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Using Outsourcing To Help Alleviate Poverty In Africa and South Asia

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06/19/2014

... supply chains that process data and operate call centers can be deployed to help alleviate poverty in Africa and South ... ethically employing hundreds of thousands of people, BPOs have a role to play in...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Economic Security

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Pershing Square Foundation Establishes $10 Million Endowment To Support Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Life Science Research

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06/02/2015

... industries. “With unrestricted endowment, we can be nimble in our decisions to support pioneering projects ... discoveries to improve human health. We are grateful to have Bill and Karen Ackman and The...

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Carnegie Launches Great Immigrants: The Pride of America

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07/02/2015

... all walks of life — the “Pride of America” — who have made notable contributions to the progress of our ... Immigrants website to see all honorees since 2006. You can also chart Carnegie’s journey to America...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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5 Questions for...Heather Nesle, President, New York Life Foundation

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11/23/2015

... support childhood bereavement programs for children who have lost a loved one. This year, on Children's Grief ... grief by featuring role models whose "grief journeys" can offer inspiration and...

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Carnegie and MacArthur Give $25 Million for Nuclear-Security Work

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03/30/2016

... Million for Nuclear-Security Work The two foundations have prepared a $25-million "gift basket" to welcome foreign ... security of highly enriched uranium and plutonium, which can be used to make...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Inside Higher Ed Profiles Teagle Foundation Gathering on Liberal Arts and Online Education

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04/12/2016

... instructors sometimes clash with skeptics. But what can colleges do when their students are the ones resisting ... many of which won’t conclude until 2017 and 2018, have attracted participation from more than...

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Education

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Greenwall Study Says Decision Makers Hold Overly Optimistic Expectations for Critically Ill Patient Outcomes

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05/17/2016

... and friends making decisions for critically ill patients have significantly different estimates for the patient’s ... with the family and friends of patients so they can make the best decisions for their loved...

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Health

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Helmsley-Supported Research Discovers Protein That Controls Strength of Body’s Circadian Rhythms

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05/27/2016

... activity are why jet lag or a bad night’s sleep can alter your appetite and sleep patterns for days—and ... Now, scientists at the Salk Institute and collaborators have discovered a key player—a protein called...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Science

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Stonewall Community Foundation’s ‘Dad Fund’ Changes Perceptions of Gay Dads

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06/20/2016

... Court ruled on marriage equality a year ago, gay families have enjoyed more visibility than ever before. But Gardner, ... of the Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation, believes more can be done to uplift same-...

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Stonewall Community Foundation

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Century Foundation Fellow Comments On Supreme Court Ruling On Affirmative Action

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06/24/2016

... supporters. After decades of challenges, colleges that have significant competition in the admissions process can now more confidently move forward with narrowly tailored ...

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Education

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Novo Foundation and Goren Group Announce Winner of Women's Building International Design Competition

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07/14/2016

... Design Competition The Novo Foundation and Goren Group have announced that Deborah Berke Partners is the winner ... in New York has wanted a physical home where they can share ideas, collaborate, and support...

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Gender Justice

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation Founder Writes About Ignoring the Debt Problem

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10/24/2016

... Ignoring the Debt Problem Insults, invective and pandering have been poor substitutes for serious debate about the ... of any viable economic policy. Yes, this country can handle the nearly $600 billion...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

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Commonwealth Fund Releases Report on Insuring Younger Adults Through the ACA’s Marketplaces

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12/20/2016

... participating in large enough numbers, and insurers can ’t deny coverage or charge sicker people higher ...

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De Blasio Derided by Sergeants Union for Deportation Stance

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02/28/2017

... radio program on 970 AM, said the city’s top brass have a “moral obligation” to cooperate with federal ... re-election this year, of “placating” voters. “We can ’t ignore people who commit crimes, harbor them,...

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Fast Company Names James Anderson of Bloomberg Philanthropies 'The Most Creative Person of 2017'

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05/16/2017

... solutions to pressing problems. “Cities should not have to reinvent the wheel time and time again,” Anderson ... “I am obsessed with the notion that [cities and mayors] can serve as distribution networks for...

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Major Gifts Follow When Fundraisers Adhere to a Research Plan Consistently, Study Says

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09/12/2017

... — almost any system — for identifying people who can give generously, rather than using a system erratically ... every year. By contrast, 39 percent of charities said they have processes in place to find major...

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Education Coalition Promises To Continue ‘Opt-Outs’

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09/14/2017

... that spurred the Opt-Out Movement. “Although there have been minor improvements that move us in the right ... Deutermann, parent and founder of NYSAPE said. “We can do better.” . . . Education Coalition...

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Google Bows out of the “Bidding for Addicts” Business

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09/15/2017

... for Addicts” Business As addiction has grown, so have for-profit rehab centers, from those sponsored by ... of dollars that a 30-day stay from an insured patient can bring to a clinic... Google Bows out of the...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Health

DACA Recipients Scramble to Reapply, But Not All are Eligible

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09/21/2017

... 5th. Those whose authorizations expire before March 5th can reapply for two more years of DACA. The cost is $495. But they have to do so quickly, because Trump only gave them until ...

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