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Commonwealth Fund Says N.J. Tops Many States On Healthcare Scorecard

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03/16/2017

... to better healthcare outcomes nationwide and states like New Jersey that chose to embrace the federal law have seen ... re-hospitalization and re-admission to nursing homes. New Jersey tied five other states,...

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Mellon Foundation Awards Nearly $3.8 Million for Theater Program

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04/11/2017

... Awards Nearly $3.8 Million for Theater Program The New England Foundation for the Arts has announced a ... National Dance Project , NTP has supported forty-three new theater works with grants totaling more...

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Supported by JPB Foundation, Harvard Study Finds Illinois Soda Tax Could Cut Health Costs, Raise $561 Million in Revenue Annually

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04/26/2017

... beverages could raise $561 million a year in new revenue for Illinois, while also saving millions in ... costs associated with obesity and diabetes, according to a new study released Tuesday by the Harvard T.H...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Highlights Coal Communities in Latest Film

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05/01/2017

... Highlights Coal Communities in Latest Film The new film on the coal industry that Bloomberg Philanthropies ... miners, and it features groups that are helping them find new opportunities. With federal budget...

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Top Science Foundation, Simons, Latest Endeavor is its Most Ambitious Project Yet

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05/15/2017

... time and funding, and unexpected work might take shape. New ideas could form as computer scientists and researchers ... lunch, or just run into each other in the hallways. That’ s the kind of research...

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Tree-Killing Beetles Spread into Northern U.S. Forests as Temperatures Rise

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08/29/2017

Tree-Killing Beetles Spread into Northern U. S . Forests as Temperatures Rise Southern pine beetles are ... fuel for wildfires as they kill the trees they infest. A new study shows the insects' range could...

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Trump Plans to Phase Out DACA, Administration Officials Say

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09/05/2017

... According to the two administration officials, here’ s the policy to be announced later today: The administration won't consider new applications for legal status dated after Sept. 5. If you ... But...

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Immigration

Opinion: How Parks Lose Their Playfulness

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09/25/2017

... ago, the Hudson River Park Trust floated an idea for a new island. Called Pier 55, it was to be a ... design also accommodated three outdoor event venues; it’ s easy to imagine ticket-takers and other gate-...

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Name-Dropping: Donors Get Tired. Models Do, Too

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09/28/2017

... knowledge. So when success rates for the organization’ s reactivation campaigns began to stagnate, she assumed the ... lapsed donor file, and mailed a six-figure quantity of the new selection of names. While...

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U.S. Quietly Announces Plan To Monitor Immigrants’ Social Media Accounts, Search Histories

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09/28/2017

U. S . Quietly Announces Plan To Monitor Immigrants’ Social ... internet search history of legal immigrants as part of a new tracking system set to roll out next month. The policy ... travel ban is set begin. First...

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Nations Urged to Reject Phillip Morris Funds for Antismoking Efforts

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10/03/2017

... International announced it would fund and help set up a new body called the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World. The ... to donate about $80 million a year for 12 years to this new organization with a mission of...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Funded Studies Make Progress In Fight Against Malaria

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10/05/2017

... Funded Studies Make Progress In Fight Against Malaria Two new strategies show promise in battling malaria, a disease ... children ages five and under in sub-Saharan Africa.Both new strategies involve making...

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Rita Allen Foundation Supported Report Finds That Civic Tech Struggles with Sustainable Funding Despite Gains

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10/31/2017

... Tech Struggles with Sustainable Funding Despite Gains A new report has found that while civic tech is a growth ... Paths to a Sustainable Future, was released by the John S . and James L. Knight Foundation with...

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Wallace Foundation President Explains Foundation’s “Unified Approach”

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12/20/2017

Wallace Foundation President Explains Foundation’ s “Unified Approach” In an interview with the Funder’ s ... as they move together in this uncharted territory of new ideas, Miller adds. He lays...

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Watch Another Video From Chasing The Dream, Supported By The JPB and Ford Foundations

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01/22/2018

... The Dream, Supported By The JPB and Ford Foundations The U. S . has accepted more refugees than any other country since ... WNYC , correspondent Matt Katz has the story of how new American policies are creating...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation Funds Report Rethinking How Medicare Pays for Services

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07/13/2018

... submitted by the American Medical Association’ s Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) when setting ... changes must be made to Medicare’ s current system. In a new report, Center for...

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Salesforce.Org Expands Philanthropic Efforts to Improve Schools

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12/12/2018

... grant to an education nonprofit, giving $2 million to New Leaders to help train principals and teachers. The ... for example, or improve math education. The grant to New Leaders is focused on boosting the...

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Joan Mitchell Foundation Announces 2019 Grant Recipients

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09/26/2019

... announced today the twenty-five recipients of this year’ s Painters and Sculptors Grants, which provide $625,000 in ... to apply for residencies at the Joan Mitchell Center in New Orleans. Among the 2019...

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