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Rita Allen Supported Prize Goes In Part To Vanderbilt Project Intended To Combat Fake News

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06/28/2017

Rita Allen SupportedPrize Goes In Part To Vanderbilt Project Intended To Combat Fake News Combating fake news and bolstering the ... the aim of a Vanderbilt research project that was selected to...

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Are You the Future of Philanthropy? Apply for a 2018 TFN PLACES Fellowship!

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07/19/2017

... the tools, knowledge, and best practices needed to embed an equity lens into their work. PLACES fellows ... neighborhoods and communities — and learning how to turn ideals into outcomes. PLACES Fellows: ▪ Are...

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Williamson Foundation’s Caroline Williamson Interviewed on Adaptive Leadership

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09/19/2017

... by the B. Robert Williamson Jr. Foundation . I wanted to learn how this foundation came to support a form of reflective practice as capacity buildin ...

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Wellcome Trust and the Simons Foundation Fund Researchers Uniting to Create International Brain Lab

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09/19/2017

... Trust and the Simons Foundation Fund Researchers Uniting to Create International Brain Lab Leading neuroscientists are joining forces to study the brain—in much the same way that physicists ... States and...

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Making Kids Into “Makers”

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09/22/2017

... The new annual Inventor’s Challenge prompts children to develop their creative problem-solving skills by building something to address a problem in their community. In many traditional ...

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Opinion: No, That Robot Will Not Steal Your Job

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10/10/2017

... jobs. The unemployment rate in the developed world is down to 5.5 percent and approaching a 40-year low. This flies in ... the recent hurricanes, but unemployment dropped yet again, to just 4.2 percent from 4...

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In Hurricanes’ Wake, Nonprofits Worry About Fundraising Impact

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10/10/2017

... at a University of Houston venue. The team members needed to see their hard work realized, says Nancy Giles, the ... Alley’s director of development. "Theater people have to make theater, artists have...

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The Rockefeller Foundation's Rebuild By Design Project Reveals Proposals From Cities To Protect Them From Next Sandy

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10/30/2017

... Rebuild By Design Project Reveals Proposals From Cities To Protect Them From Next Sandy Ater Superstorm Sandy, ... for cities and towns affected by the storm and residents to come up with plans for projects...

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Hillman Foundation Announces 2017 Innovation Grants

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11/17/2017

... Hillman Foundation announces $1.6 million in new awards to support nursing driven innovation for vulnerable populations. To accelerate the development and scale of forward thinking ... Hillman Foundation (RAHF...

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United Hospital Fund Study Doubts Utility of Quality Performance Websites

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01/03/2018

... comparative performance of healthcare providers often fail to deliver information that consumers actually want and can readily assimilate, according to a new report from the New York City-based United Hospital...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Sponsored Research Reveals How Cities Can Embrace Innovation Without Sacrificing Public Health and Safety

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01/05/2018

... and Safety The real work for city leaders today is to create not just new rules, but new ways of writing and ... in the U.S. and elsewhere are torn when it comes to innovation. On the one hand, constituents...

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North Star Fund Announces 9 Catalyst Grants

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01/16/2018

... a cross-section of the work that New Yorkers are doing to realize the true potential of our city as a place where ... built by New Yorkers who are organizing for new solutions to challenges created in our city...

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Westchester Community Foundation Names New Board Chair, Members

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01/16/2018

... as a volunteer. Three new members were also elected to the Board: Sarah Jones-Maturo, president of RM Friedland ... activities. In 2017, it awarded $2.1 million in grants to local nonprofits. An additional $4...

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Pfizer Foundation Fights Hunger and Supports the UN Global Goals at SXSW

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03/27/2018

... engaged hundreds of volunteers at the SXSW Trade Show to package meals for vulnerable individuals and families ... for Sustainable Development created by the United Nations to achieve a better world for all by...

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Yuri Tschinkel of The Simons Foundation, Elected to German National Academy of Sciences

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05/14/2018

Yuri Tschinkel of The Simons Foundation, Elected to German National Academy of Sciences Yuri Tschinkel, ... and Physical Sciences division, has been elected to the Leopoldina , the German National Academy of .....

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Forbes Women's Summit: Pfizer Shares 'the Way Forward' to Driving Social Impact

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06/20/2018

Forbes Women's Summit: Pfizer Shares 'the Way Forward' to Driving Social Impact In today’s increasingly complex ... global health, we recognize at Pfizer the importance of working together with...

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Ford Foundation Supports Immigrant Artists Mentoring Program

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09/07/2018

... The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is pleased to announce the second year of Immigrant Artist Mentoring ... The program’s goal, within an inclusive safe space, is to foster a local community of...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Releases Publication on Operating for Limited Life

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12/11/2018

... Limited Life A growing number of foundations are choosing to operate within a limited lifespan. While the reasons vary, ... the organizations must address specific questions as they develop a plan to...

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Research Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Offers New, Solar-Powered Technology that Collects and Cleans Water from Air

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03/18/2019

... Technology that Collects and Cleans Water from Air Access to clean water remains one of the biggest challenges facing ... relies on hydrogels, gel-polymer hybrid materials designed to be "super sponges...

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