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Rockefeller Brothers Supported Report: Wind Energy Could Get Cheaper

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03/18/2016

... Get Cheaper The offshore wind industry’s efforts to distance itself from Cape Wind continued this week as the ... in New England by 2023. That differential could drop to as much as 55 percent by 2029 as the...

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Ford, Visa Fund Incubator Program for Financially Fragile Populations

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03/31/2016

... that the Filene Research Institute’s Incubator continues to develop solutions that serve financially fragile populations. ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Economic Security

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JPB Foundation Grant Helps Affordable Housing Providers Install Solar Power

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04/13/2016

... announced an expansion of its multifamily solar program to include free technical assistance nationally for ... several states. The technical assistance service, launched to coincide with the Housing...

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Housing and Homelessness

Freedom Together Foundation

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Carnegie Supports New Study on What Keeps Parents Up at Night

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04/21/2016

The findings show parents' high expectations and deep engagement in their children's development, and unearth areas where parents most need support.

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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With Help from Helmsley, Caltech Researchers May Have Discovered a Cause of Crohn’s Disease

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05/09/2016

... this disorder in some patients—information that may lead to advances in probiotic therapies and personalized medicine. ...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Rausch and Long Island Community Foundations Partner to Expand Tourism in Riverhead

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07/15/2016

Rausch and Long Island Community Foundations Partner to Expand Tourism in Riverhead In recent years, a ... the town as a destination for shoppers and vacationers. To reach that goal, community members have...

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Long Island Community Foundation

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Simons Foundation Researchers Flag Hundreds of New Genes That Could Contribute to Autism

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08/10/2016

... Flag Hundreds of New Genes That Could Contribute to Autism Investigators eager to uncover the genetic basis of autism could now have hundreds of promising new leads thanks to a study by...

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Simons-Backed Study Shows Neural Stem Cells in Adult Mice Also Vulnerable to Zika

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08/19/2016

... Shows Neural Stem Cells in Adult Mice Also Vulnerable to Zika Zika infection kills off neural stem cells in adult mice bred to be vulnerable to the virus, researchers at the Rockefeller...

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Supported by Simons Foundation, Study Finds Genetics, Early Term Ultrasound Linked to Autism Severity

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09/02/2016

... Study Finds Genetics, Early Term Ultrasound Linked to Autism Severity The researchers used data from the Simons ... and behavioral sciences. “Where does this disorder develop from? How do kids get autism? And...

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Open Society Foundations Founder George Soros Writes in WSJ About $500 Million Investment in Migrants

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09/20/2016

... for themselves and their families. Our collective failure to develop and implement effective policies to handle the increased flow has contributed greatly to human ...

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Supported by Simons Foundation, ‘Video Game’ Study Identifies Kids With Attention Deficits

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09/21/2016

... Attention Deficits A digital assessment platform designed to look and feel like a video game may successfully flag children with attention disorders, according to the results of a study published Sept. 20,...

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Bloomberg Awards $10 Million for Women Coffee Farmers in Africa

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09/23/2016

... Philanthropies has announced a $10 million grant to the Relationship Coffee Institute to expand its women's economic development program in Rwanda ... the grant will enable an additional twenty thousand...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Gender Justice

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Wallace Selects Seven Universities to Participate in $47M Initiative

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10/13/2016

Wallace Selects Seven Universities to Participate in $47M Initiative The Wallace Foundation has ... seven universities and their state and district partners to participate in a new $47-million initiative ...

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Westchester Community Foundation Supports Westchester Green Business Program in New York State

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12/19/2016

... Greener Communities initiative (CGC), a statewide program, to incorporate sustainability goals and principles into local decision-making, and leading to a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the...

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The Westchester Community Foundation

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Rockefeller Foundation Picks Rajiv J. Shah, a Trustee, as President

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01/05/2017

... Rockefeller Foundation , was asked about six months ago to join the committee that would select the foundation’s ... for International Development, ultimately said he wanted to be considered for the post. He...

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Supported by Doris Duke, The New England Foundation for the Arts Announces Program Design Changes

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01/09/2017

... for the Arts announced a series of program design changes to the National Dance Project. These design changes are ... (NDP) will increase the number of Production Grants to choreographers and dance companies;...

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Can Theology Move the Needle on Environmental Issues? Henry Luce Foundation Thinks So

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01/18/2017

... topic. Lo and behold, the foundation just gave $425,000 to the Methodist Theological School in Ohio for a seminary ... as a moral imperative, and the goal of the initiative is to establish best practices and...

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Podcast: The Surdna Foundation Pivots to Mark 100 Years of Impact

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03/24/2017

Podcast: The Surdna Foundation Pivots to Mark 100 Years of Impact In 1917, businessman John Andrus decided to give away half his self-made fortune, built in part on developing the peptonoid elixir that was the...

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PIMCO Foundation Supports Skating to Success in Harlem

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04/18/2017

PIMCO Foundation Supports Skating to Success in Harlem One of the PIMCO Foundation’s ... United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 to “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and ... our approach...

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