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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Announces Two New Board Members

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05/08/2019

The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation today announced the recent election of Kofi Appenteng and Justin McAuliffe to serve as members of its board of directors.

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Research Funded by Simons Foundation Finds New Causes of Autism Found in 'Junk' DNA

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05/27/2019

The neurodevelopmental condition can result from mutations in the noncoding regions of the human genome, new research demonstrates for the first time.

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Increases Investment in Funding Prison Education and Re-entry Programs

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06/13/2019

Grants deepen Mellon’s years-long commitment to expanding educational opportunities for the incarcerated.

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Will Distribute $2.5 Million Recovered Through Lawsuits Against Sham Cancer Charities

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06/21/2019

Attorney General William Tong announced that $2.5 million will be distributed to cancer centers across the country as a result of a multistate enforcement action against sham cancer charities.

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation Welcomes New Board Members

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07/18/2019

... is going all in to support young people of color, their families , and communities rising up to challenge racist, ...

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Kathryn Snyder and maisha quint to Lead Criminal Justice Grantmaking Strategy at The Libra Foundation

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08/25/2019

The San Francisco-based Libra Foundation has announced the hiring of Kathryn Snyder and maisha quint to lead its criminal justice grantmaking strategy.

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New Report Funded by the Long Island Community Foundation Reveals the Economic Impact of Long Island's Opiod Crisis

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09/04/2019

Today the Fiscal Policy Institute’s new report “The Staggering Cost of Long Island’s Opioid Crisis” revealed the economic impact of this health crisis and how the financial burden is borne by all of us.

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Long Island Community Foundation

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New York Life Foundation Awards Grief Reach Grant to Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, MA

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12/03/2019

... part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, announced recently that it has received a $100,000 Grief Reach grant from the New ... for children, teens and young adults with disabilities. It will also allow staff to...

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Remembering Janet Kelley

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02/03/2020

... has been shared by the New York City Youth Funders: It is with a heavy heart that we share the incredibly sad ... and organizations together to better serve youth and families . Janet threw out a wide net...

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New York City Youth Funders Network

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Melissa Beck Steps Down as Executive Director of The Educational Foundation of America

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05/20/2020

... her all the best in her new endeavor.” Beck said that “ it has been an enormous privilege to have led EFA during a ...

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The Educational Foundation of America

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Release "Impact Investing Handbook: An Implementation Guide for Practitioners."

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07/22/2020

... case studies and detailed guidance for individuals, families , foundations, and corporations. Written by Steven ... Godeke of Godeke Consulting and Patrick Briaud of RPA, it features input from over fifty...

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Pfizer Foundation Awards Grant to the Maryland Department of Health to Address Decreases in Childhood Vaccinations During COVID-19 Pandemic

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07/21/2020

... this dangerous trend,” said Governor Larry Hogan. “ It is important that we protect our youngest and most ... to make vaccinations easily available, but also safe for families during this pandemic,” said...

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Impact Investing Handbook from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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08/2020

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Weinberg Foundation Announces Additional $5 Million to Expand and Strengthen Baltimore Library Project

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12/10/2020

The Weinberg Foundation today announced an additional $5 million in funding to support the Baltimore Elementary and Middle School Library Project.

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New York City Nonprofit Organizations Receive $24.4 Million From Trinity Church Wall Street in 2020

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12/10/2020

... immigrants, domestic violence survivors, homeless families , and formerly incarcerated adults and youth. "The ... to provide safe housing and fund services to stabilize the families in the communities they...

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Impact Investing, Picking Up Where Philanthropy Leaves Off

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During this time of racial reckoning, foundations are increasingly interested in various forms of impact investing. Over time, this should translate into more place-based investment into nonprofits and social enterprises that have not traditionally...

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JPMorgan Chase Launches Annual AdvancingCities Challenge

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06/02/2021

... and long-term prosperity for Black and Latina women, their families , and local economies. Black and Latina women are ...

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Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts Welcomes a New Board Member and Two New Members to the Scientific Advisory Council

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09/22/2021

... “With over 93,000 deaths from overdose last year, it is clear that our nation is in the grips of a crisis that ... opioid crisis that is devastating so many individuals and families .” LaKeesha Walrond, PhD An...

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UJA-Federation of New York Approves Emergency Grants to Support Jews of Ukraine

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02/25/2022

... tens of thousands of needy Jewish elderly and poor families . UJA-Federation of New York Approves Emergency ...

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