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Patients with Macular Degeneration Show Improvement with High-dose Statin Treatment (Research to Prevent Blindness)

Release Date:

02/08/2016

... Statin use is widespread in middle-aged and older individuals , who also have an increased risk of AMD; however, ... Medicine Institute at Harvard Medical School. "These data suggest that it may be...

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Health

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Research to Prevent Blindness

Beth Cobert Named CEO of Skillful at Markle Foundation

Release Date:

04/25/2017

... people from applying for in-demand jobs. It is leveraging data and technology tools to ensure workers can find training ...

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Appointments & Transitions

Friend or Foe? Philanthropy Should Welcome New Styles of Giving

Release Date:

04/27/2017

Silicon Valley Community Foundation's Maeve Miccio says we should welcome the different types of giving styles David Callahan outlines in his new book "The Givers."

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Sozosei Foundation Convenes Experts at Inaugural Summit to Decriminalize Mental Illness in the American Justice System

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01/08/2021

... “Together, we further affirmed that for the health of individuals and communities, we must change the way people ... illness in the U.S. criminal justice system: 1. Data must inform all policy reform and...

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Sozosei Foundation

Revisiting Attica Shows How New York State Failed to Fulfill Promises

Release Date:

08/26/2016

Inmates at Attica Correctional Facility during the 1971 uprising that ended with 39 people fatally shot when armed state troopers stormed the prison. Many reforms promised in the wake of the revolt have yet to materialize.

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Justice Reform

George Soros, Mastercard to Partner to Aid Migrants, Refugees

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01/19/2017

Billionaire investor George Soros will partner with Mastercard Inc on a venture they said could help migrants, refugees and others struggling within their communities worldwide to improve their economic and social status.

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Open Society Foundations

Bloomberg Fact Checks NYTimes on Climate Change

Release Date:

03/20/2017

Thanks to the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal campaign (which I have supported through my foundation), we have already achieved two-thirds of the emissions reductions envisioned by President Obama’s yet-to-be-implemented power plant regulations.

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Michael R. Bloomberg Family Foundation

Phil TV This Week April 14

Release Date:

04/14/2017

... Platform Launches In Beta Form Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Data for Health Initiative is Closing Gaps in Health Data in 19 Countries Funded by the Educational Foundation of ...

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PhilTV This Week

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Brooklyn Org

Announcing the Milbank Memorial Fund and AcademyHealth State and Local Innovation Prize

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01/25/2018

... state and local efforts to advance innovation using data to improve the health of populations and the performance ... efforts of state and local governments to develop and use data to achieve measurable...

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RFPs Etc

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Health

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Milbank Memorial Fund

Bloomberg Philanthropies-Supported Criminal Justice Mentorship Program Scales across Country

Release Date:

05/02/2018

With grants from Bloomberg Philanthropies and oversight from the Mayor's Office for Economic Opportunity, the Department of Probation funded 19 community-based organizations to hire mentors for people ages 16 to 24

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

27 Jun 2024

Service for Impact: Creating Volunteer Opportunities that Advance Social Impact Strategies

Thursday, June 27, 2024 -

9:30am to 11:00am

The  Service for Impact  working group, rooted in the principles of Reimagining Service, provides a unique opportunity for both corporate grantmakers and corporate volunteer managers to foster a peer network, share successes and challenges,...

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Network Building

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Breakout Discussion

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Corporate Funders

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Volunteerism

What More Can We Do?

Release Date:

02/03/2021

... and who had been systematically denied the material resources to buffer them from the pandemic’s threats. In 16 ... Organizations with the greatest barriers to wealth and resources received the most additional...

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Disaster Relief

Social Justice

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Brooklyn Org

Seeking Member Comments: Public Policy Position on a True Cost of Living Standard and Wage Equity

... all human services employees qualify for SNAP benefits. An analysis by the Center for New York City Affairs found that ... by many New York City workers. Ensuring that employed individuals are able to maintain...

Philanthropy New York Supports a True Cost of Living Standard and Wage Equity

Schott Foundation Welcomes Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks and Miren Uriarte to the Board of Directors

Release Date:

02/26/2016

... institutional development in minority communities, policy analysis focused on the differential impact of social policy ...

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Education

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

23 Jan 2020

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Program Officers

Thursday, January 23, 2020 (All day) to Friday, February 7, 2020 (All day)

... financial series , this course will not cover financial analysis .) We encourage participants to take PNY's ... PNY members to participate. Space is limited to 20 to 25 individuals . We also limit...

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Professional Development

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Workshop

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All Funders

Program Staff

Philanthropy New York Board and Public Policy Committee Approves New Policy Position on a True Cost of Living Standard and Wage Equity

Release Date:

09/29/2022

... human services employees qualify for SNAP benefits. An analysis by the Center for New York City Affairs found that ... by many New York City workers. Ensuring that employed individuals are able to maintain a...

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PNY News

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Public Policy

Three Essentials for Accelerating Funder Collaboration

Release Date:

03/07/2012

... of foundations and a donor advisor to ultra-high net worth individuals , I think it all begins with learning networks. ... the Foundation Center is increasingly asked to mine its data on foundation giving,...

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The Post-Copenhagen Funding Landscape: Thoughts from Rachel Leon and Terry Odendahl

Release Date:

02/12/2010

... such as oil exploration and mining. According to the World Resources Institute, deforestation accounts for about 15 to ...

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21 Oct 2021

Change Makers Activate -- Supporting Innovative State Policies: A Case Study of State EITCs - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Thursday, October 21, 2021 - 1:00pm

... don't happen overnight. Federal and state Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC) are policies that benefit low-paid ... Opportunity Funders Emily Vyhnaneck , Working Families Tax Credit Campaign Manager,...