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Making Kids Into “Makers”

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09/22/2017

... In many traditional classroom settings, students do not spend a lot of time honing their problem-solving ... around them. But a new program is encouraging them to do so outside of school. This spring, more...

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Heads-Up, CEOs—Corporate Social Responsibility May Get You Fired, Study Finds

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10/10/2017

... shows that CSR investments can be a double-edged sword— do well and they'll buffer you from dismissal, do poorly and you're more likely lose your job." Heads-Up, .....

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JPMorgan Chase Announces $20 Billion Investment in Employees, Branch Expansion and Local Economic Growth

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01/23/2018

... and businesses by doing what a bank is supposed to do : lending and investing. This long-term investment, which ...

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New Arcus Report on Extractive Industries and Ape Conservation Reveals Potential of Collaboration Among Industry, Conservation and Government Sectors

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04/18/2014

... the Apes: Extractive Industries and Ape Conservation, the first in a series of global reports examining a range of ... Industries and Ape Conservation examines in this first volume the evolving context of the...

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United Hospital Fund Report Details Lessons Learned in Reducing Avoidable Hospital Readmissions

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10/14/2014

... initiative involved seven New York City hospitals in its first stage, in which participants worked to identify the ... interventions to tackle opportunities identified in the first stage. According to the...

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Ms. Foundation for Women President Amerita Examines Impact of Take Our Daughters to Work Day

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04/24/2015

... and it suddenly became a national phenomenon. On that first day of the first year of TODTW, I watched girls in operating rooms and ...

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Tow Foundation Touted as Prime Example of Funder Helping Turn the Tide for Juvenile Justice Reform

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11/19/2015

... juvenile justice system. This would make Connecticut the first state to presumptively include anyone over 18 in the ... all 16-year-olds as adults to a state considering the first push of juvenile jurisdiction...

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NoVo and Ms. Foundations Support Grantmakers for Girls of Color Funders Convening

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03/02/2016

... a series of panel discussions and break out sessions, this first convening will explore the power and unique challenges ... and girls across the United States. It is designed as a first step toward a new...

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Duke Foundation Supports Program for Vets & Active Military in Theatre Experience, Study & Creation

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03/11/2016

... and veteran Maurice Decaul will lead VTI as TCG's first official artist-in-residence, constructing curriculum ... "We're thrilled to have Maurice Decaul join TCG as our first ever official...

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SmartCEO Honors Weinberg Foundation President, Rachel Garbow Monroe, as CEO of the Year

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12/16/2016

... 2005, Monroe was hired by the Weinberg Foundation as its first chief operating officer. Five years later, when the ... board restructured, Monroe was named as the Foundation’s first non-trustee president and...

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JPB Foundation Supports Study of New Approach That Makes Cells Resistant to HIV

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04/19/2017

... term,” said Jia Xie, senior staff scientist at TSRI and first author of the study published today in the ...

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Simons Foundation-Supported Research: New Map May Lead to Drug Development for Complex Brain Disorders

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07/25/2017

... see the big picture, Marcelo P. Coba created the first map that highlights the brain’s network of protein associations. It’s a first step to developing treatment drugs that operate more ...

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Ford Foundation: On Privilege - Why Discomfort Is A Sign Of Progress

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07/31/2017

... of the beautiful Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon. It was my first time at the club; I was accompanying a friend’s ... had caused this feeling of displacement? This was not my first time in an elite space. And I...

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Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Kicks Off Next Week, Supported by Capital One Bank, Doris Duke and Gilman Foundations

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08/17/2017

... artist discussions, a film screening, and for the first time in the festival's history, a dedicated evening of ... presenting a full evening of dance on the lineup for the first time. We hope all New...

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James and Charlotte Brooks Foundation Donates Art Holdings, Archives to Parrish Art Museum

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08/30/2017

... Abstract Expressionists James Brooks and Charlotte Park first spent a summer in the Hamptons on Long Island, New ... to work, there’s a really strong community here, but no one really gets in the way of you...

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Newman's Own Pops The Champagne - Salad Dressing - That Is

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08/30/2017

... Aug. 25, 1982, that the philanthropic company shipped its first bottles of olive oil and vinegar salad dressing. ... in 10 states through the sale of that dressing in its first year. Giving now approaches $500...

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Citi Foundation and Citi Canada Announce a $700,000 Commitment to Youth

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09/22/2017

... an effort to reduce youth unemployment in cities through first jobs, internships, business training and leadership ... young people across ten cities become career-ready through first jobs, internships, and...

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Children, Youth and Families

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NADA to Launch Acquisition Gift Fund for Pérez Art Museum Miami

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10/05/2017

... is headed to the museum’s collection. The gift is the first its kind in the 15-year history of NADA Miami. Ticket ... the NADA International Gallery Prize, which recognizes one first -time exhibitor that doesn’...

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Sam Adler-Bell, Policy Associate at the Century Foundation, Spoke With WNYC About the Ongoing J20 Case

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12/21/2017

... Superior Court. Jury deliberations are underway for the first six of those defendants, who are awaiting a verdict ...

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Pfizer Foundation Fights Hunger and Supports the UN Global Goals at SXSW

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03/27/2018

... South Africa and the U.S., helped to reach Pfizer’s first milestone of completing our first 1 million meals packaged. Pfizer has committed to ...

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