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With Support from Research to Prevent Blindness, Researchers at UIC Identify Master Molecule Behind Corneal Inflammation

Release Date:

07/12/2017

... But without blood vessels, it has long puzzled researchers how this tissue becomes inflamed after trauma or infection. ... Now, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have identified an enzyme...

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Research to Prevent Blindness

Clarity Needed In Clean Labeling

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08/30/2017

Clarity Needed In Clean Labeling The “why” and “ how ” behind a product have become as important as the product itself, according to ...

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Food Systems

Smashing the Stigma: Deputy Mayor Richard Buery On ThriveNYC and Treating Mental Health

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09/08/2017

... illness. One in 5 New Yorkers, and all those New Yorkers have family members and friends and co-workers and parents ... to educate New Yorkers about what mental illness is and how to support those who are...

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Top CEOs Place High Value On Corporate Ethics And Social Responsibility To Drive Business

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09/12/2017

... Gecko from the movie Wall Street? Little did we know then how closely life could imitate art when the likes of Enron, ... several studies illustrate the cultural changes that have elevated ethics and corporate...

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Bed-Stuy’s Gentrification, Effects On Residents Analyzed In Comptroller’s Report

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09/20/2017

... the Bedford-Stuyvesant Neighborhood,” takes a look at how gentrification has affected the neighborhood and its ... a surge in new businesses and employment growth, not all have benefitted. . . Bed-Stuy’s...

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Closing Space for Open Society

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05/17/2018

... it is only one small part of a more complex story about how a multibillion dollar global foundation dedicated to ... opposed to those same values. The foundation’s leaders have not publicly alluded to any...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Open Society Foundations

Findings from Century Foundation Report Lead Higher Education Advocacy Charge in California

Release Date:

06/01/2018

... the student aid commission, acknowledged the state would have to devote more funding to the program to meet that goal. ... the future of its colleges and universities and improve how the state helps low-income...

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Ms. Foundation for Women to Honor Ava Duvernay Elaine Welteroth at 30th Annual Gloria Awards

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03/08/2018

... partners around the country and to recognize leaders who have made an indelible impact on the gender justice movement at the local, state, ... Black women whose innovation, leadership, and courage have...

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24 Sep 2020

Beyond the Tools: Tips and Tricks for Facilitating Virtually

Thursday, September 24, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... part is the same whether you’re in-person or online: how do you spark connections and get people to participate ... and bolts of Zoom technology. Instead, we will explore how to get the most out of your...

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Information Technology

Altman Foundation Welcomes New Trustee, Lisa Hinds

Release Date:

05/19/2020

... for both superior financial and social returns. The impact investment themes captured in the portfolio include ... classes across the capital structure. In response to a collective call for mission related...

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Altman Foundation

Rockefeller Foundation President Profiled in BusinessWeek

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10/03/2014

... Foundation Center. She said that since her foundation can ’t hope to solve society’s problems by spending lots of its own money, it’s focusing on what it calls “ impact investing”—highly targeted spending that...

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Rockefeller Foundation Joins Effort to Curb Hotel Food Waste

Release Date:

03/24/2017

... governments, businesses and private individuals as its impact on both environmental health, food security as well as ... lines — companies that invest in reducing food waste can expect a 14:1 ROI — are...

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Food Systems

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Tillerson in Focus as Exxon Climate Change Investigation Intensifies

Release Date:

07/06/2017

... the "Tracker" alias, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, can be deposed — and is increasingly expected to be — as ... former employer, ExxonMobil, misled investors about the impact of climate change...

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Environment and Climate Change

Should You Agitate, Innovate, or Orchestrate?

Release Date:

09/22/2017

... Orchestrate? A framework for understanding the roles you can play in a movement for social change. In this article, we ... and innovation without orchestration means ideas without impact . ... Should You...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

United Hospital Fund Report on CHIP Finds Sharp Increase in NYS Enrollment

Release Date:

09/29/2017

... Hospital Fund just issued a HealthWatch brief on CHIP’s impact on New York State that may be helpful in your coverage ... for the Children’s Health Insurance Program, New York can still draw down unspent money...

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Children, Youth and Families

Health

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United Hospital Fund

As Bloomberg Hammers Away at Coal, What Might Be Next for His Climate Giving?

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10/18/2017

... backing of over $110 million since 2011, has made a big impact in reducing coal-fired power plant emissions, which ... for Bloomberg's climate giving? In particular, perhaps he can better serve the...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

08 Feb 2018

Choosing and Using Multiple Vehicles for Family Giving - Webinar

Thursday, February 8, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... at examples of the growing variety of approaches families can use to increase the overall impact of their giving. Presenter List of speakers still ...

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Tools & Strategies

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Nonprofit New York Announces New President & CEO, Meg Barnette

Release Date:

03/26/2020

... and Chief Compliance Officer at Planned Parenthood of Greater New York (PPGNY). In welcoming Meg, Ian said, “Meg ... they need to do this crucial work, so all our communities can survive and thrive. I’m...

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BUILD Health Call for Partners

Release Date:

06/02/2016

... collaborations in low-income neighborhoods. We hope you can help us spread the word to your members about this opportunity to join BULD Health. Attached you can find an outreach kit with more information about...

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RFPs Etc

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Health

14 Sep 2017

Time of Opportunity: Best Practices in Summer Learning (Part 2)

Thursday, September 14, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... also shows that high-quality summer learning programs can prevent summer learning loss and even accelerate learning ... examine the latest research on best practices, and explore how to improve and expand...

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