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Bloomberg Philanthropies Gives Museums $17 million to Improve Digital Outreach

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09/09/2014

... At the Brooklyn Museum, staffers stationed at a hub will use an app to field questions in real time as visitors move ...

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Arts

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Carnegie Backs New Learning Pilot Targeting Interstate Passport Initiative

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06/10/2016

... Proficiency Criteria – examples of assignments faculty use to determine that their students achieved the learning ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Education

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With Support from Pershing Square and Alfred P. Sloan Foundations, New Research Finds that Behavioral ‘Nudges’ Offer a Cost-Effective Policy Tool

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06/08/2017

... returns at a low cost when it comes to boosting retirement savings , college enrollment, energy conservation, and ... policy tools – so there is a big opportunity to use nudging more widely in government in...

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Pershing Square Foundation

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Science

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The Commonwealth Fund Reports on Medicaid Expansion's Effect on Out-of-Pocket Health Care Spending for Low-Income Families

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08/25/2017

The Commonwealth Fund recently released a study using data from the federal Consumer Expenditure Survey to examine how states’ participation in the Medicaid expansion affected families’ health care spending.

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US States Embrace Baby Boxes

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09/08/2017

Several states are adopting the Finnish practice of distributing “baby boxes” to expectant parents—and taking the opportunity to also educate families about safe sleep for infants.

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Aging and HIV/AIDS: A New Era of Convergence

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10/17/2019

... is a no-man’s-land for care and social support. This can be jarring, sometimes causing a second wave of trauma, ... from taking protective measures: they are less likely to use a condom, take PrEP medication...

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Aging

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Grantmakers in Aging

The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints New Managing Directors

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02/01/2012

... change, and transportation systems, as well as on ways to reduce risk from oil and gas exploration. She has a solid ... expanding it.” Dr. Kete spent eight years at the World Resources Institute (WRI) as...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Verizon Foundation Launches Diabetes Study

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05/29/2015

... a pilot program to study whether mobile technology can improve the health of diabetes patients. The ... County with Type 2 diabetes who manage their disease at home .... Verizon Foundation Launches Diabetes...

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Technology

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Casey Family Programs Backs Initiative Giving Kids a Camera — and a Voice

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04/03/2017

... hand, Shannen Keene figures, and the young photographer can tell his or her own story in a compelling, even poignant ... way. And if that child has experienced abuse or neglect at home , the story that’s told...

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26 Feb 2020

New York Aging Funders - Winter Meeting

Wednesday, February 26, 2020 -

9:30am to 11:00am

... and Mobility — make care of older adults that can be complex, more manageable. The 4Ms organize care and ... and evidence-informed tools that have been found to reduce implicit bias against older people...

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Aging

What Drives Education Officials

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06/07/2012

... officials, swoon. Dr. King used the story to drive home a point that framed the afternoon conversation: schools ... controversial and complex issues like shrinking private resources , budget cuts and schools...

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Insights from “Bridging Practice to Lead Forward - An Invitation from the Leadership Transitions Funders Group”

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08/07/2023

... organizational capacity, the actions funders take can ultimately move from specific support of leadership ... today to participate in joint learning and access resources for equitable leadership transitions...

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Leadership Development

A Recipe for Managing in Difficult Times

Release Date:

05/14/2009

... are five “mother” sauces in French cooking. If you can master them, you can , so she said, do anything. No surprise to anyone who may ... essential. Look for leverage and where your deployment of ...

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Power, Culture, and Difficult Conversations Series - A Recap

... to share with you the presentation recordings, slides, resources , and key takeaways from the sessions below (to ... on the behavior, or are we labeling the person? You can shift power by using trust, talking...

Helmsley-Supported Research Finds Pigments Made by Beets May Help Boost Resistance to Disease & Nutrition Value of Crops

Release Date:

08/15/2017

... synthesis and revealed which biochemical reactions plants use to convert the amino acid tyrosine into betalains. . . ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Five Technology Trends Defining the Future of Corporate Sustainability

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08/28/2017

... Companies currently spend a lot of time, effort and resources to prepare Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) ... value, this annual exercise becomes a drain on company resources . Emerging technologies...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Exchanges, Exchanges Everywhere: Understanding the Role of Private Exchanges

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02/06/2014

... federal poverty level [FPL] but above 138 percent of FPL) can receive federal subsidies for the purchase of private ... you’ve seen one private exchange. Their offerings can vary: an exchange run by a single...

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The Commonwealth Fund

Philanthropy New York Speaks Out After the Supreme Court's Decision on Affirmative Action

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07/26/2023

... backlash against racial justice work. Below we've shared resources and analysis from across the sector designed to ... Social Innovation Review, 7/11) Nine Ways Funders Can Increase Diversity in Higher Ed...

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PNY News

The Andy Warhol Foundation Announces Spring 2021 Grants

Release Date:

06/30/2021

... histories. Connecting artists to local and national resources in order to produce multi-disciplinary, ... NY) innovative, non-centralized model distributes resources across outposts in five artist communities...

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