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Study Supported by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds Genetic Link to Extinct Relative of Humans in Four Modern West African Populations

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02/13/2020

UCLA computational biologists have discovered that four populations in West Africa can trace about 8% of their genetic ancestry to an archaic hominin, an extinct relative of humans that branched off from the hominid evolutionary tree more than 600,...

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Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Raquel Willis as New Director of Communications

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06/25/2020

Former Executive Editor of Out Magazine to bring activist voice to nation’s oldest women’s foundation.

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Dr. Renée Boynton-Jarrett Joins the Burke Foundation Board

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05/20/2021

Dr. Boynton-Jarrett brings tremendous talent and expertise to the Board.

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation promotes Aaron Merki to role of Chief Program Officer

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09/27/2021

Under his leadership, the Foundation has prioritized strategic and collaborative approaches to grantmaking.

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The Doris Duke Philanthropies Announce Zeyba Rahman Promoted to Director of the Building Bridges Program

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03/11/2022

The Doris Duke philanthropies today announced the promotion of Zeyba Rahman to director of the Building Bridges Program. Rahman joined the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, an operating foundation that runs under the umbrella of the Doris Duke...

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Weinberg Foundation announces communications leadership transition

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05/19/2022

Current Chief Communications Officer Craig Demchak will retire from the Weinberg Foundation effective October 31, 2022.

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Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Announces Marcos Crespo Joins Board of Directors and Anupa Fabian as the First Chief Evaluation and Learning Officer

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06/21/2022

Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Announces Marcos Crespo Joins Board of Directors and Anupa Fabian as the First Chief Evaluation and Learning Officer The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation announced the addition of Marcos...

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The Rita Allen Foundation Announces 2022 Rita Allen Foundation Scholars

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06/29/2022

Major grants will support five pioneering early-career biomedical scientists.

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Unlocking the Power of Co-Leadership: Part Two of A Candid Conversation with Rebecca Tye and Camaro West, Co-Executive Directors of Peace is Loud

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12/08/2023

In Part 2 of our conversation, we dive deeper into the major lessons they've learned as co-leaders and recommendations for organizations who are interested.

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All By April: A Philanthropic Commitment to Defend and Strengthen American Democracy.

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03/13/2024

In the face of the numerous challenges confronting our democracy, the significance of election-related work led by nonprofits cannot be overstated. Yet every election year, these groups tell us the same thing: the funding came too late.

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The Weight of Privilege in Crisis

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08/19/2020

The world has undergone a tectonic shift in the last six months and it's changing us.

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United Hospital Fund Recognizes Two New Yorkers and Crisis-Response Foundation for Their Leadership to Improve Health and Health Care

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10/01/2018

Public Servant Stanley Brezenoff, Revlon CEO Debra G. Perelman, and Afya Foundation Receive Awards

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Awards Support to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Service Automatic Defibrillator Devices

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05/17/2021

This grant builds on the previously awarded $5.9 million grant that distributed mechanical CPR devices to Nebraska EMS services and hospitals.

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Ms. Foundation for Women Announces Five New Board Members

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07/01/2021

... the Ms. Foundation board, please visit ForWomen. org /about/our-board/ . ### For over 45 years, the Ms. ...

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Citi Foundation Announces $20 Million Community Progress Makers Fund to Accelerate Impact through Core Operating Support Grants

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11/10/2015

The Citi Foundation launched a $20 million grant initiative to support nonprofit organizations in the U.S and help community organizations lead urban transformation efforts that catalyze economic opportunities for low-income households and...

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ASPCA Grants More than $250,000 to Help More Than 100 Organizations Launch ‘Adoption Ambassadors’ Programs

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11/12/2015

People who foster animals will become adoption counselors on behalf of their local shelters through local Adoption Ambassadors programs.

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Animal Welfare

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Aetna Foundation Awards Grants to Support Healthy Eating and Exercise in Local Communities

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12/18/2015

More than $3 million will go to 75 nonprofit organizations as part of GoLocal: Cultivating Healthy Communities, a program that helps healthy food choices and active living take root in underserved communities.

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Food Systems

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New Joint NEH & Mellon Foundation Fellowship Encourages Digital Research in the Humanities

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03/01/2016

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the two largest funders of humanities research in the United States, announced a new joint fellowship opportunity to support high-quality “born digital” research in...

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NY Women’s Foundation Announces Seven More Regional Young Women’s Initiatives

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06/15/2016

At the State of the Women Summit, Ana Oliveira announces 7 other women's foundations across the United States that will initiate Young Women's Initiatives.

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