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The Pfizer Foundation Announces $5 Million in Grants to Support Women and Families

Release Date:

05/30/2018

... Women and Families The Pfizer Foundation announced today a new $5 million grant commitment to initiatives in low- and ... at the same time children are routinely vaccinated. These new grants build on The...

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Backed in Part By The Ford Foundation, Nina Simone’s Childhood Home Named a National Treasure by National Trust

Release Date:

06/19/2018

... neglected. We’re delighted to work with the home’s new owners and the local community to chart a new future for the property that will honor her tremendous... ...

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Aetna Foundation and Newman’s Own Foundation Earn CyberGrants Ovation Awards

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06/27/2018

... Ovation Awards at the 2018 CyberGrants User Conference in New Orleans. The Aetna Foundation and Newman’s Own ... create innovative programming and solutions that break new ground in the industry and for other...

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Salesforce Staff Ask CEO to Revisit Ties With Border Agency

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06/28/2018

Hundreds of Salesforce.com Inc. employees signed a letter to Chief Executive Officer Marc Benioff criticizing the company’s contracts with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency, the latest in a series of staff protests at technology firms...

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Commonwealth Funded Study Shows Impacts State-based Individual Mandates Would Have in 2019

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07/25/2018

... mandates. Massachusetts implemented its mandate in 2006. New Jersey, Vermont, and the District of Columbia passed ... state-based individual mandates were implemented in 2019, New Mexico would see the largest...

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Study Funded by The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Shows No Early Dementia in 21 Past NHL, NFL Players

Release Date:

08/09/2018

... Shows No Early Dementia in 21 Past NHL, NFL Players In a new study, researchers found no evidence of early onset ... of retired professional hockey and football players. The new research adds important...

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Health

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation Official Sees Opportunity Zone Program Role

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11/02/2018

... Foundation says foundations could provide loans to make new funds attractive for investors. A top official of the ... depressed opportunity zones. The proceeds from the new fund investments are not taxable if...

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Johnson & Johnson Announces 10-year Initiative to Help End Tuberculosis

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02/13/2019

... an estimated 1.8 million lives and preventing 12 million new TB infections in the next decade, Johnson & Johnson will ... everything we can to create a world free from TB. This new initiative will unleash...

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Arabella Advisors Report Calls on Philanthropy to Catalyze Inclusive Investment

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03/04/2019

... color and women, a report from Arabella Advisors and the New Venture Fund argues. According to the report, An ... minority-owned businesses created 72.3 percent of all new jobs in the United States, while...

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Funding From the Leon Levy Foundation Finds That Artificial Light Makes Birds Fly Into Buildings at Night

Release Date:

04/05/2019

... Light Makes Birds Fly Into Buildings at Night The new analysis of a 40-year record of more than 70,000 ... in light pollution in Chicago in recent years, the new findings show that more needs to be done,...

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Leona M. And Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Helps Fund Research to Find Personalized Treatment for Crohn's Disease

Release Date:

05/03/2019

... upstream initiator of gut inflammation. Now, thanks to a new $1.8 million grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. ... and exacerbate the disease, with the goal of developing new treatments... Leona M. And Harry B...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Increases Spending to Seize ‘Hinge Moment in History’

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06/30/2020

... racial justice, strengthen U.S. democracy, and generate new economic thinking to address global climate change and ... our spending.” The increased spending plan includes a new racial justice initiative with...

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William T. Grant Foundation Welcomes Lauren Supplee as Senior Program Officer

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09/08/2020

... Officer We are pleased to welcome Lauren Supplee as our new Senior Program Officer, effective September 8, 2020. In ... in setting program directions, developing and implementing new initiatives, reviewing...

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03 Mar 2021

DACA—Seizing the Moment - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Wednesday, March 3, 2021 -

9:00am to 10:00am

... What are the updates on DACA protection proposed by the new administration What it will take to ensure that there ... and organizing infrastructure in place to respond to new and expanded DACA opportunities...

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Immigration

Social Justice

25 Mar 2021

Federal Immigration Policy Scorecard and Playbook - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, March 25, 2021 -

10:00am to 11:00am

... be granted on a first come, first served basis.* With the new Biden administration taking steps to expand legal relief ... wisdom holding that the first six months of the new administration present the best...

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Immigration

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Jean and Louis Dreyfus Foundation Announces Leadership Transition

Release Date:

04/28/2021

... singer and visual artist in many genres. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and two children. Nicholas ... the Dreyfus Foundation’s mission to assist underserved New Yorkers through programs in Aging,...

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12 Dec 2023

Service for Impact - Winter Meeting

Tuesday, December 12, 2023 -

9:30am to 11:00am

... and challenges, brainstorm on solutions, and explore new opportunities to make a difference in society while ... and companies and organizations are working to identify new strategies for success. This session...

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Stephanie Teatro appointed US Program Director, Unbound Philanthropy

Release Date:

01/30/2024

... Justice and Migration at the National Partnership for New Americans. In this role, she led the Climate Justice ... after climate disasters. The National Partnership for New Americans, TIRRC, and Resilience...