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Patrick Gaspard Appointed VP of the Open Society Foundations

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12/05/2016

... today that Patrick H. Gaspard, the U. S . ambassador to South Africa and former senior advisor to ... strategic direction and oversight to the organization' s programmatic agenda. He will take on a...

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Justice Reform

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Open Society Foundations

Introducing the Open Society Foundations’ New Communities Against Hate Initiative

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12/05/2016

... work seeks to promote full participation in the nation’ s civic, political, and economic life—particularly for ... of civil society are effective and accountable to the public . With this mission and values, it...

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RFPs Etc

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Social Justice

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Open Society Foundations

Milbank Memorial Fund President Writes Op-Ed on Why Republican Health Reform Ideas Are Likely To Fail

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12/07/2016

... health care law. What comes next? They’ve assured the public there will be an orderly transition, and that ...

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Milbank Memorial Fund

Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports GallopNYC Acquisition of Horse Stables in Queens

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01/09/2017

... near Forest Park, Queens, operated for many years as Lynne' s Riding School, in Forest Hills, N.Y. The stable will be ... but will also offer limited riding to the general public as part of their horse...

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New York State Health Foundation Supports Campaign to Urge Nutritious Food Donations

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01/17/2017

... is of lesser nutritional quality,” said the department’ s Public Health Nutrition Educator Kelsey Barnes. In an effort ...

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New York Health Foundation

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Supports Analytical Tools to Map Health Variables in NYC

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01/25/2017

... Variables in NYC In the not-so-distant past, government' s involvement in community health generally was limited to ... for treating illness. Today, we increasingly define public health in terms of...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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William T. Grant Foundation Supports Research on How Social Context Shapes School Choice for Inner-City Students

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02/10/2017

... be able to select a school that supports their child’ s learning and promotes educational attainment. However, research on the effects of public school choice programs on the academic achievement of ...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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Education

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United Hospital Fund and Members of Home Alone Alliance Support Videos for Family Caregivers

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03/23/2017

... videos. Developed by Alliance members -- the AARP Public Policy Institute and the U. S . Veterans Administration, this initial series – available ...

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Video

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United Hospital Fund

Mellon Foundation Supports Digitization Project for the American Numismatic Society’s Back List of Monographs

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04/17/2017

... Digitization Project for the American Numismatic Society’ s Back List of Monographs The digitization project for the American Numismatic Society’ s back list of monographs has gained funding from The Andrew...

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Communications/Media

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Julia Weede Joins Carnegie Corporation of New York

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07/10/2017

... officer, responsible for overseeing the foundation’ s internal and external communications. Weede brings some 30 ... For the past 17 years she has held executive positions in public relations. Most recently...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Commonwealth Fund Report Predicts a Detrimental Impact of an ACA Repeal on Jobs

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08/04/2017

... Repeal on Jobs A report by the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University and the ...

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The Commonwealth Fund

75,000 Apply for State College Scholarships, but Many Won’t Qualify

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08/28/2017

... make college tuition-free for some students at New York’ s public colleges and universities, the state anticipated that ...

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Education

Sloan Foundation Funds Pratt Professor’s Work to Restore Roman Painting Buried By Volcano

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08/30/2017

Sloan Foundation Funds Pratt Professor’ s Work to Restore Roman Painting Buried By Volcano A number ... nearby. . . Sloan Foundation Funds Pratt Professor’ s Work to Restore Roman Painting Buried By Volcano ...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Arts

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New York Chastises EPA Chief Over River’s Superfund Cleanup

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09/07/2017

New York Chastises EPA Chief Over River’ s Superfund Cleanup The $1.7 billion Superfund cleanup of the Hudson River is not protecting the public ’ s health and the river as initially promised, New...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Backs Frieden’s Next Act: Heart Disease and Preparing for New Epidemics

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09/13/2017

Bloomberg Backs Frieden’ s Next Act: Heart Disease and Preparing for New Epidemics ... The program will be based at Vital Strategies, a public health nonprofit in New York, the city where Dr. ... Mayor Michael...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

To Sell Themselves to Donors, Nonprofits Are Turning to the Pros

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09/13/2017

... do was provide a concise explanation of what the group’ s aims were and, perhaps more crucially, why people should ... executive of the alliance. “It was very unclear to the public exactly what it was we did...

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Mark Zuckerberg Clashed With Facebook Execs Over Letting Employees Work On His Philanthropy

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10/02/2017

... year after opposition from senior executives. Zuckerberg' s desire for his two companies to "undertake joint projects," ... during a February 2016 meeting of the social network' s board of...

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