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William T. Grant Foundation Awards Rapid Response Research Grants to Address Pressing Issues Facing Young People in the U.S.

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03/28/2018

William T . Grant Foundation Awards Rapid Response Research Grants to ... Issues Facing Young People in the U.S. The William T . Grant Foundation has awarded six Rapid Response Research ... evidence in policy and...

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Report Supported by Research to Prevent Blindness Finds That Post-Ebola Cataract Surgery Can Safely Restore Vision

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04/04/2018

Cataract surgery can be safely performed on Ebola virus disease survivors with impaired vision, Emory Eye Center ophthalmologists and 40 colleagues around the world report.

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In Bloomberg's New Education Push, a High-Stakes Test of His Big Philanthropy

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06/12/2018

Michael Bloomberg recently pledged $375 million over the next five years to improve education in the United States. He laid out his plans during a speech he made at the New York Times Higher Ed Leaders forum. The strategies he outlined sound a lot...

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With Support From the Leona M. And Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, the Genetic, Environmental, Microbial (Gem) Project Has Reached Its Goal of 5,000 Participants

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06/20/2018

After 10 years and a worldwide effort, Crohn's and Colitis Canada is pleased to announce that the world-renowned Genetic, Environmental, Microbial (GEM) Project has reached its goal of 5,000 participants. Launched in 2008 at Mount Sinai Hospital in...

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Arabella Advisors Launch "Good Food Ventures III" to Transform Food System

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09/24/2019

"Good Food Ventures III" aims to connect new and experienced impact investors with companies that can disrupt food for good.

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Announcing Equitable: A New Day for a 160-Year-Old Financial Services Company

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01/14/2020

Equitable, a leading financial services company and subsidiary of Equitable Holdings (NYSE: EQH), today unveiled the brand it will operate under as an independent, U.S.-based company. Formerly known as AXA Equitable Life, the company will begin this...

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Open Society Foundations Support Smallholder Farmers Facing Climate Risk

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05/13/2020

The Open Society Foundations are investing in an effort to help smallholder farmers survive severe weather events and natural catastrophes, as part of their broad drive to mitigate the impacts of climate change.

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Accepting Applications for Immigrant Rights Fund Advisory Council

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03/04/2021

Help Lead Our Immigrant Rights Fund Grantmaking!

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Dr. Renée Boynton-Jarrett Joins the Burke Foundation Board

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05/20/2021

Dr. Boynton-Jarrett brings tremendous talent and expertise to the Board.

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Simons Foundation Accepting Applications for its Simons Early Career Investigator in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution Awards

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09/23/2021

Simons Early Career Investigator in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution Awards 2022 Request for Applications

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Expands Partnership with Special Olympics to Foster Inclusion Worldwide

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11/18/2021

A new $8.5 million grant from SNF will support a global initiative by Special Olympics to expand unified programming in schools and amplify the voices of those calling for action on the urgent issue of inclusion.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Intensifies Efforts to Protect the World’s Ocean

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09/21/2022

... that depend on the ocean every day.” “We can’ t begin to solve the climate crisis without considering the ...

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Doris Duke Foundation Welcomes Brooke Jones to Board of Trustees

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09/06/2023

Jones Currently Serves as the Chief Investment Officer of Bryn Mawr College

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For Family Foundations, Family Ties and Good Governance Work Together

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05/30/2017

Surdna Foundation President Phil Henderson says recognizing the importance of non-family members is one of several important practices of effective family foundation boards.

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Insights from Indonesia: Protecting Our Coral Reefs

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02/08/2018

Antha Williams, Head of Environmental Programs, Bloomberg Philanthropies shares valuable insight into the importance of protecting coral reefs.

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Releases Results of 4-Year Study of Restorative Justice Implementation in Schools

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10/08/2020

Focused on addressing racial disparities in school discipline, the Brooklyn Resorative Justice Project is a partnership with NYC DOE and the Mayor's Leadership Team on School Climate and Discipline

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces the 2022 Clinical Scientist Development Awardees

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08/09/2022

... Ph. D., Stanford School of Medicine Project name: “ Targeting Cancer-Associated RNA Splicing Factor Mutations and ... Ph.D., Brigham and Women’s Hospital Project name: “ Targeting Fibrosis in Treatment-...

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Judy Woodruff and Jared Cohon to Join the Carnegie Corporation Board of Trustees

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12/11/2013

Journalist Judy Woodruff, co-anchor of the PBS NewsHour, and civil engineer Jared L. Cohon, President Emeritus of Carnegie Mellon University, have been named to the Carnegie Corporation of New York Board of Trustees.

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Judy Belk Appointed President and CEO of The California Wellness Foundation

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03/12/2014

... partners across the state in leveraging the Foundation’s resources and voice in bringing about meaningful health ... leaders committed to increasing philanthropic resources for women, for lesbian, gay,...