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Cristle Collins Judd Named Senior Program Officer at Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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04/10/2015

... to her work at Bowdoin, she was on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania for 13 years, where she obtained tenure. She studied music performance at Rice University and earned a PhD in Music Theory and...

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Representing the Old And New in Brooklyn

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03/10/2014

Brooklyn Community Foundation Chairman Alan Fishman, who has donated ... Donor of the Day. With a $1 million gift to the Brooklyn Community Foundation, Alan Fishman is hoping to set an ... there are plenty of...

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Children, Youth and Families

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16 Jul 2014

Healthcare Reform Update: Are Your Populations Getting Covered?

Wednesday, July 16, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... Elisabeth Benjamin, Vice President, Health Initiatives, Community Service Society Danielle Holahan, Deputy Director ... Morris, Manager of Insurance Navigation, Callen-Lorde Community Health Center Gwen O...

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Why Helping Pets Helps People

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12/05/2013

... human and animal welfare and what that means to the community of grantmakers. Poverty is a priority funding ... is of little significance to the greater philanthropic community on its own. Its significance...

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Joe Miller Joins The Century Foundation as Director of Digital Communications

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02/01/2013

... Group, and as an assistant professor of philosophy at the University of North Carolina—Pembroke and the United States ... He received his Ph.D. in Political Philosophy from the University of Virginia, his M.A...

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Simons Foundation Joins Obama Administration's Brain Initiative

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10/01/2014

Simons Foundation will be providing findings from its neuroscience research to the Brain Initiative.

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JPMorgan Renews Veterans Partnership with $13.8M Commitment

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03/01/2016

... for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University , JPMorgan Chase & Co. and the university announced today a renewed $13.8 million commitment ...

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Rockefeller Brothers Supported Report: Wind Energy Could Get Cheaper

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03/18/2016

... distance itself from Cape Wind continued this week as the University of Delaware released a report showing offshore ... and bigger than Cape Wind. The report, conducted by the university ’s Special Initiative...

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Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences Publishes New Volume: 'Higher Education Effectiveness'

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04/08/2016

... "Higher Education Effectiveness," the scholars from University of California at Riverside and Duke University , respectively, accept the idea that .....

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Gives $5.5M to Launch Mobile Simulation Initiative for Rural Emergencies

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07/27/2016

... Mobile Simulation Initiative for Rural Emergencies The University of Nebraska Medical Center has received a $5.5 ...

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Sloan Supports New Study on What Happens When The Brain Is Artificially Stimulated

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09/26/2016

... to treat different diseases. A new study led by the University of Pennsylvania and the University at Buffalo marks a step forward in filling these ...

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Wallace Foundation Hopes New Initiative Will Better Prepare Principals

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12/12/2016

Officials with the foundation say that the five-year program will support dramatic changes to the way principals are trained, specifically in creating partnerships with local colleges and universities to redesign teacher training.

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Supported by Mellon Foundation, Hybrid Publishing Platform Launches In Beta Form

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04/07/2017

... Hybrid Publishing Platform Launches In Beta Form The University of Minnesota Press on Tuesday launched a beta ... The press, along with the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and coders at Cast...

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How Foundations Can Be the Risk Takers They Want to Be

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06/25/2014

Some suggestions for foundations that want to promote innovation through their grantmaking.

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03 Jun 2015

NYC Early Childhood Mapping Convening

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 -

9:00am to 4:00pm

Given the increased focus and investment early childhood services and systems in NYC, it is ... officials to identify areas of opportunity for aligned investment and other collaborative activity. This convening...

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New York City

Forbes Article Highlights Edna McConnell Clark as Example of Thinking Like a Venture Capitalist

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08/24/2016

... equity or venture capital fund requires more than three investment team members reviewing 80 companies for a year to ... while 15 were purchased by acquirers. Compare that investment approach with a foundation...

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