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Ford Foundation Spells Out Cuts to Make Way for Its Shift in Focus to Inequality

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11/09/2015

... overhead costs and steer $1 billion over five years toward strengthening social-justice organizations. At the ... grant maker announced that it would direct all of its work toward reducing inequality. "We...

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With Support from the Russell Sage Foundation, Researchers Analyze the Rise of White Identity in Politics

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10/21/2016

... Politics Many political commentators credit Donald Trump’ s rise to white voters’ antipathy toward racial and ethnic minorities. However, we believe this ... attitudes and candidate preferences, we found that...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation's CEO Interviewed in Funder Spotlight

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09/07/2017

Robert Sterling Clark Foundation' s CEO Interviewed in Funder Spotlight Since his appointment ... Robert Sterling Clark Foundation has taken dramatic steps toward embodying trust-based philanthropy, including...

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Moving Interprofessional Education into the Mainstream of Health Professions Education

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06/20/2012

... calls for, among other things, a national clearinghouse of resources on interprofessional education, which will include ... and Collaborative Practice, initially funded by the U. S . Health Resources...

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New Thinking about Networks Makes the Field Better, Stronger, More Effective

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03/20/2015

... Center to think more closely about how our network’ s regional expertise, leadership and connections, and the ... emerged showed precisely where Oregon’ s philanthropic resources were flowing...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Continues Pandemic Relief Efforts with New Grants Totaling over $27.7 Million

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05/29/2020

... Totaling over $27.7 Million Part of the Foundation’ s $100 million global COVID-19 relief initiative, grants ... New Orleans, New York, and San Antonio that are pooling resources to most effectively serve...

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The Amida Care Fund at Stonewall Community Foundation Announces 2021 Grant Awards for HIV/AIDS Initiatives at NYC Community Organizations

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12/09/2021

... Foundation was established as part of Amida Care’ s privately funded Live Your Life wellness program and is ... New Yorkers, often with reduced funding and other resources ,” said Jarrett Lucas, Executive...

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Russia's Real Friends in the West

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01/27/2013

... to leading Russia experts from around the world. Putin' s interest in these discussions suggests that he is open to alternative perspectives about Russia' s development and global role. But his...

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Teagle Foundation Awards More Than $1.5 Million

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05/29/2013

... of the eleven grants were awarded through the foundation' s Larger Vision for Student Learning: Education for Civic and ... ongoing initiatives, with the majority of funding going toward work in its most...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Commits $136 Million to Create Youth Job Opportunities in Greece

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10/07/2013

... to action to help create new opportunities for Greece’ s younger generations, which are severely impacted by the country’ s current and alarming unemployment rate. The Foundation has ...

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Effective Philanthropy Takes Time

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06/26/2014

... discusses why effective philanthropy is about working toward a long-term goal, even if change is barely noticeable ...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Spark Prize Application is Now Open

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05/03/2016

... Prize is informed by the Brooklyn Community Foundation’ s mission to spark lasting social change by supporting organizations working toward greater equity and justice, with a critical focus on ...

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Supported by JPB Foundation, Scientists Identify Neurons Devoted to Social Memory

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09/30/2016

... store “social memories” that help shape the mice’ s behavior toward each other. The researchers also showed that they can ...

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NYU Uses $6 million Bloomberg Grant to help AGs fight Climate Rollback

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08/18/2017

... attorneys general (AGs) target the Trump administration’ s climate policies. The grant will go toward the State Energy and Environmental Impact Center, ... escalate attacks against President Donald Trump’...

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61% Of Women And 46% Of Men Think Kids Should Be Raised Without Gender Stereotypes

Release Date:

09/21/2017

... should follow the lead already taken by Target in the U. S . and John Lewis in the U.K. to combat gender stereotyping ... this week suggests. A worldwide shift in consumer attitude toward gender is revealed by...

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Wait—What is Venture Philanthropy, Again?

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02/27/2014

... the writing of checks and often take a deep and long-term view of what it means to invest in solving global and/or ...

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Research to Prevent Blindness Funds New Smartphone Application to Detect Vision Problems in Young Patients

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11/05/2014

... capture key structures at the back of the eye in a single view without necessarily needing drops to dilate the eye. ...

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Poll: Americans Have Never Been So Sure About Climate Change, Even Republicans

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10/23/2015

... So Sure About Climate Change, Even Republicans Maybe it' s the pope. Or the freakish year in extreme climate records. ... of the presidential election cycle. Whatever the cause, U. S . views on climate...

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3/24/2016 - "NYC’s Food Policy Director on Hunger, Health & Equity" Live Stream Recording

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03/2016

View materials and recording of the program " NYC’ s Food ... Director on Hunger, Health & Equity." 3/24/2016 - "NYC’ s Food Policy Director on Hunger, Health & Equity" Live .....