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Total Health Costs of Industrial Food Systems Are “Staggering,” Says New Report

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10/10/2017

... Says New Report A new report by international experts draws significant linkages between industrial food ... systematic livelihood stresses. The report was released on October 9, 2017, and is titled, “...

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Three Exceptional New York Nonprofits Win 2015 Nonprofit Excellence Awards (New York Community Trust)

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11/11/2015

... A selection committee of 34 nonprofit management experts chose the three winners from a group of six finalists ... The eight areas of excellence are: management focus on results; strong governance; excellent...

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EMpower - The Emerging Markets Foundation Announces New Grants in Emerging Market Countries

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01/13/2022

... of university entrance exam preparation materials ( on a dedicated website). The materials will be developed in coordination with educational experts , NGOs, and young people themselves. Our first grant ... the...

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Mellon, Ford, Getty, and Terra Foundations Announce New $5M Initiative Designed to Advance Latinx Art in Museums

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02/13/2023

... museums, with dedicated curators who can focus exclusively on building and stewarding these collections,” urges Joan ... as it represents a milestone for our institution to bring on more curatorial support in...

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Reader's Digest Partners for Sight and Research to Prevent Blindness Launch Low Vision Research Initiative

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08/07/2015

... rather than those who are totally blind, with a focus on mobile and/or wearable innovations that can be implemented on multiple platforms, such as electronic tablets or phones. ... forms and grant contact...

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MetLife, Deutsche Bank, Surdna, Moody’s, Pershing Square and Others Supporting Launch of Microlender Kiva NYC

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12/11/2015

... business lenders: a borrower's credit-worthiness is based on one's ability to recruit friends and family to fund a ... U.S. microlenders. More than 90 percent of loan requests on Kiva are fully...

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Less Talking, More Doing: Operationalizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Philanthropy

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06/15/2016

... in philanthropy only skim the surface— often they focus on identifying the problems, but don’t outline specifically ... and how far we still have to go. In order to build on this work, PNY’s Committee for...

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The New York Women's Foundation Honors Saru Jayaraman, Dina Habib Powell and Laurie M. Tisch

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10/19/2016

... Centers United, a national organization organizing on behalf of low-wage restaurant workers. Ted Bunch of A CALL ... award. Approximately 300 guests attended the celebration on October 13, 2016, which raised...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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ACHA Would Break Apart What Is Working in New York

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05/25/2017

... Health Working Group This piece was originally published on the United Hospital Fund website and was reposted with ... decades of effort to reduce the numbers of uninsured. On May 4, the House of...

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Philanthropy 101: Foundation Governance and Legal Issues

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... a cohort-based program. The five modules will build on each other, and participants are expected to commit to ...

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Foundation for Opiod Response Efforts Announces Second Wave of COVID-19 Response Grants – Bringing Total Emergency Funding to Nearly $1 Million

Release Date:

10/21/2020

... to inform future policy and practice. As elaborated on Our Grantees page, the ten organizations include the ... students in recovery already face myriad challenges on - and off-campus as they try to reconstruct...

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Russia's Real Friends in the West

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01/27/2013

... Club, devoting time and attention to leading Russia experts from around the world. Putin's interest in these .....

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Foundations Aim to Save Pensions in Detroit Crisis

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01/13/2014

... involved in the city’s bankruptcy proceedings announced on Monday. The plan was a first both in the foundation world, ... pensions in the past, and in municipal bankruptcy cases, experts said... Foundations...

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Huffington Post Profiles Christopher Stone of Open Society Foundations

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09/26/2014

... Open Society Foundations. He is an international expert on criminal justice reform and on the leadership and governance of nonprofits. "What .....

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Abortion Rates Hit Historic Low In Developed World But Not Elsewhere

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05/13/2016

... a subject that is often politicized and stigmatized but, experts say, cannot be ignored when discussing women's .....

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Mellon Foundation Gives $1.5M To Conserve African Art Collection

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07/07/2016

... conservation and art historical studies focused on the museum’s stellar African art collection. According ... curators together with scientists, art scholars and global experts for focused collaborative...

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Century Foundation Senior Fellow Comments on Disrupting the One-Teacher Standard

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09/01/2016

Century Foundation Senior Fellow Comments on Disrupting the One-Teacher Standard In a perfect world, education experts would shrink class sizes and children would learn ... teachers..." Century Foundation...

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Mayor De Blasio Says City Has to Grow Taller and Denser Despite Anti-Development Attitudes As Population Rises

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11/02/2016

... 2010 and 2015 — is forcing city leaders and policy experts to confront how to house, transport, and school ...

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With Support from Citi Foundation, Report Highlights Innovative Education Development

Release Date:

11/30/2016

... hundreds of interviews with mayors, agency chiefs, policy experts , academics, business leaders, labor unions and philanthropic foundations. The 15 were chosen based on three criteria: whether or not the...

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