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Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits Additional $420 Million to Reduce Tobacco Use Globally

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02/02/2023

... Since the Initiative was launched, global smoking rates have fallen from 22.7% to 17.5%. Global cigarette sales have also plummeted, with 750 billion fewer cigarettes sold ... latest investment will help to...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Noha El-Mikawy to Lead Its Middle East and North Africa Office

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01/02/2012

... on local initiatives for social justice so that all people have the opportunity to reach their full potential, contribute to society, have a voice in the decisions that affect them, and live and ...

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We Could Not Accomplish All We Do Without Our Board of Directors

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06/03/2015

... In just a few days, we will say goodbye to five people who have gracefully and effectively served on the Philanthropy ... calling out the departing board members, but in fact, we have so many PNY members who...

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Ford Foundation Appoints David Barth as Director of Youth Opportunity and Learning

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10/19/2015

... diverse networks to support and empower young people who have been historically marginalized. Barth will join the ... positive social change in the world. "I am thrilled to have the opportunity to join...

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Research to Prevent Blindness Foundation Honored with Distinguished Service Award by American Academy of Ophthalmology

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11/13/2015

... pay tribute to outstanding eye physicians and surgeons who have made significant achievements in various areas of the ... throughout the United States. RPB-supported researchers have been associated with...

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Eight Cities Selected to Participate in National League of Cities Project to Build Financial Inclusion for Families (MetLife Foundation)

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01/20/2016

... peer learning and exchange. The project cities also will have an opportunity to showcase their local strategies at ... complex financial struggles. Fortunately, in Pittsburgh we have several high-quality...

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William T. Grant Foundation Appoints Kenji Hakuta and Mark Soler to Board of Trustees

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07/12/2017

... Soler to serve as members of its Board of Trustees. Both have been longtime advocates and voices for vulnerable ... “We could not be more thrilled that Kenji and Mark have joined the Board. Kenji’s deep...

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Supported By The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The National Alliance for Audition Support Looks to Increase Diversity in Orchestras

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04/18/2018

... music, which has lagged behind other fields. Women have made great gains in orchestras in recent decades, ... were more racially diverse than large ones. Many factors have been cited as contributing to the...

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Simons Foundation Announces Launch of the Center for Computational Mathematics

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10/02/2018

... says. "Right now, people who do those two things don't have a natural home, but they will at CCM." Applied and ... Institute. "The computational problems we face will have solutions rooted...

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United Hospital Fund Report Find's NY's Individual Health Insurance Market Held Its Ground in 2017

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10/09/2018

... to retain or attract new enrollment. A handful of states have adopted reinsurance programs, including Maryland, which ... of 2019, the District of Columbia, Vermont, and New Jersey have enacted state mandate...

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Monument to Commemorate Destroyed African American Land in Central Park Funded by Ford Foundation, JPB Foundation, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

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10/20/2019

... positive step in recognizing the history and cultures that have been covered up in the service of having Central ...

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Arturo Aguilar to Lead New Rockefeller Brothers Fund Grantmaking Program in Central America

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10/05/2020

... areas, nation-states, or cross-border regions that have special importance with regard to the Fund's thematic ... and sustainable development, and whose future will have disproportionate significance for...

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William T. Grant Foundation 2021 Institutional Challenge Grant Finalists

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01/13/2021

... produced and used to address the inequalities that have been exacerbated during the pandemic. This year’s ... Foundation and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation have partnered with the William T. Grant...

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Nigeria Youth Futures Fund Launches with Seed Funding from the Ford and MacArthur Foundations

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09/13/2021

... Given the significant number of youth, researchers have suggested that the future progress of Nigeria is based ... this launch because over the last decade, several analyses have shown that there is likely to...

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Ana Oliveira, President & CEO of The New York Women's Foundation, Named a Lifetime Achievement Honoree in City & State's 2023 50 Over 50 List

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02/02/2023

... view – and offer well-deserved accolades for leaders who have amassed a long list of accomplishments over the course ... professionals are staying on the job longer than ever, we have something new this year:...

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The John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees Elects Two New Members

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06/08/2023

... today announced that Ginna Baik and Phyllis D. Meadows have been elected to its Board of Trustees. Ginna Baik is ... philanthropic sectors. “We are incredibly fortunate to have two outstanding individuals...

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