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New York Foundation Welcomes Altaf Rahamatulla as Program Officer

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08/04/2017

... both his professional and personal life, Mr. Rahamatulla has supported civil and human rights, criminal justice ... and is a mentor at a high school in Brooklyn. His family has deep ties to New York City—his...

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Respected Anthropologist Danilyn Rutherford Steps Into New Role as President of Wenner-Gren Foundation

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08/09/2017

... president respected anthropologist Danilyn Rutherford has assumed her leadership duties. Previously, Rutherford was ... make up the field of anthropology. “Danilyn Rutherford has a vision of the broad field of...

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Teams Up With Lin-Manuel Miranda to Aid Puerto Rico

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10/18/2017

... organization Beta-Local, a nonprofit organization that has redirected its efforts toward emergency relief since the ... made through the Hispanic Federation Relief Effort, which has also coordinated donation...

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funded Sloan Digital Sky Survey Will Map The Entire Sky

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11/20/2017

... anticipated to start in 2020. The Sloan Digital Sky Survey has been one of the most-successful and influential surveys ... "For more than 20 years, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey has defined excellence in...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Tow Foundation Funded CUNY Graduate School of Journalism Announces First-Ever Endowed Chair, Professor Jeff Jarvis

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11/21/2017

... on the future of the news business. The Tow Foundation has pledged $1.5 million over five years to support The ... founder, a cable television pioneer and philanthropist who has been a principal donor to the...

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Maya L. Harris Joins Arcus Foundation Board of Directors

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12/12/2017

... a distinguished attorney and public policy advocate, has joined the Foundation’s Board of Directors. “Maya has dedicated her career to the fields of law and ...

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Ana Marie Argilagos Named HIP’s New President

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12/15/2017

... in Philanthropy announced today that its board of trustees has unanimously chosen Ana Marie Argilagos as the ... HIP’s current president, on January 1, 2018. Ana Marie has dedicated her life to public service...

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Arcus Foundation's Andrea Marra Announces Challenge to State Senator Jose Peralta

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02/08/2018

... , Elmhurst , East Elmhurst and Woodside . Marra has lived in Jackson Heights since 2009 and has worked for organizations such as Gay & Lesbian Alliance ...

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With Support From Tiffany & Co., Virtual Reality Project, "My Africa," To Premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival

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03/12/2018

... virtual reality project, "My Africa," has been selected to premiere at the Tribeca Film ... by the local community. In a region where conservation has traditionally been pursued by wealthy outsiders...

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The Tiffany & Co. Foundation

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Animal Welfare

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The Silicon Valley Community Foundation Seeks to Do Things Differently

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04/13/2018

... happens” through shifts in public policy. That view has led SVCF to put a lot of energy into policy advocacy, far ... to push its agenda in California’s capital and has worked with professional lobbyists. It’s...

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation

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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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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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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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The Rockefeller Foundation

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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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Eugene M. Lang Foundation

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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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