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Research to Prevent Blindness Celebrates 60th Anniversary

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02/05/2020

Today, Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) celebrates the 60th anniversary of its incorporation.

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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

UCLA computational biologists have discovered that four populations in West Africa can trace about 8% of their genetic ancestry to an archaic hominin, an extinct relative of humans that branched off from the hominid evolutionary tree more than 600,...

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Issac H. Tuttle Fund Announces the Appointment of Gillian Francis as Executive Director

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10/06/2021

Gillian succeeds Stephanie A. Raneri

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10 Jan 2024

Fair Representation in Redistricting - Reimagining Redistricting Virtual Briefing

Wednesday, January 10, 2024 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

Fair Representation in Redistricting has recently released Reimagining Redistricting , a case study on philanthropy’s unprecedented investment in promoting district maps that fairly represent people of color during the 2021 - 2022 redistricting...

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Thomas H. Kean is Elected Board Chair of Carnegie Corporation of New York

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03/01/2013

The Carnegie Corporation of New York has announced that Thomas H. Kean, former Governor of New Jersey, has been unanimously elected Chair of the Board of Trustees.

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Rahsaan Harris Named President and CEO of Emma L. Bowen Foundation

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12/16/2014

... Dr. Harris will lead Emma Bowen into its 26th year with more than 15 years working in philanthropy and ... elevate and expand the Emma Bowen Internship Program, last year rated among the “Best Overall...

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The Emma Bowen Foundation for Minority Interests in Media

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Young Men of Color Initiative Details Its Investments

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03/03/2015

... have collectively awarded millions of dollars in the past year to improve education outcomes, reduce incarceration, ... and impacts. Its release coincides with the one- year anniversary of President Barack...

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Vic De Luca Will Retire as President of the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

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03/16/2015

Vic De Luca has been a part of the foundation for the last 25 years.

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Time Warner Foundation Announces the Retirement of Dan Osheyack

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04/14/2015

... it is a challenge to summarize Dan Osheyack’s 35- year career at Time Warner, filled with magazine launches, ...

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Bloomberg and WHO Present Report on Global Road Safety

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10/20/2015

... for more than half of the world’s road deaths. Last year , we expanded this work with a new focus on cities in ... steady – but unacceptably high – at 1.25 million per year . The fact is, these deaths are...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies, Tiffany & Co. Foundation Join Pew in the Protection of Vast Swaths of Ocean

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10/30/2015

... Swaths of Ocean We've been writing a lot over the past year about the new money and energy pouring into marine ... lately, is the Pew Charitable Trusts. It’s been a good year for Pew. Already a leader in...

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Down to the Wire: Indecision on ACA Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments Creates Confusion for States

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09/08/2017

... If these reimbursements do terminate at the end of this year , the Congressional Budget Office has estimated that 2018 ... insurers are locked into them for the full calendar year . ... Down to the Wire:...

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Why Oklahoma has the Highest Female Incarceration Rate in the Country

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10/06/2017

For over 25 years, Oklahoma has led the nation in the rate at which it sends women to prison. Roughly 151 of every 100,000 Oklahoma women are behind bars — twice the national average.

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George Soros Transfers Billions to Open Society Foundations

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10/18/2017

George Soros, the billionaire hedge fund manager and a major Democratic donor, has given $18 billion to his Open Society Foundations, one of the largest transfers of wealth ever made by a private donor to a single foundation.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies' Partnership for Healthy Cities Helping Cities Grow More Powerful

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11/22/2017

... the mayors would be that dangerous." Well, during his 12- year term as Mayor of NYC, he found the opposite: a mayor can .....

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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Supports Play in Michigan Schools

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08/22/2018

... to support early childhood education of three and four- year -old children for the first time." The Ralph C. Wilson, .....

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ascena Foundation Honors Winners of the 2018 Roslyn S. Jaffe Awards

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10/19/2018

... Soledad O'Brien. The annual program, now in its fifth year , added a new award category, the Young Changemaker ... ascena Foundation launched a new award category this year , the Young Changemaker Award. At...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Increases Investment in Youth Initiatives to $2.8M in 2018

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12/14/2018

... This represents an increase of over $250,000 from last year ’s grantmaking. Brooklyn Community Foundation—the ... borough—launched Invest in Youth in 2015 as a 10- year , $25 million commitment to improving...

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation Begins a New Chapter

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02/06/2019

... an organization that’s been through a crisis. Last year , the Silicon Valley Community Foundation — the ...

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