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Ford-funded Study Points to Potential Security Weakness in Online Voting Registration Systems

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09/06/2017

... information like addresses, party affiliation and even gender can be purchased or downloaded - often from government ... were using it for this purpose." While it is possible to find the information...

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Civic Engagement

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Ford Foundation

NYSHealth Report Finds Insurer-Hospital Contracts Hinder Competition and Transparency

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12/19/2016

Some hospitals are 1.5 to 2.7 times more expensive than the lowest-priced hospitals within the same region of New York State, according to a new study drawing from exclusive, nonpublic data from health insurers and negotiated contracts with New York...

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Cricket Island Foundation: A Case Study of a Small Foundation’s Impact Assessment

... Assessment Read about how a small foundation, with limited resources for assessment and impact evaluation, approached ...

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New Study Supported by Simons Foundation Finds Math and Science are Kids' Favorite Subjects, But Parents Value Reading and Writing Skills More

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04/18/2017

Nationwide survey finds emphasizing real-life applications of science in particular could change parent perceptions and help kids learn.

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25 Mar 2015

Beyond Gender Equity: How Philanthropy is Taking Gender Norms into Account

Wednesday, March 25, 2015 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... to new understandings of the importance of addressing gender norms along with age, race and class? Gender norms are the beliefs, scripts and expectations we all ... achievement, and economic security. Yet...

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12 Mar 2024

Elevating International Grantmaking With A Gender Lens

Tuesday, March 12, 2024 -

9:00am to 10:30am

... international grantmaking to attend a virtual session on gender equity. Join us for a morning conversation with female leaders and hear how gender intersects with different programmatic areas as it ... assets...

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A Starting Point for Gender Equity in Grantmaking

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05/16/2018

A Starting Point for Gender Equity in Grantmaking By Michael Hamill Remaley, ... Policy & Communications “How can philanthropy have a gender equity problem when women are over-represented in the .....

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PNY News

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EdFunders Case Study Identifies Unusual Model for Philanthropic Collaboration

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08/11/2015

“We felt it was important to support the creation of this case study to advance the conversation about collaboration in philanthropy, demonstrate just how much work it really is and encourage funders who believe that finding common ground on...

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

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04/04/2017

Thousands of People With Autism Join Simons Foundation's SPARK Initiative Autism has a strong genetic component. To date, approximately ... have been identified that almost certainly play a role in ...

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Simons Foundation Researchers Flag Hundreds of New Genes That Could Contribute to Autism

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08/10/2016

... Flag Hundreds of New Genes That Could Contribute to Autism Investigators eager to uncover the genetic basis of autism could now have hundreds of promising new leads thanks ... human genome to predict which...

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Markle Foundation Study Finds Women in Sweet Spot of U.S. Economy

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10/07/2016

Women still earn less than men, but they've narrowed the gap because they tend to work in jobs that require more social and analytical skills, a new study from the Pew Research Center and the Markle Foundation finds.

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Doris Duke Study Finds Promoting Abstinence, Fidelity for HIV Prevention Is Ineffective

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05/03/2016

... individuals in 22 countries, the researchers could not find any evidence that these initiatives had an impact on ...

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Ford Foundation Program Helped Advance Social Justice, Study Finds

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04/28/2016

... of giving emerging leaders the tools to succeed in their studies and improve conditions in their communities upon ...

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U.S. Trust Study Finds that Wealthy Individuals Give and Volunteer at Higher Rates

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10/28/2016

The study finds that Ninety-one percent of high-net-worth households donated to charity last year and 50 percent volunteered, compared to 59 percent of the U.S. general population who donated to charity and 25 percent who volunteered.

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Century Foundation Study Finds Explosion in the Number of School Districts Working on Integration

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10/14/2016

A study released Friday by the Century Foundation, a think tank focused on inequity, found that 100 school districts and charter schools across the country are currently pursuing socioeconomic diversity plans — a number that has more than doubled...

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Alfred P. Sloan Study Finds Possible Solutions to Sleep Disorders and Depression

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06/09/2017

Alfred P. Sloan study identified a group of neurons that may have implications for treating sleep and neuropsychiatric disorders.

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Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Uninsured Rates Have Dropped in All States

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12/21/2016

Between 2013 and 2015, uninsured rates for adults ages 19 to 64 declined in all states and by at least 3 percentage points in 48 states and the District of Columbia.

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Century Foundation Study Finds Socioeconomic Integration Helps Narrow Achievement Gaps

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10/19/2016

... than doubled, to a hundred, since 2007. Based on nine case studies of implementation efforts in public schools ...

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US Trust Study Finds Small Foundations Honing Strategies for Greater Impact

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02/03/2017

Funded by U.S. Trust, the survey also found that small foundations and individual donors have been formalizing their governance structures and process over the past decade.

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