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Research to Prevent Blindness-Funded Study Suggests New Way of Preventing Diabetes-Associated Blindness

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05/26/2015

In people with diabetic retinopathy, growth of abnormal, leaky, fragile blood vessels in the eye can cause proliferative diabetic retinopathy, which can lead to permanent blindness.

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As Youth Giving Since 2001 Totals $19M, Brooklyn Community Foundation CEO Reiterates the Importance of a Youth-Led Strategy

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12/11/2017

As Youth Giving Since 2001 Totals $19M, Brooklyn Community Foundation CEO Reiterates the Importance of a Youth-Led ... programs, a study from YouthGiving.org, an initiative of Foundation Center, finds. "We...

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United Hospital Fund Report Outlines Capitation and the Evolving Roles of Providers and Payers in New York

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05/05/2016

... policymakers, the report also summarizes a number of open issues , including the question of whether enough provider ...

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Vivian Tseng Promoted to Senior Vice President, Program of The William T. Grant Foundation

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03/29/2017

... to Senior Vice President, Program of The William T. Grant Foundation March 2017, New York--Vivian Tseng has been ... This groundbreaking initiative further inspired funding at the Institute of Education...

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Study Reveals The Hidden Lives of America’s Poor and Middle Class (Citi and Ford Foundations)

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01/06/2016

... project, we followed 235 lower- and middle-income working American households for a full year (with funding from the Citi Foundation , Ford Foundation , and Omidyar Network)...

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Economic Security

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Bloomberg-Funded Study: Industry Initiatives to Prevent Drinking & Driving Lack Scientific Evidence of Effectiveness

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02/22/2016

... Public Health research suggests. Reporting Feb. 18 in the American Journal of Public Health, the researchers analyzed ...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation-Backed Study Examines the Role of Older Workers in Small Business

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04/23/2015

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation -Backed Study Examines the Role of Older Workers in ... School of Public Health at Columbia University, with funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation . They draw upon...

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Backed in Part By The Ford Foundation, Nina Simone’s Childhood Home Named a National Treasure by National Trust

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06/19/2018

Backed in Part By The Ford Foundation , Nina Simone’s Childhood Home Named a National ... campaign is backed through the National Trust’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, an initiative with the Ford...

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Ian Magee Joins F. B. Heron Foundation as Vice President, Finance and Operations

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01/01/2013

The F. B. Heron Foundation has announced the appointment of Ian Magee as its ... of increasing responsibility over an eight-year span at American Express , serving in various finance, strategy and ... the...

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With Support from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Opera Philadelphia Appoints Rene Orth as Composer-in-Residence

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06/17/2016

With Support from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation , Opera Philadelphia Appoints Rene Orth as ... as an operatic composer. Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation , the three-year program fosters tomorrow’s ...

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Open Society Foundations Along with Collaboration of Funders Highlight Immigrants’ Vital Role in Ohio Communities

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03/16/2018

Open Society Foundations, in partnership with a group of other philanthropy organizations, funded a Cleveland State University report, Our Pathway to a Brighter Future: Ohio's New Americans, which highlights the crucial role immigrants play in Ohio'...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Names Meghan Jambor Interim Informed Communities Program Officer

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07/12/2017

Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Names Meghan Jambor Interim Informed Communities Program Officer The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation is pleased to announce that Meghan Jambor has been ... her natural talent for...

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NoVo and NY Women’s Foundation Match $10 Million NYC Commitment for Girls, Young Women of Color

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02/12/2016

NoVo and NY Women’s Foundation Match $10 Million NYC Commitment for Girls, Young ... an initial commitment of $10 million in new philanthropic funding for programs targeting girls, young women and trans ... find...

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Century Foundation Launches New Public Policy Pop Up Think Tank - Next 100

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02/21/2019

Century Foundation Launches New Public Policy Pop Up Think Tank - ... they are joining together and demanding change on the issues most central to their lives and our collective future, ... but also translating...

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Rockefeller Foundation and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Announce Finalists in $10M Economic Opportunity Challenge

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09/17/2018

Rockefeller Foundation and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Announce Finalists ... The Communities Thrive Challenge , a $10-million funding opportunity by The Rockefeller Foundation and the Chan...

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Schott Foundation Welcomes Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks and Miren Uriarte to the Board of Directors

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02/26/2016

Schott Foundation Welcomes Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks and Miren Uriarte to the Board of Directors The Schott Foundation announced the addition of two new members to the ... for the unique challenges and needs of the...

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Aetna Foundation Announces Launch of the 2015 GoLocal: Cultivating Healthy Communities Grants Program

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03/27/2015

Aetna Foundation Announces Launch of the 2015 GoLocal: Cultivating Healthy Communities Grants Program The Aetna Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of the 2015 ... Communities grants program. In recent...

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Food Systems

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Alfred P. Sloan and Simons Tapped to Offset Federal Budget Cuts in Science Funding

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03/17/2015

... and Simons Tapped to Offset Federal Budget Cuts in Science Funding An ambitious funding drive aims to funnel a ... start at a time when the basic research that serves as the foundation of...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund President Stephen Heintz Announces Increase of 2017 Program Grants Budget

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03/15/2017

Recognizing the challenges to many of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund’s program priorities presented by the current political climate, the board of trustees has approved an increase in the Fund’s grants budget by nearly 12 percent for 2017, Fund...

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