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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches Data Initiatives for Cities

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04/21/2015

... for Cities The What Works Cities initiative is open to U.S. cities with populations between 100,000 and 1 million ... mayors with technical assistance, expertise and peer- to -peer learning opportunities...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Earmarks Support for ArtPlace America

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05/21/2015

... in a new window recently approved a $1 million grant to support ArtPlace AmericaOpens in a new window in its ...

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The PIMCO Foundation Sends Employees to Peru to Build Sustainable Small Businesses with Coffee Farmers

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08/26/2015

The PIMCO Foundation Sends Employees to Peru to Build Sustainable Small Businesses with Coffee Farmers ... firm PIMCO, has again partnered with TechnoServe to send four volunteers from PIMCO...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Spark Prize Application is Now Open

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05/03/2016

... Prize provides annual recognition and meaningful support to organizations with a strong track record of addressing ... critical challenges and opportunities in Brooklyn. We aim to celebrate organizations that...

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Ford Foundation's Elizabeth Alexander Elected to Pulitzer Prize Board

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06/02/2016

Ford Foundation's Elizabeth Alexander Elected to Pulitzer Prize Board Elizabeth Alexander, an acclaimed poet, author and professor, has been elected to the Pulitzer Prize Board, Columbia University announced...

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Simons Foundation Gives $1.5M to Explore New Approaches to Data Mining

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08/01/2016

Simons Foundation Gives $1.5M to Explore New Approaches to Data Mining It takes a well-trained eye to spot an irregular heartbeat in the peaks and valleys of an ...

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Partially Funded by Mertz Gilmore, Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Announces 'World of Dance' Series

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08/05/2016

Since its inception in 1966, this series has showcased new works by more than 175 regional, national, and international companies.

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Doris Duke Supports Research on Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease

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09/07/2016

... bringing a decades-old discovery about sickle-cell disease to the bedside. A clinical gene therapy trial, using a virus rendered harmless in the laboratory, is expected to launch in the coming year... Doris...

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Derek Coy Named New York State Health Foundation’s Veterans' Health Officer

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09/21/2016

... Fund. “Derek has the skills, experience, and connections to take our work in the area of veterans’ health to the next level,” said David Sandman, President and CEO ... York State Health Foundation . “He is the...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds Report on Why Cities and Businesses Should Partner to Achieve Climate Goals

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10/04/2016

... Funds Report on Why Cities and Businesses Should Partner to Achieve Climate Goals Cities and corporations are increasingly working together to address climate change — and finding these ...

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Rockefeller Foundation Announces Winners of 2016 Jane Jacobs Medal

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10/04/2016

... about urban life, creatively uses the built environment to make cities places of hope and expectation, and influences ... the world, the award was open this year for the first time to international nominees...

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Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Funds British Artist's MoMA Exhibition

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10/24/2016

... artist Mark Leckey and the largest exhibition of his work to date. Since coming to prominence in the late 1990s, Mark Leckey’s dynamic and ... effect of technology on popular culture, and given form to...

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On Time.com, Carnegie’s Gregorian: Voters Responsible for Protecting Democracy

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11/04/2016

Carnegie President, Vartan Gregorian, writes about how only committed citizenship can preserve our individual freedoms.

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Individuals Addressing Open Society Challenges Invited to Apply for Fellowship

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11/07/2016

Individuals Addressing Open Society Challenges Invited to Apply for Fellowship A program of the Open Society ... the Open Society Fellowship was founded in 2008 to support individuals around the world pursuing...

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A Look at Open Society’s Ongoing Commitment to Human Rights in the Post-Election Environment

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11/28/2016

A Look at Open Society’s Ongoing Commitment to Human Rights in the Post-Election Environment The Open ... Society Foundations knows a thing or two about standing up to strongman leaders, as well as the darkest...

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Patrick Gaspard Appointed VP of the Open Society Foundations

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12/05/2016

... today that Patrick H. Gaspard, the U.S. ambassador to South Africa and former senior advisor to President Obama, will join the philanthropy as vice ... as well as provide strategic direction and oversight...

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Airbnb Touts A 'Pivot,' But Its Fate In New York City Remains Uncertain

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12/08/2016

... is making a dramatic about-face in a belated effort to work with regulators rather than against them and, ... billion valuation. In London and Amsterdam, Airbnb agreed to impose limits on how often hosts rent...

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Putting Racism on the Table

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02/07/2017

The Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers' Putting Racism on the Table series is a learning series for philanthropy.

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William T. Grant and Sloan Foundations Support Study That Finds Good Sleep Promotes Postive Experiences, Less Conflict

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02/17/2017

Researchers in the Department of Biobehavioral Health (BBH) at Penn State found that sleep quality and quantity at night is affected by that day's stressors, and sleep hours and quality affect daily stressors the next day.

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