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NY Stem Cell Foundation: New Type of Stem Cell Found that Will Accelerate Discovery

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03/21/2016

... cells contain two copies of each gene – one inherited from a mother, and one from a father. An international collaboration of scientists ... Egli created human stem cells, cells that can mature into...

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Social Movements for Good: How Companies and Causes Create Viral Change

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04/21/2016

... back to the social movements I learned about as a kid — from women's suffrage to civil rights — I picture grainy, ... movements we've become familiar with, distinguishing them from movements of the...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Celebrates Latin Filmmakers at Tribeca Film Festival

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04/26/2016

... while receiving previews of the films they were derived from . Mixologist Juan Coronado based his concoctions on the ... film. We got the chance to speak with Chef Felipe Donnelly from Comodo who presented a a...

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Atlantic Philanthropies' Mediratta Publishes New Book on Inequality in School Discipline

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09/09/2016

... and authoritative information on what has been learned from research, data, and practical experience about ... approaches. The chapters in this book draw from and were commissioned by the Discipline...

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Mellon Backs Creation of Newly Created Role at GWU Musuem and Textile Museum

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09/28/2016

... is supported by a $500,000 five-and-a-half year grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to advance the ... art initiative. Ms. Brewer comes to the museum from the University of Chicago, where she served as...

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Century Foundation Study Finds Socioeconomic Integration Helps Narrow Achievement Gaps

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10/19/2016

... for both low- and middle-income students, a report from the Century Foundation finds. According to the report, "School Integration in Practice: Lessons from Nine Districts" (61 pages, PDF), the...

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Seven Cities Join Bloomberg Philanthropies' Innovation Teams Program

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01/17/2017

... for up to three years in support of a range of efforts, from tackling entrenched poverty to recruiting and retaining ... and rigorously measure progress on those goals. Officials from participating cities also...

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The Century Foundation Releases New Report on Syrian Rebels' Lessons on Aleppo

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01/27/2017

... they barely managed to negotiate their safe exit from the city. Aleppo had been a stronghold of Syria’s ... to piece together just what happened. What they take away from the loss of Aleppo will likely...

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Supported by Rockefeller, New Report Shows Resilient Cities Require Resilient Food Systems

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02/09/2017

... food systems for food-insecure populations, a report from the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City and ... The Resilience of America's Urban Food Systems: Evidence From Five Cities (71 pages, PDF),...

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Rockefeller Foundation Joins Effort to Curb Hotel Food Waste

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03/24/2017

... Food Waste Food waste is increasingly garnering attention from governments, businesses and private individuals as its ... by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) with support from the American Hotel & Lodging...

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Target Corporation Supports Water Harvesting Cistern to Transform Blighted Properties

Release Date:

03/29/2017

... that transform blighted properties and vacant land into useful community assets. The all-volunteer organization ... this summer, thanks to grants and material donations from Garnier®, TerraCycle®, and Target...

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Giving Like a Rockefeller, Even if You’re Not Super-Rich

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03/31/2017

... He continued the tradition of giving that ran from his grandfather, John D., the founder of Standard Oil; ... gave away an estimated $2 billion to organizations, from Harvard and Rockefeller Universities to a...

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Nonprofit Trailblazers Unite for Third Annual American Express Leadership Academy Global Alumni Summit

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04/03/2017

... purpose leaders. Fifty-one distinguished program alumni, from around the world, will collaborate with representatives from eleven top leadership development and entrepreneurship ...

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Thousands of People With Autism Join Simons Foundation's SPARK Initiative

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04/04/2017

... the genes at play, many more genetic samples are needed from those with autism and their immediate families. That's ... a year ago, SPARK has already enrolled over 49,500 people from across the country,...

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United Hospital Fund and New York State Health Foundation Support New Model to Advance Integration of Behavioral Health Services in New York Primary Care Practices

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05/05/2017

... access to behavioral health services. With $188,320 from the United Hospital Fund (UHF) and $215,670 from the New York State Health Foundation, Montefiore will ... spearheaded, "Advancing Integration of...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies: Six Things Cities Need to Know About the Future of Autonomous Vehicles

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05/08/2017

... and change the way cities respond to complex challenges, from aging populations to economic disenfranchisement. The ... the Aspen Institute will bring mayors and senior leaders from 10 cities together with...

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Commonwealth Fund Issues Brief on the Effect of the Affordable Care Act on Health Care Access

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05/08/2017

... fall of 2013, the number of uninsured Americans has fallen from 41 million to 27 million. Many prior studies have ... people who choose to participate in coverage may differ from those who do not. For instance...

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Open Call For Collaborative Reporting Projects

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05/10/2017

... and civic life. The Center would especially like to hear from local news outlets across the U.S. and from projects that include collaboration with technologists. ...

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RFPs Etc

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Russell Sage Foundation Publishes "Places in Need: The Changing Geography of Poverty"

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06/01/2017

... book Places in Need: The Changing Geography of Poverty from the Russell Sage Foundation sheds a light on the crisis ... suburban nonprofit leaders and drawing on a wealth of data from 990 fillings, Allard...

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Bloomberg-funded WHO Report: Dramatic Increase in Life-Saving Tobacco Control Policies In Last Decade

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07/20/2017

... have implemented tobacco control policies, ranging from graphic pack warnings and advertising bans to no smoking ... to implement such policies have saved millions of people from an early death. However, the...

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