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Mellon Foundation Gives $1.02 Million to New Critical Theory Initiative

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03/30/2017

Using a $1.02 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Northwestern will collaborate with worldwide professionals to develop a curriculum on critical theory, a stream of philosophy that critiques the ways culture is formed and discussed.

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Education

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Markle Foundation Collaborates With LinkedIn, Arizona State and edX to Address Technology’s Impact on Jobs

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04/14/2017

... LinkedIn, Arizona State and edX to Address Technology’ s Impact on Jobs America needs new tools for the timely ... and computer scientists said in a new report. The panel’ s recommendations include the...

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Fast Company Names James Anderson of Bloomberg Philanthropies 'The Most Creative Person of 2017'

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05/16/2017

... networks for ideas that work.” Among Anderson’ s projects are the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership ...

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JPMorgan Chase Focuses on Asset Building in Communities of Color

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05/26/2017

... of Color The mix of funders worried about America' s vast racial gaps in wealth and opportunity is increasingly ... these institutions will be adversely affected if America' s growing non-white...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Publishes “The History of the Giving While Living Ethic"

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05/31/2017

... intertwined imperatives, exploring the distinct historical development of each, while also highlighting the tensions ...

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NYC Youth Funders Accepting RFPs for 2017 Cycle

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06/02/2017

... in the fields of education, youth, or workforce development Located in and serving primarily populations in ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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IBM Turns to Artificial Intelligence to Solve Poverty, Hunger, and Illiteracy

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06/08/2017

... science and tech expertise into tackling some of the world' s biggest problems. On Wednesday, the tech giant announced ... Good project aligns with one or more of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, the...

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Edna McConnell Clark’s PropelNext Initiative Shows Promising Results

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06/12/2017

Edna McConnell Clark’ s PropelNext Initiative Shows Promising Results An initial ... the California 2018 cohort suggest a similar trajectory of development . In most instances, PropelNext’ s...

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Helmsley Funds Research Collaborative around Type 1 Diabetes

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08/18/2017

Scientists at the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope have received over $300,000 from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to support scientific collaborations to fight type 1 diabetes.

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Health

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Robert Sterling Clark Adopts Trust-Based Grantmaking Model and Garners Thousands of Positive Comments from Nonprofit Community

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08/22/2017

... still angry due to Charlottesville and our president’ s horrifying words that are fueling the rise of neo-Nazis, ... a while. It is difficult to do so when my organization’ s work is to develop leaders of...

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How to Build a Strong Local Food System

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08/29/2017

... year round in order to feed hungry people in the central U. S . Over the past half-century, however, a more nationalized ... Towns, agricultural states now grow or raise food that’ s sent out of state for...

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Traces of Crime: How New York’s DNA Techniques Became Tainted

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09/05/2017

Traces of Crime: How New York’ s DNA Techniques Became Tainted Over the past decade, the DNA laboratory in the office of New York City’ s chief medical examiner emerged as a pioneer in analyzing ... tiny or that...

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Justice Reform

China’s Xi Slams Unwillingness to Combat Climate Change

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09/05/2017

China’ s Xi Slams Unwillingness to Combat Climate Change Chinese ... are a threat to American jobs and decided to pull the U. S . out of the Paris agreement on climate change. ... emerging economies and developing...

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Climate-Smart Agriculture Urgently Needed in Africa

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09/05/2017

... are in Africa, warns a major agricultural research for development partnership, while stressing the urgent need to ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Role Of Entrepreneurship In Ending Poverty And Homelessness

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09/13/2017

... enshrined officially in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs as something the world should ...

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo Joins Jim and Marilyn Simons to Dedicate Flatiron Institute

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09/14/2017

... and Marilyn Simons on Sept. 6 to dedicate the foundation’ s new Flatiron Institute, an intramural research division of ... Located across the street from the Simons Foundation’ s New York City headquarters,...

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Mayor's Affordable Housing Not Helping People Who Need it Most, Study Says

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09/18/2017

Mayor' s Affordable Housing Not Helping People Who Need it Most, Study Says With the city’ s homelessness crisis unabated, housing advocates are asking ... units created or preserved under Mayor Bill de...

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