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Gerstner Family Foundation Commits $10 Million to Cancer Research

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06/11/2015

... that drive cancer drug resistance and pave the way for new treatments. “Cancer treatment has seen amazing ... a reality, thanks to the Gerstner Family Foundation’ s generous gift....” Gerstner Family...

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Foundations Vow to Invest in Clean-Energy Technology

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06/17/2015

... — and in many cases more than 10% — to investments in new energy over the next five years. These foundations ...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust and Sloan Foundation Back Data Science Collaboration

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07/08/2015

... and interactive. Think Google Drive with a brain. The new funding comes from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley ...

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$1.25 Million Mellon Grant Awarded to Arts & Humanities to Fund Digital Humanities, African American Studies

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07/17/2015

... undergraduate curricular initiatives including UMD’ s First-Year Innovation & Research Experience (FIRE) program, a new initiative to expose first-year undergraduates to rich ...

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Ford Statement on Importance of Arts Amidst Pressing Poverty

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08/18/2015

... by the court to commission artwork to decorate its new building. At the time, some asked whether it was right to ...

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D.C. Schools Attracted Record Amounts of Philanthropy in Recent Years

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08/27/2015

... charter schools or to organizations, including the New Schools Venture Fund, that support charter schools.... ...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Carnegie-Backed Study Explores Adolescent Girls' Knowledge of HPV and Sexuality in Western Uganda

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09/02/2015

... and Sexuality in Western Uganda Globally, about 500,000 new cases of cervical cancer and about 274,000 deaths due to ...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funding Spurs Federal Synthetic Biology Research

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09/17/2015

... Funding Spurs Federal Synthetic Biology Research A new analysis by the Synthetic Biology Project at the Wilson ... Research Projects Agency (DARPA) fund much of the U. S . government’ s...

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Global Companies Like Johnson & Johnson and Goldman Sachs Join Climate Change Efforts

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09/23/2015

... Sachs Join Climate Change Efforts Some of the world’ s most prominent companies are expected to set a long-term ... its modest origins on American college campuses. The new members include Johnson &...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Backs Study Exploring Taskmaster Brain Region

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09/25/2015

... through a sequence of tasks, you aren’t far off. In new research, Brown University scientists report evidence ... This isn’t just an everyday aspect of psychology; it’ s an every minute one. Think of your...

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American Express Puts Nonprofit Leadership Programs Online

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10/29/2015

... the American Express Foundation is starting an ambitious new digital effort to train aspiring charity executives. ... launch Leaderosity , a website that builds on a decade’ s worth of work to offer...

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Tow Foundation Touted as Prime Example of Funder Helping Turn the Tide for Juvenile Justice Reform

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11/19/2015

... Helping Turn the Tide for Juvenile Justice Reform A new precedent was set recently when Connecticut Governor ... to establish 20 as the age of jurisdiction for the state’ s juvenile justice system. This would...

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"Resilience" Bonds Could Help in Climate Disaster, Rockefeller Report Says

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12/10/2015

A "resilience bond", a variation on a catastrophe bond, could help cities deal more effectively with climate change-related disasters, according to a report funded by the Rockefeller Foundation.

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Tow Foundation Founder to Serve on NP Board Taking Over Philadelphia’s Struggling Newspaper of Record

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01/12/2016

... Founder to Serve on NP Board Taking Over Philadelphia’ s Struggling Newspaper of Record “If newspapers are ... a stunning development for a struggling business, that’ s pretty close to what the storied...

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The Tow Foundation

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

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01/19/2016

... ways, according to The Futures of Work, a groundbreaking new report from Foresight Alliance, a Washington DC-based ... and marginalized may experience. Foresight Alliance' s report aims to help address...

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NonProfitTimes Calls on Foundation Leaders to Demand Presidential Candidates Address NP Issues (Rockefeller Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund)

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02/04/2016

... and the outcome was still in doubt. Eyes are trained on New Hampshire on Feb. 9 and then South Carolina on Feb. 27 ...

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Ms. Foundation CEO Puts Spotlight on Needs of Women and Girls

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02/05/2016

... was organized by NewMexicoWomen.Org, a program of the New Mexico Community Foundation designed to address issues affecting the state’ s women and girls. . . Ms. Foundation CEO Puts Spotlight on ...