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William D. “Bro” Adams, former president of Colby College and past chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, is joining the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as a senior fellow.

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Barbara and Donald Jonas Receive Honorary Doctorates from Frontier Nursing University

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08/01/2017

In honor of their extensive support and contributions to the advancement of nursing, Frontier Nursing University awarded honorary doctorate degrees to philanthropists Barbara and Donald Jonas.

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Hilton Foundation Follows a Familiar—and Promising—Playbook in Tackling a Debilitating Disease

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08/29/2017

About 1 in 750 people have a chance of contracting MS, which is a debilitating disease of the nervous system. Current research suggests that the condition is triggered by an environmental event among people already genetically predisposed to...

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Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance Seeks Applicants for its 2018 Prize for Young Investigators

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09/06/2017

... Prize winners are given access to a unique network of leaders in academia, business and venture capital, industry, ...

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Big Names, Big Funding: Why Are MIT and IBM Joining Forces on AI Research?

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09/14/2017

... Cambridge campus and nearby IBM offices, and MIT and IBM leaders will co-chair the project. . . Big Names, Big ...

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Young Invincibles’ Jen Mishory & Skadden Fellow Yan Cao have joined The Century Foundation

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10/04/2017

... will be invaluable in forging new policy paths for leaders at all levels committed to fairness at work and ...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Partners With The Nature Conservancy To Explore Nature’s Ability To Mitigate Climate Change

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10/20/2017

... of global businesses and national and sub-national leaders building on the momentum of the Paris Agreement to ...

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Maya L. Harris Joins Arcus Foundation Board of Directors

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12/12/2017

Maya L. Harris Joins Arcus Foundation Board of Directors The Arcus Foundation, a global foundation promoting respect for diversity among peoples and in nature, announced today that Maya L. Harris, a distinguished attorney and...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Invests $2.5M in Youth Initiatives for 2017

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12/14/2017

... commitment to supporting Brooklyn’s next generation of leaders , we are proud to fund these truly innovative, ...

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Open Society Foundations Seek Clarification on Pakistan NGO Ruling

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12/14/2017

... by an advisory board led by prominent Pakistani thought leaders , and often working alongside federal and provincial ...

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Senators Fight To Save Tax Break For Newman's Own Foundation

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01/19/2018

... and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) have written to Senate leaders for help for the nonprofit. When Paul Newman died in ...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Selects Top 35 Innovative Urban Ideas as Finalists in 2018 Mayors Challenge

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02/21/2018

... Challenge, a nationwide competition that encourages city leaders to uncover bold, inventive ideas that confront the ...

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Peter Peterson, Billionaire and Philanthropist, Dies at 91

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03/20/2018

Peter G. Peterson's family says the executive and philanthropist who argued passionately that the U.S. must reduce its national debt has died of natural causes. He was 91 years old.

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New York Life Foundation Supports Path For More Latino Youth to Pursue Higher Education

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04/20/2018

... across the country and help grow the next generation of leaders for years to come." In recognition of New York Life's .....

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Century Foundation Releases First-Ever Inventory on Charter School Diversity

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05/15/2018

This report represents the first systematic effort to identify diverse-by-design charter schools and characterize the role of student diversity in school mission and design across the charter sector more generally.

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