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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Cities' Ability to Tap Into Big Data

Release Date:

04/26/2017

... photo-sharing app were able to inventory the city's 1 ,200 blighted properties in just eight days--a task that ... and other trash problems. The teams can use an app to report problems needing immediate...

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Niarchos Foundation, Revson Foundation, & Heckscher Foundation Are Crowdsourcing Ideas to Help NYC Public Libraries

Release Date:

07/05/2017

Some funders in New York City and elsewhere remain deeply dedicated to libraries. Aso notable is an effort by a trio of funders who've come together to support New York's libraries.

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

Markle Foundation-Backed Online Tools Seek to Help Close the Employment Skills Gap

Release Date:

07/10/2017

... college degrees. Markle reports that as of January, over 1 ,400 job seekers and 90 local firms have worked with ...

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Rauch Foundation Research On Government Spending & Early Childhood Published

Release Date:

07/26/2017

Current scientific research demonstrates that the first three years of a child’s life are the most important in terms of brain development. If we want children to start school prepared to learn, and to succeed, then we must support young children...

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Alcohol Abuse Is Rising Among Older Adults

Release Date:

09/15/2017

Epidemiologists at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism last month reported a jarring trend: Problem drinking is rising fast among older Americans.

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New Video From TCC Group: The Missing Link for Maximizing Impact: Foundations Assessing Their Capacity

Release Date:

10/13/2017

... Assessment Tool’s findings should not be seen as a report card, but rather a data-driven prompt for reflection ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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TCC Group

Mertz Gilmore and Howard Gilman Foundations Among Funders Backing The Springboard Project's 2018 Residencies

Release Date:

10/24/2017

... Foundation, which raised its total grant payout by $ 1 .6 million from 2015 to 2016, Robbins' largesse is also ... trending positively. Its annual contributions rose from $ 1 ,392,466 in 2015 to $ 1...

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JPMorgan Chase Releases New Data Platform, The Good Jobs Index

Release Date:

11/14/2017

... that pay well and don’t require a bachelor's degree. The report shows that while we may be losing jobs in industries .....

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation Among Funders Backing Environmental Leaders from Diverse Backgrounds

Release Date:

11/30/2017

... the movement have been characterized by one influential report as “lackluster.” But there is a set of foundations ... at the Democracy Alliance, to name a few. The Green 2 .0 initiative has been driving and...

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New Research Supported By Simons Foundation Points to Cellular Roots of Autism

Release Date:

12/05/2017

Researchers at UC San Francisco have developed a new genetic model of autism, using neurons created in the lab from patients’ own skin cells. Their experiments suggest that abnormalities in the electrical firing of neurons may lead to behavioral and...

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With Support from Gerstner and Heckscher Foundations, SUNY Announces Emergency Aid to Support Degree Completion Among Students

Release Date:

12/19/2017

... threaten to derail them. "Across the nation, studies report as many as 65 percent of students surveyed who drop .....

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Education

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

A New Map, Funded By The New York Community Trust Lets You Search Every NYC Landmark

Release Date:

12/19/2017

... LPC’s map first debuted in March 2016 with the city’s 1 ,400 individual landmarks. Now, Discover NYC Landmarks also ... information, including PDFs of each item’s designation report . “The launch of the enhanced...

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01 Feb 2018

Supporting Local Organizations: Challenges and Opportunities for U.S. Foundations - Webinar

Thursday, February 1, 2018 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... with brief reflections on the recently-released report Supporting Local Organizations: Challenges and ...

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Tools & Strategies

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All Funders

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Deutsche Bank, Newman's Own, MetLife, Fortitude Fund, and FB Heron Foundation among list of Funders Supporting the Nonprofit Investing Directly in Poor Families

Release Date:

01/26/2018

... or formalizing a small business. In exchange, families report back on how they used the money. The idea is that ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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MetLife

Deutsche Bank (Corporate)

Fortitude Fund

Newman's Own Foundation

A New Study Supported by Research to Prevent Blindness Reveals that Antioxidant Therapy Prevents Vision Loss in Rare Birth Defect

Release Date:

02/07/2018

A new study led by vision researchers at UB’s Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and the VA Western New York Healthcare System has demonstrated that the addition of widely available antioxidants to the current standard-of-care...

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NoVo Foundation Announces Three Winners of the Pathways to Freedom Challenge

Release Date:

02/15/2018

... and less likely to seek help from law enforcement, report their trafficker, or access services... NoVo ...

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Research Funded By Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Leads to a Method to Safely Charge a Smartphone Wirelessly Using a Laser

Release Date:

02/21/2018

Although mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones let us communicate, work and access information wirelessly, their batteries must still be charged by plugging them into an outlet. But engineers at the University of Washington have for the...