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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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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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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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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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The Century Foundation

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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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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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Grant Supported Research: Self-Affirmation Intervention with Existing Institutional Channels Leads To Academic Success for Minority Students

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06/28/2017

... tracks in school, according to Stanford scholars. The study , which recently appeared in the Proceedings of the ... them to advanced courses,” said J. Parker Goyer, the study ’s lead author and post-doctoral...

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Simons Foundation's SPARK Initiative is Calling on Dads With a New "Men of Action" Campaign

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07/11/2017

... their saliva to find answers for autism. While the SPARK study has already enrolled more than 50,000 individuals, including 20,000 individuals with autism, the study is falling short in terms of one crucial...

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Simons Foundation's Flatiron Institute Joins IBM and Others including Citizens in the Microbiome Immunity Project

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08/23/2017

... help is being enlisted in what's thought to be the biggest study of the human microbiome—the bacteria that live in and ... analysis of the microbiome in the digestive system. This study aims to help...

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IBM Corporation

Research To Prevent Blindness-Backed Project Identifies Potential Biomarkers Of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

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09/12/2017

... found through special laboratory tests, according to a new study led by AMD researchers based at Massachusetts Eye and Ear. The study , published online today in Ophthalmology, describes a ... to the advanced,...

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Wellcome Trust and the Simons Foundation Fund Researchers Uniting to Create International Brain Lab

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09/19/2017

... Brain Lab Leading neuroscientists are joining forces to study the brain—in much the same way that physicists team ...

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Rockefeller Foundation Research Shows Connection Between Watershed Quality and Disease in Children

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10/10/2017

... and Disease in Children A University of Vermont-led study of 300,000 children in 35 nations says kids whose ... the age of five. Published in Nature Communications, the study is the first to quantify the...

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Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Issues Consensus Report On Diabetes In Association With The ADA

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11/22/2017

American Diabetes Association Issues Consensus Report to Standardize Definitions and Outcome Measures Beyond HbA1C for Type 1 Diabetes in Special Diabetes Care Section

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