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Rockefeller Foundation, J.P. Morgan Chase and Goldman Sachs Noted As Supporters of Impact Investing

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11/17/2015

There is a growing realization that, along with government aid and charitable philanthropy, financial institutions can help solve some of the world’s social problems.

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Ford and Luce Foundations Support Scholars Bringing Fresh Eyes to Well-worn Topics in SE Asia

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11/23/2015

Ford and Luce Foundations Support Scholars Bringing Fresh Eyes to Well-worn Topics in ... and Henry Luce Foundation. . . Ford and Luce Foundations Support Scholars Bringing Fresh Eyes to Well-worn Topics in ...

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Tisch, NY State Health Foundations Support Creating Oases in New York City’s ‘Food Deserts’

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12/03/2015

Tisch, NY State Health Foundations Support Creating Oases in New York City’s ‘Food ... to as food deserts. . . Tisch, NY State Health Foundations Support Creating Oases in New York City’s ‘Food Deserts’ ...

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As Blizzard Looms, Morgan Stanley-supported 'Operation Warm' Gives NYC Children Free Coats

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01/22/2016

As temperatures drop and a blizzard looms, NYC announced that 13,000 young students will receive new winter jackets paid for by private donors.

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Education & Youth

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Helmsley-Supported Research Finds Protein Structure That Shows How Viruses Take Over Cells

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02/29/2016

The Salk Institute and Harvard Medical School researchers have determined the structure of a protein complex that lets viruses similar to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) establish permanent infections within their hosts, in new research...

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Four Projects Supported by NY Community Trust Making Real Estate Cheaper for Artists To Live & Work in NYC

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04/01/2016

While finding affordable real estate can be doubly tricky for artists who need to find affordable space in NYC to live and work, four new projects — all of which won grants recently from the New York Community Trust — aim to make it easier for...

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Cuban-American Artist Garcia Ferraz Exhibits Latest Works Supported by Ford Foundation Grant in Media Arts

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04/14/2016

A notable voice in Cuban-American art, Garcia Ferraz has received many of this country’s prestigious art awards. They include a Ford Foundation grant in media arts, a MacArthur Foundation media grant, and a Richard Diebenkorn teaching fellowship.

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With Support from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Opera Philadelphia Appoints Rene Orth as Composer-in-Residence

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06/17/2016

With Support from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Opera Philadelphia ... study with a living stipend and health benefits... With Support from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Opera Philadelphia ...

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Simons-Supported Research Shows Link Between Non-Coded Portions of Genome and Cancer

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09/28/2016

A team of scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) screened thousands of non-coding RNAs to find those that were expressed at high levels in two types of aggressive breast cancer.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Effort to Enroll More Low-Income Students at Top Universities

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12/13/2016

A group of 30 top colleges and universities wants to enroll more low-income students, but critics question whether the focus should be elsewhere.

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Supported by Rockefeller, Study Finds Gig Economy Media Reporting Disconnected from Worker Reality

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12/20/2016

Media coverage of America's independent workers leans more positively than the conversation that actual workers have on social media, a new media analysis by Cision has found.

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The Wallace Foundation Supports Creative Ways to Expand the Taste for Classical Music in NYC Eateries

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01/17/2017

Instead of diminishing the music, small-scale concerts offer the chance to bring it into our daily lives.

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Ms. Foundation Supports New Civil Rights Video: 'We Won't Go Back'

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01/18/2017

Can you imagine if Alice Paul or Ida B. Wells, women who fought for our right to vote, had to watch as a Donald Trump is sworn in on Friday?

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MAC AIDS Fund Supports Efforts to Spread the Word About HIV Prevention For African-American Women

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01/27/2017

African-American women are more likely to be infected with HIV than other women, and many don’t know it. So public health officials and advocates are trying to get the word out about PrEP, pre-exposure prophylaxis.

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MAC AIDS Fund, MAC Cosmetics

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Supported by Rockefeller, New Report Shows Resilient Cities Require Resilient Food Systems

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02/09/2017

Urban resilience planning for natural disasters must include efforts to protect and secure food systems for food-insecure populations, a report from the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City and the Rockefeller Foundation warns.

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Research to Prevent Blindness Supports Study Finding 1 In 4 ER Visits for Eye Problems Aren’t Actually Emergencies

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02/15/2017

A new study finds that nearly one in four people who seek emergency care for eye problems have mild conditions, and recommends ways to help those patients get the right level of care.

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Research to Prevent Blindness

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Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation Support Exhibition on Gender Politics in the Age of Trans-Identity

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02/27/2017

Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation Support Exhibition on Gender Politics in the Age of ... world as we know it... Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation Support Exhibition on Gender Politics in the Age of ...

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With Support from the Wenner-Gren Foundation, Fossil Hunters Discover New Primate Species

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02/28/2017

With Support from the Wenner-Gren Foundation, Fossil Hunters ... the new study in the Journal of Human Evolution... With Support from the Wenner-Gren Foundation, Fossil Hunters ...

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Supported by Capital One, Bloomberg and Other Funders, Apache Recognizes Innovations Integral to Panama Papers Investigation

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04/17/2017

The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), the all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of more than 350 Open Source projects and initiatives, announced today the role played by several Apache projects in the investigation of the Panama Papers.

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