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With Support From Bloomberg Philanthropies The 9/11 Memorial is Evolving to Honor Those Sickened

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05/31/2018

... determined to build greater awareness about this unabating health crisis. It will take an important step forward ... and relief efforts following the 9/11 attacks. This new dedicated space, which will be...

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Open Society Foundations Appoints Kavita N. Ramdas as Director of the Women’s Rights Program

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08/16/2018

... visibility and voice of women and girls. Ramdas begins her new role with a deep, global knowledge of women’s rights ... to a program that has already had success expanding health , economic inclusion, and...

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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Supports Play in Michigan Schools

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08/22/2018

... power of play to transform children's social and emotional health , recently announced a multiyear grant of $4,590,371 ... schools in the community and roll out existing services to new schools. Over 1,095...

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A Decade of Impact: Bloomberg LP Improves Energy Efficiency by 45%

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04/11/2019

... and create jobs, the more progress we can make reducing health and economic risks.” Read his letter here . In 2018, Bloomberg LP launched two new climate finance initiatives to further complement the ...

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The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America

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Guardian's 6th Annual Workplace Benefits Study Finds Student Loan Debt Growth Fastest Among Boomers

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04/17/2019

... contained to the younger generation. According to a new white paper from The Guardian Life Insurance Company of ... lifestyle in retirement or being able to afford adequate health insurance. As a result, some...

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Rita Allen Foundation Supports UC Berkley Research Findings that Could Improve Diagnosis, Treatment of Depression

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10/29/2019

... of motivation. The finding could guide research to find new ways to diagnose and potentially treat individuals ... like depression. Depression is the most prevalent mental health disorder in the world,...

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American Liver Foundation Elects Nicholas DeRoma as Chairman to its Board

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10/13/2017

... announced today the appointment of Nicholas DeRoma as the new chairman of the ALF’s National Board of Directors. ... the Audit Committee. "I am very honored to serve as the new chairman of the National...

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14 Dec 2018

Beyond Understanding: Listening for Emergence

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9:00am to 11:30am

... techniques, we will hone our listening skills and learn new appreciation for listening as a vital tool for navigating ... workshop, and participants will leave with 2-3 new listening-related skills, a personal...

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A Toxic Chemical in Marine Ecosystems Turns Out to Play a Beneficial Role, Study Funded by Ford Foundation Finds

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07/22/2019

... degrade the cells of phytoplankton and other organisms. A new paper, however, suggests that these molecules actually ... the National Academy of Sciences. "Our findings point to a new role for reactive...

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01 Oct 2018

People Like Us: A Roadmap for Democracy

Monday, October 1, 2018 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... with Sayu Bhojwani , Founder and President of New American Leaders and author of People Like Us: A New Wave of Candidates Knocking at Democracy’s Door , who ... & Special Operations Fund, Carnegie...

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Atlantic Philanthropies is Down to its Last Billion Dollars

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11/03/2014

Atlantic Philanthropies only has two years to spend its remaining assets.

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JPMorgan Chase Pledges $10 Million to Study Its Philanthropic Impact

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02/06/2015

... Its Philanthropic Impact JPMorgan Chase & Company is spending $10-million to answer a big question: Is its ...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Others Make $1.1M Grants to CEP and GEO

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10/16/2015

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund along with the Ford, Hewlett, Kresge, Packard, and Robert Wood Johnson foundations awarded surprise $1.1-million unsolicited grants to two organizations that help grantmakers -- the Center for Effective Philanthropy and...

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Ford, Carnegie Join 10 Funders Giving $125M for Flint’s Water Crisis

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05/11/2016

Ten grant makers announced today they plan to spend $125 million to help residents of Flint, Mich., recover from the harm they have suffered from the city’s water crisis.

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'We're Trying to Go All In': Chocolate Giant Mars Pledges $1 Billion To Fight Climate Change

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09/14/2017

The chocolate giant Mars is promising to spend close to $1 billion over the next few years fighting climate change.

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After White House Issues Demands, Hopes for an Immigration Deal Dim

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10/10/2017

... toward a shutdown in mid-December, when a stopgap spending bill expires. . . After White House Issues Demands, ...

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Google Pledges $1 Billion to Fund Non-Profit Education

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10/13/2017

Google says over the next five years it will spend $1 billion on nonprofit organizations helping to raise education levels around the world and commit its employees to a million hours of volunteer work doing the same.

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Brooklyn Community Foundation and the Power of Participatory Grantmaking

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12/12/2017

... the practice of giving more power over philanthropic spending to the people that it is supposed to help. For ...

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