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Tata Power and The Rockefeller Foundation Announce Breakthrough Enterprise to Empower Million of Indians with Renewable Microgrid Electricity

Release Date:

11/04/2019

... challenges in modern India: the lack of access to affordable , reliable electricity for millions of rural homes ... costs and carbon emissions by 1 million tons per year as well as reducing the amount of diesel...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Community Development

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The Rockefeller Foundation

John A. Hartford Foundation Partners with YMCA to Prevent Diabetes

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06/12/2015

... with YMCA to Prevent Diabetes The Y has received a two- year , $860,500 grant from the John A. Hartford Foundation ... percent, also offering the possibility for lowering health care expenditures. With funding...

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

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NY State Health Foundation Sees Need to Educate Consumers on State Obamacare Offerings

Release Date:

11/02/2015

... her very long. There is rent, food, clothing and day- care for her 2- year old son. So last year , when she shopped for health insurance on the New York ...

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New York Health Foundation

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Scientists Find Key Driver for Treatment of Deadly Brain Cancer (Helmsley Charitable Trust)

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01/11/2016

... tumor typically survives 15 months, if given the best care . The late Senator Ted Kennedy succumbed to this disease in just over a year . But scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered ...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Supported by JPB Foundation, Harvard Study Finds Illinois Soda Tax Could Cut Health Costs, Raise $561 Million in Revenue Annually

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04/26/2017

... on sugar-sweetened beverages could raise $561 million a year in new revenue for Illinois, while also saving millions in health care costs associated with obesity and diabetes, according to ... Illinois was...

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Freedom Together Foundation

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Bloomberg Writes on His Philanthropy's Public Health Projects

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06/01/2017

... of the foreign aid and donations dedicated to health care was aimed at preventing and treating them. That ... in an open letter that Michael Bloomberg publishes every year to explain the direction of Bloomberg...

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Albany, Glens Falls among Regions Adding Jobs in New York

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09/15/2017

... Falls metro areas lost private-sector jobs over the past year , 1,300 and 100 respectively. In the Albany metro area, ... were: education and health services, with 1,700; health care and social assistance, with...

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Workforce Development

Nathan Cummings Foundation Fellowship Shows Successes

Release Date:

10/16/2015

... and CEO of the Nathan Cummings Foundation. This year ’s fellows include Anurag Gupta , who is developing a ... doctors and nurses to overcome implicit bias in health care delivery; Bridgit Antoinette Evans ,...

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Community Development

The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Social Justice

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Take It From the Nonprofits: Even in a Crisis, Funders Are Falling Short on Equity

Release Date:

07/29/2021

... of 2020 on nonprofits — and how the crises of the past year hit some nonprofits much harder than others. While many ... of swiftly and equitably delivering responsive, flexible resources to nonprofits facing...

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Insights

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

06 Oct 2015

When a Policy Win is Not Enough: Civic Engagement After the Big Win

Tuesday, October 6, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

With recent policy wins such as the NYC Earned Sick Time Act , the NYC Pregnant Workers Fairness Act , women (and men) have some important new protections. But ... language, women who work outside of traditional...

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Panel

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Gender Justice

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Afua Atta-Mensah, Executive Director of Community Voices Heard, Says "Basebuilding is a Contact Sport"

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06/22/2017

... across the breakfast table and text the person across from us to pass us the Cheerios, talking to somebody is a revolutionary act ," she says. Her PHIL Talk delved into the importance of...

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PhilTalks

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Civic Engagement

Philanthropic Consultants/Advisors

11 Sep 2017

The Pence-Kobach Commission's Potential Impact on Voting Rights - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, September 11, 2017 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

... communities and weaken the National Voter Registration Act . While not new, these claims have taken on a new level of ... Department of Justice to undermine voting rights. Join us for a timely and important...

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Webinar/Teleconference

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Civic Engagement