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Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Asphalt Art Initiative Expands Grant Opportunity to Cities in Canada, Mexico, and the United States

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04/25/2023

... Initiative grants to help improve street safety, activate public spaces, and engage community residents. The expansion ... local urban landscapes to people in those communities.” Resources for cities: To help...

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Mellon Foundation Grants Help Citymeals and God’s Love We Deliver Feed New York City’s Elderly and At-Risk Homebound Populations during COVID-19 Crisis

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03/26/2020

... efforts to feed and nourish New York City’s elderly and health -compromised populations during the ongoing COVID-19 ... as they serve on the front lines, feeding elderly and health -compromised homebound New...

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Council on Foundations Names Vikki N. Spruill President and CEO

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04/02/2012

... efforts, Spruill also modernized Ocean Conservancy’s public engagement strategies. She is an eminent thought ... to enhance their philanthropic effectiveness. As the first Director of the Philanthropic...

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NYTimes Publishes OpEd by Tiffany & Co. Chairman on Environmental Sustainability

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11/09/2015

... ago not as a sportsman or ecotourist, as most visitors do , but as a chief executive fearful that the company I led ... in 2008 to encounter firsthand the land and people put in harm ’s way by the proposed...

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‘Grassroots Means No Brains': How To Tackle Racism In The Aid Sector

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08/29/2017

‘Grassroots Means No Brains': How To Tackle Racism In The Aid Sector “I am so ... here in Haiti. Unfortunately ‘grassroots’ means no brains and no money.” “It doesn’t matter. ... to be less...

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Harrowing Journeys: Children and Youth on The Move Across The Mediterranean Sea, At Risk of Trafficking and Exploitation

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09/12/2017

... Exploitation Young migrants and refugees set out to escape harm or secure better futures – and face staggering risks ... a sea. We knew it is not safe, so we sacrificed. We do it, or we die.” For children and...

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Study Supported by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds Antimicrobial Paints Have a Blind Spot

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05/13/2019

... researchers caution that these paints might be doing more harm than good. In a new study, the researchers tested ...

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A Letter from Ronna Brown

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04/15/2020

... short, this pandemic is altering the ways in which we all do business and take care of ourselves and our families. ... these changes stay with us for the long haul. COVID-19 Resources Your work is as important...

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Our Democracy, Philanthropy and What’s Next

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06/21/2017

... Next by Michael Hamill Remaley, Senior Vice President, Public Policy & Communications, Philathropy New York This ... of every stripe – whether they concentrate on education, health , workforce training,...

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Rockefeller Foundation Initiative to Help Halve Food Loss by 2030

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02/07/2017

... the Nigerian tomato value chain met late last year for the first YieldWise partner planning session. They were part of a ...

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Why Should Your Foundation Continue to Exist?

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04/14/2014

... decisions were based on analysis that they can do more good over the long haul than in the immediate. As the ... long term, noting that Rockefeller has been working on public health related...

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Toyota Named Among of World’s Best Companies on Addressing Water Concerns

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10/22/2015

... to improve water security. This is according to the first global ranking of corporate water stewardship revealed ... that are on the path to sustainably managing water resources . They are taking action to...

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The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces Appointment of Sindy Escobar Alvarez as New Program Director for Medical Research

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03/16/2021

... serves as vice-chair of the Board of Directors of the Health Research Alliance, a coalition of non-profit funders ...

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Ford Foundation Launches Global Fellows Network to Tackle Inequality Worldwide

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06/01/2020

... the next generation of social justice leaders who are advancing innovative solutions to end inequality in ... to fight inequality, is critical at this moment. The first group of Ford Global Fellows represents...

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14 Jun 2011

Speaker's Bio: Commissioner Nirav R. Shah, M.D., MPH

Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 12:00pm

... Nirav R. Shah is the 15th New York State Commissioner of Health . As Commissioner, Dr. Shah oversees the administration of the state’s public health insurance programs, which provide ...

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New York Life’s Impact Investment Initiative commits $50 million to Enterprise Community Loan Fund.

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11/10/2021

... disparities and provide equitable access to the capital resources required to gain power, autonomy, and impact for ... or preservation of more than 123,000 homes, 600,000 annual health care visits, 16,000...

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RISE Together Fund, an Initiative of the Proteus Fund, Receives Largest Grant in the Rise Together Fund History

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11/15/2022

... ask those I care about what to say for them, or what to do for them. I can share what I have with them to stand ... creativity of the BAMEMSA field are only limited by the resources afforded to it. This gift...

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Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

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What Benefits One Might Benefit Us All

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11/01/2017

... four years that explore the intersections of gender and health , education, justice reform and many other topics of ... of gender, race, housing insecurity, poverty, mental health and addiction. Another working...

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Scientists to Create a "Gut Cell Atlas" with Funding from the Helsmley Charitable Trust

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10/25/2019

... distinct cell functions and interactions in human health and Crohn’s disease. Helmsley’s Gut Cell Atlas ... of trillions of cells. Each one matters, yet there is no complete catalog of all the cell types in...

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