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Simons Foundation Supported Research May Have Found Compound Essential to Formation of Life on Earth

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11/07/2017

Scientists at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla announced Monday that they may have found a compound essential to the formation of life on earth.

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Ms. Foundation For Women and New York Women's Foundation Take A Stand With Prosperity Together

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11/14/2017

Members of Prosperity Together, a nonpartisan coalition of 29 public women’s foundations dedicated to empowering low-income women and their families, are joining together for a #GivingTuesday campaign.

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Open Society Foundation Creates $10 Million Fund for Rohingya

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04/03/2018

On the eve of the South Asian monsoon season, the Open Society Foundations have announced the creation of a $10 million emergency assistance fund to help Rohingya people displaced from Myanmar and their host communities in Bangladesh.

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New York State Health Foundation-Funded Research Aims to Reduce Gun Violence in Rochester, New York

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11/06/2018

With more than $194,000 from the New York State Health Foundation, RIT’s Center for Public Safety Initiatives in the College of Liberal Arts will form a program — Community Engagement to Reduce Victimization — to determine whether a victim of street...

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JPMorgan Chase Commits $6 Million to Prepare Greater Washington Area Students for Local, In-Demand Jobs

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12/06/2018

... to secure well-paying local technology jobs. “We have a responsibility to build a better future for the region’s ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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Gerstner Philanthropies Makes New $15 Million Commitment to Create the Gerstner Center for Cancer Diagnostics at the Broad Institute

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02/20/2019

New endeavor will advance blood-based biopsies and other technologies to speed cancer diagnosis and track patients’ response to therapies

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Will Distribute $2.5 Million Recovered Through Lawsuits Against Sham Cancer Charities

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06/21/2019

Attorney General William Tong announced that $2.5 million will be distributed to cancer centers across the country as a result of a multistate enforcement action against sham cancer charities.

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The Wallace Foundation Names Bronwyn Bevan as New Director of Research

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07/31/2019

... work and, as a member of the senior management team, share responsibility for strategic planning, public policy ...

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Arts

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Burgess Health Center Receives eCARE Emergency Funding From Leona M. And Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Rural Health Program

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08/05/2019

In a medical emergency, a quick response from board-certified emergency physicians and critical care nurses can mean the difference between life and death.

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Tokyo Joins Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Partnership for Healthy Cities

Release Date:

12/12/2019

$12 Million Reinvestment to Expand the Partnership to 70 Cities

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Johnson & Johnson Supporting Frontline Healthcare Workers and Our Communities

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05/20/2020

Expanding the support we provide to our communities and the healthcare workers on the frontlines of responding to this crisis.

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Disaster Relief

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10 Sep 2020

Families Funding Advocacy and Policy Change - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, September 10, 2020 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

This panel will discuss different approaches to supporting advocacy goals and discuss the role that family legacy, responsiveness, and evaluation and success play in this work.

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Family Foundation

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Mellon Foundation Launches New Art Museum Futures Fund to Distribute Tens of Millions to Art Museums Nationwide

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09/17/2020

Mellon’s Art Museum Futures Fund will support midsized art museums with $24 Million in emergency grants to help cultural institutions navigate the challenges posed by the pandemic.

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08 Jul 2021

Grantee Relationships and Power Dynamics - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

Thursday, July 8, 2021 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

In this webinar, learn how to build authentic relationships with grantees through trust-based practices and other approaches that will reduce power imbalances and lead to more effective partnerships.

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Family Foundation

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29 Jul 2021

Interested in Working in Philanthropy?

Thursday, July 29, 2021 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

Philanthropy New York hosts group informational interviews to explore career paths in the philanthropic sector, as part of our " Interested in Working at a Foundation " series. This year, we will learn about the field of philanthropy from the...

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UJA-Federation of New York Approves Emergency Grants to Support Jews of Ukraine

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02/25/2022

UJA-Federation of New York approved up to $3 million in emergency funding to support the Jewish community of Ukraine.

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UJA-Federation of New York Approves Emergency Grants to Support Jews of Ukraine

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02/25/2022

UJA-Federation of New York approved up to $3 million in emergency funding to support the Jewish community of Ukraine.

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13 Apr 2022

Seizing the Moment: Managing Risks and Closing Gaps in NYS’s Health Insurance Safety Net

Wednesday, April 13, 2022 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

Join us for a discussion on the significant number of New Yorkers who are uninsured in spite of coverage efforts and the possible strategic approaches to help diminish the coverage gap.

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Research To Prevent Blindness-Backed Project Identifies Potential Biomarkers Of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

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09/12/2017

Patients with any stage of age-related macular degeneration carry signs of the disease in their blood that may be found through special laboratory tests, according to a new study led by AMD researchers based at Massachusetts Eye and Ear.

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