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Commonwealth Fund Issues Brief on the Effect of the Affordable Care Act on Health Care Access

Release Date:

05/08/2017

... has fallen from 41 million to 27 million. Many prior studies have examined the relationship between insurance ... private coverage, have better access to services. However, studies that compare people with and...

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

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

Release Date:

11/22/2017

... in the deﬁnitions used in different research studies . This impedes their use in clinical practice, as well ... lack of standardized definitions also makes comparison of studies in the literature challenging...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Bloomberg Philanthropies Supported Research Yields Promising Results for Genetic Weapons Against Malaria

Release Date:

02/16/2018

... Results for Genetic Weapons Against Malaria In separate studies , researchers test bacteria that suppresses ... no longer capable of spreading the parasite to humans. The studies discovered different ways by...

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COVID-19: Using a Racial Justice Lens Now to Transform Our Future

Release Date:

04/07/2020

... matter their race, economic, or immigration status, gender , age, or ability—will feel the impact of COVID-19 in ... requires us to confront power, shift how we distribute our resources , and move toward system-...

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Insights

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Disaster Relief

Social Justice

Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing Opens in Berkeley

Release Date:

04/16/2014

The Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing, established in 2012 by a grant from the Simons Foundation, brings together leading researchers to explore both the theoretical underpinnings of computer science and its potential to shed light on a...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Science

Technology

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The Simons Foundation

19 May 2015

Economic Inequality and Mobility: Looking at the Evidence to Inform Philanthropy’s Actions

Tuesday, May 19, 2015 -

9:15am to 11:15am

... incomes have grown at a slower pace. According to recent studies , wealth disparities are large and may be widening. ...

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Livestream

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Finance & Asset Management

HR & Operations

Public Policy

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Funding Area

Economic Security

Workforce Development

Location

New York City

Paid Leave Seen As Way To Stop Decline in Women in Workforce

Release Date:

07/28/2014

Paid Leave Seen As Way To Stop Decline Of Women in Workforce As economists search for an explanation for why the percentage of women in the United States who are working or want to work has been...

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Gender Justice

Workforce Development

As Youth Giving Since 2001 Totals $19M, Brooklyn Community Foundation CEO Reiterates the Importance of a Youth-Led Strategy

Release Date:

12/11/2017

Philanthropists under the age of 30 have given a total of more than $19 million since 2001 through youth grantmaking programs, a study from YouthGiving.org, an initiative of Foundation Center, finds.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Brooklyn Org

38th Annual Meeting Program

Publication date:

06/2017

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Program Presentation

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Civic Engagement

Commonwealth Fund: Latest Scorecard on Health System Performance Shows More Improvement Than Decline Across States

Release Date:

12/09/2015

States’ health care systems improved more than they declined, and access to care expanded across the nation, The Commonwealth Fund’s latest Scorecard on State Health System Performance finds.

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Health

Arcus Foundation, Casey Family Programs and Other Funders Support Voices of Youth Count

Release Date:

04/27/2018

New Chapin Hall brief shows LGBTQ youth who are homeless experience high levels of trauma, assault, early death.

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Children, Youth and Families

Housing and Homelessness

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Arcus Foundation

Casey Family Programs

Ms. Foundation Releases New Data on Women's Equality

Release Date:

08/27/2015

The survey reveals that economic issues are at the core of problems both women and men rank as the highest priorities in their communities.

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Member News

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Gender Justice

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Ms. Foundation for Women

Verizon Supports Immersion Program to Teach Girls to Code

Release Date:

09/01/2015

... were told that they could use code to change the world, to find their voices and to dare to be different at a graduation ...

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Verizon

Student Absences Are About to Have Higher Stakes In Most States. Will Cheating Follow?

Release Date:

10/04/2017

Schools across the country are about to be held accountable for student attendance — attaching stakes to a measure that previously had much less significance and increasing the risk that schools will try to manipulate that data.

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Sector News

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Education

United Hospital Fund Launches Pediatrics Learning Network to Help Address Health, Social Needs of Young Children In New York State

Release Date:

09/24/2020

... The Learning Network website also offers a number of resources for clinicians, including case studies that showcase the approaches of several New York ... we analyze public policy to inform decision-makers,...

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Children, Youth and Families

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United Hospital Fund

04 May 2021

Towards a NYC COVID-19 Food Response in 2021 - A Webinar Hosted by Community Food Funders

Tuesday, May 4, 2021 -

9:30am to 11:00am

Virtual Meeting - Register by 5/3

... sectors. In response, a number of foundations pooled their resources to collectively fund three of New York’s leading ...

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Issue-Based

Format

Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Evaluation

Funding Area

Community Development

Food Systems

New York State Health Foundation Breaks Down Diabetes Prevention

Release Date:

03/26/2015

... diabetes, and public health literature for evaluation studies of interventions published between 2002 and 2013. The ...

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

Are Too Many Seniors Taking Antidepressants?

Release Date:

07/31/2015

The study was funded by AFAR, the John A. Hartford Foundation, the Atlantic Philanthropies, and the Beeson Career Development Award Program.

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Surdna Funds Report Analyzing The Social Wellbeing of NYC's Neighborhoods: The Contribution of Culture and the Arts

Release Date:

05/22/2017

Although culture and the arts contribute to the social well-being of New York City residents and are a bright spot in many disadvantaged neighborhoods, they tend to be unequally distributed across the five boroughs, a report from the University of...