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Mellon Grant Aims to Leverage Linked Data for Enhanced Information Access

Release Date:

04/28/2016

... that was first developed in the 1960s. Although the system revolutionized the industry, eliminating the ... web has created challenges to continued use of that system ... Mellon Grant Aims to Leverage Linked...

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Mellon Foundation

Carnegie Corporation Names Robert Rosenthal Director of Information Technology

Release Date:

08/01/2016

Rosenthal brings over 30 years of experience in information management and systems, having worked in a range of industries, including banking, newspaper publishing, and philanthropy.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Simons Foundation Contributes to Research Outlining Cellular Communication Processes

Release Date:

08/30/2016

The findings are an important basic advance in how cell sensory systems function.

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds Research on Planetary Evolution

Release Date:

03/16/2017

... more than 13 million years old, compared with our solar system 's 4.6 billion years. "This is such a young star; we ... a snapshot of a baby star that just formed its planetary system - a rare peek at...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Notes Ways Foundations Can Step Up to Scale Solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals

Release Date:

09/25/2017

A new report released this week, Scaling Solutions Toward Shifting Systems, based on interviews with leading NGOs and grantmakers, seeks to offer some concrete recommendations and catalyze a conversation about how to change the industry with an eye...

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New Index to Help Investors Gauge Food Diversity

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09/26/2017

An EU-funded index measuring biodiversity in food production is expected to be launched next year, giving investors a benchmark for assessing how companies and governments are making food systems more resilient to climate change.

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Food Systems

Student Absences Are About to Have Higher Stakes In Most States. Will Cheating Follow?

Release Date:

10/04/2017

... human nature, when the stakes rise, to want to game the system ,” said Phyllis Jordan of the Georgetown-based think ...

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Rockefeller Foundation Releases YieldWise: Cutting Food Loss in Half for World Food Day

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10/17/2017

Our food system produces more than enough to feed our entire global ... food insecure. The world can’t sustain a nourishing food system if the world doesn’t eat more of what it has. In ...

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Video

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Food Systems

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06 Jun 2019

POSTPONED: Food Fight: NYC Youth vs. Predatory Marketing

Thursday, June 6, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Traditional health education provides children and youth a simple recipe for good health: stay away from drugs, don’t drink or smoke, and eat fruits and vegetables.

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New Member Spotlight: Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation

Release Date:

09/11/2009

... services via the Internet. Additionally, RDPFS is a major large-print publisher, providing high-quality reading ... engendered a partnership among New York City’s major blindness and low vision service...

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Why Cultural Critics of Color Matter

Release Date:

05/15/2018

... example of what pop culture critics of color can do with resources and real estate. The coverage of Coco , another ... was released, not one of the first reviews appearing in major publications was written by...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Philanthropy Must Lead With Its Heart

Release Date:

02/19/2015

NoVo Co-Presidents, Jennifer and Peter Buffett, discuss the importance of love in the philanthropic sector.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

24 Jan 2019

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Program Officers

Thursday, January 24, 2019 (All day) to Friday, February 8, 2019 (All day)

Philanthropy New York's Essential Skills and Strategies for New Program Officers (ESS) orients new program officers and directors to their role as funders. This three-day intensive course helps philanthropy newcomers build a framework for...

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Professional Development

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Program Staff

23 Jan 2020

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Program Officers

Thursday, January 23, 2020 (All day) to Friday, February 7, 2020 (All day)

Philanthropy New York's Essential Skills and Strategies for New Program Officers (ESS) orients new program officers and directors to their role as funders. This multiday intensive course helps philanthropy newcomers build a framework for...

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Professional Development

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Program Staff

Open Society Foundations Announce 2020 Soros Arts Fellows

Release Date:

07/15/2020

... aesthetic, political, and capacity needs of arts leaders, individual artists, and cultural activists. Beyond supporting ...

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United Hospital Fund Fellows Tackle Disparities on the Frontlines of Pediatric Care

Release Date:

06/28/2023

... has since shared its approach with other hospitals in the system . Talia A. Roth, MD NYC Health + Hospitals/North ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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United Hospital Fund

11 Sep 2025

EPIP New York x PNY: Explore the Power of AI in Your Work

Thursday, September 11, 2025 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Are you becoming more curious about artificial intelligence? Has your organization started adopting new AI tools and strategies? If so, this workshop is for you. Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP NY) and Philanthropy New York (PNY) are...