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Nations Urged to Reject Phillip Morris Funds for Antismoking Efforts

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10/03/2017

... Angry responses to this announcement came from the World Health Organization (WHO) and other anti-smoking entities. ... seems to see these “vaping” options as its company’ s future, with their first-quarter...

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International/Foreign Affairs

How Nonprofit Programs Scale Up: Findings from the Wallace Foundation

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10/06/2017

... of reaching for the Holy Grail. The Wallace Foundation’ s latest report, “Strategies to Scale Up Social Programs: ... operations in three fields: education (10 nonprofits), health (18 nonprofits), and youth...

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Schumer Calls On EPA To Resume 'Abandoned' Cleanups Of Radioactive Hot Spots

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10/10/2017

... Falls, warning they still pose a serious threat to public health . The EPA recently abandoned cleanup activities to ... byproducts from prior industrial uses. The three sites are a parking lot at a bowling...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Rockefeller Foundation Research Shows Connection Between Watershed Quality and Disease in Children

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10/10/2017

... nations says kids whose watersheds have greater tree cover are less likely to experience diarrheal disease, the second ... the connection between watershed quality and individual health outcomes of children at...

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“Arabella Advisors Partners with Fannie Mae to Announce Sustainable Communities Innovation Challenge”

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12/20/2017

... promising ideas that will help it address the nation’ s affordable housing issues. The company expects to receive ... to increase housing opportunities across the country that are safe, sustainable, and...

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Community Development

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William Randolph Hearst Foundations Provides Hefty Grant to SOPAC to Partner with School District

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04/26/2018

... communities. The William Randolph Hearst Foundations are two nonprofits that work together to “ensure that ... . The organizations focus on the culture, education, health and social services fields. With the...

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Arts

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funded Research Finds Gut Bacteria Play Critical Role in Anti-Seizure Effects of Ketogenic Diet

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05/25/2018

... and other microbes that reside in the human body’ s intestines. The ketogenic diet has numerous health benefits, including fewer seizures for children with ...

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Rita Allen Foundation Announces Its 2018 Class of Rita Allen Foundation Scholar

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07/10/2018

... lead to groundbreaking new discoveries and advance human health . The selected Scholars will each receive grants of up ... breathing and cognition. Rita Allen Foundation Scholars are selected based on their...

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Science

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Atlantic Philanthropies Announces Full Cohort of Atlantic Fellows

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07/24/2018

... advocates, lawyers, artists, business professionals, health practitioners, government officials, academics and researchers. “The Atlantic Fellows are energetic, diverse, international leaders who are...

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Aetna Foundation Supports Bike Sharing Initiative

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10/12/2018

... Bike Sharing Initiative The North Wilkesboro-based Health Foundation Inc. has been awarded a $71,000 grant from ... across the nation as part of the Aetna Foundation’ s Building Healthy Communities initiative...

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Community Development

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Arcus Grantee, Dr. Kristina Olson, Receives Prestigious Honor

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10/23/2018

... of trans and gender nonconforming youth. Dr. Olson' s research represents the first of its kind large-scale ... yet to be complete, initial findings from Olson' s research are...

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Gender Justice

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New Research Supported by Research to Prevent Blindness Finds New Biomarker for Age-Related Macular Degeneration

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01/29/2019

... for incident AMD in older adults with normal macular health and early AMD. According to the Centers for Disease ... Owsley, Ph.D., and Christine Curcio, Ph.D., say there are no current proven strategies for...

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Research to Prevent Blindness

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Announces the Election of Ana Marie Argilagos and Anand Babu to Its Board of Directors

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01/29/2019

... chief of staff and deputy assistant secretary at the U. S . Department of Housing and Urban Development. Babu leads Kernel, Google AI’ s venture studio. He also co-founded Sidewalk Labs, the urban ... multiple...

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Weinberg Foundation Announces $4 Million in Emergency Grants to Nonprofits as Part of COVID-19 Response

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03/27/2020

... $4 million in emergency grant funding as the Foundation’ s initial response to the developing COVID-19 public health crisis. The emergency grants will support current grantees that are...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

Housing and Homelessness

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MetLife Foundation and Verb Announce Global Competition to Improve Financial Services for the Underserved

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03/31/2016

... and companies focused on addressing the financial health needs of low to moderate income households. ... inclusion in innovative ways and this is one of them. We are proud to be partnering with Verb, as they...

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Economic Security

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Reminder to Apply: NYSHealth 2017 Special Projects Fund

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09/19/2016

... NYSHealth 2017 Special Projects Fund The New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) 2017 Special Projects Fund ... a proposed project fits the funding criteria. There are two funding cycles for the Special...

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NYSHealth Funding Opportunity: 2017 Special Projects Fund

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02/08/2017

... 2017 Special Projects Fund The New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) is currently accepting ... of May 17, 2017 . NYSHealth Special Projects Fund awards are one-time, nonrenewable funding opportunities...

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