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Aetna Names Garth Graham, M.D., M.P.H. President of the Aetna Foundation

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09/02/2013

Aetna, a leading global health care solutions company, has appointed Garth Graham, M.D., ... to get to the root causes of health inequities and develop new approaches to improve...

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Burke Foundation Co-Funds Inaugural Class of Safer Birth Cities: Tackling the U.S. Maternal Mortality Crisis

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09/26/2019

... a community-based organization working to improve maternal health and supported by Merck for Mothers, Melissa was able ... in the country: lack of data; inconsistent obstetric care ; increase in chronic...

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Schott Foundation, Race Forward, and NYU's Metro Center Announces First Grants to Support Anti-Racist, Culturally Responsive Schools and Defend Against Attacks on Public Education

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04/06/2022

... doesn’t stop at the school door. Foundations that care about democracy should ensure that these multiracial groups have the resources to fight back against these well-funded right-wing ... them equitable...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies

Atlantic Philanthropies, Ford Foundation, JPMorgan Chase Foundation, MetLife, Bank of America Partner to Provide $30M Social Impact Loan Fund

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11/17/2015

... Capital (V-Cap), a social impact lender, today announced a new $30 million fund to support better integrated care for at-risk people such as frail seniors, people with ... at-risk youth, and individuals with...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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Holly J. Humphrey, MD, MACP, Named President of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

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05/17/2018

... solely dedicated to improving the education of health professionals. Dr. Humphrey also has been elected a ... to ensure excellence in teaching, learning and patient care . These qualities,...

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Newman's Own Foundation Forms Native American Nutrition Cohort

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05/08/2018

... country. The first convening is May 8 and 9 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. This is the second Nutrition Cohort formed by ... have access to adequate food due to lack of money or other resources ...

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Food Systems

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Rediscovering the Enterprise Investment Approach

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09/17/2014

... both the social impact of a business and its financial health . We think this old approach offers an investing model ... greater value to society. As investors, we not only care about the financial performance...

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F.B. Heron Foundation

Philanthropic Responsibility in the Wake of the Killing of Jordan Neely

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05/12/2023

... all of us. Instead, he was unhoused, struggled with mental health , and dehumanized in the moments he cried for help. We ... its institutional power to advocate for and distribute resources to ensure the social...

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Wall Street Not Giving Up On U.S. Social Impact Bonds

Release Date:

07/30/2015

... receive a return based on whether a project saves public money by addressing the social issue it targets. Goldman ... $9.6 million plan to reduce recidivism among teenagers at New York 's...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Coalition of Women’s Foundations Release Statement Supporting Key Elements of Obama Budget

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02/11/2016

... businesses; expanding access to quality, affordable early care and education; creating pathways to high-growth jobs; ... “As a lead partner in Prosperity Together, The New York Women’s...

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The New York Women's Foundation

07 Nov 2019

Redistricting in 2021: Will the Fair Map Movement Catch On?

Thursday, November 7, 2019 -

11:30am to 2:00pm

We encourage all funders who care about communities and fair representation to attend this forward-looking program, presented by the New York State Census Equity Fund. We will...

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COVID-19 Relief Awards: Commonwealth Fund Staff Respond

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04/01/2020

... front lines and inform state and federal policy audiences, health system leaders, and the public about the challenges we ... the devastating loss of life and stress on the health care...

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01 May 2020

COVID-19 Weekly PNY Member Webinar - Sustainability & Survivability of the Nonprofit Community

Friday, May 1, 2020 -

2:30pm to 3:30pm

... has now been rescheduled to May 1st. Philanthropy New York is hosting weekly member webinars to share ... large nonprofits that house the homeless, support foster care youth, ensure the...

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Dr. David Blumenthal Looks Back as The Commonwealth Fund Celebrates 100 Years

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05/07/2018

... 100 years, The Commonwealth Fund has been committed to improving the health of the American people as well as working on international issues and to improving the care ,...

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Your Favorite Philanthropic Insights

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01/20/2016

... as the feature article of the January 2016 issue of the New York PhilanthroPost Policy Edition. A trip to Google ... by James R. Knickman, President and CEO, New York...

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Aetna Foundation Survey Finds the Importance of Local Environment to Patient Health

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01/20/2017

... Finds the Importance of Local Environment to Patient Health Respondents to an Aetna Foundation survey said local aspects have a large effect on their health . The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also...

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Episcopal Health Foundation Tells Angel’s Story on Healthy Homes to Treat Asthma

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01/31/2017

Episcopal Health Foundation Tells Angel’s Story on Healthy Homes to ... children's clinic in Houston funded by the Episcopal Health Foundation (EHF). The program searches for the ... remedy issues at home...

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Podcast: A Conversation with Gates Foundation's Health Expert Anita Zaidi

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11/05/2015

Podcast: A Conversation with Gates Foundation's Health Expert Anita Zaidi Worldwide, more than six million ... born into poverty. In a recent Conversations in Global Health seminar, Anita Zaidi, MD, an...

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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Congress Rejects Trump Proposals to Cut Health Research Funds

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09/12/2017

Congress Rejects Trump Proposals to Cut Health Research Funds Back in March, when President Trump ... of their favorite institutions, the National Institutes of Health — part of a broad reordering of priorities,...

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