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Wallace Foundation Has Been Betting Big on Principals. What's It Learning?

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11/01/2016

The funder recently launched a $47 million initiative to help universities improve their programs for developing principals. Before that was the funder's $85 million Principal Pipeline Initiative, which began in 2011.

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Appointments & Transitions

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New Director of Anti-Human Trafficking Fund Announced at NEO Philanthropy

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11/03/2016

NEO Philanthropy is proud to name Gratienne (Sienna) Baskin, Esq., a Fulbright Scholar with extensive senior level work in fighting for the rights of sex workers and survivors of trafficking, as new director of the NEO Anti-Trafficking Fund.

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Gender Justice

Helmsley Charitable Trust Supports New Gene-Editing Technology That Partially Restores Vision in Blind Animals

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11/17/2016

... DNA at a target location into the non-dividing cells that make up the majority of adult organs and tissues. The ...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Director of Public Health Program at Bloomberg Philanthropies Applauds Finland’s Tobacco-Free Goal

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01/26/2017

... health — and their bank balances. Officials plan to make the country tobacco-free by 2040, meaning they want less ...

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Simons Foundation Releases Statement on Executive Order on Visas and Immigration

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02/14/2017

As an organization dedicated to the advancement of scientific knowledge, the Simons Foundation stands united with the scientists and institutions we support in their opposition to the recently announced executive order on visas and immigration to...

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Science

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports American Talent Initiative

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02/22/2017

Building on its longstanding commitment to making education accessible to students of all socioeconomic backgrounds, Georgetown has become a founding member of the American Talent Initiative (ATI).

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Children, Youth and Families

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We Dine Together: Starved For Company

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03/27/2017

... a club called We Dine Together, whose mission is to make sure no one is starving for company. Steve Hartman ...

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Three MIT Alumni Win 2017 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

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04/21/2017

... the 2017 fellows were chosen for their potential to make significant contributions to U.S. society, culture, or ...

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Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships For New Americans

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Immigration

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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Backs the Bernie Sanders 'Medicare For All' Bill

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09/13/2017

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has signed on to the “Medicare for All” plan, making her the latest potential presidential candidate to get behind the bill.

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MCC Signs $500M Compact with Nepal to Improve Power and Roads

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09/15/2017

The Millennium Challenge Corp. signed a $500 million compact with Nepal on Thursday, the agency’s first compact in South Asia and a symbol, said some at the ceremony, of Nepal’s progress toward democracy.

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Five Essential Tips for Setting Up a Social Enterprise

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10/04/2017

... just help some people. Either way, you want to do good and make a living. So where do you start? Our latest guest ...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Obama Environmental Chief Says Trump Rollbacks Won't Wash

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10/04/2017

... legacy would not withstand legal challenges. “We need to make sure people understand that pronouncements don’t equal ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Following Years Of Political Tumult, Charters Are A Non-Issue In Mayoral Race

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10/10/2017

... Race In May 2013, when Bill de Blasio was trying to make a name for himself among a crowded field of mostly ...

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Revson Foundation Report Encourages Philanthropic Support of Local Journalism

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02/09/2018

A new report from the Charles H. Revson Foundation makes the case for philanthropic support of journalism, though its focus is on local news in the US.

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

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Communications/Media

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UHF Honors 63 Health Care Quality Improvement Leaders at Tribute to Excellence Today

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07/15/2020

... time, these quality leaders and their vital efforts to make our health care system more patient-centered, safe, and ... for quality. You are the driving force in your system to make sure that we are striving...

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Commonwealth Explores Ramifications of Higher Premiums for Older Adults

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09/15/2015

... Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires that health insurers make coverage accessible and affordable to all individuals, ... younger enrollees. While the goal of the regulation is to make insurance affordable for...

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