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The Burke Foundation Awards Support to Help Young Children and Families Thrive

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01/21/2021

... David Willis, M.D., Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of Social Policy, applauded these new investments. ...

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Supports Database that Tracks Health Equity Implications of State COVID-19 Policies

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07/28/2021

... mobility data, or the Understanding COVID in America study , researchers can evaluate and inform policies that ...

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For philanthropy, racial equity isn't enough: Why we've moved to redistribution to address the racial wealth gap

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10/14/2021

... introduced legislation to fund the first commission to study and develop proposals for providing reparations to ... is essential because those who hold the bulk of ill-gotten resources and influence —...

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Arcus Foundation is Funding Ape Conservation with Social Justice in Mind

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10/15/2021

... in and benefit from the sustainable management of natural resources in important gorilla and chimpanzee habitats in the ... Conservation Project to develop a safeguards approach to study and conserve...

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02 Apr 2025

Making Reporting Work: Aligning Grantmaking with Learning & Change - Part 1 of a Three-Part Series

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:15pm

Join our three-part virtual series, flipping the script on grant reporting, evolving the function into a more effective, learning-driven process. Traditional reporting often focuses on compliance and funder needs, limiting nonprofits' ability to...

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12 Aug 2025

Anti-Authoritarian Funder Learning Series Part I: In Defense of Civil Society - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... we will learn from experts deeply engaged in the study and practice of resisting autocracy and building the ... democratic backsliding; and hone in on how philanthropic resources can support local-level...

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Creating a ‘Movement-Led Family Foundation’: A Conversation with the Kolibri Foundation

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01/14/2026

Eileen Farbman, co-founder and board co-chair of the Kolibri Foundation, sits down with consultant Molly Schultz Hafid for an open and detailed walk-through of Kolibri’s journey from a traditional family foundation to one intentionally designed to...

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Shamira Lukomwa

Shamira Lukomwa comes to PNY with rich experiences from the private, public and social impact sectors across North America, East and West Africa. She has managed, developed and led programs for an international experiential...

Paid Leave Seen As Way To Stop Decline in Women in Workforce

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07/28/2014

... paid maternity leave as part of federal policy. An earlier study by researchers at Cornell University found that ... were more likely to return to work, according to one study .... Paid Leave Seen As Way To...

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Column from Hartford Foundation: Independence—It’s What Older People Want

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12/01/2015

... People Want We already know what older people want. A study from the National Conference of State Legislatures and ...

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

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Rockefeller Supported, ‘Futures of Work” Report Examines Global Disruptions

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01/19/2016

... Foundation, the report encapsulates a year-long study of forecasts for work and working populations. "There .....

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Opinion: Does a Soda Tax Reduce Obesity? Ask Mexico (Bloomberg Philanthropies)

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02/23/2016

... prices by approximately 10 percent. More recently, a study published last month in the British Medical Journal ... of sugary drinks after the law's passage. That study was funded by Bloomberg...

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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New Biomarker Identifies Uveal Melanoma Patients At High Risk For Metastasis (Research To Prevent Blindness)

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03/07/2016

... Risk For Metastasis (Research To Prevent Blindness) A study by J. William Harbour, M.D., associate director for ... be monitored more closely for metastatic disease. The study was supported by the National...

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Century Foundation Fellow on Legacy Admissions Begetting Educational Inequality

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07/29/2016

... its stated fundraising goal of $1 billion. A 2009 study found that the University of Georgia and six members of ...

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Fund for the City of New York Supports Conceptualization of Underground Maps and Models

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02/15/2017

... from interested parties to inform a Concept Development Study (CDS) that will assess the current state and future ... interoperability project. The purpose of the study is to develop an in-depth understanding...

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With Support from the Wenner-Gren Foundation, Fossil Hunters Discover New Primate Species

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02/28/2017

... the size of a house cat, said Patel, co-author of the new study in the Journal of Human Evolution... With Support from ...

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Thousands of People With Autism Join Simons Foundation's SPARK Initiative

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04/04/2017

... Research for Knowledge (SPARK) is an online scientific study and community of individuals with autism and their ... With 25 clinical site partners around the nation, the study aims to ultimately enroll 50,000...

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With Support from Pershing Square and Alfred P. Sloan Foundations, New Research Finds that Behavioral ‘Nudges’ Offer a Cost-Effective Policy Tool

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06/08/2017

... as ‘nudges,’ may be extremely cost effective. The new study , which examined the cost-effectiveness of nudges and ... University of Pennsylvania, one of the authors of the new study ... With Support from...

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Commonwealth Fund and GWU Release New Findings on House GOP Healthcare Bill Resulting in Loss of 1M Jobs in 10 Years

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06/19/2017

... Bill Resulting in Loss of 1M Jobs in 10 Years A new study from the Commonwealth Fund and George Washington ... enacting of the American Health Care Act. According to the study from Leighton Ku, Erika Steinmetz...

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