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Research to Prevent Blindness-Funded Study Finds Possible New Target for Glaucoma Therapy

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09/11/2015

... eye disease. Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is the most common form of glaucoma, affecting more than 3 million ... inside the eye (known as intraocular pressure) and age are the leading risk factors for...

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Global Companies Like Johnson & Johnson and Goldman Sachs Join Climate Change Efforts

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09/23/2015

... Sachs Join Climate Change Efforts Some of the world’ s most prominent companies are expected to set a long-term target on Wednesday of ...

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Citi Announces Donations to Four New York City Area Community Organizations Through the 2015 Citi Community Home Runs Program

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10/06/2015

... The Mets hit 85 home runs at Citi Field, which is the most the team has ever hit in a single season at the ... the organizations with a check in that amount. “It’ s an honor to partner with Citi for the 2nd...

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NYTimes Publishes OpEd by Tiffany & Co. Chairman on Environmental Sustainability

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11/09/2015

... & Co. Chairman on Environmental Sustainability There are few places in the world more beautiful than the landscape ... there seven years ago not as a sportsman or ecotourist, as most visitors do, but as a...

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Tow Foundation Founder to Serve on NP Board Taking Over Philadelphia’s Struggling Newspaper of Record

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01/12/2016

... Founder to Serve on NP Board Taking Over Philadelphia’ s Struggling Newspaper of Record “If newspapers are having trouble turning a profit without deep annual cuts, ... a stunning development for a struggling...

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Communications/Media

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Trustee: Bring Restorative Justice to Our Schools

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02/04/2016

... she failed to heed his order to leave the classroom. Most disturbingly, the actions depicted in the video may be extreme, but they are not isolated. All across America, schools predominantly serving students...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Social Justice

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Century Foundation Report: More Schools Nationwide are Experimenting with Diversity Programs

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02/09/2016

Century Fund Report: More Schools Nationwide are Experimenting with Diversity Programs As the city ... 2014 study showing New York City had one of the country’ s most segregated school systems...

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Century Foundation NYTimes OpEd: The Secret to School Integration

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02/23/2016

... NYTimes OpEd: The Secret to School Integration By most measures, America’ s public schools are now more racially and socioeconomically segregated than ...

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Opinion: Does a Soda Tax Reduce Obesity? Ask Mexico (Bloomberg Philanthropies)

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02/23/2016

... (Bloomberg Philanthropies) Mexico has become the most obese country in the world. In a purported effort to ... of Chicago Prof. Jeffrey Grogger found that Mexico' s soda taxes raised sugar-sweetened...

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NoVo and Arcus Foundations Noted for Taking A Stand In Social Movements

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03/17/2016

... the US Capitol. When we think of social movements, these are likely the kinds of images that come to mind—not those ... very big checks. So, in late 2015, when Jon Stryker’ s Arcus Foundation and Jennifer and...

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How Mobile Games Can Help You Identify Your Next Great Employee (Rockefeller Foundation)

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03/28/2016

... struggle to know what to look for, and how to identify the most qualified applicants. When it comes to entry-level ... young job seekers who may be a perfect fit for the job are often overlooked because their...

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Rockefeller's 100 Resilient Cities: Analysis Method Using Data-Driven Mapping

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03/29/2016

Rockefeller' s 100 Resilient Cities: Analysis Method Using Data-Driven ... quantified their value and helped Norfolk prioritize the most effective ways to stay resilient in a natural or manmade ... systems...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies and Harvard Launch City Leadership Initiative

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08/26/2016

... leaders with the tools, skills, and support they need — most of it made freely available — to tackle the complex ...

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Atlantic Philanthropies' Mediratta Publishes New Book on Inequality in School Discipline

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09/09/2016

... she seeks to answer three questions: • Why are some students subjected to harsher discipline than others? • Why are suspensions, expulsions, and arrests so widely used? ... in schools? Inequality in School...

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Benchmarking Foundation Evaluation Practices

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09/2016

... Foundation Evaluation Practices For foundations, there are lots of questions to reflect on when thinking about which ... on survey responses from individuals who were either the most senior evaluation or program staff at foundations in the U. S . and Canada giving at least $10 million annually, or ...

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2016 Grantmakers Salary Survey Benchmarking Now Available

Release Date:

10/03/2016

... grantmakers that participated this year. This is the most comprehensive study of its kind. The benchmarking ... groups you create you can compare your foundation' s salaries to specific groups of...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Funds Primer to Guide Students on College Choices

Release Date:

10/17/2016

... income level, and gender; (2) the fact that more students are borrowing more money to pay for college; and (3) the fact that those students most likely to default are those who do not...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Resident-Led Investment Program Targets Challenges In Brooklyn

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01/04/2017

Brooklyn Community Foundation’ s Resident-Led Investment Program Targets Challenges In Brooklyn Forty people sit in a circle. Most are residents of Crown Heights, a dynamic, culturally ...

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COO Sharon Ullman Named Acting Executive Director of Rauschenberg Foundation

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01/10/2017

... staff since 2010, will be taking a position at Sotheby' s . "Sharon was one of the first people Christy hired and she has served us brilliantly for more than six years, most recently as Chief...

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