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Nicole Reichenbach Joins the Staff of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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09/03/2012

... for managing the office of the President, including developing special projects and conducting research for the ... clients. Reichenbach brings to RPA six years of experience working for the United Nations...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Westchester Community Foundation Announces the Appointment of Rebecca Kraley Putter

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01/02/2012

... Foundation in December 2011. Her responsibilities include developing and implementing strategic grantmaking in the ...

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The Westchester Community Foundation

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09 Feb 2012

Family Philanthropy: Creating Your Giving Identity: Tools and Tips for Next Gen Philanthropists

Thursday, February 9, 2012 -

11:00am to 1:30pm

Teleconference

Most philanthropic families say they want the next generation at the table. Yet how do new trustees develop their personal values and ideas to contribute to the discussions? And when and if the next gen has a sense of how they’d like to give, will...

When the Biomedical Industry Can’t Prioritize Diseases, Private Money Can Save Lives

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09/19/2014

Foundations like the Helmsley Charitable Trust fund groundbreaking research when the medical industry refuses to do so.

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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26 May 2015

Next Steps: Supporting the Community Schools Initiative

Tuesday, May 26, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... At this meeting, we discussed the role of philanthropy in working with community schools. Funders shared their thoughts ...

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Ellen Liu, Director of Women's Health, Ms. Foundation for Women, Selected as American Express NGen Fellow

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10/27/2015

Independent Sector announced the selection of the 2015 cohort of American Express NGen Fellows.

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American Express [corporate]

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Ms. Foundation for Women

TCC Group Unveils a New Foundation Core-Capacity Assessment Tool

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03/14/2016

TCC Group launched a new tool, which is a free (for a limited time), online, statistically validated assessment measure that was developed to help foundations make sense of their institutional capacity strengths and challenges.

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Foundation Core Capacity Assessment Tool (FCCAT)

A new Foundation Core Capacity Assessment Tool (FCCAT), an online, statistically validated assessment measure was developed by TCC Group to help foundations make sense of their institutional capacity strengths and challenges.

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Brad Tito Joins Westchester Community Foundation Board Of Advisors

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11/08/2016

Mr. Tito, a resident of Edgemont, is a program manager with the Communities and Local Government Division of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, which works to promote clean energy solutions in New York.

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The Westchester Community Foundation

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Commonwealth Fund, NY State Health Foundation, Peterson Center Noted as the Funders Behind the Movement for Open Notes

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05/16/2017

Can the simple act of sharing a healthcare provider's notes with a patient improve health outcomes? The OpenNotes movement thinks it can and, today, millions of patients in 37 states have access to notes in their medical records.

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New York Health Foundation

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Open Society Foundations and Bloomberg Philanthropies Noted In Report Released By Foundation Center: Quantifying Hope: Philanthropic Support for Black Men and Boys

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11/01/2017

... funding in support of programs and organizations working to improve the life outcomes of African-American ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Supported by The Mayday Fund, Scientists Take a Big Step Toward Building a Better Opioid

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01/09/2018

For the first time, scientists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and collaborators solved the crystal structure of the activated kappa opioid receptor bound to a morphine derivative. They then created a new drug-like compound...

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Announcing the Milbank Memorial Fund and AcademyHealth State and Local Innovation Prize

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01/25/2018

... and use that data. We’re excited to have a role in developing this award—to recognize the innovators and to ...

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Milbank Memorial Fund

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and National Science Foundation Fund Creation of Battery-Free HD Video Streaming Technology

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04/27/2018

Engineers at the University of Washington have developed a new HD video streaming method that doesn’t need to be plugged in. Their prototype skips the power-hungry parts and has something else, like a smartphone, process the video instead.

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Technology

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Open Society Foundations Announce 2018 Soros Equality Fellows

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07/27/2018

Artists, advocates, journalists, health care professionals, filmmakers, and organizers. The 2018 class of Soros Equality Fellows come from diverse backgrounds , and work across a wide variety of fields. But they share in common a commitment to...

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Open Society Foundations Announce 2018 Soros Equality Fellows

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07/30/2018

Artists, advocates, journalists, health care professionals, filmmakers, and organizers. The 2018 class of Soros Equality Fellows come from diverse backgrounds, and work across a wide variety of fields. But they share in common a commitment to racial...

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