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Commonwealth Study Inspires App to Connect People to Doctors Faster

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06/01/2016

... App to Connect People to Doctors Faster The creators of a new mobile app called Akira hope to make healthcare more ... Akira, felt there needed to be a change in the healthcare system . "It came out of our...

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Why Ford Foundation Is Underwriting Black Lives Matter

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08/08/2016

... planning on studying and underwriting what it calls a “ new and dynamic form of social justice leadership and ...

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Rockefeller Foundation Starts News Site to Spur Resilience Work

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02/15/2017

... Starts News Site to Spur Resilience Work Rockefeller' s new platform, Zilient, wants to expose leaders to solutions .....

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Why NoVo is Funding Young Women’s Freedom in California

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05/11/2017

Why NoVo is Funding Young Women’ s Freedom in California As the NoVo Foundation gets into its ... women and girls of color involved in the juvenile justice system . The Young Women’ s Freedom...

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Open Society Foundations-Backed Report Finds Mass Incarceration Sustatined by Prisoners of Time

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07/13/2017

... enactment of justice reforms in many states, the nation’ s prison and jail population has dropped only slightly in ... been criticized by many on both the left and the right. A new report from the Urban...

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Funded by The Tiffany & Co. Foundation, Scientists Develop Sun Shield to Prevent Coral Bleaching

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03/27/2018

... to corals. The project was also designed to explore new ways to reduce the impact of coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef, the world' s largest coral reef system ... Funded by The...

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Ingrid Rasmussen Joins Unbound Philanthropy as Chief Operating Officer

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06/05/2019

... such as Hot Bread Kitchen, Bronx House, and the New Community Corporation. Ingrid’ s family immigrated to the US from Italy, and she is ... to build a vibrant, welcoming society and just immigration ...

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Playwright, Novelist and Songwriter Suzan-Lori Parks to Receive the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize: JP Morgan Private Bank

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10/15/2015

... and Lillian Gish Prize: JP Morgan Private Bank ( New York , NY) – The Gish Prize Trust announced that ... City, where she has served since 2008 as the institution’ s first Master Writer Chair...

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

William T. Grant Foundation Names Ten William T. Grant Scholars Finalists

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12/12/2018

... the finalists for the 2019 William T. Grant Scholars Program . Ten early-career researchers were selected from a ... must formally agree to support the applicant’ s research goals with sufficient ...

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'Docu-Ad’ Exposes Hardship of Those Without Bank Access

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06/03/2014

... Exposes Hardship of Those Without Bank Access A new commercial from American Express , presented like an ... the high costs of living outside the traditional financial system . Styled and presented like a...

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21 Jul 2014

Demystifying Funder Transparency: Sharing Assessments

Monday, July 21, 2014 -

3:15pm to 5:00pm

View resources and webcast recording of this program . Grantees, funding partners, the public, and ... to begin with improving and enhancing your foundation’ s transparency practices. One avenue...

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The Century Foundation Releases Report Detailing President Obama's Executive Actions

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05/07/2015

... Foundation Releases Report Detailing President Obama' s Executive Actions On January 14, 2014, President Obama ... need.” This declaration represented the start of a new wave of policymaking through...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation names Tynesha McHarris Director of Community Leadership

Release Date:

05/29/2014

... McHarris will be joining the Foundation next week in a new position as Director of Community Leadership. Tynesha has ... staff member, she will help design the Foundation’ s new community...

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Markle Foundation Collaborates With LinkedIn, Arizona State and edX to Address Technology’s Impact on Jobs

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04/14/2017

... LinkedIn, Arizona State and edX to Address Technology’ s Impact on Jobs America needs new tools for the timely measurement and monitoring of ... to guide education and job-training programs. One ...

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Who's Been the Biggest Superstar in the Fight for Health Reform?

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05/28/2014

Who' s Been the Biggest Superstar in the Fight for Health Reform? ... efforts to break the will of red states resisting Medicaid expansion, as we reported a few weeks ago. .. Who' s...

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The California Endowment

Commonwealth Fund Brief Explains ACA’s Effect on Out-of-Pocket Cost-Sharing, Spending on Premiums

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09/13/2016

Commonwealth Fund Brief Explains ACA’ s Effect on Out-of-Pocket Cost-Sharing, Spending on Premiums ... protection from high out-of-pocket health spending. While Medicaid unambiguously reduces out-of-pocket premium...

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What Happens if the Affordable Care Act Is Repealed?

Release Date:

01/26/2017

... coverage. In the wake of the law and the expansion of Medicaid in 31 states, the number of uninsured has declined ...

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PNY Short Takes

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Health

Commonwealth Fund Report Predicts a Detrimental Impact of an ACA Repeal on Jobs

Release Date:

08/04/2017

... ACA. Research shows that the loss of 'ACA tax credits and Medicaid expansion would lead to a doubling of the number of .....

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ABNY Releases The Second Season of ABNY Talks

Release Date:

01/23/2018

... Talks , an education series delivered by experts to give New Yorkers insight into how and why policy decisions get ... issues from experts and leaders who are changing New York . The City...

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12 Sep 2012

Technology and the Promise of Blended Learning

Wednesday, September 12, 2012 - 11:00am to Thursday, September 13, 2012 - 4:00pm

The Roosevelt Hotel, 45 E. 45th Street at Madison Ave, NYC

... transformative in K–12 education? Join America’ s leading local and national philanthropists for a candid ... How can funders help prepare teachers and leaders for this new style of education? What role do for...

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