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Research has demonstrated that summer learning loss is one of the most significant causes of the academic achievement gap between low-income students and their higher income peers, and one of the strongest contributors to the high school dropout...

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Loren Harris of the Nathan Cummings Foundation and Don Chen at Ford, Weigh In On The 7 Deadly Sins of Philanthropy

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03/15/2018

... Lack of transparency Blindness to Privilege According to a 2015 study by the Council of Foundations, some 75 percent of ...

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Katya Levitan-Reiner Promoted to Chief Operating Officer at Propel Capital

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11/14/2019

... Operating Officer. Levitan-Reiner joined Propel Capital in 2015 , playing a critical role in expanding Propel’s ...

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Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative Supports NeuroBioBank for Autism Research

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11/18/2015

... for Autism Research The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has signed an agreement to establish a ... brain tissue repositories, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) NeuroBioBank (NBB) and the...

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Bloomberg's Latest Move to Fight Big Tobacco Around the World

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03/14/2018

... have invested nearly $1 billion to fight a global public health problem that claims 6 million lives a year—and is on ... industry tactics and practices it deems harmful to public health . This isn't the...

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Milbank Memorial Fund, John A. Hartford Foundation, Commonwealth Fund Support Study That Reveals How ACOs Use Home Visits to Improve Care and Reduce Hospital Use

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06/21/2019

... study, published this week in the June issue of Health Affairs, offers new details about how one key ... PhD, a research scientist at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. The...

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Amalgamated Foundation Launches the Frontline Workers Fund in Response to COVID-19

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04/01/2020

... workers at the frontline of the COVID-19 crisis. Nurses, health care workers, grocery workers, cleaning service ... and we are proud to stand in support of their needs. Resources will go to support: Charitable...

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Judy Belk Appointed President and CEO of The California Wellness Foundation

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03/12/2014

... played a historic role in courageously funding in public health areas that had drawn little or no philanthropic ... partners across the state in leveraging the Foundation’s resources and voice in bringing...

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Arcus, NoVo Foundation Announce Groundbreaking Philanthropy Initiative to Improve the Lives of Transgender People

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12/08/2015

... Trans Initiative will deploy grants and philanthropic resources totaling at least $20 million dollars to ... we are committed to delivering increased and necessary resources to those in the field working...

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Trinity Church Wall Street Appoints Managing Director of Leadership Development and Managing Director of Mission Real Estate Development

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07/29/2019

... of growth in an organization with tremendous legacy and resources .” Trinity’s Chief Philanthropy Officer, ... helping churches within the Anglican Communion use their resources to sustain their own missions...

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Three Practical Tips for Spreading and Scaling Youth Programs

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05/11/2017

New York Community Trust's Leigh Ross says that not every program will look the same, and that's ok.

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J.M. Kaplan Fund Announces Open Call for Applications to 2019 Innovation Prize

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02/06/2019

... funding offers flexibility, letting awardees deploy resources where they are most needed, whether investing in ... and connection,” said Michelle Miller of Coworker.org, a 2015 Innovation Prize winner. “What...

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17 Jun 2016

Special Screening & Discussion: Stepping Up for NYC's Youth

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As funders grapple with programs to increase college readiness and access, a recent documentary, Stepping Up, offers insights into solutions that work. Stepping Up follows high school seniors who have been trained by College Access: Research &...

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What Is Effective Philanthropy?

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06/05/2019

Jessica Johansen, Director of Special Projects at the Siegel Family Endowment writes, "Creating the connective tissue between grantee work and this wider world is part of the grantmaking philosophy around Effective Philanthropy."

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Announces Fall 2021 Grantees and New Website

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01/12/2022

... grantees will focus on providing artists the space, time, resources , and in some cases, peer and mentor support to ...

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Philanthropy Should Support Frontline Workers During Pandemic and Beyond - from Arabella Advisors

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03/27/2020

... families in a situation filled with uncertainty. Their health , income, social networks, and communities all are ... In the longer term, grant makers should put philanthropic resources toward bolstering...