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United Hospital Fund Report Details Lessons Learned in Reducing Avoidable Hospital Readmissions

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10/14/2014

... Lessons from a Multi-Hospital Initiative, multiple strategies are necessary to address readmissions because many factors contribute to them. But when all these strategies are aligned, readmission reduction...

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Citi Foundation Announces $4M Youth Workforce Fund: Grant Opportunity for Nonprofits Connecting Young Adults to Employment

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05/25/2017

... with workplace skills and employment opportunities. As part of Pathways to Progress, the $4 million competitive Fund ... networking opportunities and access to Citi volunteers as part of the Fund. Deadline to...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, The JPB Foundation and Others Fund Brain Circuitry Research

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05/03/2018

... learn from firsthand experiences, relies on input from a part of the brain responsible for interpreting social ...

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Science

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Freedom Together Foundation

Funded by the Carnegie Corporation, New Digital Tool Gives Parents a Gut Check on Their Childs Readiness for the New School Year

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08/07/2018

... slide" puts school-aged students at risk of losing up to two months of reading skills and two and a half months of math skills over a single summer. ... The student is asked just 3-5 questions in each of...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Palette Fund Helps Launch TRUTH Campaign to Spur Storytelling Movement for Trans Youth

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08/05/2015

... three years ago, my wife and I had a hard time finding resources around trans issues and instead saw a lot of stigma ... a transgender child.” TRUTH, made possible with seed funding from the Palette Fund, will...

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Children, Youth and Families

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LGBTQ

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Commonwealth Fund: Why and How to Avoid High-Risk Pools for Americans with Preexisting Conditions

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06/05/2017

... for Americans with Preexisting Conditions The American Health Care Act (AHCA)—the U.S. House of Representatives’ ... to reduce existing consumer protections and provide funding for states to set up high-risk...

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Policy Uncertainty over Affordable Care Act Means Less Time for Oversight of Premium Hikes, Commonwealth Fund Says

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05/23/2017

... to fund the Affordable Care Act’s subsidies to defray health plan cost-sharing for low-income enrollees (known as ... rates. In most states, insurers will need to submit their health plans and proposed premium...

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Mortality Rates for Middle-Aged Whites Not Just About Drugs, Suicide, Says Commonwealth Fund

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02/01/2016

... middle-aged whites reported worsening self-reported health status, greater levels of pain, increased difficulty ... with activities of daily living, and more mental health problems. In January 2016, the New...

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WSJ Op-ed by Commonwealth Fund President Notes Potential Fallout to Repealing the ACA

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03/08/2016

... Fallout to Repealing the ACA The initial National Health Interview Survey results published last month by the ... shown: that the proportion of Americans under 65 who lack health insurance has plummeted to...

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund Providing Access to Better Food in Low-Income Neighborhoods

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12/02/2014

... the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund and the city’s Health and Hospital Corporation. It is a startlingly simple ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Food Systems

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Carnegie-Funded Commission Finds Most People Want A College Degree, But That Goal Remains A Challenge

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09/22/2016

... on the Future of Undergraduate Education: In addition to improving retention and graduation rates, colleges must ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Education

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Tow Foundation Funded News Integrity Initiative Awards $1.8 Million to Build Support for Quality Journalism

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10/04/2017

The News Integrity Initiative at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism announced $1.8 million in grants that aim to improve people’s lives by fostering trust between newsrooms and the public and nurturing constructive, inclusive community...

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Communications/Media

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The North Star Fund is the First Community Foundation to Sign Pledge to Divest from Fossil Fuels

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03/13/2014

The North Star Fund is the first community foundation to sign onto the Divest-Invest Philanthropy initiative's pledge to divest from fossil fuel investments.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Sample Job Descriptions: Development VP / Director / Officer

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09/2013

... on PNY's Jobs Board . We update our sample job description resources as we post new positions on our site. Sample Job .....

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With Federal Funds Shrinking, Math and Science Funders Including Simons Foundation Step Up

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08/28/2017

... Foundation Step Up While STEM giving is one of the hottest funding areas in higher ed philanthropy, most of the gifts we ... diversifying the ranks of science majors, and so on. Two recent gifts from opposite...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Science

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Serving Up Success: Citi Foundation Grant Funds FIU Assistance to Food and Beverage Entrepreneurs

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08/25/2017

... from low- and moderate-income communities who are within two years of starting their companies and committed to ...

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Community Development

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Capital One Invests $3 Million to Fund Machine Learning Research at University of Maryland

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12/15/2017

... an endowment gift to advance machine learning and the two plan to create an innovation lab where students will ...

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Five Questions for Laurie Tisch, Founder/President, Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

Release Date:

07/24/2017

... creates impact. Jen Bokoff: Your family is known for funding major institutions, but your foundation was set up in part to help you make new, innovative gifts. What's a gift .....

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American Express, Ford Foundation Provide Funds to Restore Hemingway's Famed Cuban Home

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04/15/2016

... at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), is part of a top-tier team of preservationists working on a ... since the late 1950s. It will be built using materials and funding provided by U.S...

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