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The Mayday Fund Provides Planning Grant to UConn Foundation

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07/06/2018

... pain, as well as pain management and how to translate that research into new therapies. The Mayday Fund, which supports projects to close the gap between knowledge and practice in the care and treatment of...

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Ford Foundation-Backed Incubator Generates $100M in Loans, Nearly $1M in Savings

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02/11/2016

... Generates $100M in Loans, Nearly $1M in Savings A new report details how an incubator created by the Filene Research Institute, with funding from Ford Foundation, ... financial products,” said George Hofheimer...

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Greenwall Study Says Decision Makers Hold Overly Optimistic Expectations for Critically Ill Patient Outcomes

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05/17/2016

... of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers report in today’s issue of the Journal of the American ... optimistic beliefs about the patient’s prognosis. The research team anticipates that this finding will...

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Winning the Lottery: Enrolling in Success Academy Produces Math Gains for Students, New Study Shows

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08/30/2017

... earliest students, according to a new study conducted by research firm MDRC. The analysis, funded by Success as part ... schools,” said Rebecca Unterman, the author of the report . . . Winning the Lottery:...

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Trinity Church Wall Street Grants Respond to Growing Crisis of Youth Mental Health in New York City

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11/21/2022

... school environments to better support the learning and social needs of students with learning disabilities, and ... and well-being for young people through the development of social -emotional skills, conflict...

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Urban Land Institute to Partner with 100 Resilient Cities, Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation to Help Improve Resilience of Urban Areas Globally

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06/15/2017

... Building Resilience, which encompass the environmental, social , economic, land use and financial aspects of resilience. The report will be available in late summer. 100RC is dedicated ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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$1.25 Million Mellon Grant Awarded to Arts & Humanities to Fund Digital Humanities, African American Studies

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07/17/2015

... and African American History and Culture: An integrated research and training model, awarded to the College of Arts ... from significant archival collections, to support faculty research and to integrate...

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24 Apr 2012

Post Penn State: Strategies for Ending Child Sexual Abuse

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... and gender, and is also linked to a host of intractable social issues, including substance abuse, eating disorders, ... Promising strategies in the field—including federal policy advocacy, statewide campaigns...

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The New York Women’s Foundation Celebrates Six Outstanding Women Leaders of Queens

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09/27/2016

... contributions to community and their work promoting social change. More than 200 people attended the dinner ... of Queens, each in her own way a tireless advocate for social justice. We thank Martha Baker,...

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Russell Sage's New Book: More Poor Live in Suburbs than Cities

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06/21/2017

... provides new findings on how the suburban safety net and social service programs have failed to keep pace with rising ... Philanthropists largely ignore the suburbs, leaving local social services without the...

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29 Oct 2019

Resiliency Finance: A Pivotal Role for Philanthropy

Tuesday, October 29, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... efforts overall, including enhanced focus on the social dimensions of environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns and the SDGs Presenters ... Manager, Invesco Cecil Corbin-Mark , Director of ...

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17 Nov 2020

The Impact of Big Tech: What is the Solution? - A Webinar Hosted by Media Impact Funders

Tuesday, November 17, 2020 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... the impact campaigns of two very important films—The Social Dilemma and “Coded Bias”—that address these ... , Filmmaker, Coded Bias Jeff Orlowski , Filmmaker, The Social Dilemma and Founder & Director,...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Javier Valdés as U.S. Director of Civic Engagement and Government

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05/04/2021

... leadership in U.S. democracy. With over 20 years in the social change sector, Valdés was most recently the ... while at Ford and know he will continue the fight for social justice in his next endeavors.” “I’m...

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30 Mar 2022

Housing and Homelessness: Addressing a Public Health Crisis with Proven Public/Private Partnerships

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9:00am to 10:30am

... recovery. With a new focus on racial and other forms of social justice, a new mayoral administration and an upcoming gubernatorial race with potentially significant policy implications, homelessness and its...

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In Effort Lead by Arcus Foundation, LGBTQ Groups Call for Unity in Wake of Orlando Shooting

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06/14/2016

... 13 reported individual homicides this year alone. NCAVP research on hate violence shows that LGBTQ people experience ...

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DC Dysfunction Isn’t the Whole Story

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04/20/2016

... the Whole Story by Michael Hamill Remaley, SVP, Public Policy & Communications This piece was originally published ... of the April 2016 issue of the New York PhilanthroPost Policy Edition. What is the...

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09 Dec 2021

Racial Inequities in Medical Debt: Causes and Potential Solutions - A Webinar Hosted by Grantmakers in Health

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3:00pm to 4:00pm

... Andre M. Perry , Senior Fellow, Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program Who should attend? All interested funders. ...

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Philanthropy Must Shift Power to Others

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05/06/2016

... way to advance meaningful change is to shift economic, social and cultural power to those who don’t have it’ In ... asset. By investing in their power, we can get them the resources they deserve, and in so...

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Newsmakers: Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation

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12/23/2013

... Michael Seltzer spoke with Walker about the current social change environment, the influence of the ... that was developed out of Ford Foundation-supported research on early child development at Yale...

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