Million Radical Hope Fund

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06/13/2018

... million—up from $20 million committed originally — in Radical Hope Fund grants to 19 organizations from among ... doing bold and transformative social justice work in the United States and around the world. “...

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Salesforce Staff Ask CEO to Revisit Ties With Border Agency

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06/28/2018

... the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency, the latest in a series of staff protests at technology firms over ...

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Markle Foundation Initiative, Skillful, Is Going Coast-to-Coast

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07/03/2018

... without college degrees and now more states are joining in this effort to transform hiring practices and workforce development. The initiative, which was launched in 2016 by the Markle Foundation , has...

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UJA-Federation of New York Raises Record-breaking $249 Million in 2017-2018 Campaign Year

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07/27/2018

... of New York Raises Record-breaking $249 Million in 2017-2018 Campaign Year UJA-Federation of New York raised ... 2018, an increase of $11.2 million from the previous year. In addition to raising $156.1 million...

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United Way of New York City Names Gina Goodenow as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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08/15/2018

... organization's first female to take on this role in its 80-year history. Gina joined United Way of New York City in 2016 as the Vice President and Controller of Finance. As ... accounting and non-profit...

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With Support From the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, MIT Mathematicians Solve Age-Old Spaghetti Mystery

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08/15/2018

... Spaghetti Mystery If you happen to have a box of spaghetti in your pantry, try this experiment: Pull out a single ... out another stick and try again. Can you break the noodle in two? If not, you’re in...

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Former VP for Grants at the New York Community Trust and Beloved PNY Member, Joyce Bove, Has Passed Away

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08/16/2018

... 15, 2018 at the Sloan Kettering Memorial Cancer Center in New York City after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Joyce was born on August 27, 1950 in Medford, MA to the late Frank and Grace Bove. She...

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Inside Rockefeller Foundation’s $20 Million Plan to Improve Energy Access in India

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09/05/2018

... Foundation’s $20 Million Plan to Improve Energy Access in India The Rockefeller Foundation recently announced it will invest $20 million to expand energy access in rural India over the next three years. Off-...

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