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Markle Foundation President and CEO Zoë Baird Writes About Where Amazon Should Build Their New Headquarters

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12/05/2017

... economy. History has shown that the quality of a skilled local workforce and a state’s support for constantly ... reason to focus on workforce development. By signaling to local governments that skills-focused...

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American Express, Ford Foundation Provide Funds to Restore Hemingway's Famed Cuban Home

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04/15/2016

"Lookout Farm," the famed home of the late writer Ernest Hemingway in San Francisco de Paula, Cuba, will be restored using materials and funding provided by U.S. organizations, including the Caterpillar Foundation and Caterpillar Inc., the AT&T...

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Rockefeller Foundation Research Finds College Degree Can Be A Blunt and Inaccurate Way For Evaluating Real Talent

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03/22/2017

Almost half of employers (43%) said it was hard to source entry-level candidates, according to new research from The Rockefeller Foundation.

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Supported by Sloan Foundation, Study Finds New Quantum Liquid Crystals May Play Role in Future of Computers

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04/21/2017

The Science study, titled "A parity-breaking electronic nematic phase transition in the spin-orbit coupled metal Cd2Re2O7," was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Army Research Office's Defense University Research Instrumentation...

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Supported By The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Scientists Create New Therapeutic Gel That Shows Promise Against Cancerous Tumors

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02/22/2018

Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine and NC State have created an injectable gel-like scaffold that can hold combination chemo-immunotherapeutic drugs and deliver them locally to tumors in a sequential manner.

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After-School All-Stars Receives $4 Million Grant From New York Life Foundation

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03/08/2014

After-School All-Stars has received a $4 million grant from the New York Life Foundation to expand its services in six U.S. cities, reports Philanthropy News Digest.

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Ford Foundation, Cannes Film Market Launch Documentary Film Push Against Inequality

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02/02/2016

... Corner announced Tuesday a two year-partnership to raise global awareness on social justice, working against ...

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Peterson Foundation's Fiscal Summit Convenes Leaders To Discuss Economic Priorities for Next President

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05/11/2016

... America's fiscal, economic, and national security. Our global standing and ability to confront our greatest threats .....

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Mellon Foundation Supports African, Latin American and Native American Collections Research at Princeton

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02/14/2017

... discovery by scholars, educators, students, visitors and global audiences via the Museum’s website... Mellon ...

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Sloan, Skoll Foundations & Carnegie Support PBS NewsHour Exploratiopn of Future of Higher Education

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08/23/2017

Sloan, Skoll Foundations & Carnegie Support PBS NewsHour Exploratiopn of ... students the higher education they need to compete in the global marketplace. Coverage of “Rethinking College” will ... #...

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Andrus Family Fund and Groundswell Fund Amongst Leading LGBTQ Funders

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05/07/2018

... increases came from the Andrus Family Fund, the Arizona Community Foundation, the Groundswell Fund, the Walter and ... equality victory, as well as a good number of regional and local community...

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Action Plan Released to Conserve One of Africa’s Richest Sites for Biodiversity with Support from the Arcus Foundation

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02/14/2018

... the new plan highlights the importance of the region for global biodiversity and goes further to outline the main ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Commits to Making Healthy and Sustainable Foods More Accessible Around the World

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03/24/2022

... the Covid-19 pandemic and as an anchor partner of the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet . The Good Food ... and the planet. Despite the food system’s $9 trillion global market value, two-thirds of...

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American Cities Lead the Way Amongst 25 Climate Change Projects Competing to be C40 Cities Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards 2017 Winners

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09/18/2017

... have a special focus on the leadership of US cities on the global stage. Each category of the C40 Cities Bloomberg ... Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards 2017 celebrates dramatic local action on...

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Feedback Partners with Rockefeller Foundation, 40 Organizations to Combat Food Waste in NYC, DC

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04/19/2016

... environmental nonprofit Feedback has announced a US campaign with The Rockefeller Foundation as well as a ...

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JPMorgan Chase Announces $75 Million Commitment to Help Close the Racial Wealth Divide in Greater Washington

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01/25/2022

... focused on Black, Hispanic, Latino and other underserved communities in the region to $125 million by 2025. Prior to ... Gap By combining business, data, policy and philanthropic resources , the firm aims to...

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This Is Not A Normal Grant Cycle Or A Time To Wait And See

Release Date:

02/21/2017

... record as a donor, or the legacy you are pursuing, find resources to give to organizations engaging on the issues in ... lists with current and emerging needs in mind. Reduce giving to the organizations you...