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Gates Report Stresses Need for Philanthropy Amid Aid Cuts

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09/13/2017

Gates Report Stresses Need for Philanthropy Amid Aid Cuts The Bill & Melinda Gates ... call previewing the report. . . Gates Report Stresses Need for Philanthropy Amid Aid Cuts ...

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Ford Teams up with Stephen Ross to Invest $27.5M in Platform Projects throughout Detroit

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09/15/2017

... a $10 million investment during the Detroit Homecoming event Thursday night at the Detroit Film Theatre at the DIA. ... in the downtown and Midtown areas. Neighborhoods targeted for the projects include...

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Housing and Homelessness

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Opinion: How Parks Lose Their Playfulness

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09/25/2017

... few years ago, the Hudson River Park Trust floated an idea for a new island. Called Pier 55, it was to be a ... a public park, the design also accommodated three outdoor event venues; it’s easy to imagine...

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Thousands March For Black Women And Racial Justice In D.C., Around The Country

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10/02/2017

Thousands March For Black Women And Racial Justice In D.C., Around The ... The two separate but closely-coordinated events, the March for Black Women (M4BW) and the March for Racial Justice (M4RJ...

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Gender Justice

Bloomberg Philanthropies Kicks Off CityLab Paris Summit

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10/24/2017

... that’s what CityLab is all about. This is the fifth year for the conference – and it keeps getting bigger, and ... election in Japan, Gov. Koike spoke about the struggle for inclusion in politics. “After this...

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Aetna Foundation Provides Additional Assistance to the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund

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09/14/2018

... will also match employees disaster relief donations dollar- for -dollar (up to $5,000 per donor per year) to any ...

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Newman's Own Awards Donates $200,000 to Five Military Non-Profits

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10/05/2018

... Hall of Heroes to honor five non-profit organizations for their innovative programs created to improve military ... life. The annual competition seeks to reward ingenuity for programs that benefit service men...

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Joan Mitchell Foundation Announces a Series of New Artists Talks in Collaboration With Voices in Contemporary Art

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10/24/2018

... (CALL) initiative, which provides resources and training for artists in the areas of studio organization, archiving, ...

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Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania Provide Resources to Support Tree Of Life Synagogue Victims

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10/29/2018

... in greater Pittsburgh, the GWP community is grieving for the injuries and loss of life at Tree of Life on October ... and recovery. Thousands of people gathered on Sunday for a vigil to remember those who were...

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MetLife Foundation and MicroSave Launch "i3" Program in Vietnam

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11/16/2018

... the MetLife Foundation launched the “i3” program at an event in Hanoi on November 14, aimed at improving the ... moderate-income communities around the country. Standing for Innovate, Implement and Impact, the...

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Rauch Foundation Catalyzes Local Investment with Cross-Sector Collaboration

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04/28/2021

... Rauch Foundation of Long Island and The National Center for Family Philanthropy have extended an invitation to Philanthropy New York members for Sparking Cross-Sector Collaboration for COVID...

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The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Releases a Research and Policy In Brief, Mass Shootings: Causes and Prevention

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04/21/2021

... early-warning systems, and creating a reliable process for data collection could greatly reduce the frequency and ...

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Cary A. Kravet Joins the Board of United Hospital Fund

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02/23/2015

Cary A. Kravet, CEO of Kravet Inc, will join United Hospital Fund's board of directors.

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Kress Foundation Trustee to Lead Metropolitan Museum of Art

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03/12/2015

... of Trustees of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, the Council for Library and Information Resources, and the Shipley ... of Trustees of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, the Council for Library and Information...

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New Study Supported by Simons Foundation Finds Math and Science are Kids' Favorite Subjects, But Parents Value Reading and Writing Skills More

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04/18/2017

... order to get a good job, but just 59 percent say the same for science... New Study Supported by Simons Foundation Finds ...

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JPB Foundation Funded Study Shows More Than Half Of US Children Will Be Obese By 35

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11/30/2017

... Ward, programmer/analyst at Harvard Chan School’s Center for Health Decision Science and lead author of the study. ... findings highlight the importance of prevention efforts for all children as they grow up,...

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A New Study Supported by Research to Prevent Blindness Reveals that Antioxidant Therapy Prevents Vision Loss in Rare Birth Defect

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02/07/2018

A new study led by vision researchers at UB’s Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and the VA Western New York Healthcare System has demonstrated that the addition of widely available antioxidants to the current standard-of-care...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds New Research on the Energy and Environmental Implications of the Digital Economy

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04/18/2018

... Law Institute , in partnership with the Center for Law, Energy & the Environment at UC Berkeley and the ... project focused on the implications of the digital economy for energy and the environment. The...

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Research Funded By The Commonwealth Fund Shows Overdose Risk Quintuples With Opioid and Benzodiazepine Use

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06/22/2018

... published today in JAMA Network Open. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends against ... who are prescribed opioids also fill prescriptions for benzodiazepines. Both drugs have sedative...

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