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Jonas Center Supports Global Health Nursing in the Dominican Republic

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02/03/2017

The Jonas Center supports the Dominican Republic Medical Partnership and the University of Missouri in their efforts to expand a successful grassroots hypertension screening and treatment program to under-served communities in the Dominican Republic...

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Open Society Foundations Releases Video Showing A New Outlook on Growing Up Intersex

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02/27/2017

In Uganda, growing up as an intersex person is a complicated, often dangerous experience.

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Alliance for Charitable Reform Hosts Annual Summit for Leaders

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04/11/2017

Nonprofit leaders who attended got to hear from congressional staff, administration officials and other policy experts about what the charitable sector can do to protect charitable giving and educate lawmakers about the critical role of charitable...

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Jeff Jarvis, CUNY Professor and Director of the Tow Knight News Integrity Initiative, on Shifting Away from Media-Centric News Literacy

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06/22/2017

Jeff Jarvis, CUNY Professor and Director of the Tow Knight News Integrity Initiative, speaks on how fake news propagates and spreads and the strategies media should employ to tackle misinformation.

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Chief Of 100 Resilient Cities, A Rockefeller Funded Program, On How Cities Can Tackle Climate Change

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07/25/2017

Nearly five years after Hurricane Sandy hit New York to devastating effect, America’s most populated city is still rebuilding in some areas — and, with an office of recovery and resiliency and a city-wide strategy — is looking ahead to how best to...

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Environment and Climate Change

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

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10/13/2017

Melinda Fine introduces the article, "The Missing Link for Maximizing Impact: Foundations Assessing Their Capacity" written with co-authors Jared Raynor, Jessica Mowles, and Deepti Sood from TCC Group.

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The New York Women’s Foundation Appeared On NBC’s Show, “Give“

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10/30/2017

The New York Women’s Foundation was featured on NBC’s show, “Give“ on Saturday, October 28th. NBC’s Give provides an inside look at the world of philanthropy and highlights the work of small charities that are making a big impact

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Report Funded by the Silicon Valley Community Foundation Finds That California Traffic Fines Prey on Poor

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01/08/2018

A recent report by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area, funded by the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, found that Bay Area sheriffs were four to 16 times more likely to book African Americans and Latinos into...

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Michigan State University Uses Mellon Foundation Grant To Build Massive Slave Trade Database

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01/09/2018

Michigan State University, supported by nearly $1.5 million from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, will create a unique online data hub that will change the way scholars and the public understand African slavery.

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New Research Funded by the William T. Grant Foundation Tackles College Hunger

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01/22/2018

A team of researchers from the University of Houston and Temple University say that food insecurity among college students is forcing a burgeoning inequality in college completion rates.

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New Commonwealth Fund Survey Sheds Light on Seniors' Opinions of Their Health Care System

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02/08/2018

How Canada Compares: Results From The Commonwealth Fund's 2017 International Health Policy Survey of Seniors, released today by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), shows that only 2 out of 3 Canadian seniors (67%) were satisfied...

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JPMorgan Chase Strengthens Its Commitment To Support Urban Entrepreneurs of Color

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02/27/2018

Through its $150 million Small Business Forward program, the bank supports women entrepreneurs, veteran-owned small businesses, and entrepreneurs of color.

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Research Supported by The Helmsley Charitable Trust Grant Provides New Insight Into Neurological Disorders

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04/17/2018

Scientists improve the growth of three-dimensional brain models to better understand autism, dementia, schizophrenia

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Bloomberg Philanthropies' 2018 U.S. Mayors Challenge Entry Helps Homeless Store Their Vital Documents Digitally

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04/19/2018

Austin City officials on Wednesday announced the first step in launching an initiative aimed at improving identity services for homeless people.

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Housing and Homelessness

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Michael Bloomberg Donates $4.5M to U.N.Climate Body After U.S. Cuts

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04/23/2018

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has vowed to write a $4.5 million check to the United Nations body that oversees climate change negotiations to make up the shortfall in the agency's budget caused by U.S. funding cuts.

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Backed in Part By The Ford Foundation, Nina Simone’s Childhood Home Named a National Treasure by National Trust

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06/19/2018

The still indomitable Nina Simone will be honored by the National Trust as her childhood home in Tyron, N.C. will be named a national treasure.

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BNY Mellon Partners With Girls' Leadership Initiative on Stem Boot Camp

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08/02/2018

A global leadership development initiative of the United Nations Foundations is partnering with BNY Mellon to bring STEM boot camps to five cities, including Pittsburgh.

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With Support From the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, MIT Mathematicians Solve Age-Old Spaghetti Mystery

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08/15/2018

It’s nearly impossible to break a dry spaghetti noodle into only two pieces. A new MIT study shows how and why it can be done.

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Former VP for Grants at the New York Community Trust and Beloved PNY Member, Joyce Bove, Has Passed Away

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08/16/2018

Joyce Marie Joyce Marie Bove, age 67, of New York City, formerly of Stoneham, MA passed away on August 15, 2018 at the Sloan Kettering Memorial Cancer Center in New York City after a long and courageous battle with cancer.

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Newman's Own Foundation Launches New Website to Share the Common Good

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09/12/2018

Newman's Own Foundation, announced today the launch of CommonGood.com - a new web platform dedicated to sharing uplifting stories to highlight the good works of people, communities, and organizations from around the world.

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