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Simons Foundation Supported Research May Have Found Compound Essential to Formation of Life on Earth

Release Date:

11/07/2017

... essential to the formation of life on earth. Their work was based on a hypothesis that a chemical reaction ... chains of amino acids known as peptides to do the main work of cells, and lipids to form...

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Surdna Foundation Celebrates Centennial Year with $4.5 Million Commitment to Equitable Community Development

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12/06/2017

... "The Amplify Fund is a tremendous way to honor the work of the past 100 years while looking toward building and ... called Fund for an Inclusive California, that will support work aligned with The Amplify...

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NoVo Foundation Announces Three Winners of the Pathways to Freedom Challenge

Release Date:

02/15/2018

... against human trafficking and we are confident that the work of Atlanta, Chicago, and Minneapolis will inspire and ... support survivors.” Historically, most anti-trafficking work has focused on strengthening...

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Group of NY Funders Support History-Making Performance Celebrating Black Choreographers

Release Date:

03/30/2018

... to learn from as we forge new paths into the future work .” Through this project, Mason has become a living ...

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Mellon Foundation

Con Edison

The Silicon Valley Community Foundation Seeks to Do Things Differently

Release Date:

04/13/2018

... a very different situation at a new foundation aiming to work across nine counties that includes dozens of ...

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Backed in Part By The Ford Foundation, Nina Simone’s Childhood Home Named a National Treasure by National Trust

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06/19/2018

... my great inspirations in life. Through grace, beauty, hard work , and perseverance she became an integral part of ... childhood home has been neglected. We’re delighted to work with the home’s new owners and...

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The Warhol Foundation Will Award Six Spring 2018 Curatorial Research Fellowships

Release Date:

07/19/2018

... group exhibition, titled “Working Thought,” to feature work by 30 artists and address economic inequality in the ...

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Ford Foundation President, Darren Walker to Receive 2018 Director’s Award

Release Date:

07/30/2018

... Labour Organization’s Global Commission on the Future of Work . He also serves on the boards of Carnegie Hall, Friends ...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards Grant to Critical Path Institute to Advance Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease

Release Date:

09/06/2018

... and patient advocacy organizations to identify and work collaboratively toward solving significant challenges ... is a consortium model engaging potential partners to work on jointly beneficial drug...

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Doris Duke Foundation

Rockefeller Foundation and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Announce Finalists in $10M Economic Opportunity Challenge

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09/17/2018

The Rockefeller Foundation and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Applaud the 20 Finalists Advancing to the Final Round of the Communities Thrive Challenge and the 63 Semi-Finalist Organizations

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Our Move

Release Date:

10/10/2018

... with PNY’s core values and would support our members’ work to develop a more equitable, sustainable, and democratic society. One of the core ways we support your work is by providing opportunities for you to...

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President's Message

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Michael Bloomberg Announces Midwestern Collegiate Climate Summit

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05/16/2019

... and as home to students who want to put their talents to work to build a better future. This summit will fuel new ... climate leadership; deploy students and faculty to work beyond the classroom in the city of...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Pershing Square Sohn Prize Awards $4.2M to Seven “Next Generation” Innovators in Cancer Research

Release Date:

05/21/2019

... provides Prize winners with opportunities to present their work to scientific and business audiences, helping to bridge ... unconventionally and explore new areas of research as they work to discover novel...

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The Estée Lauder Companies Partners With Humane Society to End Global Animal Testing

Release Date:

06/21/2019

... an organization that has done such thoughtful work advocating for animals everywhere," Anna Klein, senior ... "They have been a wonderful partner and advisor as we work together towards our common...

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David Rockefeller Fund announces Lourdes J. Rodriguez, Dr.PH as Chief Executive Officer

Release Date:

09/21/2022

... journey; this is the next logical step to the work and one that must be handled with gentleness, humility, and bravery. I will work alongside the Board, family, staff, and grantees so that ...

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Past Board Chairs

We would like to thank the following individuals for serving as Board Chairs: 1979–1980 John R. Coleman, President, The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation 1981–1982 Jane Lee Eddy, Executive Director, Taconic Foundation 1983–1984 Arnold Shore, Senior...

Kiva City Launches in Washington, D.C.

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01/11/2013

Kiva, the Latino Economic Development Center and Capital One Bank have announced the launch of Kiva City D.C., a website that will provide small business owners in the greater Washington, D.C., area with access to crowdfunded microloans.

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Capital One Foundation

Sloan Foundation Partners With Cornell, Georgia Tech, Penn State to Boost STEM Mentoring Among Minorities

Release Date:

08/05/2013

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation’s partnership with Cornell University, the Georgia Institute of Technology and Pennsylvania State University will fund University Centers of Exemplary Mentoring for minority graduate students in STEM (science,...

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Education

27 Jun 2012

Role of Public Media in Our Democracy - GFEM Annual Funder Conversation

Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 5:00pm to Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 6:00pm

With the decline of traditional journalism outlets, some public and independent media organizations are making significant strides in expanding news and information services to fill the gap. And public media is engaging people of all ages and...

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22 Oct 2012

Accelerating the Upstate Economy: A Series on Entrepreneurship in our Region

Monday, October 22, 2012 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Teleconference

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development is creating jobs for agricultural producers, businesses and families. Their grants act as a catalyst for business development and entrepreneurship by providing access to capital and technical...

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