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Supported by The Mayday Fund, Scientists Take a Big Step Toward Building a Better Opioid

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01/09/2018

... effects at the heart of the opioid epidemic. Currently, most opioids bind to several opioid receptors on the surface ... And we showed we can actually use the structure to make a drug-like compound with better...

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Announces Move to 100 Percent Mission-Aligned Investing

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03/13/2018

... and democratic society and finding solutions to the two most challenging problems of our time – the climate crisis ... said NCF President Sharon Alpert. “The problems we are working on – like the climate...

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New Documentary Supported by The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Highlights the Unseen Side of Silicon Valley

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03/14/2018

... the Unseen Side of Silicon Valley San Francisco Bay Area’ s Silicon Valley is a region that has spawned or nurtured not ... talks to some of the most prominent innovators who helped make the...

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The Silicon Valley Community Foundation Seeks to Do Things Differently

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04/13/2018

... is emblazoned on the wall right outside of Carson’ s office, and says that its goal is to “partner with donors ... nine counties that includes dozens of communities. What’ s more, said Carson, some of the...

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Rockefeller President Cleared After Review Triggered by Employee Complaint

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06/22/2018

... according to Richard Parsons, chairman of the foundation’ s board. The review was conducted by New York law firm ... submitted in February. Shah has seen a copy of the review' s findings, Parsons said...

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Ford Foundation’s Build Initiative is Hitting Its Stride

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08/14/2018

Ford Foundation’ s Build Initiative is Hitting Its Stride In 2016, the Ford ... short-term, project-based grants. Now two years in, Ford’ s BUILD initiative is hitting its stride and starting to ... grantees, and...

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With Support From the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, MIT Mathematicians Solve Age-Old Spaghetti Mystery

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08/15/2018

... Now bend it until it breaks. How many fragments did you make ? If the answer is three or more, pull out another stick ... for why the sticks refused to snap in two. Feynman’ s kitchen experiment remained...

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Inside Rockefeller Foundation’s $20 Million Plan to Improve Energy Access in India

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09/05/2018

Inside Rockefeller Foundation’ s $20 Million Plan to Improve Energy Access in India The ... three years. Off-grid renewable minigrids , as microgrids are known in India, figure prominently in the foundation’...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards Grant to Critical Path Institute to Advance Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease

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09/06/2018

... them to the regulatory agencies for endorsement, and then make them available to the broader research community. This ... about the genetic disease. Sickle cell disease is the most common inherited blood...

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation Begins a New Chapter

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02/06/2019

... Valley Community Foundation Begins a New Chapter It’ s a new day at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation with ... changed, and not for the better,” said Taylor, who was most recently a vice president at...

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The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards Second Round of Grants Through Sickle Cell Disease/Advancing Cures Program

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09/10/2019

... for sickle cell disease research and an opportunity to make important strides toward delivering a cure,” said ... Research at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. “We are thrilled to support these clinical...

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10 Apr 2014

Leading Through Change: Advice from and for Seasoned CEOs and Their Boards

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12:00pm to 1:30pm

... prepare the donor family for an eventual departure? What are the ways that family foundation boards can ensure the ... panel of seasoned CEOs whose perspectives and suggestions are featured in the National...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Awards Grants Totaling $11 Million to Nonprofits in Ireland, Northern Ireland

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08/16/2013

The grant recipients’ efforts include provide palliative care to people with dementia, promoting philanthropy in the ...

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A Perfect Time For Fundamentals

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02/07/2018

... increase campaign effectiveness in Albany and New York’ s City Hall. We will be rounding out this semester with a ... you to all that participated in the first semester! What’ s next? Registration is now open...

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25 Sep 2015

Mergers: What is the True Cost of a Merger? (POSTPONED)

Friday, September 25, 2015 -

9:00am to 11:15am

... leaders see merging as a possible means to increase impact or achieve other strategic goals. But mergers take ... seasoned experts about their merger experiences – the impact on their organizations’ bottom...

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NoVo Foundation Supports New Initiative to Fight Violence Against People With Disabilities

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09/02/2016

... disabilities. For people with certain disabilities, rates are even higher—one study found that 83% of women and 32% of men with cognitive disabilities reported ... ending violence against women...

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Nonprofit Electronic Filing of Tax Returns Proposed

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01/31/2014

A draft tax reform bill would require more nonprofit and other ... Baucus; proposed reforms to other portions of the tax laws are expected in the coming weeks and months.... Nonprofit ...

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08 Apr 2013

Public/Private Partnerships That Work

Monday, April 8, 2013 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... that has had a social, economic and environmental impact . A Philanthropy New York Collaborative Program ...

Artstor President James Shulman Joins Mellon Foundation as Senior Fellow in Residence

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05/02/2016

... Among his projects, Shulman will write about high- impact philanthropy, the future of liberal arts colleges, and ... around the world, democratizing access to the world' s cultural heritage. Artstor...

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Dana K. Bezerra Named President of Heron Foundation

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11/20/2017

... opportunities to deploy the full range of Heron’ s “toolbox” (including grants, program related ... over the last two decades, including the Board of Capital Impact Partners, the steering committee for Mission...

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