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Research to Prevent Blindness-Funded Study Finds Possible New Target for Glaucoma Therapy

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09/11/2015

Research to Prevent Blindness-Funded Study Finds Possible New Target ... have elucidated a genetic interaction that may prove key to the development and progression of glaucoma, a blinding ... optic nerve damage...

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NYTimes Publishes OpEd by Tiffany & Co. Chairman on Environmental Sustainability

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11/09/2015

... of this remarkable place. My colleagues and I traveled to Bristol Bay in 2008 to encounter firsthand the land and people put in harm’s ... of such indescribable beauty. Beyond pledging not to...

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The Tiffany & Co. Foundation

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Surdna-Funded Report Suggests Better Language, New Approaches to Community Wealth Building

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11/11/2015

... Report Suggests Better Language, New Approaches to Community Wealth Building When it comes to economic development, what images and feelings come to mind when you hear the phrase, “attract...

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Community Development

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Ford and Luce Foundations Support Scholars Bringing Fresh Eyes to Well-worn Topics in SE Asia

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11/23/2015

... and Luce Foundations Support Scholars Bringing Fresh Eyes to Well-worn Topics in Southeast Asia When it comes to writing about the long-contentious issue of hydropower ... and anti-dammers engage and make...

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MetLife Foundation Partners with Duke University on CommonCents Lab

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12/08/2015

... an initiative that will apply behavioral economics to identify new ways to help millions of Americans improve their saving and ... colleges, employers and other nonprofit organizations to...

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Simons Foundation Backs Autism BrainNet and NIH NeuroBioBank Partnership to Advance Autism Research

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12/09/2015

... Backs Autism BrainNet and NIH NeuroBioBank Partnership to Advance Autism Research Simons Foundation and Autism ... into an agreement with the National Institutes of Health to align two of the world’s largest...

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Tow Foundation Founder to Serve on NP Board Taking Over Philadelphia’s Struggling Newspaper of Record

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01/12/2016

Tow Foundation Founder to Serve on NP Board Taking Over Philadelphia’s Struggling ... for a struggling business, that’s pretty close to what the storied Philadelphia Inquirer and its sister ... Media Network (PMN...

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Communications/Media

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Largest-Ever Study of Cornea Condition Reveals Hidden Risk Factors, U-M Team Reports (Research To Prevent Blindness)

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01/13/2016

... Reveals Hidden Risk Factors, U-M Team Reports (Research To Prevent Blindness) A large new study reveals previously ... of the eye, called the cornea, weak, which leads it to become cone-shaped over time. The...

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Rockefeller Foundation to Take Food-Waste Fight to Davos

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01/21/2016

Rockefeller Foundation to Take Food-Waste Fight to Davos The World Economic Forum suffers from no shortage ... the gathering of global power players still lends itself to high-minded ideals. The...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Rauch Foundation and Others Publish Report that Quantifies Long Island’s Housing Needs

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02/05/2016

... Island Index, uses RPA’s regional population projections to estimate future housing demand on Long Island, and ... recent trends, only 64,000 new housing units are likely to be developed in the same time...

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Housing and Homelessness

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Presidential Candidates Ignore Long-Term Care Issues (United Hospital Fund)

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02/10/2016

... long-term care. “Unless something dramatic happens to cause people to pay attention, I don’t see it affecting this election or ...

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Climate Adaptation Fund, Supported by Duke Foundation, To Enable Conservation Projects In Urban Centers

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04/04/2016

Climate Adaptation Fund, Supported by Duke Foundation, To Enable Conservation Projects In Urban Centers A grant ... new methods for helping wildlife in the United States to adapt to rapidly...

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The New York Community Trust Gives $5.4M to 45 Nonprofits Across the City and Nation

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04/12/2016

The New York Community Trust Gives $5.4M to 45 Nonprofits Across the City and Nation Forty-five ... of promising projects—from reforming the bail system to developing an arts and leadership program for children on...

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Housing News Coverage Supported by Revson and New York Community Trust Wins Honors

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05/11/2016

The New York Press Club recognizes City Limits housing coverage over the past year, supported by the New York Community Trust, the Charles H. Revson Foundation and the Fund for Investigative Journalism.

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Marist College, Rockefeller Archive Center Partner on Open-Source Technologies for Digital Archival Processes

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08/24/2016

... and the Rockefeller Archive Center (RAC) have partnered to develop and implement a sustainable and robust platform ...

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Rockefeller Archive Center

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Suzette Hunte Joins United Way of New York City as Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives

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09/08/2016

... as Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives. Reporting to Sheena Wright, President & Chief Executive Officer, and as ... Team, Hunte will serve as a strategic thought partner to the President and play...

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United Way of New York City

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

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09/09/2016

... J. Skiba and M. Karega Rausch, she seeks to answer three questions: • Why are some students subjected to harsher discipline than others? • Why are ... and arrests so widely used? • What should we do to...

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Rockefeller's Judith Rodin Joins Conversation on Innovative Finance, New Investment Tools and Climate Change

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12/08/2016

... Morton feeling optimistic about the worldwide response to climate change. Morton led the Overseas Private ... Corp. as its chief operating office before transitioning to the White House as its senior director...

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The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Views the Arts as a "Community Anchor"

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12/12/2016

... two terms the Bank of America Charitable Foundation uses to describe the organizations that earn its support. In the realm of arts and culture, that boils down to high-impact and visionary programs that...

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