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Poll Supported by Ford Foundation Finds Young Adults Back New Efforts to Curb Gun Violence

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08/08/2016

... to Curb Gun Violence About 9 in 10 young adults say they support criminal background checks for all gun sales, a level of support that remains consistent across racial and ethnic ... to the voices of young...

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Ford and Luce Foundations Support Scholars Bringing Fresh Eyes to Well-worn Topics in SE Asia

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11/23/2015

Ford and Luce Foundations Support Scholars Bringing Fresh Eyes to Well-worn Topics in ... viability of hydropower dams, but on the debate itself – how pro-dammers and anti-dammers engage and make sense of (or .....

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Simons-Supported Research Shows Link Between Non-Coded Portions of Genome and Cancer

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09/28/2016

... for proteins. Two big questions facing scientists are: How much of this “non-coding” RNA is actually functional? ...

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Simons Supports Penn Physicists Who Discover Why Drying Liquid Crystal Drops Leave Unusual ‘Coffee Rings’

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06/13/2017

... drops of coffee evaporate. In one paper, they learned how to undo this effect by altering particle shape. Now, in a ...

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Rita Allen Foundation Supported Research Details Consequences of Kansas’ Lifetime Property Tax Exemptions on Local School Districts

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03/02/2018

... lifetime property tax exemptions. They looked deeply at how those exemptions left local school districts starving for ...

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Casey Family Programs Publishes Report on How Positive Factors Change Child Trauma

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06/09/2017

Casey Family Programs Publishes Report on How Positive Factors Change Child Trauma Casey Family ... an effort to measure the impact of childhood trauma, 32 states and the District of Columbia now conduct surveys...

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Whitney Biennial Artists Take A Hard Look At America, And Find Ways To Connect

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03/23/2017

Whitney Biennial Artists Take A Hard Look At America, And Find Ways To Connect The ... art? Jeffrey Brown reports. . Whitney Biennial Artists Take A Hard Look At America, And Find Ways To Connect ...

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Bill Gates: 'Philanthropy Should Be Taking Bigger Risks Than Business'

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09/25/2013

View video of Bill Gates at the Clinton Global Initiative.

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New York City Takes Steps to Increase the Safety of Employees at Homeless Shelters

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07/07/2015

Following the death of Ana Charle prompted the city to take additional safety measures.

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Three Important Steps Philanthropies Are Taking to Curb Climate Change

Release Date:

07/29/2015

Bloomberg Philanthropies has contributed $80 Million to the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal campaign.

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In Rural Kenya, Escaping A Deadly Disease Sometimes Takes A Little Luck

Release Date:

09/11/2017

There are 400,000 new kala azar cases each year, but treatment is scarce.

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Skoll, Ford and Others Work with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors on How to Listen More to Nonprofits & Speak Less

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09/26/2017

... and Others Work with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors on How to Listen More to Nonprofits & Speak Less Over the past ... Philanthropy Advisors, have partnered to investigate how to more effectively apply...

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Terry Fulmer Takes the Helm as President of the John A. Hartford Foundation

Release Date:

06/11/2015

Nursing leader brings experience as researcher, innovator and advocate to her new philanthropic role.

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NoVo and Arcus Foundations Noted for Taking A Stand In Social Movements

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03/17/2016

Does philanthropy really have a useful role to play in transformative social movements?

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Rockefeller Fund Takes First Green Stake in Pivot From Oil

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07/28/2016

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund took its first direct stake in a renewable energy company in a move meant to bolster the fight against climate change.

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High-Profile Philanthropy Contests Take Hold, Raise Concerns

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09/14/2017

High-Profile Philanthropy Contests Take Hold, Raise Concerns When the corporate foundation at ... great solutions." . . . High-Profile Philanthropy Contests Take Hold, Raise Concerns .....

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Wallace Takes Arts Organizations From What They Think to What They Know

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10/24/2017

If your organization is in the arts or providing disadvantaged kids with afterschool and summer opportunities, it is a wonderful thing for the Wallace Foundation to pick you.

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At Rockefeller Forum, Companies Commit to Simplify Food Date Labels Worldwide by 2020, Reducing Food Waste

Release Date:

09/21/2017

... and government agencies to educate consumers about how to interpret date labels. Education efforts could include ... food waste, save their families money, and conserve resources to protect our planet."...

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Food Systems

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Ins and Outs of Forming Early Childhood Education Research-to-Practice and Policy Partnerships

Release Date:

01/11/2018

... a shelf. As universal preschool programs within cities and states are scaling up to serve more children, and as research questions on how to continuously improve the quality of services provided ... addresses...

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Appeals Court Takes Early Look at Lawsuits in DACA Cases

Release Date:

10/23/2017

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