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Research Supported by The Tow Foundation Reveals Small Part Brain That Steadies The Body

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02/06/2018

... the body if it is thrown off balance. The study in mice found that a brain region called the lateral vestibular ... and the paper's senior author. "Today's findings in mice suggest that reflexes...

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MAC AIDS Fund Supports Efforts to Spread the Word About HIV Prevention For African-American Women

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01/27/2017

... It’s a daily medication that helps prevent HIV infection . “This is all about empowering women, especially ... by the Food and Drug Administration in 2012 to prevent HIV infection . Research conducted in Africa...

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Funders For Justice Launch New Funder Toolkit — Divest/Invest: From Criminalization to Thriving Communities

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09/19/2018

... we do not also proactively work to divest this nation’s resources from criminalization. As Zachary Norris, FFJ Field ...

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Philanthropy’s Response To Hurricane Sandy

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11/08/2012

... be updated frequently over the coming weeks with news on resources , initiatives and stories of impact. If you know of any philanthropic activities or resources related to Hurricane Sandy that we haven’t listed...

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Ford Foundation to Fund Projects That Help Fight Violent Extremism

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08/03/2015

... projects that address inequality in access to natural resources and social injustice which have been linked to ... grant, says limited rights to access and use of natural resources to generate wealth by...

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Humanizing Immigration: The Role of COVID-19

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06/17/2020

... are disproportionately falling victim to the virus , with many lacking access to health care. Meatpacking ... are in the New York City area, the U.S. epicenter of the virus . Noncitizens undoubtedly have a...

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Salesforce Announces Work.com For Schools and $20 Million to Help Schools Reopen Safely and Support Student Learning Anywhere

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08/11/2020

... classrooms, placing incredible strain on already limited resources . For children, the pandemic has caused an education ...

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Ford, Mellon, Doris Duke, Kellogg, and MacArthur Foundations Pledge to Give More, Hoping to Upend Philanthropy

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06/11/2020

... that Ford supports. Many were panicked. One was in tears . “There was a sense of desperation and panic from ... organizations, museums and the arts and environmental causes — could shatter the charitable world’...

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The Moment I Lost It

Release Date:

11/19/2014

... it forward in their own practice. And that’s when the tears started to well up in my eyes. How could this be? How ... overwhelmed with sadness that there are not more resources available to make these kinds of...

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The Century Foundation Has Obtained New Data Showing 99 Percent of Student Fraud Claims Concern For-Profit Colleges

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11/13/2017

... colleges. This report summarizes these findings, shedding new light on patterns of predatory behavior, and ...

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Relationships Matter: Program Officers, Grantees, and the Keys to Success

... due to the inherent power imbalance between those who have resources and those who need them. How can funders ...

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Center for Effective Philanthropy

Ford Foundation and the Walton Family Foundation Collaborate for Diversity in Art Museum Leadership

Release Date:

07/31/2018

At a time when division is raw in American society, no sector should remain immune to self-reflection, or ignore the call to address diversity, equity, and inclusion. Museums are no exception. Today, museums need to work to improve not only who...

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The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Welcomes Its 2022 Distinguished Scholars

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02/02/2022

... highest priority was given to research that addresses the causes , manifestation, or prevention of current problems of ... to man” must be preceded by clarifying study of their causes ,” said Foundation Director...

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Supported by Sloan, Rita Allen, New Understanding of Thirst Emerges from Brain Study

Release Date:

08/05/2016

... San Francisco study shows that specialized brain cells in mice “predict” the hydrating effects of drinking, ...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Awards $76 Million in Grants in Third Quarter of 2021

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10/26/2021

... communities the hardest, uncovering systemic barriers and shedding a light on the need to address the root causes of inequity,” said Peter Laugharn, president and CEO ...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Community Art to Keep NYC on the Cultural Edge

Release Date:

03/27/2018

A $75 million donation from Bloomberg Philanthropies and $45 million more from Frank McCourt, Jr. to arts nonprofit The Shed puts to the test whether mega-donors see New York City or Los Angeles as the national art capital of the future.

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7/22/14 - The Rollback on Reproductive Justice - PPTs and materials

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07/2014

View articles and the PowerPoint Presentations presented during the program The Rollback on Reproductive Rights and Justice.

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8 Characteristics of Successful Venture Philanthropies

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03/2014

The Rockefeller Foundation hosted the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) for the launch of a new study on venture philanthropy.