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Judith Rodin Steps Down as Head of Rockefeller Foundation

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06/16/2016

... Foundation President Judith Rodin wanted support for a new urban initiative, she cold-called Alex Karp, chief executive of Silicon Valley’ s Palantir Technologies Inc. Ms. Rodin praised Mr. Karp for ... told...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Supported by Tiffany & Co. Foundation, Riveting Short Film Takes You Under the Sea in 360 Degrees

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06/21/2016

... Degrees Few people will get to visit eastern Indonesia' s remote Bird' s Head region, but a new immersive film brings the crystalline waters and ... diverse marine life directly to...

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The Tiffany & Co. Foundation

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Century Foundation Fellow Proposes Post-Obama Syrian-U.S. Relations Strategy

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08/22/2016

Century Foundation Fellow Proposes Post-Obama Syrian-U. S . Relations Strategy U. S . President Barack Obama has tried ... after wave of chaos into the wider world — spawning a new generation of...

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The Century Foundation

Rockefeller Supports Research on Farming Adaptations to Combat Climate Change

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09/06/2016

... yields will likely decrease if farmers do not adapt to new management or technology practices. Establishing new strategies is particularly difficult for sorghum farmers ...

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Mellon Backs Creation of Newly Created Role at GWU Musuem and Textile Museum

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09/28/2016

... the appointment of Camille Ann Brewer as the museum’ s first full-time curator of contemporary textile art. This new curatorial position is supported by a $500,000 ... the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to...

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Arts

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Commonwealth Fund Says N.J. Tops Many States On Healthcare Scorecard

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03/16/2017

... to better healthcare outcomes nationwide and states like New Jersey that chose to embrace the federal law have seen ... re-hospitalization and re-admission to nursing homes. New Jersey tied five other states,...

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Health

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Mellon Foundation Awards Nearly $3.8 Million for Theater Program

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04/11/2017

... Awards Nearly $3.8 Million for Theater Program The New England Foundation for the Arts has announced a ... National Dance Project , NTP has supported forty-three new theater works with grants totaling more...

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Freedom Together Foundation

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Arts

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Supported by JPB Foundation, Harvard Study Finds Illinois Soda Tax Could Cut Health Costs, Raise $561 Million in Revenue Annually

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04/26/2017

... beverages could raise $561 million a year in new revenue for Illinois, while also saving millions in ... costs associated with obesity and diabetes, according to a new study released Tuesday by the Harvard T.H...

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Health

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Highlights Coal Communities in Latest Film

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05/01/2017

... Highlights Coal Communities in Latest Film The new film on the coal industry that Bloomberg Philanthropies ... miners, and it features groups that are helping them find new opportunities. With federal budget...

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Top Science Foundation, Simons, Latest Endeavor is its Most Ambitious Project Yet

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05/15/2017

... time and funding, and unexpected work might take shape. New ideas could form as computer scientists and researchers ... lunch, or just run into each other in the hallways. That’ s the kind of research...

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Tree-Killing Beetles Spread into Northern U.S. Forests as Temperatures Rise

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08/29/2017

Tree-Killing Beetles Spread into Northern U. S . Forests as Temperatures Rise Southern pine beetles are ... fuel for wildfires as they kill the trees they infest. A new study shows the insects' range could...

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De Blasio Searches for Corrections Chief as Rikers Resurfaces

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08/30/2017

... Island, his administration appears no closer to finding a new corrections chief, with some critics worrying he will ... election. The mayor has been under pressure to find a new commissioner since May, when...

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Justice Reform

Trump Plans to Phase Out DACA, Administration Officials Say

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09/05/2017

... According to the two administration officials, here’ s the policy to be announced later today: The administration won't consider new applications for legal status dated after Sept. 5. If you ... But...

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Immigration

Ms. Foundation Centers Black Women, Nonconforming People and Fem(me)s in Campaigns for Expanded Sanctuary Cities

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09/15/2017

... Centers Black Women, Nonconforming People and Fem(me) s in Campaigns for Expanded Sanctuary Cities As the Trump ... to center Black women and gender nonconforming people in a new report, Centering Black Women...

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Gender Justice

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Making Kids Into “Makers”

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09/22/2017

Making Kids Into “Makers” The new annual Inventor’ s Challenge prompts children to develop their creative ... how their work could help those around them. But a new program is encouraging them to...

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Education

Opinion: How Parks Lose Their Playfulness

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09/25/2017

... ago, the Hudson River Park Trust floated an idea for a new island. Called Pier 55, it was to be a ... design also accommodated three outdoor event venues; it’ s easy to imagine ticket-takers and other gate-...

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Community Development

Name-Dropping: Donors Get Tired. Models Do, Too

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09/28/2017

... knowledge. So when success rates for the organization’ s reactivation campaigns began to stagnate, she assumed the ... lapsed donor file, and mailed a six-figure quantity of the new selection of names. While...

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U.S. Quietly Announces Plan To Monitor Immigrants’ Social Media Accounts, Search Histories

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09/28/2017

U. S . Quietly Announces Plan To Monitor Immigrants’ Social ... internet search history of legal immigrants as part of a new tracking system set to roll out next month. The policy ... travel ban is set begin. First...

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Immigration

Nations Urged to Reject Phillip Morris Funds for Antismoking Efforts

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10/03/2017

... International announced it would fund and help set up a new body called the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World. The ... to donate about $80 million a year for 12 years to this new organization with a mission of...

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