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Study Supported by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds Genetic Link to Extinct Relative of Humans in Four Modern West African Populations

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02/13/2020

... about these archaic hominins, which makes finding out how this ‘ghost population’ fits into human evolutionary ... this intermixture took place. The UCLA research reveals much more of that story for the four...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Addresses Road Safety Issues in Mumbai

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02/23/2015

... entity through which he is doing that, focuses on public health , environment, education, the arts and government ... India are among the ten cities and five countries which will receive $125 million over five...

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Morgan Stanley Announces $10 Million to Support National Urban League Collaboration

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06/29/2020

... in communities where the Urban League operates. The funds will support the following initiatives: Infrastructure ... maximize the positive impact of the NUL on the communities it serves.” “We are excited to...

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Technology

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To Frack or Not To Frack in New York: Observations from a Donor Briefing

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08/16/2012

... of natural gas to go forward in the State, and if so, how to regulate it . A de facto moratorium was put in place by former Governor ... fracturing raises a number of environmental and public health...

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Mertz Gilmore Foundation Welcomes Aditi Vaidya as its New President

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10/13/2022

... to advance racial, economic, and environmental justice and health equity using community organizing, policy advocacy, and research. She will be the seventh person in the foundation’s 63-year ... vibrant...

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Weinberg Foundation To Make $700,000 in Emergency Grants to Nonprofits in Israel

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07/29/2014

... The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation announced today it will donate $700,000 to support many of its active grantees ... in Israel as well as partner organizations, the foundation will...

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Republicans Are Reconsidering Full Repeal of State and Local Tax Deduction

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10/04/2017

... The state and local tax deduction is estimated to cost $1.3 trillion over the next decade and its repeal is ...

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Century Foundation Explores the 'Double Burden' of Poverty

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08/12/2015

... Burden' of Poverty The poverty that poor African Americans experience is often different from the poverty of poor whites. It 's more isolating and concentrated. It extends out the...

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An Update on Edna McConnell Clark Foundation's Limited Life

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10/23/2018

... strategy. But EMCF’s work is not yet complete. First, we will fulfill our commitments to longtime grantees in our ... to provide colleagues who will not be moving over with the resources and...

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UJA-Federation of New York Makes Emergency Grant to Met Council to Support Food Distribution to Vulnerable New Yorkers

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03/22/2023

... an emergency grant of $250,000 to Met Council. The funding will enable Met Council to procure and distribute food from ... pantries in New York City. “A collision of soaring food prices and safety-net services...

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23 Sep 2015

The Skills to Pay the Bills: Boosting Nonprofits’ Financial Management - Webinar

Wednesday, September 23, 2015 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... StrongNonprofits.org--a web-based toolkit of free resources is designed to help nonprofits understand and manage their financial health . Regional associations, their funder members and other ... who work with...

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11 Jan 2012

The Infrastructure of Philanthropy Post-Economic Crisis with Rick Cohen

Wednesday, January 11, 2012 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... accomplish, develop sustainable business plans, and raise resources through memberships, grants, and earned income. ... these challenges with fewer resources at their disposal. How can the...

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09 Jul 2015

International Grantmaking for Small- to Mid-Sized Foundations

Thursday, July 9, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... compared to larger foundations that have more staff and resources to conduct due-diligence and build relationships. ... small budgets (under $5 million). This meeting will not have a panel discussion or a...

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Unbound Philanthropy and OSF Among U.S. Foundations Taking Action to Address Refugee Crisis, Report Finds

Release Date:

06/20/2018

... Foundation — the report offers suggestions for how philanthropy can leverage its resources and calls on funders to facilitate collective ...

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Citi Foundation Announces $50 Million Community Finance Innovation Fund to Support the Growth of Community Development Financial Institutions Across the U.S.

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03/24/2022

... this RFI, the Citi Foundation seeks to identify and fund resources to help communities around the country thrive. ... the pandemic have made achieving financial stability that much more difficult,” said...

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Agnes Gund Sells a Lichtenstein to Start Criminal Justice Fund; Ford Foundation to Manage Fund

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06/12/2017

... “Masterpiece” for a whopping $150 million, placing it among the 15 highest known prices ever paid for an artwork. Ms. Gund is confirming that ... of Modern Art, where Ms. Gund is president emerita — ...

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Mayor de Blasio Signs Sweeping Legislation to Curb Smoking, Tobacco Usage

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08/29/2017

... city still has more than 900,000 smokers. These new bills will help decrease the smoking prevalence to a historically ... buildings to create a smoking policy and disclosing it to both current and prospective...

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David Rockefeller’s Thoughtful Path to Philanthropy

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11/08/2017

... too, the better to shoot close-ups for the catalogs that will be issued before everything is sold five months from ... his porcelain or his Picassos and Cézannes, driving the prices past the presale estimates...

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