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Education Tech Nonprofit Launches with Gates, Carnegie Support

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02/06/2013

... of New York and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have provided startup funding for the new nonprofit, inBloom, ... “to make personalized learning a reality for every U. S . student by improving the...

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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MetLife Foundation, Sesame Workshop Launch Financial Knowledge Program

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11/22/2013

... reported that the MetLife Foundation and Sesame Workshop have announced a five-year, $20 million partnership to ... the world. The MetLife Foundation and Sesame Workshop have announced a five year, $20 million...

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Investors Devote $13.5-Million to Combat Recidivism in New York

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01/03/2014

... drawn from high-net-worth Bank of America clients have invested in a social-impact bond issued by Merrill Lynch and U. S . Trust for a program combating recidivism in New York, ... investing in the bond issued...

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Bank of America Private Bank

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Investors Devote $13.5-Million to Combat Recidivism in New York

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01/03/2014

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17 Foundations Join Forces to Divest Fossil-Fuel Stocks

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01/30/2014

... Smith Noyes Foundation are among the 17 foundations who have vowed to divest the fossil fuel stocks in their ... Seventeen foundations with nearly $2-billion in assets have vowed to divest the fossil-fuel...

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Arcus and Ford Named as Top Funders who Champion Marriage Equality

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10/07/2014

... Named as Top Funders who Champion Marriage Equality It' s always hard to pinpoint the role of philanthropy in ... legal across the United States, a trend that yesterday' s Supreme Court decision has...

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Simons-Funded Study Finds Connection Between Genes That Contribute to Autism

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03/11/2015

... Between Genes That Contribute to Autism Recent studies have identified several dozen genes potentially associated ... inactivates the corresponding protein, are very likely to have an autism diagnosis. CHD8 is...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies to Help Poor Countries Fight Big Tobacco

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03/19/2015

... Fight Big Tobacco Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg have set up a $4 million fund to help poor countries resist ... facing expensive legal battles with tobacco giants, which have increasingly resorted to suing...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Rockefeller Foundation Pledges $75 Million for Smart Power India Project

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04/16/2015

... distributed power systems or off-grid solutions have been a rage among renewable energy companies, government ... some not-for-profit organisations and many such systems have come up across the country over...

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Weinberg Foundation Approves $400,000 in Emergency Response Funding for 10 Baltimore Nonprofits

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05/14/2015

... City. “Based on all of the information that we have obtained, we believe this is a focused and sensitive ... and longer-term Foundation strategy for our grantmaking to have even a greater impact in Baltimore...

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Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City Cannot Accept Donations for World Cup Parade

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07/10/2015

Mayor' s Fund to Advance New York City Cannot Accept Donations for World Cup Parade Big-hearted New Yorkers have been offering to pitch in to help pay for the World Cup-champion US women’ s...

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Ms. Foundation for Women Report Calls for Reform in Light of Abuse of Girls in Juvenile System

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07/10/2015

... of the girls in some states’ juvenile justice systems have a history of sexual or physical abuse, according to a ... examination of their plight, recommends that girls who have been sexually trafficked no...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Anti-Coal Campaign Reaches Milestone

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05/04/2016

... announced shutdown plans since 2010. The Sierra Club’ s Beyond Coal campaign, which launched in 2010 with the goal ...

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What Big (and not-so-big) Donors Can Learn from Philanthropy, Bloomberg-style

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05/23/2016

... Donors Can Learn from Philanthropy, Bloomberg-style If you have been in the nonprofit sector long enough, you may have noticed that as the Baby Boomer generation ages, the ... donor that flies completely under...

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Ford, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, FB Heron Named to 2016 Nonprofit Times Power & Influence Top 50

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08/01/2016

... sustainability and change is why these 50 executives have been selected for the 2016 NPT Power & Influence Top 50. ...

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Simons Foundation Researchers Flag Hundreds of New Genes That Could Contribute to Autism

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08/10/2016

... eager to uncover the genetic basis of autism could now have hundreds of promising new leads thanks to a study by ... autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The results of the program' s analyses -- a rogue...

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New Developments in Kidney Stem Cell Research Supported by The Helmsley Charitable Trust

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08/26/2016

... The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, have discovered the holy grail of endless youthfulness–at ... a new mixture of supporting molecules, Salk researchers have successfully suspended the cells...

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Research to Prevent Blindness- Backed Study Uncovers Major Cause of Vision Loss

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09/29/2016

... Backed Study Uncovers Major Cause of Vision Loss The eye’ s retina works like film in a camera. The retina’ s rods sense dim light, while cone cells detect colors, ... at Washington University School of...

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