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New York State Health Foundation Report Finds NY State Premiums Are Among the Highest in the Country

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04/02/2018

As Albany lawmakers consider imposing costly new taxes and mandates on health insurance, a report from the New York State Health Foundation offers a timely reminder: The state’s premiums are already among the highest in the country, and rising fast.

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Health

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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

Engineers at the University of Washington have developed a new HD video streaming method that doesn’t need to be plugged in. Their prototype skips the power-hungry parts and has something else, like a smartphone, process the video instead.

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Technology

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With Support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, MIT To Conduct an Environmental Scan of Open Source Publishing

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06/25/2018

With Support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, MIT To Conduct an Environmental Scan of Open Source Publishing The MIT Press has announced the award of a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to conduct a landscape analysis...

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Communications/Media

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McNulty Prize Catalyst Fund Launches at the Aspen Institute

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07/10/2018

... From building the college-to-career pipeline in state universities across the US, to deepening economic resilience ...

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John P. & Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation

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Simons Foundation Announces Simons Collaboration on Localization of Waves

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08/06/2018

The Simons Foundation is pleased to announce the establishment of the Simons Collaboration on Localization of Waves, directed by Svitlana Mayboroda of University of Minnesota.

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Science

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Atlantic Philanthropies Awards $18 Million to Expand Health Equity Fellows

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08/08/2018

The George Washington University Health Workforce Institute at the Milken Institute School of Public Health has announced an $18 million grant from Atlantic Philanthropies to expand and operate the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity program through...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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Education

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United Way of New York City Names Gina Goodenow as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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08/15/2018

United Way of New York City (UWNYC) is proud to name Gina Goodenow as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer—the organization's first female to take on this role in its 80-year history.

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United Way of New York City

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David Rockefeller Gift Raises Rockefeller Brothers Fund Endowment to $1.2 Billion

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10/25/2018

A generous gift from the estate of David Rockefeller has raised the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) endowment from approximately $960 million to over $1.2 billion.

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Russell Sage Foundation Grantees Cited in NY Times on Disputed Timeline for When Whites Will Assume Minority Status in US Population

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11/29/2018

In a nation preoccupied by race, the moment when white Americans will make up less than half the country’s population has become an object of fascination.

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation Begins a New Chapter

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02/06/2019

It’s a new day at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation with new CEO Nicole Taylor a few weeks into her job. The nonprofit veteran says her biggest goal in this time of transition is to listen. She’s been meeting with staff members, board members...

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New Paper From Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Perella Weinberg Partners Finds Investors Can Pursue Impact Without Sacrificing Returns

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02/20/2019

... no one-size-fits-all strategy for investors. Foundations, universities , and other institutional investors must develop ...

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Staten Island, Conrad N. Hilton Foundations, New York Community Trust, and More Launch Campaign to Make NYC First in Nation to Offer Long-Term Support for Foster Youth

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02/28/2019

Dozens of human services agencies and foundations in New York City are asking Mayor Bill de Blasio for a $50 million boost to the budget for foster care next year. The funding would go toward full-time life coaches and tutors for current and former...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Housing and Homelessness

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Lack of Diversity Hurts Science: Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program Is Changing That

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06/10/2019

When the professionals who manage our wild places are not diverse, their decisions may not reflect the larger community’s needs.

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York Elects New Officers and Welcomes Seven New Board Members

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07/01/2019

The Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York (JWFNY) announces new leadership of its Board of Directors.

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Elluminate

Largest-Ever Study of Coral Communities Unlocks Global Solution to Save Reefs, Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies' Vibrant Oceans Initiative

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08/12/2019

... and other conservation NGOs, government agencies, and universities . The study outlines three viable strategies that ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Science

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Joan Mitchell Foundation Adds Finance Veteran Marc Chennault to Its Board

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06/23/2020

The Joan Mitchell Foundation announced the appointment of Marc Chennault to its Board of Directors for a three-year term.

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Solon E. Summerfield Foundation, Inc. Announces Two New Board Members

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10/14/2020

The board and staff of the Solon E. Summerfield Foundation, Inc. are thrilled to announce the election of Cynthia Rivera Weissblum and Randy Moore to its board of directors.

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Solon E. Summerfield Foundation

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Jean and Louis Dreyfus Foundation Announces Leadership Transition

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04/28/2021

The Board of Trustees of the Jean and Louis Dreyfus Foundation announces Jessica Keuskamp to the position of Executive Director

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Jean & Louis Dreyfus Foundation

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23 Mar 2022

Native American Communities and the Elections - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Wednesday, March 23, 2022 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

Join this conversation with Funders' Committee for Civic PArticipation (FCCP) and Native Americans in Philanthropy on how Native Americans face unreasonable burdens and discriminatory laws when simply trying to exercise the right to vote.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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