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Seven Bridges Brings The Simons Foundation’s Genome Diversity Project Dataset to the Cloud

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04/12/2017

Seven Bridges Brings The Simons Foundation’ s Genome Diversity Project Dataset to the Cloud Seven ... the world to drive research and development in the world’ s largest biopharmaceutical organizations... Seven...

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The Forum Welcomes Jay Hutchins as Associate Director of Policy and Communications

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04/24/2017

... of Policy & Communications. In this new position, Jay will be responsible for ensuring that the Forum works as ... effectively as possible to advance the work of the group' s members to engage in...

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Heineken Just Put Out the Antidote to That Pepsi Kendal Jenner Ad

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04/27/2017

... , and ended up falling on its face. Hard. The company’ s tone-deaf ad–which used Black Lives Matter iconography ... to suggest that carbonated beverages can heal America’ s wounds–inspired such a seething...

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Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship is Conducting CSR Survey

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06/14/2017

... are confidential. Individual or company names will not be identified or reported. ... As an added incentive, survey respondents can choose to be entered into drawings to win a grand prize $500 gift .....

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Ford Foundation's Darren Walker on the Perils of Meritocracy

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06/30/2017

Ford Foundation' s Darren Walker on the Perils of Meritocracy American culture ... by his bootstraps, but by his hair. And Horatio Alger’ s stories, as well, while often remembered collectively as ... on a...

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

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08/29/2017

Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a series of bills to help reduce the number of smokers in New York City by 160,000 by 2020.

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Commonwealth Fund: What Are the Potential Effects of the Graham-Cassidy ACA Repeal-and-Replace Bill? Past Estimates Provide Some Clues

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09/21/2017

... Provide Some Clues Last week, Sens. Lindsey Graham (R– S .C.) and Bill Cassidy (R–La.) unveiled congressional ... for at least 32 million people after 2026. The bill can be boiled down to five key provisions:...

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Opinion: Disaster Preparedness Requires a 211 System; New York City Still Doesn’t Have One

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10/04/2017

... and information management practices to improve a city’ s resilience. With new technologies coming out all the time, ... preparedness efforts is never easy. In New York City’ s case, however, it’ s...

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Why Oklahoma has the Highest Female Incarceration Rate in the Country

Release Date:

10/06/2017

... are some of the top reasons women enter the state' s criminal justice system. And, they're staying longer. ... number of sentences for women. Some have increased women' s sentences for drug...

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David Rockefeller’s Thoughtful Path to Philanthropy

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11/08/2017

David Rockefeller’ s Thoughtful Path to Philanthropy Somewhere beneath ... the better to shoot close-ups for the catalogs that will be issued before everything is sold five months from now. ... wanted. The items...

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15 Mar 2018

Imagining the Future: Pursuing Excellence in Family Philanthropy - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

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12:00pm to 1:30pm

... new tools, strategies and collaborative initiatives should be focused on moving forward for families, practitioners and ...

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New App Plentiful, Funded By The Helmsley Charitable Trust, Streamlines How NYC Food Pantries Feed The Hungry

Release Date:

12/04/2017

... times and easing the process for food providers. “It’ s faster,” Lucy Roque, 46, a mother of five kids, she as ... then I was out.” Rita Shapiro, the organization’ s finance director, said the app has allowed...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Food Systems

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Ford Foundation Appoints Roy Swan to Lead Mission Investments Portfolio

Release Date:

12/05/2017

... (MRIs). His team also leads one of the nation’ s largest portfolios of program-related investments (PRIs), ... investments since 2010. Swan also served as the bank’ s Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) Officer,...

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Tax Bill Glitch Endangers Future of Newman’s Own Foundation

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01/03/2018

Tax Bill Glitch Endangers Future of Newman’ s Own Foundation The Westport-based Newman’ s Own Foundation was on the verge of securing a provision in ... could result in the sale of late actor Paul Newman’ ...

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Research Funded By The Russell Sage Foundation Shows Why Paid Family Leave Laws Could Hurt SNF Census

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01/11/2018

... in California led to a significant decline in the state’ s skilled nursing population, according to a new study in the ... admit that number appears small, they note that it’ s all about the context: Because 5...

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Children, Youth and Families

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JPMorgan Chase to Increase Its Philanthropic Investments to $1.75 Billion Over Five Years

Release Date:

01/31/2018

... has emerged as one of its leading players. The bank’ s philanthropy, which we explored in a recent deep dive , ... of the tax bill by pledging that the huge gains they'll be receiving—in contrast to most...

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Newman's Own Foundation Reaches Milestone of $500 Million to Charity

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02/01/2018

Newman' s Own Foundation Reaches Milestone of $500 Million to Charity ... Foundation and Co-Chairman of Newman' s Own. "Paul would be especially pleased to see how much the company...

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Ford, Hilton Foundation, and JPB Foundation Join others in Collaborative Fund to Address Housing Instability

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02/23/2018

... success and thriving communities, nine of the nation’ s largest private foundations have joined forces to create ... their income on rent — or have no homes at all — will be able to afford safe, stable rentals...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

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Housing and Homelessness

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