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Despite Washington Drama, Pace of Health System Change Accelerates

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10/06/2017

... people healthy. And how do you keep people healthy? To use more jargon, you address the “social determinants of ... and health insurance than you may think—and a lot more to do with addressing barriers that...

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Forest, Forest Everywhere. But Not an Acre to Touch.

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10/10/2017

... crossing the river by car here can take up to 10 minutes more . Local officials had the federal and state money in ... fate. In November, voters statewide will face a more expansive question — whether to amend...

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Heads-Up, CEOs—Corporate Social Responsibility May Get You Fired, Study Finds

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10/10/2017

... in CSR and the firm performs poorly, they are much more likely to be dismissed," Hubbard says. "On the other ... they'll buffer you from dismissal, do poorly and you're more likely lose...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Spark Prize Support 20 Local Nonprofits with $100,000 Match on Giving Tuesday

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10/17/2017

... the #BrooklynGives campaign raised nearly $275,000 from more than 900 donors and businesses. Brooklynites are ... 24-hour boroughwide giving day on November 28, 2017. Learn more at www.BrooklynGives.org and...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Commits $5 Million to JDRF T1D Fund

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10/27/2017

... $32 million in seed funding from JDRF, the fund manages more than $60 million and has invested more than $10 million to date in seven companies focused on ...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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The Commonwealth Fund Supports Tool to Encourage Patient Contribution to Clinical Notes

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12/08/2017

... access to their clinicians’ visit notes. Currently, more than 20 million patients across the country have ... only by medical professionals — may help patients feel more involved with their own care and...

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As Youth Giving Since 2001 Totals $19M, Brooklyn Community Foundation CEO Reiterates the Importance of a Youth-Led Strategy

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12/11/2017

... Philanthropists under the age of 30 have given a total of more than $19 million since 2001 through youth grantmaking ... all leverage in our institutions." According to the study, more than eight hundred...

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JPMorgan Chase Announces $20 Billion Investment in Employees, Branch Expansion and Local Economic Growth

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01/23/2018

... recent changes to the U.S. corporate tax system and a more constructive regulatory and business environment. ... inclusive economic growth and help create opportunity for more Americans. The $20 billion...

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Economic Security

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supported Research Finds Bacteria Play Critical Role In Driving Colon Cancers

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02/02/2018

... tumors. Together, these findings could lead to new ways to more effectively screen for and ultimately prevent colon cancer, a disease that kills more than 50,000 people each year in the U.S. and is on the ...

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How Salesforce is Innovating Corporate Philanthropy and Workplace Giving

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03/09/2018

... is leading Silicon Valley’s charge toward more integrated models of corporate philanthropy. This ... relationship management products to make employee giving more personalized, networked, and generally...

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William T. Grant Foundation Supported Study Finds Trump Immigration Policies Take Mental Toll on Latino Parents

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03/22/2018

... parents about mental health from six focus groups and more than 200 surveys. Researchers found that although 30 percent of the parents sampled were undocumented, more than two-thirds of parents were worried...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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JPMorgan Chase Releases 2017 Corporate Responsibility Report

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04/26/2018

... a pressing need to expand access to opportunity and help more people move up the economic ladder. Through our proven ... applying its model for driving inclusive growth to help more people climb the economic...

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Commonwealth Fund Releases Its 2018 Scorecard on State Health System Performance

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05/29/2018

... assesses all 50 states and the District of Columbia on more than 40 measures of access to health care, quality of ... are common. Still, on balance, the Scorecard finds more improvement than decline between...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Donates $50 million to Fight Opioid Epidemic

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11/30/2018

... Bloomberg’s charity said CDC data shows there were more than 70,000 U.S. drug overdose deaths last year, including more than 47,000 from opioids, the highest numbers on record. ...

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Human Services

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Lessons From Time Square

Release Date:

12/05/2018

... however, has meant that PNY has been able to say YES far more often than not to members’ requests over this last ... an expanded collaborative hub with our new neighbors , more flexibility, more...

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Century Foundation Releases New Report: Finding Workers Where They Are

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02/07/2019

... brag—union members earn significantly higher wages, have more job stability, and better access to critical health and ... hard-fought initiatives seeking to unionize the workplace more broadly in the private...

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Bloomberg Awards $10 Million to Address Opioid Crisis in Michigan

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03/17/2019

... now ranks eighth in that category nationally. In the U.S., more than two million people are currently addicted to opioids, which are responsible for more deaths per day than automobile accidents... Bloomberg...

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Commonwealth Fund Launches A New Tool for Comparing ‘Medicare for All’ Plans

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03/15/2019

... bills introduced by Democrats reveals a set of far more nuanced approaches to improving the nation’s health ... for health care coverage and access, writes. To find out more about those nuances and the range...

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Study Supported by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds Antimicrobial Paints Have a Blind Spot

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05/13/2019

... researchers caution that these paints might be doing more harm than good. In a new study, the researchers tested ... but by attacking it, you might prompt it to develop more antibiotic resistance.” Bacteria...

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