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Michael Bloomberg Donates $4.5M to U.N.Climate Body After U.S. Cuts

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04/23/2018

... Cuts Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has vowed to write a $4.5 million check to the United Nations ... though they got it from the federal government." Bloomberg has long championed the fight...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and National Science Foundation Fund Creation of Battery-Free HD Video Streaming Technology

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04/27/2018

... in. Their prototype skips the power-hungry parts and has something else, like a smartphone, process the video ... that doesn’t need large batteries or a power source has been out of reach. The UW team...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Expands Arts Innovation and Management Program

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05/11/2018

... a part of Mike Bloomberg’s American Cities Initiative, has already helped more than 500 small and midsize ... local economies and supporting artists. Since 2011, AIM has helped more than 500 small and midsized...

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Julie Sandorf, President of The Charles H. Revson Foundation on Supporting New York’s Libraries

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05/30/2018

... our dreams. For the last few years, the Revson Foundation has stood with the city’s three library systems to support ... increased investment. The Invest in Libraries campaign has been an unmitigated and...

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Rockefeller President Cleared After Review Triggered by Employee Complaint

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06/22/2018

... anonymous employee complaint submitted in February. Shah has seen a copy of the review's findings, Parsons said. ... who served as director of USAID under President Obama, has been at the helm of the...

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Markle Foundation Initiative, Skillful, Is Going Coast-to-Coast

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07/03/2018

... Initiative, Skillful, Is Going Coast-to-Coast Skillful has helped Colorado employers discover the value of workers ... which was launched in 2016 by the Markle Foundation , has expanded to 19 more states...

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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Eugene M. Lang Foundation Takes Action With New Grant For Immigration Lawyers

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07/10/2018

... in 2020. "It seems to me that the current administration has chosen to ignore that, completely in the name of some ... the leadership of Executive Director Jojo Annobil, IJC has provided specialized legal...

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Simons Foundation Announces Simons Collaboration on Localization of Waves

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08/06/2018

... mechanics revealed that, at the atomic level, all matter has a wavelike character, and, very recently, classical ... at the cutting edge of today’s science it has become possible to map a material atom-by-atom...

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Dr. Cassie Schwerner Selected as Next Executive Director of the Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility

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08/23/2018

... our friend, colleague and partner Dr. Cassie Schwerner has been selected to be the next Executive Director of the ... equity in the largest school district in the country. She has always been a fierce advocate...

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OSF Turns to Strasbourg Court to Get Hungary's NGO Law Repealed

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09/24/2018

... gain status to stay in Hungary, can be jailed. Orban has also introduced a 25 percent special tax on aid groups it ... and must be repealed”. “The Hungarian government has fabricated a narrative of lies to...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Leaving Rikers: What the New York Women's Foundation Is Doing for Women in New York City's Worst Jail

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04/09/2019

... in 2019 focuses on the closure of Rikers Island, which has a long history of violence and other problems and is ... Frances Lear Foundation and Pinkerton Foundation. The U.S. has the highest prison population...

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Pershing Square Sohn Prize Awards $4.2M to Seven “Next Generation” Innovators in Cancer Research

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05/21/2019

... on May 22, 2019. Over the past six years, the Alliance has awarded over $22 million to 39 talented scientists. With ... L.P. “To date, the Pershing Square Sohn Prize has been awarded to 39 outstanding...

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Bloomberg Launches Beyond Carbon Campaign

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06/10/2019

... Bloomberg Philanthropies founder Michael R. Bloomberg has announced the launch of a $500 million campaign to ... Bloomberg Philanthropies to the Sierra Club , Beyond Coal has contributed to the closing of 289...

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Jaimie Mayer Named Board Chair of Nathan Cummings Foundation’s Board of Trustees

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06/17/2019

... Nathan Cummings Foundation (NCF) announced Jaimie Mayer has succeeded Ruth Cummings as Chair of the Board of ... the first time a fourth-generation Cummings family member has run NCF’s Board, demonstrating NCF...

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Former U.S. Ambassador Elizabeth Cousens to Lead United Nations Foundation as President and Chief Executive Officer

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09/16/2019

... of sustainable development and multilateral cooperation, has served the Foundation as its Deputy CEO since 2015. ... its people. We are thrilled to lock arms with a leader who has been at the forefront of...

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The Andrus Family Fund Announces New Director, Manuela Arciniegas

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09/26/2019

... Family Fund (AFF) announced today that Manuela Arciniegas has been appointed director, after serving as interim ... toward transformative change.” Since 2014, Manuela has served the Andrus Family Fund in a...

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ASPCA Takes on The Right Horse Initiative to Increase Equine Adoption Efforts Nationwide

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11/18/2019

... over 60 industry and adoption partners, the Initiative has launched innovative programming focused on shattering the ... ASPCA President and CEO. “The Right Horse Initiative has been pivotal in bringing...

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Sarah Lawrence Center for the Urban River at Beczak Receives Grant from Westchester Community Foundation to Expand Saw Mill River Restoration Efforts

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12/16/2019

... to Expand Saw Mill River Restoration Efforts A new grant has been given to the Sarah Lawrence Center for the Urban ... to expand those efforts in 2020. He says the research has also attracted attention from...

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Elizabeth Cahill Joins the Surdna Foundation as Director of Communications and Engagement

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02/21/2020

... of Communications and Engagement The Surdna Foundation has appointed Elizabeth Cahill as Director of Communications ... ability to advance racial equity in the U.S.” Elizabeth has over 15 years of experience...

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