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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funded Research Discovers Smart Artificial Beta Cells Could Lead To New Diabetes Treatment

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10/30/2017

... CHAPEL HILL, NC - Treating type 1 diabetes and some cases of type 2 diabetes has long required painful and frequent insulin injections or a ... and disposable skin patch. As the researchers report in...

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New Study Funded By The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Suggests Today's Older Workers Will Face More Challenges Than Their Predecessors

Release Date:

11/08/2017

... Than Their Predecessors Ten years from now, Americans born in 1960 will be able to start collecting their full Social Security retirement check, at the age of 67. That's two years later than their parents...

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New Study Funded By The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Suggests Today's Older Workers Will Face More Challenges Than Their Predecessors

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11/08/2017

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Aetna Foundation Pledges Funding To 25 Community-Based Nonprofits To Promote Active Living and Increase Access To Healthy Foods

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11/13/2017

... and Increase Access To Healthy Foods With a new round of grants, the philanthropic arm of Aetna is getting out of ... improve health outcomes. The foundation pledged $2 million in...

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The Donors' Education Collaborative in The New York Community Trust Gives $740,000

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01/16/2018

The Donors' Education Collaborative in The New York Community Trust Gives $740,000 With federal ... and state funding for schools under siege, a leading group of education funders is committing three-quarters...

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Westchester Community Foundation Names New Board Chair, Members

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01/16/2018

... advisor and wealth management professional, as Chair of the Foundation’s Board. Mr. Akinla has been a member of ... philanthropist, and non-profit advisor who serves in leadership roles on...

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JPMorgan Chase Announces $20 Billion Investment in Employees, Branch Expansion and Local Economic Growth

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01/23/2018

JPMorgan Chase Announces $20 Billion Investment in Employees, Branch Expansion and Local Economic Growth ... The firm has always believed that the highest and best use of its capital is to support employees and...

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Pfizer Foundation Fights Hunger and Supports the UN Global Goals at SXSW

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03/27/2018

... last week, Pfizer and Rise Against Hunger engaged hundreds of volunteers at the SXSW Trade Show to package meals for ... Goal 2: Zero Hunger, and we’re proud to continue our long -standing support of...

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Pete Peterson and Our Chaotic National Debates

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04/06/2018

... their lives offer for us. Here is a lesson from the life of Peter G. (Pete) Peterson, who died on March 20, 2018 at ... Pete Peterson played large on the national stage, in business, politics, and policy...

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JPMorgan Chase Releases 2017 Corporate Responsibility Report

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04/26/2018

... to doing just that. The Report is a great representation of the firm’s work to support communities around the world. In 2017 JPMorgan continued to take a strategic, data-driven ... can have the greatest impact...

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Tiffany & Co. Foundation Continues Commitment to Great Barrier Reef Conservation Efforts

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07/17/2018

... organism, encompassing an area approximately the size of Italy and hosting some of the richest biodiversity on ... activity—have led to a widespread decline of coral cover in...

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Michael R. Bloomberg Partners with Commissioner Arias Cañete to Support European Transition from Coal Power

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09/18/2018

... transition and aim to highlight the economic opportunities of the clean energy transition in creating sustainable jobs and growth. The partnership will ... countries, facilitating development of...

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Warhol Foundation Condemns CAH Grant Requirement As a Flagrant Attack on Free Speech

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11/08/2018

... As a Flagrant Attack on Free Speech Joel Wachs, President of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, today ... excessively violent, constitutes sexual harassment, or is, in any other way, illegal.” The...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Grants $3.5M to South Arts to Launch "Jazz Road"

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12/10/2018

... foundation’s Arts Program is funding South Arts, based in Atlanta, Ga., to launch Jazz Road, a national program ... designed to expand jazz artists’ touring to a wide range of communities. This landmark re-...

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Laurie M. Tisch: Perfecting the Art of Philanthropy

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12/13/2018

Laurie M. Tisch: Perfecting the Art of Philanthropy In the living room of her spacious Fifth ... view goes far beyond that. While her family is known as long -standing patrons...

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The New York Women’s Foundation Receives $2.25 Million Grant from CBS to support the Fund for the Me Too Movement and Allies

Release Date:

12/14/2018

... Foundation (The Foundation) today announced receipt of a $2.25 million grant from the CBS Corporation. The grant ... news cycles and hashtags. The Fund is focused on investing in organizations led by and for...

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Rahima Nasa, Named First FRONTLINE Fellow of Tow Foundation Journalism Program

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02/06/2019

Rahima Nasa, Named First FRONTLINE Fellow of Tow Foundation Journalism Fellowship Program Rahima Nasa, an alum from the Class of 2017, has been selected as the first Newmark J-School ... flagship investigative...

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Joel Wallman Named Director of Research at Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation

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02/20/2019

Joel Wallman Named Director of Research at Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation (HFG), a leader in understanding violence, has named Joel Wallman Director of...

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SIFMA Foundation Announces Winner of Fall 2018 InvestWrite Competition

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02/21/2019

SIFMA Foundation Announces Winner of Fall 2018 InvestWrite Competition Johanna Van Fleet may still be in high school, but she knows as much about stocks, bonds and ... with the practical research and knowledge...

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The New York Community Trust Grants $4.8 Million to Invest in a Fairer, More Equitable New York

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04/08/2019

The New York Community Trust Grants $4.8 Million to Invest in a Fairer, More Equitable New York (April 8, 2019) NEW YORK ... the environment, and poverty. This latest round of grants demonstrates The Trust’s...