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Atlantic Philanthropies Report Examines Human Rights Program in Ireland

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06/24/2016

... Philanthropies' efforts to advance human rights in Ireland have had a lasting impact on protections for immigrants, ... in Ireland (31 pages, PDF), examined the foundation' s Human Rights and...

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U.S. States, Rockefellers Clash With U.S. House Panel on Exxon Climate Probes

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06/27/2016

U. S . States, Rockefellers Clash With U. S . House Panel on Exxon Climate Probes With a number of U. S . ... oil company and a coalition of state attorneys general who have said...

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Arabella Advisors Founder Comments on Innovations to Reduce Food Waste

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07/21/2016

... legislators, and environmental activists. Entire companies have formed around the notion of using ugly produce. “That is a place where there’ s some really sharp entrepreneurs that are starting at small ...

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William T. Grant Foundation Invites Proposals for New York City Youth Service Improvement Grants

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07/25/2016

... by supporting small to medium-size organizations that have already had some success but lack the funds to make needed improvements. To that end, the foundation' s Youth Service Improvement Grants program...

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With Support from Sloan, Research Points to Mechanisms on Why 'Green' Helps in Urban Life

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08/02/2016

... At a glance, such findings seem intuitive. Parks often have different vegetation in them, and asphalt-covered ...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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New York Community Trust Announces Semifinalists for 2016 Nonprofit Excellence Awards

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08/03/2016

... nonprofit organizations in the city and Westchester that have been chosen as semifinalists for $60,000 in prizes and ...

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Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign Makes Progress in El Paso

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08/04/2016

Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, Sierra Club' s Beyond Coal Campaign Makes Progress in El Paso Since 2010, 238 coal-fired power plants nationwide have been announced to retire, comprising a whopping 45...

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Here Are Mellon's Goals for Liberal Arts Education

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09/13/2016

Here Are Mellon' s Goals for Liberal Arts Education Readers of IP' s higher education vertical know we've devoted a lot of ink ... which routinely reach into the seven figures, you better ...

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With Funds From Helmsley Charitable Trust, Researchers Target Fat to Treat Cancer

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09/20/2016

... Institute, along with academic and industry collaborators, have found a way to obstruct this instrumental process to stifle cancer' s growth, detailed September 19, 2016 in Nature .....

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Supported by JPB Foundation, Scientists Identify Neurons Devoted to Social Memory

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09/30/2016

... Scientists Identify Neurons Devoted to Social Memory Mice have brain cells that are dedicated to storing memories of ... store “social memories” that help shape the mice’ s behavior toward each other. The...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds Report on Why Cities and Businesses Should Partner to Achieve Climate Goals

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10/04/2016

... and sponsored by Bloomberg Philanthropies. “Cities have a clear appetite for collaborating with the private ...

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As China Rises and Tensions Grow in Asia, Carnegie is Paying Attention

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10/12/2016

... Tensions Grow in Asia, Carnegie is Paying Attention China' s economic might has famously soared in recent decades. Now, ... and geopolitical ambitions are finally catching up. It' s become the second...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Picks 20 Nonprofits for 2016 Spark Prize

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10/12/2016

... for 2016 Spark Prize Twenty nonprofit organizations have been selected as finalists for Brooklyn Community Foundation’ s inaugural Spark Prize, the first and only honor of its kind celebrating changemakers in...

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Supports Liberal Arts to Fight Climate Change

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10/14/2016

... arts—and more to the point, the liberal arts skillset— have a lot to teach the sciences. In other words, the world ... think critically, and grasp the nuances of life' s ambiguities. Mellon' ...

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Study Supported by Surdna Shows Tech Companies Exploit Public Subsidies

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10/25/2016

... states against each other that more than half the states have even enacted new data center-specific tax break ...

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Century Foundation Policy Associate Comments on Trump's Effect on Higher Education Reforms

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11/10/2016

Century Foundation Policy Associate Comments on Trump' s Effect on Higher Education Reforms Donald Trump' s defeat of Hillary Clinton Tuesday night places eight years ... weaken, gut or completely...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Supports New Gene-Editing Technology That Partially Restores Vision in Blind Animals

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11/17/2016

... Vision in Blind Animals Salk Institute researchers have discovered a holy grail of gene editing-the ability to, ...

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U.S. Trust Surveys 1,435 U.S. High Net Worth Households on Attitudes Toward Giving

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11/21/2016

U. S . Trust Surveys 1,435 U. S . High Net Worth Households on Attitudes Toward Giving Among ... give as much (or more) over the next three years as they have in the past. These percentages are...

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