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The Rockefeller Foundation Launches $30M Advance Market Commitment with Thermo Fisher Scientific to Ramp Up Procurement and Distribution of Covid-19 Testing

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01/14/2021

... to procure and strategically stock up to $30 million in Covid-19 tests at a time. In addition to incentivizing ... investors, businesses, and governments to combine their resources to scale...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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The Emma Bloomberg Center for Access and Opportunity Established at Princeton University Through Major Gift from Bloomberg Philanthropies

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04/19/2021

... together the University’s nation-leading initiatives in college access and opportunity, serve as a hub for ... of race, class or geographic origin, to access the same resources and opportunities,” said Emma...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Names Ruth Brenner New Senior Vice President, Finance & Operations

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06/29/2021

... Finance and Operations; Treasurer; and Secretary. In her new role, Brenner will be Sloan’s chief financial, ... and collaborating with Grants Management, Human Resources , IT, and the Foundation’s other...

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13 Apr 2022

Thinking Outside of the Box to Address Today’s Challenges

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2:00pm to 3:30pm

... and reinvent, rather than doing what we’ve always done in a hybrid fashion Different change management tools ... for foundation administration, including human resources and operations. What to expect:...

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Heckscher Foundation for Children Announces Request for Proposals from New York Charter Schools to Use EarlyBird to Detect Dyslexia Early

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09/06/2023

... to experience the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and in the midst of an early education literacy crisis . ... of Educational Progress (NAEP), New York ranked 37th in the state in fourth...

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

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04 Apr 2024

Are You Listening? How To Become A More Responsive, Effective, and Equitable Grantmaker

Thursday, April 4, 2024 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... are most effective -- and can make the most difference in the world -- when their decisions are informed by the ... session, participants will learn about emerging tools and resources to help them reflect on...

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25 Oct 2012

Funder Briefing and Discussion: Five Borough Farm

Thursday, October 25, 2012 -

9:00am to 12:00pm

... on Thursday, October 25th. This event will focus on a new report : Five Borough Farm: Seeding the Future of Urban Agriculture in New York City . Explore Conversations and discussions on the potential for urban...

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Greer Leaving Post as President and CEO of Nathan Cummings Foundation

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06/10/2014

... the board over the organization's future directions. In an email, Adam N. Cummings, board chair, wrote: "Simon ... great work the Foundation has been doing and to help lead in some new directions...

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Huge Gap Found Among States In Long-Term Services Quality and Access

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06/20/2014

Huge Gap Found Among States In Long-Term Services Quality and Access The quality and ... accessibility of long-term supports and services depends in large part on where you live, according to a new report...

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For Diverse Communities, Giving Circles Strengthen Involvement In Philanthropy

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07/03/2014

... Diverse Communities, Giving Circles Strengthen Involvement In Philanthropy A new study, funded in part by the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, finds that one in eight American...

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Advocacy Group Supporting NYC Pre-K Expansion Raised $1.76 Million

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07/15/2014

... Google, who gave $50,000 through the "Big Hen Group LLC In another news article, Crain's New York Business reports .....

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Foundations Invest Nearly $2 Million to Improve New York City Schools

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09/10/2014

... William T. Grant Foundation—has joined forces to invest in the Research Alliance for New York City Schools at New ... over the next three years. Since its founding in 2008 at NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture...

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Helmsley Trust Awards $17.5 Million to Crohn's & Colitis Foundation

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05/18/2015

... services. "We have seen breakthrough discoveries in IBD, but progress toward identifying effective, ... patient communities for new therapies that will keep IBD in remission, better tools to help select...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Peterson Foundation Calls Tax Extenders Legislation Fiscally Irresponsible

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12/17/2015

... said, "This costly and unfunded bill is a big step in the wrong direction for our nation’s fiscal and economic .....

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

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

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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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Peterson Center on Healthcare and Three Other Funders Unite to Support Access to Clinical Notes for 50 Million Patients

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02/24/2016

... and other clinicians can prompt patients to be more active in their own health and healthcare, and greater patient ... nor a new technology, experts say this basic change in practice represents a major step...

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Henry Luce Foundation Is Committed to the Art of Displaying Art (And Why That's Important)

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01/24/2017

... analogy was rather forced—that presentation is critical in the curatorial space. There is an art to displaying art. ...

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The Henry Luce Foundation

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Jonas Center Supports Global Health Nursing in the Dominican Republic

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02/03/2017

Jonas Center Supports Global Health Nursing in the Dominican Republic The Jonas Center supports the ... Medical Partnership and the University of Missouri in their efforts to expand a successful grassroots ... and...

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