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Obesity Was Rising as Ghana Embraced Fast Food. Then Came KFC.

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10/02/2017

... July. His boss and co-workers joined him for an evening of laughter and selfies, lingering over dinner at his ... it you feel good.” Ghana, a coastal African country of more than 28 million still etched with...

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The New Bedtime Story Is a Podcast

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10/03/2017

... came to James’s hometown this summer for a live taping of his podcast for grown-ups, “How I Built This,” ... to meet outside the venue. James had Mr. Raz sign the back of his NPR T-shirt. As podcast makers...

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MetLife Foundation Seeks to Increase Financial Well-Being

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10/06/2017

... impeding that behavior, and then amplifying the benefits of that behavior. "MetLife Foundation believes that ... them to achieve their financial goals," said Evelyn Stark of MetLife Foundation. …...

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Schumer Calls On EPA To Resume 'Abandoned' Cleanups Of Radioactive Hot Spots

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10/10/2017

Schumer Calls On EPA To Resume 'Abandoned' Cleanups Of Radioactive Hot Spots Sen. Charles E. Schumer on Monday ... Environmental Protection Agency to resume cleanup efforts of radioactive locations in...

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Opinion: No, That Robot Will Not Steal Your Job

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10/10/2017

... Robot Will Not Steal Your Job The recovery from the crisis of 2008 has been one of the weakest on record, but never in postwar history has so ... and approaching a 40-year low. This flies in the face ...

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In Hurricanes’ Wake, Nonprofits Worry About Fundraising Impact

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10/10/2017

... sets, and found a new venue for the September 15 premiere of Describe the Night, a political saga set in Russia that ... the theater, the play opened on schedule at a University of Houston venue. The team...

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Opinion: The Community Health Center Fund: What’s At Risk?

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10/10/2017

... a special 5-year funding authorization to expand the reach of the community health centers program. This special funding authority expired in 2015. As part of the funding extension for the Children’s Health...

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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

... Design — a design competition from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and The Rockefeller ... their coastlines more resilient. Here's a look at some of the project proposals: The $1...

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JPMorgan Chase Puts Funding Towards New York Workforce Development

Release Date:

10/31/2017

... City. JPMorgan Chase Global Philanthropy, the charity arm of the multinational banking and financial services holding ... The organization is giving another $330,000 to a trio of city nonprofits that will work...

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Hillman Foundation Announces 2017 Innovation Grants

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11/17/2017

... populations. To accelerate the development and scale of forward thinking nursing-driven models of care, the Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation (RAHF) has added two new grant programs to its portfolio ...

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Ms. Foundation Responds to Alabama Special Election

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12/13/2017

... response to the Alabama Special Election: “We are proud of the people of Alabama for refusing to be represented by Roy Moore, and congratulate Doug Jones on the results of the special...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds First-Ever Center for Empathy and the Visual Arts

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12/15/2017

... W. Mellon Foundation has awarded the Minneapolis Institute of Art, or MIA, a $750,000 grant, to fund a five-year project ... to our museum has the opportunity to experience works of art made over the course...

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United Hospital Fund Study Doubts Utility of Quality Performance Websites

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01/03/2018

United Hospital Fund Study Doubts Utility of Quality Performance Websites Websites profiling the comparative performance of healthcare providers often fail to deliver information ... are often preoccupied with...

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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

... today is to create not just new rules, but new ways of writing and adjusting regulations that better fit the dynamism and pace of change of cities themselves. Many city governments in the U.S...

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North Star Fund Announces 9 Catalyst Grants

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01/16/2018

... housing strategies and more. It's truly a cross-section of the work that New Yorkers are doing to realize the true potential of our city as a place where all people are welcome and .....

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Westchester Community Foundation Names New Board Chair, Members

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01/16/2018

... advisor and wealth management professional, as Chair of the Foundation’s Board. Mr. Akinla has been a member of the Board since 2012. Mr. Akinla has held a number of leadership positions with...

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

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03/27/2018

... last week, Pfizer and Rise Against Hunger engaged hundreds of volunteers at the SXSW Trade Show to package meals for ... had been prepared. At Pfizer, we recognize the importance of achieving each of...

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New York Foundation Releases New Video in the Ongoing Series "In Their Own Words"

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03/29/2018

... about the personal experiences that drew them to the craft of organizing. In this installment, New York Foundation sits down with Quardean Lewis-Allen, founder and CEO of Made in Brownsville This video was...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces 2018 Core Support for National Arts Service Organizations

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04/17/2018

DDCF selected the awardees through an extensive review process that aimed to identify, recognize and encourage organizations serving critical roles for the dance, jazz, theater and presenting fields, such as by maintaining important networks for...

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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, director of the Simons Foundation’s Mathematics and Physical ...

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