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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funded Research Finds Gut Bacteria Play Critical Role in Anti-Seizure Effects of Ketogenic Diet

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05/25/2018

... play an essential role in the anti-seizure effects of the high -fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet. The study, ... human body’s intestines. The ketogenic diet has numerous health benefits, including fewer...

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25 Oct 2012

Based on Faith: Community Partnership Supporting Youth & Families in Child Welfare

Thursday, October 25, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... bonds within a community are being strengthened while resources are leveraged. This collaborative model has ... adoptive families and offered seminarians a unique experience in urban ministry they can carry to...

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MetLife Foundation Increases Access to Online Capital for Small Businesses

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02/27/2015

... access capital and education online and achieve business health and growth. The platform – us.accion.org – ... application process and strengthen the overall customer experience . During its 6-month pilot phase...

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Workforce Development

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Insights from “Bridging Practice to Lead Forward - An Invitation from the Leadership Transitions Funders Group”

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08/07/2023

... today to participate in joint learning and access resources for equitable leadership transitions. Leading ... together, to help each other and shift the culture in how we approach supporting our grantee...

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Rita Allen Foundation Announces 2018 Award in Pain Scholars

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03/07/2018

... emerging leaders in basic pain research whose work holds high potential for uncovering new pathways to improve the ... mechanisms that initiate and propagate pain in the nervous system . In 2018 the Rita Allen...

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Philanthropy New York's 2022 - 2027 Strategic Framework

... nation has led many in the philanthropic sector to examine how our systems and practices have both deliberately and ... who are most harmed by racialized policies and practices. How will you help catalyze a...

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, William T. Grant Foundation, American Institutes for Research, and Spencer Foundation Award Grants to Four Partnerships Addressing Social Issues

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04/28/2021

... relevant research holds the powerful potential to inform how institutions, researchers, practitioners, and systems ... the pandemic and social justice movements have made the need for this work ever more...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

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William T. Grant Foundation

Insights from “Risk, Reward, and the Reality: What Don’t We Know About Intermediaries?”

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06/28/2022

... foundations and nonprofits in re-granting foundation resources and providing important technical assistance and ... intermediaries is to be a connector. With their hands-on experience and deep relationships,...

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Note to Funders: If You Believe in the Importance of Leadership, Fund What Leaders Want to Do

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07/08/2014

... corporate donors, seems intent on making decisions about how and what it will fund in a way that ignores this vast ... she or he really needs or wants to use the money. In my experience , almost 100 percent of...

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Welcomes Lavastian Glenn, Director, Racial and Economic Justice

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10/04/2018

... and growing inequality. Glenn brings nearly two decades of experience leading racial and economic justice through ... now capturing national attention. She deeply understands how gender intersects with poverty...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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25 Apr 2012

Power to the People: Participatory Budgeting as a New Model of Civic Engagement in NYC

Wednesday, April 25, 2012 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... power over real money. Community members directly decide how to spend part of a public budget. The process has the ... agencies and arenas of city government. Explore How participatory budgeting has the power...

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24 Mar 2016

Legal Series: Best Practices in International Grantmaking

Thursday, March 24, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... around the world? Do you have unwarranted fears? Learn how to navigate the legal and programmatic issues in making ... best practices, providing an insight on the rewarding experience of international...

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund’s Healthy Food & Community Change Initiative to Be Featured on Philanthropy Reality Show

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01/12/2017

... the world of philanthropy by featuring the stories of high -impact nonprofit organizations around the country. ... Office of Strategic Partnerships with the Fund for Public Health . The Urban Farm Corps engages...

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A Glass Half Full: Japan’s Disaster Response at One Year

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03/27/2012

... will soon turn elsewhere, but the region will still need help recovering for years to come. While much of the ... role. One constant refrain in the disaster zone is the need for more effective mental ...

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Top 8 Ways Philanthropy Can Make Space at the Table for Immigrant Women Leaders

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05/19/2016

... we support about what their specific challenges are and how we can help. At a recent panel hosted by Philanthropy New ... for the immigrant rights movement. Coaching. There is a need for women and girls to “...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Gender Justice

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Unbound Philanthropy

25 Jun 2015

Preparing Cities for Foreign Trade and Investment

Thursday, June 25, 2015 -

1:45pm to 4:00pm

... should increasingly be on our philanthropy radar, and how funders can invest in the effectiveness of cities ... mayors in the U.S. and internationally don't always know how to foster and manage public-...

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John A. Hartford Foundation’s Corinne H. Rieder honored by American Geriatrics Society with the David H. Solomon Memorial Public Service Award

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05/20/2014

... her body of work dedicated to improving the lives and health of older Americans. Dr. Rieder has been instrumental ... programs that put geriatrics expertise to work in all health care...

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

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Commonwealth Fund and GWU Release New Findings on House GOP Healthcare Bill Resulting in Loss of 1M Jobs in 10 Years

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06/19/2017

... potential effects from the enacting of the American Health Care Act. According to the study from Leighton Ku, Erika ... of federal spending on healthcare under the GOP's American Health...

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