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How The Rockefeller Foundation Is Bringing Electricity To Hundreds Of Villages Across India

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09/18/2017

... India As of 2017, 1.3 billion people around the world do not have access to electricity. Of those, 290 million men, ... and their dreams. Access to energy is a critical first step in powering basic needs such...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funded Research Finds Gut Bacteria Play Critical Role in Anti-Seizure Effects of Ketogenic Diet

Release Date:

05/25/2018

... diet. The study, published in the journal Cell, is the first to establish a causal link between seizure ... including fewer seizures for children with epilepsy who do not respond to anti-epileptic medications...

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F.B. Heron Foundation President Clara Miller to Step Down

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06/20/2017

... continue to write, speak, and undertake research aimed at advancing the foundation's mission. Widely respected, Miller ... peers to jettison outdated operating models that leave resources untapped in the...

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Commonwealth Fund and GWU Release New Findings on House GOP Healthcare Bill Resulting in Loss of 1M Jobs in 10 Years

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06/19/2017

... potential effects from the enacting of the American Health Care Act. According to the study from Leighton Ku, ... of federal spending on healthcare under the GOP's American Health Care Act would cause...

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Citi and Citi Foundation Expand Global Job Skills-Building Initiative to Improve Employability and Economic Opportunity for Underserved Communities

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09/17/2020

... of Pathways to Progress, we are maximizing the training resources and opportunities we can provide to hardworking ... the U.S. Launching a new Citi Foundation partnership with Public Allies to offer young...

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The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Welcomes Marianna Schaffer, Vice President of Programs and Jennene Tierney, Vice President of People, Culture, Equity

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01/11/2021

... to center racial justice and equity and direct resources and trust in new ways. I am thrilled to be grounded ... its capacity to center equity and justice in all that we do . Jennene brings more than 20 years...

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07 Mar 2011

Foundation Administrators Network Meeting: Workplace Flexibility

Monday, March 7, 2011 -

9:30am to 12:30pm

... for foundation administration, including human resources , finance, and operations. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION ... In addition, FAN member Gail Pesyna, VP for Human Resources and Program Management at the Alfred P...

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Rico Blancaflor

... and Collaboration Rico will further refine and enhance our Public Policy Fellowship, build new opportunities for our ... and a keen understanding of policy issues that affect first generation low-income...

Bloomberg Backed “Global Street Design Guide” Now Available Free Online

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05/22/2017

... to design safe, sustainable streets, is available to the public as for free online. The guide was first released last October after two years in development by ... and Chinese. The document is a compendium of...

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A Nobel Prize For The Voluntary Sector

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11/15/2009

... here for their relevance to philanthropic practice. First , much of her work elucidates the Tocquevillian insight ... to manage “the commons”: common property and resources . The conventional wisdom is that...

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The NYPD's Growing DNA Database Raises Concern

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09/26/2017

As the police have gotten more aggressive about collecting genetic material, they've quietly amassed a giant database of DNA profiles without any laws and little oversight over how they can use it.

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United Hospital Fund Names New Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer

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11/30/2020

... Fund announced that Vaughn R. Murria, Director of Human Resources , was named to the additional position of Chief ... from Binghamton University-SUNY and a Master of Public Administration from New York...

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The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Welcomes Its 2022 Distinguished Scholars

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02/02/2022

... a myriad of issues, including violence against women, policing and crime, radicalization, and the environmental ... Belgioioso (University of Kent) Rebel Tactics, Local Public Support and the Upcoming Phase of...

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Arnold Ventures Hires Jennifer Doleac as Executive Vice President of Criminal Justice

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03/08/2023

... the criminal justice portfolio, adding new initiatives in policing , reintegration, corrections, prosecution, public defense, and fines and fees. “I am delighted to ... thinking, and a strong foundation of...

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The Building Blocks of Demonstrating Impact

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09/09/2013

... of your program(s)? All stakeholders of a program must first be clear and in agreement on program objectives in ... determine what to measure, consider these questions: Why do you want to measure and who is...

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Doris Duke’s Andrew Bowman to Lead The Land Trust Alliance

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11/30/2015

... at Berkeley, a Master of Laws in environmental and natural resources at the Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark ... of wildlife with increased renewable energy development on public and private...

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Arabella Advisors Adds Chief Information Officer, Vince L'Erario

Release Date:

07/27/2020

... the appointment of Vince L’Erario as the company’s first chief information officer (CIO). Vince brings deep ... him firsthand, real-world knowledge of the people and practices necessary to achieve innovations...

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Diverse Strategies for Funding Education

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09/18/2013

... and moderated by WNYC's Beth Fertig, will examine the first two EdFunders-commissioned papers. The first paper looks at over a century of reform efforts and the ... community: working together, exploring...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion In the Philanthropic Sector

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07/2014

The D5 Coalition annual report highlights tools and resources , recently completed research, and approaches that ...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Global Relief Initiative to Help Alleviate the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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04/08/2020

... initiative, rooted in SNF’s philanthropic philosophy of public -private collaboration and working closely with grantee ... of the most pressing issues related to the pandemic. The first area of focus is medical...