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Supported By The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Scientists Create New Therapeutic Gel That Shows Promise Against Cancerous Tumors

Release Date:

02/22/2018

... now, there are normal cells mutating from their typical form and function. Thankfully, as our immune system lets ... undetectable, free to multiply unabated, and able to form tumors. Supported By The Alfred P...

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The Philanthropic Landscape: The State of General Operating Support

Publication date:

11/2012

In The State of General Operating Support, NCRP notes that reported general operating support increased 34 percent in 2008-2010 compared to 2004-2006, but the share of such grants remained unchanged at 16 percent of total giving.

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

International Grantmaking: A Closer Look

Publication date:

06/2004

Making grants through an intermediary is often the simplest way to fund internationally, and sometimes the most effective. GrantCraft asked a handful of experienced grantmakers and experts about the keys to finding, working with, and getting the most from international intermediaries. How does the relationship between donor and intermediary really work?

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International/Foreign Affairs

Ford’s Walker in Harvard Business Review: What Foundations Are Missing About Capacity Building

Release Date:

07/05/2016

... grantees’ infrastructure needs more love, and more grant money. Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation, ... the specific service program that was the subject of the grant ): All of us in the nonprofit...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Partners with Lumina Foundation to Address Racism on College Campuses

Release Date:

12/11/2017

The Lumina Foundation has announced grants totaling $2.5 million in support of community-building efforts designed to promote understanding, tolerance, and healing on college and university campuses. The foundation also will partner with Rockefeller...

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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Gives Stem Programs Over $5 Million

Release Date:

09/13/2018

... too often not represented in the STEM professions." "This grant will provide us opportunities to teach STEM principles .....

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24 Oct 2011

Taking the Next Steps Toward a Greater Collective Impact

Monday, October 24, 2011 - 8:45am to Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 9:30am

... approach: a group of cross-sector actors commit to a common agenda for solving a specific social problem and agree ...

A Quick Word With…Michael Hamill Remaley

Release Date:

02/12/2014

... will launch new organizational websites based on a common platform. But ours will have something no other RA ...

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Philanthropy New York

What's Keeping Bloomberg Busy These Days

Release Date:

07/03/2014

... goals that he regards as simple, science-driven common sense.".... What's Keeping Bloomberg Busy These Days .....

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

We're at a Tipping Point Over Climate Change

Release Date:

09/23/2014

... in the public, private and nonprofit sectors are finding common ground, coming up with innovative solutions to address ...

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Ford Foundation

Bank of America Among Organizations Supporting Giving Tuesday

Release Date:

10/16/2014

... and students around the world will come together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to give. Last ...

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John A. Hartford Foundation: 'Hospital at Home' Prevents Complications

Release Date:

10/13/2015

The shift to value-based care could lead to expanded hospital-level acute care in patients' homes.

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

Ms. Foundation Launches Campaign to Define 21st Century Feminism

Release Date:

10/23/2015

... I have not been a feminist? But this truth is all too common for white, middle-class women of my generation. As ...

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

Release Date:

01/27/2017

... Africa, where HIV transmission in heterosexual couples is common , found that it is effective in preventing HIV ...

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Backed by Henry Luce and Andrew W. Mellon Foundations, Report Shows Need for U.S. to Invest in Language Learning to Remain Competitive

Release Date:

02/28/2017

The first national study of language learning in 30 years was requested from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences by a bipartisan group of members of U.S. Senate & House of Representatives.

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

Nonprofit Trailblazers Unite for Third Annual American Express Leadership Academy Global Alumni Summit

Release Date:

04/03/2017

... including The Aspen Institute, Ashoka Changemakers, Common Purpose, and Independent Sector, to discuss best ...

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American Express

NY Foundation Releases 'Engage to Change' Video on Henry Street Settlement

Release Date:

04/17/2017

This conversation features Talia DeRogatis , Public Policy and Community Engagement Liaison & Gabriella Marrero, student at Henry Street Settlement.

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Community Development

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New York Foundation

Rockefeller-Backed FarmerLink Helps Philippine Planters Milk the Coconut Boom

Release Date:

05/10/2017

... the southern Philippines to be vigilant against bud rot, a common disease that is fatal for coconut trees. The message ...

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Food Systems

International/Foreign Affairs

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The Rockefeller Foundation

With Support from Pershing Square and Alfred P. Sloan Foundations, New Research Finds that Behavioral ‘Nudges’ Offer a Cost-Effective Policy Tool

Release Date:

06/08/2017

The new study, which examined the cost-effectiveness of nudges and typical intervention strategies like financial incentives side-by-side, found that nudges often yield particularly high returns at a low cost when it comes to boosting retirement...