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New Report From the Silicon Valley Community Foundation Probes Tech Use Among Young Kids in Silicon Valley

Release Date:

03/06/2018

Even in Silicon Valley, the epicenter of online innovation, families with young children are experiencing a digital divide. Hispanic families, in particular, saying that they experience slower connections, more data limits, and more broken computers...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches Stopping Tobacco Organizations and Products (STOP)

Release Date:

03/07/2018

Michael R. Bloomberg and Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced it would provide $20 million in funding to launch Stopping Tobacco Organizations and Products (STOP), a new global watchdog that will aggressively monitor deceptive tobacco industry...

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Study Supported By The Helmsley Charitable Trust Reveals Path to Normalize Blood Pressure Following Spinal Cord Injury

Release Date:

03/19/2018

Patients with severe spinal cord injury (SCI) often experience chronically low blood pressure that negatively affects their health, their quality of life and their ability to engage in rehabilitative therapy.

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Jessie Smith Noyes Report Finds Gaps, Opportunities in Impact Investment Field

Release Date:

06/26/2018

The report, Building Power Across the Impact Investment Field (29 pages, PDF), highlights findings from the foundation's seven-month-long search for a mission-driven investment advisor as part of an effort to better align its endowment with its...

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ASPCA, Part of Collective Collaborating to Provide Critical Funding for Local Agencies Assisting Animals Impacted by Hurricane Florence

Release Date:

09/25/2018

... grant application through a centralized website — http:// www .animaldisasterfunding. org / — which will be reviewed jointly by the five ...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Launches New Blog Series on Trust-Based Philanthropy

Release Date:

10/17/2018

The new blog series, to be published biweekly throughout the fall, explores the trust-based philanthropy approach Robert Sterling Clark Foundation takes in itswork.

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DDCF Creates Doris Duke Physician Scientist Fellowship

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03/12/2019

The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) today announced the creation of the Doris Duke Physician Scientist Fellowship, an inaugural program which will open for application in April 2019 to clinical investigators currently engaged in subspecialty...

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If Elite Colleges Want to Address the College Admissions Bribery Scandal — Accept More Low- and Middle-Income Strivers

Release Date:

03/18/2019

The admission scandal is a stain on the reputation of our top universities. If these institutions want to change their admission policies, they should double down on their outreach to Strivers. I am referring to America’s Strivers — the talented and...

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New Report from United Hospital Fund Finds Wrong choice in nursing home can cause ‘devastating consequences,’

Release Date:

03/14/2019

Enhancing transparency and improving the planning process before hospital discharge are among recommendations in a new report on improving post-acute care transitions. “Pathways to Progress on Difficult Decisions in Post-Acute Care” by the United...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Partners with EdVestors to Bring Arts Internship Program to Boston High School Students

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03/13/2019

EdVestors , a school improvement nonprofit in Boston, today announced a new partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies to bring the Bloomberg Arts Internship program to Boston. Twenty-five rising high school seniors will have paid internships this...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Awards Grants to Fuel Plans for Equitable Investment in Opportunity Zones in Washington, DC, Oakland, Dallas, and St. Louis

Release Date:

09/05/2019

The Rockefeller Foundation today announced $3.7 million in grants that will benefit four U.S. cities to help drive responsible private investment in Opportunity Zones.

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Did Exxon Deceive Its Investors on Climate Change? - Lee Wasserman, Director of the Rockefeller Family Fund, Featured in The New York Times

Release Date:

10/21/2019

New York’s attorney general is about to square off against the oil giant in court.

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Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Awards Avera eCare Grant to Establish National Telehealth Certificate Program

Release Date:

10/21/2019

Avera eCARE has been awarded a $4.3M grant to develop and launch a national telehealth certificate program to standardized quality of care through telehealth platforms.

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PNY Supports Inclusion of Nonprofits in COVID-19 Legislation

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03/16/2020

On Saturday, March 14, 2020, Philanthropy New York took a position to urge Congress to include nonprofit organizations in the COVID-19 stimulus package to ensure the sector can remain financially viable and provide essential services to communities.

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The Rockefeller Foundation Commits $20 million in COVID-19 Assistance to Strengthen Global Pandemic Preparedness and Support Vulnerable Communities

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03/19/2020

The Rockefeller Foundation is committing $20 million to create a better tracking and management system for COVID-19 and address the needs of America’s workers, families, and vulnerable communities around the world.

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Cutting Through the Jargon: How the CARES Act Works for Nonprofits

Release Date:

04/01/2020

Last Friday, the House passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the President signed it into law.

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PNY News

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Research to Prevent Blindness Expands Career Development Award

Release Date:

06/24/2020

Research to Prevent Blindness is increasing both the amount of funding and the number of awards funded through its flagship grant in order to better support early-career vision scientists.

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Open Soceity Foundations to Increase Commitment to Global COVID-19 Response

Release Date:

10/07/2020

As COVID-19 continues to devastate communities around the world, the Open Society Foundations today announced $70 million in global investments.

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06 Apr 2021

Secure Your Own Mask Before Assisting Others and Other Wellness Practices for Life

Tuesday, April 6, 2021 -

10:30am to 12:00pm

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has affected employees well beyond the initial crisis. Employers have a unique ability and responsibility to address the mental health and well-being of their workers, which is a true organization-wide effort...