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Respected Anthropologist Danilyn Rutherford Steps Into New Role as President of Wenner-Gren Foundation

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08/09/2017

... Foundation The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research 's next president respected anthropologist Danilyn ... at the University of California, Santa Cruz, whose research and fieldwork focused...

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Michael J. Fox Foundation and Simons Foundation Making Waves in Basic Science

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12/01/2017

... philanthropic mega-donors pumping cash into biomedical research labs. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, for example, has devoted more than $40 billion to research on malaria and other infectious diseases...

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The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards Second Round of Grants Through Sickle Cell Disease/Advancing Cures Program

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09/10/2019

... this is an exciting time for sickle cell disease research and an opportunity to make important strides toward ... a cure,” said Betsy Myers, Program Director for Medical Research at the Doris Duke Charitable...

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The Future is Now: The Need for Health Information Exchange

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04/30/2012

... healthcare purchasers. Prior to joining PCIP, Shih was a Research Scientist at the National Committee for Quality Assurance, in the Research and Performance Measurement unit. She was involved in several...

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Surdna-Funded Study Calls for Targeted Federal Policies to Create Quality Jobs

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05/09/2017

To reverse economic trends that have left many American workers behind, smart, targeted public policies that encourage private-sector investment in the creation of quality jobs are needed, a report from Pacific Community Ventures finds.

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Elects Two New Trustees

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07/01/2013

... organization devoted to supporting original high-quality research , the Foundation needs Trustees with deep knowledge ... Barnhart has become a pioneer in the field of operations research , with a focus on the...

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Philanthropy Can Help Build a Thriving Democracy by Building Up Programs and Places That Fuel Civic Involvement

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01/20/2022

... systems, and other networks nationwide. They can fund research on the need for civic institutions and projects to ...

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Sheldon H. Danziger Named New President of the Russell Sage Foundation

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02/01/2013

... , the principal American foundation devoted exclusively to research in the social sciences, has announced the ... of distinguished and groundbreaking social science research that addresses important policy...

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United Way of New York City Releases 2014 Self-Sufficiency Standards

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12/02/2014

United Way of NYC explores the key issues that prevent New Yorkers from achieving self-sufficiency.

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Nine Graphs That Show How Hard It Is To Be a Homeless Student In New York City

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08/19/2016

About 127,000 New York City public school students — or one in eight — have been homeless at some point in the last five school years, more than the total population of Boston and Seattle’s school systems combined.

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Century Foundation Study Finds Socioeconomic Integration Helps Narrow Achievement Gaps

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10/19/2016

School districts and charter schools across the country increasingly are pursuing socioeconomic integration, with data on those efforts suggesting positive outcomes for both low- and middle-income students, a report from the Century Foundation finds.

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United Hospital Fund's New Analysis Finds Drug Costs Significantly HIgher for Insurers in New York State

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07/06/2017

Prescription drug spending increased significantly for health plans participating in the Medicaid Managed Care and the commercial small group markets in recent years, according to a new report from United Hospital Fund (UHF).

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation's CEO Interviewed in Funder Spotlight

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09/07/2017

Since his appointment as president a year and a half ago, Phil Li of the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation has taken dramatic steps toward embodying trust-based philanthropy, including getting rid of lengthy reporting requirements and shifting toward...

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With Support from Citi and The Rockefeller Foundation, Boston University Releases “Cities Joining Ranks—Policy Networks on the Rise”

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04/23/2018

Today the Boston University Initiative on Cities, with support from Citi Community Development and The Rockefeller Foundation, launched Cities Joining Ranks—Policy Networks on the Rise, a new report which details the activities, visibility, value,...

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Rockefeller Foundation Appears Set to End 100 Resilient Cities Program

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04/01/2019

... people familiar with the foundation's plans, Bloomberg reports . Launched in 2013 as an independent entity, the .....

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Investors Devote $13.5-Million to Combat Recidivism in New York

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01/03/2014

... U.S. Trust for a program combating recidivism in New York, reports The Chronicle of Philanthropy. A group of ... rates for newly released prisoners in New York, Reuters reports . Among the more than 40 private...

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Bank of America Private Bank

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Investors Devote $13.5-Million to Combat Recidivism in New York

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01/03/2014

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Mass. Unveils Biggest U.S. ‘Pay for Success’ Effort

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01/30/2014

... recidivism among ex-convicts, Boston public radio WBUR reports . Goldman Sachs and five other supporters will invest ...

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CDC: Measles cases in USA hit 20-year high

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05/30/2014

The USA has the most measles cases in 20 years and the most since homegrown outbreaks were eliminated in 2000, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday.

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