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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funded Research Makes Water Purification Breakthrough

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04/03/2018

... Although the vast majority of these fatalities occur in developing nations, the U.S. is no stranger to unanticipated ... Texas at Austin, a research team in UT Austin's Cockrell School of Engineering has...

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Sozosei Foundation Awards Grants to Local Texas Communities Impacted by Winter Storm

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03/10/2021

... Three organizations received grants to bring critical resources to local Texas communities devastated by the recent ... funds to three organizations that are providing critical resources – and more importantly...

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With Support from the Arcus Foundation, Study of Transgender Preschoolers Assesses Preferences and Identity

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04/25/2017

In one of the first examinations of early gender development among transgender preschoolers, a new study has found that these children were just as likely as nontransgender children to have preferences associated with their gender, and to have as...

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29 Apr 2015

What Kind of Welcome? How are Unaccompanied Children from Central America Faring in New York?

Wednesday, April 29, 2015 -

2:15pm to 4:30pm

... from Central America were released to sponsors in New York State last year, the second highest receiving state after Texas. Most of these children settled in New York ... medical and mental health services...

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Bloomberg Fact Checks NYTimes on Climate Change

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03/20/2017

... This success, combined with leadership from local and state governments (including on fuel efficiency and electric ...

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Rockefeller Foundation Managing Director Robert Garris Heads to Schwarzman Scholars

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08/27/2014

... in 2009, Garris spent eight years at the Columbia School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), most ... Admissions and Student Affairs at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies...

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Philanthropy New York's Core Programs

... Philanthropy New York Core (PNY Core) features multi-part learning series that explore areas where members have ... Series Legal Series Policy Core Evaluation Series E- Learning Philanthropy Fundamentals For...

Six Recommendations for Shifting Philanthropy Forward

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11/28/2016

... again see a need for philanthropy to act decisively—to advance the issues and support the communities we care about ... level, but the best bets in other areas will be at the state and local levels...

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Arabella Advisors

New United Hospital Fund Framework Addresses Health and Housing Partnerships in New York City

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06/25/2020

... 2020—United Hospital Fund today released a framework for developing community-wide partnerships between health care, ... understand the interdependencies of health and housing and advance a viable approach for...

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The Asian Cultural Council Announces Judy Kim as New Executive Director

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06/22/2021

The Asian Cultural Council is pleased to announce Judy Kim as its Executive Director, effective July 6, 2021.

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Ford Foundation doubles investment for trans organizations, makes sweeping commitments to support LGBTQ+ communities

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06/02/2022

Today the Ford Foundation announced its support for widespread commitments led by leading grassroots and community organizations for the advancement of LGBTQ+ rights.

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New Journal From The Russell Sage Foundation Reimagines Approach to Eradicating Poverty

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02/21/2018

... of Wisconsin-Madison : Lawrence M. Berger (director of the school ’s Institute for Research on Poverty ), Maria ... and Katherine Magnuson (doctoral program chair for the School of Social Work)... New Journal...

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Debora L. Spar Joins the Board of the Markle Foundation

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09/03/2012

... Dr. Spar spent 17 years on the faculty of Harvard Business School , where she taught courses on the politics of ... Dr. Spar graduated from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service and received a...

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Remembering Janet Kelley

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02/03/2020

... Founding Executive Director of the Partnership for After School Education (PASE), Janet was a skilled and innovative ... She was widely recognized for her contributions to out-of- school time education and the...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation Fast Tracks $2.8 Million in Grants to Support Grantees Responding to COVID-19 Pandemic in Communities of Color

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04/30/2020

... made in the summer in order to provide organizations with resources as they ramp up programming to respond to the ... equity for public schools at the local level and the state level,” said Regina Elmi ,...

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Nourishing Strong Communities: Thoughts on Food Policy from Karen Karp

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05/03/2010

... one of the presenters, Karen Karp , President of Karp Resources , share her thoughts with Smart Assets. As a ... that is before us. Karen Karp is the President of Karp Resources , a New York-based food and...

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Pinkerton Promotes Laurie Dien to Vice President-Programs

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12/17/2015

... a Ph.D. in environmental psychology from the CUNY Graduate School . Only then did she realize that her true motivation ... organizations that offer internships to thousands of high school students each year...

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The Pinkerton Foundation

18 Sep 2014

Inequality, Democracy and Corporate Power

Thursday, September 18, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

A series of Supreme Court decisions; Buckley v Valeo, Citizens United, Shelby v FEC and McCutcheon v FEC, have expanded corporate constitutional rights and limited the ability of Congress and the states to protect voting rights and regulate campaign...