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Research to Prevent Blindness Backs Innovative Glaucoma Research

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04/10/2015

... Genomics and Informatics at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has received a Research to ... cells most susceptible to the disease - and help devise new prevention and therapy. At the...

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Rockefeller Foundation Spearheads Resilience Strategy in Colorado

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04/29/2016

... and low-income people. The resilience strategy is a new approach to city planning spearheaded by the Rockefeller ... action plans to have other net benefits—like public health ... Rockefeller Foundation...

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Commonwealth Study Inspires App to Connect People to Doctors Faster

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06/01/2016

... App to Connect People to Doctors Faster The creators of a new mobile app called Akira hope to make healthcare more ... doctor." The Commonwealth Fund conducted an international health policy study in 2010...

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Rita Allen Foundation Announces 2016 Scholars

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06/30/2016

... science whose research holds great promise for revealing new pathways to advance human health . The selected Scholars will receive grants of up to ...

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation Gives $500K to Support Solar Energy in Developing Countries

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10/20/2016

... million in grant funding in the past year. Funds from the new grant will support GivePower's expansion into seven strategic sectors – education, water, health , food security, economic development, .....

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Supported by Greenwall Foundation, Study Finds Two-Thirds Of Americans See Docs Who Got Paid By Drug Companies

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03/07/2017

... companies, but most have no clue about it, according to a new Drexel University study. About 65 percent of those ... professor in Drexel’s Dornsife School of Public Health , visited a doctor within the last...

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Open Society Awards $8 Million to Physicians for Human Rights

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04/19/2017

... two dollars the organization raises for investments in new technology and to expand its network of health professionals and human rights advocates in the United ...

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Aetna Foundation Leverages Philanthropic Investment to Build Healthier Communities

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04/20/2017

... year provides funding to local stakeholders that can find new ways to improve health equity in their neighborhoods. That funding comes in ...

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W.T. Grant Funds Research on How Technology Use Affects At-Risk Youth

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05/03/2017

... problems for adolescents already at risk for mental health issues, a new study from Duke University finds. "Also, on days at-risk .....

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Alarming Number of Young Girls in Mexico Are Forced to Marry, Ford-Funded Report Finds

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05/04/2017

... Mexico are being forced into marriages with older men, a new report reveals. The report, conducted by Mexico’s Research in Health and Demography, INSAD, states that 83 percent of ...

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Researchers: Supporting Teenage Girls Requires More Than Pads

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10/06/2017

... “If you give a man a fish…” NHPR has a story with a new twist: “If you give a woman a menstrual pad…” In all seriousness, the reproductive health of girls and women around the world is at stake, and ...

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Four Early Career Researchers Selected for 2019 William T. Grant Scholars Program

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05/15/2019

... of promising researchers in the social, behavioral, and health sciences who have received their terminal degrees ... plans that stretch their skills and knowledge into new disciplines, content areas, or...

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"Culture Changes Us" Campaign and Retreat Series Launches with Support from Nathan Cummings Foundation

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05/20/2016

... Launches with Support from Nathan Cummings Foundation New York City—Today, award-winning culture change strategy ... social movements. The retreat series, taking place in New York City from May to October 2016...

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Ford Foundation announces five-year, $25 million grant to women-led global worker networks calling for a just economic recovery for the world’s 2.1 billion informal workers

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11/16/2021

... recovery for the world’s 2.1 billion informal workers NEW YORK – Today, the Ford Foundation announced a ... economy — including domestic workers providing critical care ; home-based workers producing garments,...

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A Conversation with Brandee McHale, the Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals 2022 Trailblazer Purpose Award Winner

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12/07/2022

... all have to drive impact beyond just deploying financial resources . Harnessing subject matter expertise and increasing ... change. What piece of advice would you give someone new to CSR or considering entering...

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04 Feb 2010

Summer Learning Loss: How Can It Be Reduced?

Thursday, February 4, 2010 -

7:30am to 11:00am

A Philanthropy New York Members Briefing presented by the Altman Foundation , The Wallace Foundation , and The New York Community Trust , with the New York City Youth Funders Network. WHO SHOULD...

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18 Sep 2013

NYC Paves the Way: Developing Tomorrow’s Workforce for the Tech Sector

Wednesday, September 18, 2013 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... for the fastest growing tech sector in the U.S. — New York City. Join our panel for a conversation about the ... fastest growing tech sector in the U.S. A Philanthropy New York Members Briefing sponsored by...

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Why Should Your Foundation Continue to Exist?

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04/14/2014

... more traction. As counterpoint, a recent Philanthropy New York program asked: “ What Is the Case for Foundations ... term, noting that Rockefeller has been working on public health related issues since 1913. “...

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Bold Stories For Big Challenges

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12/17/2013

... the question that a group of about 60 Philanthropy New York members tackled last month at “Changing the ... to Brett Davidson of the Open Society Foundations’ Health Media Initiative. That initiative has...

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Philanthropic & Social Enterprise Leader Betsy Fader Joins Surdna Foundation

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02/18/2016

... B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. In her dual roles at the New York-based Trust, which she joined in 2012, Betsy works ... in part, to facilitate collaboration between the Trust's health -related programs...

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