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William T. Grant Foundation Announces Support for Research on Reparations for Black American Descendants of Enslaved Persons

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07/27/2021

William T. Grant Foundation Announces Support for Research on Reparations for Black American Descendants of ... Cook Center on Social Equity at Duke University for research on the feasibility of paying reparations...

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Seven Bridges Brings The Simons Foundation’s Genome Diversity Project Dataset to the Cloud

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04/12/2017

... whole genomes from 300 individuals representing 142 diverse populations across the globe. The SGDP dataset is now ... used by thousands of researchers around the world to drive research and development in the...

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Annie E. Casey Foundation Funded Research Shows Close to Home is Worth Fighting For

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03/30/2018

Annie E. Casey Foundation Funded Research Shows Close to Home is Worth Fighting For Advocates ... funding from the Annie E. Casey Foundation to conduct a case study of C2H, convened their March...

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Mellon Foundation Launches New Initiative to Support 1,500 Artists and Small Arts Organizations as COVID-19 Crisis Continues

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08/27/2020

Mellon Foundation Launches New Initiative to Support 1,500 Artists and Small Arts ... to $20,000 each, and provide financial and technological resources to lessen the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on ... of...

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Century Foundation Report: More Schools Nationwide are Experimenting with Diversity Programs

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02/09/2016

... changes, and in the wake of a widely reported 2014 study showing New York City had one of the country’s most ...

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Wallace, Ford, and Mellon on Strategies that Boost Arts Engagement Across Diverse Communities

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06/09/2017

... Mellon on Strategies that Boost Arts Engagement Across Diverse Communities The foundations weigh in on the challenges and strategies in reaching a diverse audiences and using art to build positive, relevant,...

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2021 J.M.K. Innovation Prizes Awarded to 10 Initiatives With Standout Potential, Shared Community Focus

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11/16/2021

... process, which relies on guidance from volunteers across diverse disciplines and communities, consistently elevates ... with valuable tools, training, and capacity-building resources , in addition to crucial...

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Newman's Own Foundation Supports Nutrition Initiatives

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10/01/2019

... that are focused on fresh food access and nutrition education . The funding will support nutrition programs all ... helping nonprofits address various needs such as nutrition education , healthy diets, food...

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Simons Foundation Funded Research Finds That Neural ‘Tug-Of-War’ May Explain Fragile X Learning Issues

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01/24/2018

Simons Foundation Funded Research Finds That Neural ‘Tug-Of-War’ May Explain ... that contradicts what they initially learned, a new study shows . FXS is the most common genetic cause of ... information from...

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Big Names, Big Funding: Why Are MIT and IBM Joining Forces on AI Research?

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09/14/2017

... Big Funding: Why Are MIT and IBM Joining Forces on AI Research ? Research partnerships between business and academia have been ... such as healthcare. There’s also a priority to study the...

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Research Supported by The Tow Foundation Reveals Small Part Brain That Steadies The Body

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02/06/2018

Research Supported by The Tow Foundation Reveals Small Part ... steadies the body if it is thrown off balance. The study in mice found that a brain region called the lateral ... vestibular nucleus, or LVN,...

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14 Sep 2021

Election Shifts in 2020 and Beyond: Vote by Mail Organizing and Research Efforts - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

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4:00pm to 5:00pm

**This program is hosted by our partner, Funders ' Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP), who has ... by mail. This webinar will look at some of the latest research on the impact of vote by mail on turnout...

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Research Funded by Leon Levy Foundation Finds Climate Change Is Leading to Unpredictable Ecosystem Disruption for Migratory Birds

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03/06/2019

Research Funded by Leon Levy Foundation Finds Climate Change ... Ecography. “Climates have natural variation and we’re moving rapidly into territory where the magnitude of climate ... in the subtropics–the...

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28 Mar 2012

Philanthropy New York Leadership Network for Increasing Diversity: Introductory Meeting

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12:00pm to 1:30pm

... around the country) is also part of the national D5 initiative , through its priority to Build More Diverse and Inclusive Philanthropic Leadership. It will meet ...

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund’s Healthy Food & Community Change Initiative to Be Featured on Philanthropy Reality Show

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01/12/2017

... Illumination Fund’s Healthy Food & Community Change Initiative to Be Featured on Philanthropy Reality Show Did ... Illumination Fund’s Healthy Food & Community Change initiative . Give is part of the...

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Citi’s $1 Billion Action for Racial Equity Initiative Demonstrates Early Results in the Fight to Address the Racial Wealth Gap

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04/26/2021

Citi’s $1 Billion Action for Racial Equity Initiative Demonstrates Early Results in the Fight to Address ... of color have the same access to the financial tools and resources that benefit other groups. Doing so...

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Goldman Sachs Announces First Round of Capital Investments and Philanthropic Grants for One Million Black Women Initiative

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05/21/2021

... and Philanthropic Grants for One Million Black Women Initiative NEW YORK--( BUSINESS WIRE )--The Goldman Sachs ... led community birth centers in providing access to new resources that ensures Black women’s...

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Listen: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Hosts a Conversation On The Value Of Workplace Diversity

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02/28/2018

This conversation about workplace diversity was part of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's Our Compelling Interests series.

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Patients with Macular Degeneration Show Improvement with High-dose Statin Treatment (Research to Prevent Blindness)

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02/08/2016

... Show Improvement with High-dose Statin Treatment ( Research to Prevent Blindness) Researchers at ... the wet form of AMD. As the next step for this line of research , the investigators plan to expand to a...

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