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Open Society Foundations Award $5 Million Challenge Grant To Strengthen Innocence Project

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07/09/2014

A $5 million challenge grant from The Open Society Foundations will help the Innocence Project's efforts to establish a $20 million reserve fund.

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23 Mar 2015

Holistic Monitoring and Evaluation for Peace and Security Work - Webinar

Monday, March 23, 2015 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... the various stages of M&E, how to create M&E systems using both qualitative and quantitative data, and how to ...

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BofA Charitable Foundation Supports Women's Giving Network Conference; Women Pool Dollars for Innovative Community Transformation

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10/19/2015

The newest trend, however, is not just about a woman's donation, it's about women's collective philanthropy -- pooling funds together to exponentially increase community impact.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Gender Justice

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Rockefeller Provides Capital for Start-Up Aiming to Increase Worker Savings

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12/09/2015

Rockefeller backs start-up that uses big data, electronic communication and insights from behavioral finance to nudge folks to make smarter choices.

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Economic Security

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Verizon Supported Study Finds Smartphone App Can Improve Self-management for Some with Spina Bifida

Release Date:

12/10/2015

A smartphone app might help adolescents and young adults with spina bifida improve their daily self-management skills, which can help prevent skin wounds and other complications, according to a pilot study of the interactive Mobitle Health &...

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Ford, Open Society and Others Join in Support of Public Interest Tech

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02/17/2016

... on increasing the number of people worldwide who are using their technological skills to improve civil society and ...

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Technology

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Proteus Fund Reports on Orlando Rapid Response Fund Grantmaking

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08/11/2016

After the tragic shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, FL on June 12, 2016, Proteus Fund quickly launched a Rapid Response Fund to support LGBTQ and Muslim, Arab & South Asian communities grappling with the implications of this massacre.

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Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

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Gender Justice

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Is Addressing 'Silent Killer' - Drowning Deaths

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05/15/2017

... giving, which focuses on saving lives in poorer countries using tested solutions that have worked in wealthy ...

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Alcohol Abuse Is Rising Among Older Adults

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09/15/2017

Epidemiologists at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism last month reported a jarring trend: Problem drinking is rising fast among older Americans.

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Aging

Deutsche Bank, Newman's Own, MetLife, Fortitude Fund, and FB Heron Foundation among list of Funders Supporting the Nonprofit Investing Directly in Poor Families

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01/26/2018

It’s not often that a nonprofit touts how much it isn't doing to help low-income Americans, but that’s a key pitch of the Family Independence Initiative (FII) . And funders are listening.

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New Report Funded by JPB Foundation says u.S. Cities Can save Billions with Green, Resilient Design

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02/08/2018

... panels, and permeable and porous pavement, in urban areas. Using three different cities as case studies—El Paso, ... an integrated cost-benefit analysis for these strategies using insight from city partners,...

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Freedom Together Foundation

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William T. Grant Foundation Announces Two New Grants to Better Relate Research to Action

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04/13/2018

This spring, the William T. Grant Foundation announced two new grant programs focused on getting social research out of the ivory tower and into actual policy and practice.

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