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Bedford-Union Armory Redevelopment Should Not Have Condos, Says Borough President

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09/05/2017

... community concerns about the development, which is due to have two residential buildings—one mixed-income rentals, ... a pool, and multi-purposes courts for sports. BFC agreed to offer half of the rentals and...

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Housing and Homelessness

Will New Rockefeller Foundation President Break or Reinforce its Mold?

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09/08/2017

... growth and leveraging the foundation’s influence to create new public-private collaborations. Will American foundations step up to fill the void left by nationalistic governments? Rajiv ... “a global mood of...

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Gates Foundation Pledges $220 Million for Women, Children, Adolescents

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09/22/2017

... commitments totaling $220 million in support of efforts to empower women and save the lives of thirty-eight million ... meeting, the commitments include a $200 million pledge to the World Bank's Global...

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7 Biggest Trends to Emerge from Global Goals Week

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09/25/2017

7 Biggest Trends to Emerge from Global Goals Week No single story can ... consumer goods company might unveil its commitment to use digital payments, just as a minister of health ... that make up Global Goals Week...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Commits $5 Million to JDRF T1D Fund

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10/27/2017

Helmsley Charitable Trust Commits $5 Million to JDRF T1D Fund The JDRF T1D Fund, a venture philanthropy ... fund focused on developing life-changing approaches to the prevention and treatment of type 1 diabetes (...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Health

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Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Issues Consensus Report On Diabetes In Association With The ADA

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11/22/2017

... However, despite the tremendous value of the HbA1C to clinical management, there are limitations to what the HbA1C can tell patients and physicians about ... capture short-term variations in blood glucose,...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supported Research Finds Bacteria Play Critical Role In Driving Colon Cancers

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02/02/2018

... colon cancer harbor two bacterial species that collaborate to encourage development of the disease, and the same species have been found in people who develop a sporadic form of colon cancer. A second study in...

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Health

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supported Research Yields Promising Results for Genetic Weapons Against Malaria

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02/16/2018

... carrying the malaria parasite. One promising way to prevent malaria, in addition to traditional approaches such as bed nets and insecticide, is to modify the mosquitoes so they are no longer...

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Health

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The Estée Lauder Companies Announces Bold Family-Related Benefits to Meet the Diverse Needs of Its Employees

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04/25/2018

... Lauder Companies Announces Bold Family-Related Benefits to Meet the Diverse Needs of Its Employees The Estée Lauder ... May 1, 2018, Paid Parental Leave will be expanded to 20 weeks and an enhanced flexibility...

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Mike Bloomberg Publishes Annual Letter on Philanthropy

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05/23/2018

... assault on facts and data is making it harder for America to address major challenges here and around the world," ... – whose work is driven by reliable data – is working to improve and...

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How the Joan Mitchell Foundation Has Championed The Artist’s Market and Legacy

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10/04/2018

... Championed The Artist’s Market and Legacy When it comes to an artist like Joan Mitchell (1925–1992), one could ... Siegel of the BMA and Sarah Roberts of SFMOMA have been working on the exhibition since 2015...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Meet Nakia Wallace, the new Program Associate of the Communities Transforming Policing Fund at Borealis Philanthropy

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04/13/2022

... The Communities Transforming Policing Fund is thrilled to share that we’ve welcomed a new member to our team: ... a national network for grassroots organizations that are working to...

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Learn Foundation Law

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04/2012

... covers the basic legal rules around what staff are allowed to fund and engage in at a private foundation, including how lobbying laws apply to private foundations, who and what they can legally fund, the types of grants private foundations are allowed to provide and how to fund projects when advocacy and ...

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Russia's Real Friends in the West

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01/27/2013

... International Discussion Club, devoting time and attention to leading Russia experts from around the world. Putin's ... interest in these discussions suggests that he is open to alternative perspectives...

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The Secret to More Effective Philanthropy: Funding the Unknown

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03/28/2013

... and imagining potential solutions together... The Secret to More Effective Philanthropy: Funding the Unknown ...

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JPMorgan to Commit $100-Million to Boost Detroit’s Recovery

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05/21/2014

... commit $100-million in grants and loans over five years to aid Detroit’s revitalization effort as the city recovers ... into home loans and blight-removal programs, according to the Free Press. The remaining $...

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Community Development

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Explores Open Access to Published Research

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04/01/2015

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Explores Open Access to Published Research UC Davis, University Library and the ... an $800,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, to help define the future of open access...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies to Invest $30 Million in Arts and Cultural Organizations

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04/03/2015

Bloomberg Philanthropies to Invest $30 Million in Arts and Cultural Organizations ... Advancement Initiative. The invitation-only program seeks to strengthen nearly 300 small- and mid-sized organizations ... and...

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Arts

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Nitrogen’s Impact Changes Climate Forecast

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04/28/2015

... Climate Forecast Scientists have developed a way to more accurately forecast nitrogen’s effects on the ... a warmer future than was previously thought. According to the researchers, models used by the...

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