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Bloomberg Philanthropies Is Largest Funder of Tobacco-Control Efforts in the Developing World

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12/05/2016

... long been a champion of anti-smoking efforts in the United States . He signed into law an act banning smoking in bars and ...

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Health

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January 11 Is Deadline to Submit a Letter of Inquiry for William T. Grant Foundation Research Grants

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12/14/2016

... the lives of young people ages 5 to 25 in the United States . We fund research that increases our understanding of ... grants begins with a letter of inquiry. Letters of inquiry are generally received three...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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Rockefeller Foundation Picks Rajiv J. Shah, a Trustee, as President

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01/05/2017

... until recently had been the administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, ultimately said ...

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Weinberg Foundation Launches Annual Community-Wide Book Drive Benefiting Baltimore Library Project

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03/01/2017

... one of the largest private foundations in the United States , tomorrow will launch its 6 th annual community-wide ...

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Giving Parents a Prominent Voice in Schools

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03/08/2017

... helps parents navigate the system and ensures their voices are heard in major decisions. Giving Parents a Prominent ...

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Soros-Funded Charities Targeted By Trump-Inspired Crackdown In East Europe

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03/23/2017

... say they have also drawn inspiration from the United States , particularly from rightwing U.S. media like the ...

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Supported by Sloan Foundation, Study Finds New Quantum Liquid Crystals May Play Role in Future of Computers

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04/21/2017

The Science study, titled "A parity-breaking electronic nematic phase transition in the spin-orbit coupled metal Cd2Re2O7," was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Army Research Office's Defense University Research Instrumentation...

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Science

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Ford Foundation Supports GenForward Survey on Young Americans' Perceptions of Trump

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04/21/2017

... Donald Trump, then a candidate for president of the United States , referring to some Mexican immigrants as rapists and ... sit easily with young Americans like Anderson who are the nation’s increasingly...

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Civic Engagement

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"Demonization" of George Soros Recalls Old Anti-Semitic Conspiracies

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05/16/2017

... from Hungary and Moscow across Europe and into the United States , with the 86-year-old increasingly accused by ... not just those on the fringes, but elected officials who are attributing all manner of sins to...

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Bloomberg, NYS Fund a 9/11 Rescue, Recovery Workers Memorial

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05/31/2017

Rescue and recovery workers will get a permanent tribute at New York City's 9/11 memorial, officials said this week. While a design has not been completed, New York state and Bloomberg Philanthropies will underwrite the project.

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Impact of Silicon Valley Community Foundation on Education around the Country Noted

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06/07/2017

... like bureaucrats. In Maryland, Texas, Virginia and other states , Netflix’s chief, Reed Hastings, is championing a ...

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation

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Century Foundation: Why Manufacturing Jobs Are Worth Saving

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06/15/2017

Century Foundation: Why Manufacturing Jobs Are Worth Saving After decades of decline and political ... jobs a key part of a winning campaign among Rust Belt states that carried him to election as president. Is...

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Workforce Development

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Arcus and Novo Foundations' Global Trans Initiative Share U.S. Narratives

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07/25/2017

... designed to support leaders like those in the video who are advancing gender justice and often at great risk. Take a ... role for improving the lives of trans people in the United States . Arcus and Novo...

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LGBTQ

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More Mayors in Rockefeller’s100 Resilient Cities Initiative Are Appointing Chief Resilience Officers

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07/28/2017

... Mayors in Rockefeller’s100 Resilient Cities Initiative Are Appointing Chief Resilience Officers Three years ago, ... the Trump administration’s decision to pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement on...

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Skoll, Hilton, Ford, Rockefeller Among Backers of The Guardian’s Nonprofit Arm that Will Support Its Journalism

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08/28/2017

... company has established a nonprofit venture in the United States , theguardian.org, to focus on tapping philanthropic ...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

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Here Are 3 Ways Negotiation Skills Keep Advancing Gender Equality

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08/29/2017

Here Are 3 Ways Negotiation Skills Keep Advancing Gender Equality ... is also surprisingly young. On August 26, 1920, the United States Congress ratified the 19th amendment, granting women ... 26th as Women's...

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Gender Justice

Compromise Reached in Boycott of Native American School

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08/31/2017

A dispute over who should lead an elementary school that serves almost exclusively Native American children has been resolved, just in time for the start of classes next week.

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New York City March Held Ahead of President Trump's DACA Decision

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08/31/2017

... Held Ahead of President Trump's DACA Decision Thousands are marching in New York City Wednesday to defend DACA ... to protections for 800,000 young immigrants in the United States . Organizers say the...

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The Next Houston

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08/31/2017

... 10 deadliest hurricanes on the record books in the United States . Yet that storm ravaged a sleepy, relatively small ...

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