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Emmett Carson Steps Down as Silicon Valley Fund Admits Missteps

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06/28/2018

... from some of the world’s most powerful technology entrepreneurs , has left his job as chief executive of the ...

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation

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Century Foundation Launches New Public Policy Pop Up Think Tank - Next 100

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02/21/2019

... to be a part of it. As one of six founding Next100 Policy Entrepreneurs , you’ll work in our New York City office for ...

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Public Policy

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The Century Foundation

Ford’s Walker Named to Independent Sector Board

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11/18/2014

... 26-year career in fundraising to the field of philanthropy through her work as Vice President and Principal of The Collins Group, a regional consulting firm. Through her work with The Collins Group, Sonya...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Ford Foundation

Making Measures Work For You: Outcomes and Evaluation

... measurement, as well as common questions about its potential risks and rewards. Making Measures Work For You: ...

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Report

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Sloan Foundation Announces 2013 Research Fellowships

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02/22/2013

... scientists and scholars whose achievements and potential identify them as rising stars, the next generation ...

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The Secret to More Effective Philanthropy: Funding the Unknown

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03/28/2013

... arose from the simple act of people talking and imagining potential solutions together... The Secret to More Effective ...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Rita Allen Foundation

Atlantic Philanthropies to Award €15 Million to Address Child Poverty

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08/07/2013

The $19.78 million grant from Atlantic to the Irish state agency Pobal will be used to support children at risk of poverty within the mainstream education and child care systems.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Building Bigger Bets with Philanthropy

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12/02/2013

... the capacity and proof points of nonprofits that have the potential to improve the lives of America’s most ...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

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William T. Grant Foundation Website Gets New Look

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07/01/2014

... information about grants to support research with the potential to advance theory, policy, and practice related to ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Economic Security

Education

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William T. Grant Foundation

Ford, OSF and Others Join Forces to Safeguard Internet Liberties

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02/05/2015

... to figure out how to get the Internet to live up to its potential as a tool for social justice…. Ford, OSF and ...

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Research to Prevent Blindess Finds New Clues to Vision Loss in Macular Degeneration

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09/02/2015

... causes of blindness in industrialized countries and offers potential targets for treating the disease. The study is ...

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Research to Prevent Blindness

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With Support from Sloan, Research Points to Mechanisms on Why 'Green' Helps in Urban Life

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08/02/2016

A pilot study opens a window on a biological mechanism for health benefits of urban greenery and on the methodology to expand research efforts.

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Releases Report Preparing RNs for Enhanced Roles in Primary Care

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09/30/2016

... more, to generate actionable recommendations around the potential for registered nurses to help meet today’s urgent ...

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

Workforce Development

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Three MIT Alumni Win 2017 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

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04/21/2017

... 1,775 applicants, the 2017 fellows were chosen for their potential to make significant contributions to U.S. society, ...

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Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships For New Americans

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Immigration

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UJA-Federation Has Launched A Grant-Making Contest, Asking New Yorkers to Vote on “Big Ideas”

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06/26/2017

... narrowed it down to four big ideas, each of which has the potential to be a game-changer for our community. And now, ...

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UJA-Federation of New York

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Thousands of Homeless New Yorkers Could Be Treated as Legal Tenants

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08/28/2017

Thousands of homeless New Yorkers who get free shelter in apartment complexes throughout the city could be treated as legal tenants — protected by rent regulations and lower rent caps — under a potentially precedent-setting case brought by the Legal...

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New York State Health Foundation: Online Patient Reviews Are Good Predictors of Hospital Quality

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04/30/2018

A study, funded by the New York State Health Foundation, looked at data on potentially preventable readmission rates at hospitals in New York state and found that high Yelp ratings were correlated with better-quality hospitals.

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