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Surdna, Ms. Foundation Authors: Mind the Gap – How Philanthropy Can Address Gender-Based Economic Disparities

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03/08/2016

Today marks the 107th observance of International Women's Day. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, we'll have to wait until the 150th observance for the wage gap between men and women to close.

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Gender Justice

15 Jun 2016

CFF Annual Gathering

Wednesday, June 15, 2016 -

5:00pm to 7:00pm

... we all have a part to play in creating the just food system that everyone deserves. We encourage you to join us, ...

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United Hospital Fund's Jim Tallon to Step Down in Second Half of 2017

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06/23/2016

... impressive work to build a more effective health care system for every New Yorker.” About the United Hospital ... Hospital Fund works to build a more effective health care system for every New Yorker. An...

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22 Aug 2017

Two Sides of the Same Coin: Public-Private Partnerships and MIP - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Tuesday, August 22, 2017 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... our collective grassroots power to overcome this rigged system and its corrosive influence on our democracy? Explore: ...

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How Nonprofit Programs Scale Up: Findings From The Wallace Foundation

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10/03/2017

The Wallace Foundation’s latest report, “Strategies to Scale Up Social Programs: Pathways, Partnerships and Fidelity,” is the latest entry in what the Wallace Foundation itself calls the “field of scale-up studies.”

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The David Rockefeller Fund

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Ford, J.M.Kaplan, Teagle and David Rockefeller Fund All Working to Bring College Into Prison

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10/30/2017

... a lot of room for reform in the criminal justice system , with many funders focusing on the inequities of who ... But improving the life prospects of those already in the system is another critical priority...

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Bloomberg Donates $5 Million To Baltimore Police For New Cameras, Technology

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12/04/2017

... be installed on light poles, expanding upon the city’s system of 750 fixed cameras. Drew Vetter, director of the ... of where the most crime occurs with maps of the camera system . “This will allow us to fill...

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Justice Reform

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Novo Foundation Launches New Website and Film Series,The Life Story: Moments of Change

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02/01/2018

The stunning new interactive website explores 13 moments when survivors, service providers, funders, advocates and allies can make a difference for girls and women.

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Gender Justice

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A New Study Supported by Research to Prevent Blindness Reveals that Antioxidant Therapy Prevents Vision Loss in Rare Birth Defect

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02/07/2018

... Biomedical Sciences and the VA Western New York Healthcare System has demonstrated that the addition of widely available ... career scientist at the VA Western New York Healthcare System ... A New Study...

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Research to Prevent Blindness

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Supported By The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Scientists Create New Therapeutic Gel That Shows Promise Against Cancerous Tumors

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02/22/2018

... their typical form and function. Thankfully, as our immune system lets normal cells move along and perform important ... Unfortunately, though, these cells can hijack the system designed to dispatch them. If...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Propel Capital’s Sarah Williams Honored by The Center for Court Innovation

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03/19/2018

... its work to create a more effective and humane justice system . The honorees were: MaryAnne Gilmartin of L&L MAG, who ... DiFiore, chief judge of the New York State Unified Court System , who is exploring...

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Milbank Memorial Fund Announces New Editor of The Milbank Quarterly

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07/27/2018

... interests include: national health policy and health system reform, comparative health care systems, and ...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Announces the 2018 Hilton Humanitarian Prize Recipient

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08/22/2018

... of clean water through a cutting-edge aerial piping system , are always demand-driven and community led. SHOFCO ...

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Inside Rockefeller Foundation’s $20 Million Plan to Improve Energy Access in India

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09/05/2018

The Rockefeller Foundation recently announced it will invest $20 million to expand energy access in rural India over the next three years. Off-grid renewable minigrids, as microgrids are known in India, figure prominently in the foundation’s plans.

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Inside Philanthropy Covers Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation’s Big Investment in City Parks

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10/30/2018

The foundation recently committed $200 million to create signature parks on the waterfronts of Buffalo and Detroit and their surrounding regions, and to advance regional trail systems. The idea is to deliver community and economic benefits to these...

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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

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08 Aug 2019

Family Philanthropy Through Multiple Vehicles - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, August 8, 2019 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

How can families with multi-faceted philanthropic efforts – those with multiple foundations or funds, who are also using impact investing and other creative strategies – develop governance systems and structures that accommodate this complexity?

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Arabella Advisors Report Calls on Philanthropy to Catalyze Inclusive Investment

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03/04/2019

Philanthropy is not doing enough to advance inclusive investment practices that ensure equitable access to capital for people of color and women, a report from Arabella Advisors and the New Venture Fund argues. According to the report, An Economy...

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Credit Suisse Americas Foundation Commits USD 1 Million to HERE to HERE to Launch Youth Apprenticeships Through Careerwise New York

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07/09/2019

... , an employer-led, student-focused youth apprenticeship system based on a model widely used in Switzerland. The ... to Zurich to learn more about the Swiss apprenticeship system . The USD 1 million gift will...

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Lukemia Drug Shows Promise for Treating a Childhood Brain Cancer, Research Supported by Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Clinical Scientist Development Award

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09/20/2019

... that have an abnormal activation of a cell communication system , called the Hedgehog pathway, via two different ... in the Hedgehog signaling pathway — a key cellular system that regulates embryonic...

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