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Westchester Community Foundation Names Tara Seeley as New Program Officer

Release Date:

02/02/2016

... Foundation, one of the largest funders of nonprofits in Westchester, New York, has appointed Tara Seeley as ... the overall grantmaking strategy, goals and activities in the areas of community development,...

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Edited Stem Cells Offer Hope of Precision Therapy for Blindness (Doris Duke, Research to Prevent Blindness)

Release Date:

02/03/2016

... have corrected a blindness-causing gene mutation in stem cells derived from an affected patient. The result ... tissue. With the aim of repairing deteriorating retinas in patients with the inherited blinding...

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Josiah Macy Foundation Supports Project in Integrated Care for Psychologists & Doctors

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02/03/2016

Josiah Macy Foundation Supports Project in Integrated Care for Psychologists & Doctors ... who care for them. As an assistant professor embedded in the psychiatry, medicine and surgery departments, her job is...

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Caltech Biologists Identify Gene that Helps Regulate Sleep (Rita Allen Foundation)

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02/18/2016

... biologists have performed the first large-scale screening in a vertebrate animal for genes that regulate sleep, and ... stimulant--fish lacking the gene take longer to wake up in the morning and are less...

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Ms. Foundation for Women Spearheads Initiative to Develop a National Blueprint for Women’s Economic Agendas

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05/06/2016

... for Women’s Economic Agendas The push for an increase in the minimum wage and paid family leave has gained momentum over the past few years in cities and states across the country. However, these ... of women’...

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John A. Hartford Foundation’s Berman to be Honored, Give Commencement Address at Quinnipiac U.

Release Date:

05/20/2016

... for others, particularly those who are vulnerable or in need, her spirit of innovation, and her gift for bringing people together in positive and constructive ways." A dedicated advocate and ... test, and...

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Commonwealth Fund's Blumenthal on Patient Difficulties Accessing Medical Records

Release Date:

09/09/2016

... Record The federal government has invested billions in helping to digitize medical records, but the process is still in its infancy, with data that is often nonstandard and hard ... said David Blumenthal, a...

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Public-Private Partnership With Ford, Surdna, Niarchos, Bloomberg, Mellon, and Rockefeller Award Placemaking Grants Totaling $11 Million

Release Date:

12/09/2016

... $11 million to twenty-nine creative placemaking projects in nineteen states and two U.S. territories. Awarded through ... the funded projects are designed to drive change in at least one of ten community...

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NYSHealth Releases Survey Results on NYC Voters' Opinions on Universal Free School Lunch

Release Date:

04/19/2017

... of socio-economic status, receives strong backing in all five boroughs and across income and race. The New York ... Budget. As legislators debate the City's budget in the weeks ahead, a strong majority of...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Addresses Technology Gap in Rural Healthcare

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04/28/2017

Helmsley Charitable Trust Addresses Technology Gap in Rural Healthcare Patients at Providence St. Joseph Medical ... images, allowing medical staff to quickly determine health status and course of treatment while...

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As Schools Adopt Social-Emotional Programs, A New Guide Funded by the Wallace Foundation Offers Help

Release Date:

05/17/2017

... and emotional learning and why should schools get involved in it? The term is bedeviled by abstractions, but the concept ... others and make sensible decisions and they will do better in school, work and life...

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Commentary from Century Foundation: TrumpCare Premium Increases Mapped

Release Date:

06/01/2017

... Budget Office (CBO) estimated the House-passed American Health Care Act (AHCA) would cause premiums in the individual market to rise by 20 percent next year. To ... into perspective, we estimated how much more...

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AARP, Commonwealth Fund Release State Scorecard on Long-Term Services and Supports for Seniors

Release Date:

06/15/2017

... for Seniors With baby boomers beginning to turn 80 in 2026, states must accelerate the pace of improving ... on their own because of physical, cognitive, or chronic health conditions. The types of assistance...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Gives $150M for An Initiative To Elevate Civic Discourse

Release Date:

06/27/2017

... Union followed by the unexpected victory of Donald Trump in the 2016 U.S. presidential election has sent shock waves ... of the Atlantic are sharply polarized. Liberal elites, in particular are aghast that a...

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NY Women’s Foundation: $2.4 Million in Grants to Address Needs of Women & Families in New York City

Release Date:

07/24/2017

NY Women’s Foundation: $2.4 Million in Grants to Address Needs of Women & Families in New York City The New York Women’s Foundation (The ... focus areas of Economic Security, Anti-Violence & Safety,...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The New York Women's Foundation

Doris Duke Foundation Awards 17 Physician Scientists DDCF’s 2017 Clinical Scientist Development Awards

Release Date:

07/27/2017

... competitive pool of 196 applicants by a panel of experts in medical research, these scientists distinguished ... to future excellence as independent clinical researchers in the biomedical field. In...

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Helmsley-Supported Research Finds Pigments Made by Beets May Help Boost Resistance to Disease & Nutrition Value of Crops

Release Date:

08/15/2017

... Resistance to Disease & Nutrition Value of Crops Color in the plant kingdom is not merely a joy to the eye. Colored ... they protect plants against disease, and they confer health benefits and are used...

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Health

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Burke Foundation’s Catalyst Program Seeking Applications

Release Date:

08/23/2017

... Catalyst Program Seeking Applications For those working in the early childhood development sector, the Burke ... is seeking applications for its Catalyst Program. In collaboration with Robin Hood’s Blue Ridge...

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RFPs Etc

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Burke Foundation

Down to the Wire: Indecision on ACA Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments Creates Confusion for States

Release Date:

09/08/2017

... was to give states more flexibility and control over their health insurance markets than they had had during the Obama ... has offered states only uncertainty about what to expect in 2018, which has made it...

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The Commonwealth Fund

Opinion: Why Small, Local, Organic Farms Aren’t The Key To Fixing Our Food System

Release Date:

10/02/2017

... food system to be more focused on environmental and human health . There are lots of players with lots of agendas, but ... the extent to which these things are true (and I have, in eye-glazing, patience-trying...

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