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How Foundations Can Make a Difference After Puerto Rico’s Latest Natural Disaster

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02/26/2020

... in total darkness, we took to the streets to speak to our neighbors about what was happening and how to respond. We quickly learned that the shocks we felt came from a 6.5-magnitude earthquake, something...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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14 Apr 2022

Data to Drive Decisions: How Can Research Inform Philanthropic Giving? - A Webinar Hosted by CDP

Thursday, April 14, 2022 - 2:00pm

This program is hosted by our partner, Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP), who has ... We will also share how CDP uses data in developing our educational resources . We will explore several...

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13 Jun 2024

Insurance And Mother Nature: How Does Losing Insurance Options Affect Disaster Philanthropy? - A Webinar Hosted by CDP

Thursday, June 13, 2024 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

This program is hosted by our partner, Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP), who has ... will continue to increase. What are the solutions? Are our state-run insurance plans sufficient, or do we need more .....

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

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07/28/2014

... to take steps to prevent "eye-popping" prices of new drugs from driving health care costs so high that other societal ... addressing the challenge of runaway drug costs. They range from determining...

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

After Implementing New Strategic Approach, Andrus Announces First Round of Grants

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07/17/2015

... an overwhelming response of amazing and diverse work from across the country – including Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Letters of inquiry from big and small organizations that spanned large states, ... states in the...

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Bloomberg and WHO Present Report on Global Road Safety

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10/20/2015

... nearly the attention it deserves – and it is one of our great opportunities to make a difference. Traffic crashes ... the world and are the number one cause of death for people from the ages of 15 to 29. We...

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Bank of America Announces Hurricane Irma Relief Efforts

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09/11/2017

... today announced that it is directing $1 million in funding from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation to aid the ... the minimum amount eligible for matching lowered to $1 from the standard $25. To date,...

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Disaster Relief

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JPB Foundation Funded Study Shows More Than Half Of US Children Will Be Obese By 35

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11/30/2017

... U.S. will have obesity at age 35, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study ... Health Decision Science and lead author of the study. “ Our findings highlight the...

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William T. Grant Foundation Awards Three Year Grant to Cornell University to Study Opioid Use in Rural Upstate New York

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04/11/2018

... grant to respond to the opioid epidemic. The funds come from the William T. Grant Foundation's first Institutional ... the Cornell University Media Relations Office. Findings from each study will be used...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Ford and Markle Foundations Support National Alliance To Increase College Graduation Rates

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04/19/2018

... conference lines to increase the rate at which students from low-income and underrepresented backgrounds graduate from college. The effort is receiving $5.7 million in funding ... barrier to delivering the...

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SNF Receives the IIE Humanitarian Award for International Cooperation

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10/16/2018

... the Humanitarian Award for International Cooperation from the Institute of International Education (IIE) at their ... is one of the SNF’s four pillars of giving. This stems from an understanding that education...

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Open Society University Network Launches to Transform Higher Education

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01/23/2020

... degree programs and regularly bring students and faculty from different countries together with in-person and online ... holding networked courses that unite students and faculty from several universities...

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Denise Arzola Named Director of Clinical-Community Partnerships at the United Hospital Fund

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05/17/2021

... Clinical-Community Partnerships. Ms. Arzola comes to UHF from RiseBoro Community Partnerships, where she was a primary ... health, social services, and communities is crucial to our mission—addressing the...

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29 Jul 2021

Interested in Working in Philanthropy?

Thursday, July 29, 2021 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

... career paths in the philanthropic sector, as part of our " Interested in Working at a Foundation " series. This year, we will learn about the field of philanthropy from the perspectives of operations...

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Stephanie Teatro appointed US Program Director, Unbound Philanthropy

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01/30/2024

... “We are thrilled to welcome Stephanie to Unbound as our US Program Director,” said Taryn Higashi, Executive ... “We feel so fortunate to be able to benefit from Stephanie's visionary and strategic...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Welcomes New President, Dame Louise Richardson

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01/03/2023

... Dame Louise Richardson on her first official day as our new president. A renowned academic leader and ... Richardson significantly expanded access for students from nontraditional backgrounds like her own —...

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23 Feb 2021

BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium XV - Building Bridges: Powering Your Mission Through a Time of Transition

Tuesday, February 23, 2021 -

12:30pm to 2:30pm

... – build bridges – that can help us strengthen our communities and reveal fresh ways to achieve mission ...

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25 Jan 2012

All Children Matter: How Legal and Social Inequalities Hurt LGBT Families

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 -

7:30am to 11:00am

For the first time ever, the All Children Matter report gives a voice to the more than 2 million children in the United States who have, to varying degrees, become collateral damage after decades of ideology, laws, and policies that hurt lesbian,...

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04 Feb 2010

Summer Learning Loss: How Can It Be Reduced?

Thursday, February 4, 2010 -

7:30am to 11:00am

A Philanthropy New York Members Briefing presented by the Altman Foundation , The Wallace Foundation , and The New York Community Trust , with the New York City Youth Funders Network. WHO...

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