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What Foundations Can Do to Help Primary Care Succeed

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03/13/2012

... success of primary care: 1. Support struggling providers through transformation A number of incentives are emerging to ... close to being medical homes, or who have the capacity and resources to take on major...

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Century Foundation Report Calls for Funding Reform for Community Colleges

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05/28/2015

... of low-income students into the middle class with few resources . A report released by the Century Foundation today ... students who have the greatest need receive the fewest resources and those who have had...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Works to Preserve Scholarly Latin Texts

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08/19/2015

... Latin Library project, which—when complete—will create resources that people of varying levels of interest and ... and launch of this Linked Open Data resource for providing resources and support of new...

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Simons Foundation Backs Autism BrainNet and NIH NeuroBioBank Partnership to Advance Autism Research

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12/09/2015

... Autism BrainNet is a key step in developing the necessary resources to understand and treat autism spectrum ...

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Three Essentials for Accelerating Funder Collaboration

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03/07/2012

... individuals, I think it all begins with learning networks. Through regional associations like Philanthropy New York and ... their communities and on their issues, funders must work through their networks to...

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Internet to Newspapers: Drop Dead—A Program Recap with Nicholas Lemann and Victor Pickard

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06/12/2009

... and editing full-time—based on what we have seen through a lot of experimentation thus far, it will not be ... the state subsidized newspapers with low postal rates through the mail, which was at that time...

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Six NYC Scientists Win Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research

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05/08/2017

... Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance was formed in 2013 through a $25 million commitment by Bill and Karen Ackman and ... of fields, including health and medicine, education, economic development and social...

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Philanthropy’s Response To Hurricane Sandy

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11/08/2012

... be updated frequently over the coming weeks with news on resources , initiatives and stories of impact. If you know of any philanthropic activities or resources related to Hurricane Sandy that we haven’t listed...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Brooklyn Accelerator

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02/06/2015

... information, idea exchange, and gathering of philanthropic resources across the borough. “The idea for the Brooklyn ... local nonprofits. Nonprofits are always seeking more resources , donors, and board members...

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Ford Foundation to Fund Projects That Help Fight Violent Extremism

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08/03/2015

... projects that address inequality in access to natural resources and social injustice which have been linked to ... grant, says limited rights to access and use of natural resources to generate wealth by...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Names Atlanta and Seattle First Winners American Cities Climate Challenge

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09/21/2018

... into a two-year acceleration program with powerful new resources and access to cutting-edge support to help them ... or beat – their near-term carbon reduction goals. These resources include a philanthropy-...

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Fund for 2025 Testimonials

... problem solving, we know that when we combine our grant resources with knowledge building objectives and impact ... achieving that ambitious plan would require additional resources . I hope that all members of...

79 percent in neighborhoods hardest hit by Sandy say rebuild even in face of risk

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07/30/2013

A survey from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research examining resilience following Superstorm Sandy (and funded by the Rockefeller Foundation) also found that about 1 in 4 Americans believe they live in an area extremely at...

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Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing Opens in Berkeley

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04/16/2014

... the theoretical underpinnings of computer science and its potential to shed light on a wide range of natural phenomena ...

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11 Leading Philanthropies Respond to White House Report on Young Men of Color

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05/30/2014

... on policies, regulations, and programs that have the potential to expand opportunity for boys and young men of ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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Impact Investing: Not Just For Billionaires

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06/04/2014

... risks with philanthropic capital, risks she says have the potential for bigger impact long term. These experiments come ...

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Advisory Board Picked to Help Move Community Schools Plan Forward

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07/17/2014

As part of his promise launch 100 community schools by 2018--including the first 40 in partnership with the United Way of New York City--Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday announced a 50-member advisory board to help implement the plan.

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Rockefeller Foundation Taps Skilled Workforce in Kenya

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02/17/2015

... effort to improve a million lives by connecting high- potential but disadvantaged youth in Africa to sustainable ...

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Simons-Funded Study Finds Connection Between Genes That Contribute to Autism

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03/11/2015

CHD8, a gene that is strongly linked to autism, acts as a master regulator in the developing human brain and controls the expression of many other genes.

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