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Research to Prevent Blindness Supports Study Finding 1 In 4 ER Visits for Eye Problems Aren’t Actually Emergencies

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02/15/2017

... emergency room visits by adults with private insurance over a 14-year period. The team has published its results in ...

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Aetna Foundation Supports 'Magnobrain' Educational Games for Kids

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03/27/2017

... Magnobrain , has announced the successful distribution of over 750 sets of their educational games to youth ...

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Thousands of People With Autism Join Simons Foundation's SPARK Initiative

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04/04/2017

Thousands of People With Autism Join Simons Foundation' s SPARK Initiative Autism has a strong genetic component. To ... Foundation Powering Autism Research for Knowledge (SPARK) is an online scientific study...

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MetLife Foundation Announces Sponsorship of “Multipliers of Prosperity” for a Third Year

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04/05/2017

... of financial inclusion. According to the World Bank’ s Global Findex*, there are over two billion people globally, one third of whom are based ...

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Economic Security

NY Times Common Sense Columnist Says Ford Foundation Is an Unlikely Convert to ‘Impact’ Investing

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04/17/2017

NY Times Common Sense Columnist Says Ford Foundation Is an Unlikely Convert to ‘Impact’ Investing Last week, ... endowment every year on charitable purposes. In Ford’ s case, that amounts to over...

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Supported by JPB Foundation, Harvard Study Finds Illinois Soda Tax Could Cut Health Costs, Raise $561 Million in Revenue Annually

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04/26/2017

... County that goes into effect July 1. The Harvard study' s revenue projection factors in an expected drop-off in sales once the county' s tax kicks in. A proposal to tax sugary drinks in Illinois .....

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Freedom Together Foundation

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Atlantic Philanthropies' Report Examines the Effectiveness of the Limited-life Approach

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05/01/2017

... are based on the premise that if a foundation’ s grants generate a social return, and that return compounds ... from the Atlantic Philanthropies, whether, or when, this is true? The report, Value, Time, and...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies: Six Things Cities Need to Know About the Future of Autonomous Vehicles

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05/08/2017

... delivery bots, and high-efficiency trucks. The real story is how much Autonomous Vehicles could change the way we live ... as those fostered by the automobile a century ago. That’ s why it’ s...

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Community Development

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JPMorgan Chase’s Investment in Detroit to Reach $150 Million

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05/11/2017

JPMorgan Chase’ s Investment in Detroit to Reach $150 Million JPMorgan Chase ... economic conditions in the city. "Detroit’ s resurgence is a model for what can be accomplished when leaders...

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Community Development

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Aetna Supports Projects Using Big Data to Get At-Risk Kids the Services They Need

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05/11/2017

... Get At-Risk Kids the Services They Need The ongoing debate over healthcare access and delivery underscores the fact that public health in the U. S . still has much room for improvement. These disparities are...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Peterson Center on Healthcare Aims to Transform U.S. Healthcare

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05/15/2017

The Peterson Center on Healthcare Aims to Transform U. S . Healthcare The Peterson Center on Healthcare has big plans ... G. Peterson—who made his fortune in private equity— is seeking to do this by finding...

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Top Science Foundation, Simons, Latest Endeavor is its Most Ambitious Project Yet

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05/15/2017

Top Science Foundation, Simons, Latest Endeavor is its Most Ambitious Project Yet Bring leading computer ... researchers from a variety of fields hold meetings, chat over lunch, or just run into each other in the...

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Why the Ford Foundation Launched a Program for Formerly Incarcerated People—and How They Did It

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05/19/2017

... It In late 2015, Darren Walker approached the foundation’ s Talent and Human Resources team and asked us to create a ... people, and offers them a sense of possibility that is essential to rebuilding their...

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Justice Reform

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The Army Infantry’s First Women

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05/26/2017

The Army Infantry’ s First Women The Army has sought to play down the ... the steamy woods from those of earlier generations. That’ s just how the Army wants it. After the Obama ... the infantry were all treated...

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Gender Justice

Chef Massimo Bottura's First U.S. Project Will Be a Rockefeller-supported Bronx Soup Kitchen

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05/30/2017

Chef Massimo Bottura' s First U. S . Project Will Be a Rockefeller-supported Bronx Soup Kitchen Massimo Bottura is coming to America — but not to open a restaurant. Eater ... going to grow,...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Food Systems

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Russell Sage Foundation Publishes "Places in Need: The Changing Geography of Poverty"

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06/01/2017

... in Need: The Changing Geography of Poverty" America’ s suburbs are enduring a crisis of poverty. Nearly 17 million ... funding—that it desperately needs. That’ s the provocative argument of Brookings...

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Economic Security

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Bloomberg Writes on His Philanthropy's Public Health Projects

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06/01/2017

Bloomberg Writes on His Philanthropy' s Public Health Projects Over recent years, without much media fanfare, something ... aimed at preventing and treating them. That discrepancy is...

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Soros Hits Back at Hungary’s PM for Attempting to Shutter a Soros-Founded School

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06/01/2017

Soros Hits Back at Hungary’ s PM for Attempting to Shutter a Soros-Founded School ... Thursday against Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban over the leader’ s attempts to shut down a Budapest...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Announces New Board Chair

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06/02/2017

... for a three-year term that concluded May 31, 2017. "It is my privilege to serve the Weinberg Foundation in this new ... and investment management to grantmaking and operations. Over the course of the next...

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