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With Federal Funds Shrinking, Math and Science Funders Including Simons Foundation Step Up

Release Date:

08/28/2017

... the ranks of science majors, and so on. Two recent gifts from opposite corners of the continent, on the other hand, ... to be a bit more, well, abstract. The first comes to us from Providence, Rhode Island,...

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Science

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The Simons Foundation

Clarity Needed In Clean Labeling

Release Date:

08/30/2017

... important as the product itself, according to new research from the Nielsen Co. Nearly 4 in 10 U.S. consumers say they would switch from the food and beverage brands they currently buy to ... As an example,...

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Food Systems

Sustainable Business Model Innovation

Release Date:

08/30/2017

... the importance of innovation in creating business value from your sustainability efforts. But, this value won’t come from mere technological innovation, like switching over to ... the bang. We found that 59%...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

City Council to Consider Expanding Stays at Shelters for Runaway and Homeless Teens, Young Adults

Release Date:

09/08/2017

... and young adults to stay in the shelters for 120 days, up from 30 days under current law. Another bill would let New Yorkers up to age 25 stay in youth shelters, up from 21 right now. The shelters often serve...

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Housing and Homelessness

Top White House Official to Discuss Climate Change at U.N.

Release Date:

09/13/2017

... adviser, is convening senior climate and energy ministers from about a dozen nations in advance of next week’s United ... of devastation in the United States and the Caribbean from two monster hurricanes that...

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Environment and Climate Change

Republicans Are Reconsidering Full Repeal of State and Local Tax Deduction

Release Date:

10/04/2017

... Local Tax Deduction Republican leaders are backing away from a proposal to fully repeal an expensive tax break used ... tax filers to deduct state and local taxes amid pushback from fellow lawmakers whose...

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Economic Security

Inspired or Frustrated, Women Go to Work for Themselves

Release Date:

10/04/2017

... Here are their stories. Chupi Sweetman-Durney ran away from home when she was 6. She wisely took along the duvet cover from her bed, her doll and a book. She found a nesting spot under a tree, about a half-...

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Gender Justice

Commonwealth Fund Analysis Shows how Disastrous the Medicaid Work Requirement Would be, Given the Opioid Crisis

Release Date:

01/12/2018

... the Opioid Crisis The first state waiver is likely to be from Kentucky — a state that has benefited enormously from Medicaid coverage for people facing opioid ... prescriptions for opioid use disorders jumped...

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Health

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds Program to Improve Retention and Graduation Rates for All Students

Release Date:

04/27/2018

... All Students Wabash College has received an $800,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to improve retention and ... rates for all students with special emphasis on students from particular populations...

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Education

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Mellon Foundation

30 Jun 2015

Understanding Trends in Global Peacefulness - Webinar

Tuesday, June 30, 2015 -

11:00am to 12:00pm

Missed the webinar? View recording here . The 2015 Global Peace Index identifies trends in global peacefulness over the past eight years. Has the world become more or less peaceful? What are the main threats to and opportunities for peace today? And...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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International/Foreign Affairs

Independent Sector’s 33 Principles for Good Governance and Ethical Practice

... 9. Board Meetings 10. Board Size and Structure 11 . Board Diversity 12. Board Independence 13. CEO Evaluation ... 2015 Date of official approval by Board of Directors: June 11 , 2015 Independent Sector’s 33...

NYSHealth Funding Opportunity: Sponsoring Conference Participation in Support of Healthy Communities, Consumer Empowerment, and Veterans' Health

Release Date:

02/06/2019

Funding is now available through a New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) Request for Proposals (RFP): Sponsoring Conference Participation in Support of Healthy Communities, Consumer Empowerment, and Veterans' Health.