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OSF Founder Soros Instrumental in Advancing Drug Reform Policies in the United States

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10/03/2014

... of sentencing for drug charges. His foundation has donated about $200 million to drug reforms since 1994, double what most people had estimated until now. Worth an estimated $24 ... It’s now a philanthropic...

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Charities Seek to Attract More Boomers as They Mull Retirement Plans

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10/20/2014

... nonprofit organizations are seeking to get them thinking about how to channel their money and other assets into ... Charities are also benefiting from a giving surge by people in their 50s and 60s, especially...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Joins Others in Backing New High School Models

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11/11/2015

... teachers, entrepreneurs, philanthropists and students about how high schools could be remade to be more tech-savvy, ... school models "that reimagine the use of time, money, people , and technology, and...

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New Mortgage Program Big Boost for Detroit Buyers (Clinton, Ford Foundations)

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02/19/2016

... 1,000 mortgages in a city where banks have been skittish about lending because of deeply depressed property values, ... than appraised values, a gap that makes it difficult for people to get mortgages, no...

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Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation

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Open Society Foundations Fellow Makes Greece a More Welcoming Place for Refugees

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01/23/2017

... Greece a More Welcoming Place for Refugees A group of people walking through the fields caught Vasilis ... Another group passed by. Then a third group, who told him about a crossing that, one year later, would...

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United Hospital Fund Report Examines Ramifications of Eligible Adults Refusing Prescribed Home Health Care

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08/24/2017

... includes a fear of losing control and privacy, concerns about finances, and the belief that family caregivers alone ... home care. According to the study, in most cases, people resist home care to their own...

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Study: Giving Leads to Happiness

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09/18/2017

... The study showed that generosity changed the activity in people ’s brains in ways that increase feelings of ... men and women and asking them to complete questionnaires about their current mood. They then were...

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Nonprofits Help Shift Mayor De Blasio's Opinion On Closing Rikers, Commission Leaders Say

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10/05/2017

... Say New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s opinion about whether to shut down the Rikers Island jail complex has ... public clamor to close Rikers Island,” Lippman said about the jail complex, which houses...

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The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Welcomes Its 2023-2024 African Fellows

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03/13/2023

... of the awards, previously known as the HFG Young African Scholars Program, highest priority was given to ... “It is our hope that the promising work of these young scholars will provide both greater...

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Anne Tatlock and Janet Robinson to Join Carnegie Corporation Board of Trustees

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03/12/2014

... as Vice-Chairman of Fiduciary’s parent company, Franklin Resources . Tatlock remains a Director on both Boards. She has ... multiple entries in Forbes Magazine’s list of 100 Most Powerful Women in the World,...

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Passing Raise the Age Legislation: A Big Step on the Long Road to Implementation

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06/30/2017

... the planning phase, identify and advocate for county-level resources , and monitor implementation of the law, paying ...

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Simons Foundation Announces Historic Gift to Stony Brook University Endowment

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06/01/2023

... level of educational excellence and with world-class resources . The foundation’s gift will also help give those ...

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Study Supported by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds Genetic Link to Extinct Relative of Humans in Four Modern West African Populations

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02/13/2020

... discovered that four populations in West Africa can trace about 8% of their genetic ancestry to an archaic hominin, an ... hominid evolutionary tree more than 600,000 years ago — about 100,000 years earlier...

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Listening for Bits of Truth in DC

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03/22/2018

... provide, presents an opportunity to probe deeper, to ask about political calculations and glimpse behind the curtain ... because the Democrats are determined to have the American people see the GOP Tax Bill...

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A Message from CEO Kathryn O'Neal-Dunham

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09/28/2021

... encourage you to read the full announcement to learn more about the accomplishments of these individuals and how the ... challenges can only be addressed through changes in people ’s priorities, beliefs, habits...

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Morgan Stanley Launches Initiative to Advance Equity in Education and Career Outcomes for Underrepresented Groups

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12/20/2021

... systemic inequities in education and career outcomes for young adults from low-to-moderate income backgrounds with a ... journeys. “Supporting diverse communities and young people of color...

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30 Jan 2018

Exchanges, Scholarships, and Fellowships: Examining a Century of Foundation Funding of Individuals

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3:00pm to 5:00pm

... boundaries; to build fields of knowledge; and to help people access greater opportunity. Until recently, however, ... archivally grounded study of fellowships and exchanges. Ongoing opportunities and...

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University of Buffalo Receives $3 Million Mellon Grant in Support of Indigenous Studies

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01/13/2020

... UB and represents a transformative new development in an ongoing story of perseverance among indigenous faculty, ...

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