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09 Dec 2014

Serving Those Who Served

Tuesday, December 9, 2014 -

7:00am to 2:00pm

... population declines; public agencies that serve veterans are undergoing major changes in their leadership and service ... do so for years to come. But how can donors best use their resources to support this...

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"Eye-Popping" Costs for Drugs Could Threaten Other Pressing Societal Needs

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07/28/2014

... to prevent "eye-popping" prices of new drugs from driving health care costs so high that other societal needs suffer, ... This would create huge new challenges in balancing high health care costs...

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The Commonwealth Fund

Mitchell J. Blutt, M.D., Elected to Commonwealth Fund Board of Directors

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08/01/2014

... and chief executive officer of the New York–based health care investment firm Consonance Capital, has been ... of Pennsylvania and Penn Medicine, its medical school and health system. In addition, he has...

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Peterson Center on Healthcare and Three Other Funders Unite to Support Access to Clinical Notes for 50 Million Patients

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02/24/2016

... can prompt patients to be more active in their own health and healthcare, and greater patient engagement can ... that was further validated by researchers at Geisinger Health System in a rigorous scientific...

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Paula Luff Named New Director of Sustainability & Impact at the Inherent Group

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03/07/2017

... led the teams that developed flagship programs in global health for the company and its foundation. She also represented Pfizer on philanthropy and global health issues with the media, public officials, bi-...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Grants $1.3 Million to Support Recovery and Resilience for Puerto Rico's Underserved Healthcare Centers

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08/02/2018

... critical healthcare centers and hospitals. Remote areas are hardest hit by unreliable power, including unexpected ... underserved communities continue to provide essential health services during outages, as...

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Supported by The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, New Report Finds Even Light Drinking Increases Risk of Death

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10/03/2018

... Increases Risk of Death Drinking a daily glass of wine for health reasons may not be so healthy after all, suggests a ... even have been some studies suggesting it can improve health ," said first author...

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Jordan Joseph

Jordan Joseph serves as the Learning Services Manager at Philanthropy New York.

Bill de Blasio Says He’ll Build Upon Bloomberg’s Young Men’s Initiative

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02/06/2014

Mayor Bill de Blasio has said he will build on Michael Bloomberg's and the Open Society Foundations' Young Men's Initiative supporting black and Latino men, reported The New York Observer.

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Applications Accepted for the William T. Grant Scholars Program

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03/13/2014

Applications are now being accepted for the William T. Grant Scholars ... early-career researchers from diverse disciplines who are seeking to further develop and broaden their expertise. ... success in conducting...

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Service Through Philanthropy Dr. Starita Boyce Ansari

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04/15/2014

MSBPhilanthropy Advisors's Dr. Starita Boyce Ansari talks service through philanthropy on BlogTalk Radio.

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Flood-Resistant Neighborhood Would Be 80 Years in the Making

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05/22/2014

... landfill in the East River as part of a counter-intuitive plan to make the city more flood resistant. The idea, called ...

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Mertz Gilmore Fires Up Its War On Coal

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06/13/2014

An article in Inside Philanthropy singles out the Mertz Gilmore Foundation for championing climate change solutions, especially efforts to reduce the use of coal, the country’s biggest source of global warming pollution.

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Pennsylvania College Consortium Created With $800,000 From Mellon Foundation

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07/03/2014

... of the Pennsylvania Consortium for the Liberal Arts are Bryn Mawr, Dickinson, Franklin & Marshall, Gettysburg, ...

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Ford Is Among Funders Exploring How To Respond To Issues Raised By Ferguson Shooting

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08/28/2014

The Ford Foundation is among national and local funders exploring how to respond to social justice issues that have surfaced since the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Mo., and the police response to the protests that...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Among Backers of Education Post News Site

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09/01/2014

With the backing of several leading foundations, Education Post, a new nonprofit group, will encourage respectful and fact-based dialogue on public education.

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New York Foundation’s Mottola Questions the Need for Celebrity Speakers at Philanthropic Conferences

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09/19/2014

Maria Mottola, Executive Director of the New York Foundation, analyzes the decision to recruit Alec Baldwin as the plenary speaker at Independent Sector's annual conference.

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Will Divest Charity From Fossil Fuels

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09/22/2014

... D. Rockefeller built a vast fortune on oil. Now his heirs are abandoning fossil fuels. The family whose legendary ...

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Atlantic Philanthropies is Down to its Last Billion Dollars

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11/03/2014

Atlantic Philanthropies only has two years to spend its remaining assets.

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Foundation to Move Funds to Detroit Pensions

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11/12/2014

... creditors, the grand bargain is a key piece of the city's plan to end the biggest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. .....

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