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Engaging Policymakers: A New Era of Research and Theory That Builds on the Basics

Engaging policymakers encompasses far more than crafting a catchy message: It depends three basic elements of community dissonance theory.

Karen Bogenschneider

4/28/2021

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Karen Bogenschneider

University of Wisconsin-Madison and University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Five Early-Career Researchers Selected for the William T. Grant Scholars Class of 2026

We are pleased to announce the newest class of William T. Grant Scholars. Launched in 1982, the Scholars Program supports the professional development of promising researchers in the social,...

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Expanding the Definition of Evidence in Studies on the Use of Research Evidence in Policy

During the COVID pandemic, policy debates about how to address the crisis have often been portrayed as scientific knowledge in competition with political rhetoric for public attention. Yet even in...

Lorraine McDonnell and M. Stephen Weatherford

4/26/2021

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Lorraine McDonnell

Regents of the University of California, Santa Barbara and University of California, Santa Barbara

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M. Stephen Weatherford

Regents of the University of California, Santa Barbara and University of California, Santa Barbara

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Three New Institutional Challenge Grants to Encourage Partnerships, Spur Community-Engaged Research, and Reduce Inequality

The newest grants, amounting to nearly $2,000,000, are being awarded to Johns Hopkins University, Northeastern University, and the University of California Santa Cruz. These institutions will work in...

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A Mixed-Method Evaluation of the Impact of Social Risk Screening on Uptake of Social Assistance

Does foregoing social risk screening during pediatric visits increase uptake of social services among low-income families?

Danielle Cullen and David Rubin

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

2021 – 2025
$534,000.00

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Optimization of the RPC Model: Enhancing Effectiveness and Equity in Improving the Use of Research

Can the Research-to-Policy Collaboration model be improved to reduce inequities for scholars of color in accessing policymakers, improve the timeliness of research to policymakers, and improve...

Daniel Crowley, Jennifer Taylor Scott and Denisa Gandara

Pennsylvania State University

2021 – 2025
$900,000.00

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David Rubin

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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J. Taylor Scott

Pennsylvania State University

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Danielle Cullen

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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Meeting this Moment (Part II): Unpacking Anti-Asian Racism

The Foundation hopes to support more solution-oriented research that not only richly theorizes anti-Asian racism but also identifies ways to counter racism, xenophobia, and other forms of oppression.

Vivian Tseng

3/31/2021

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Funder to Funder Webinar: Reducing Inequality for LGBTQ Youth and Families

LGBTQ youth face disproportionate levels of harassment, bullying, depression, and substance abuse compared to non-LBGTQ peers. What is the current evidence on ways to reduce these inequalities and...

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Mark Hatzenbuehler

Columbia University, Harvard University and Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York

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President’s Comment: Combatting Anti-Asian Violence By Confronting the Deep Roots of Racism

Many of us may have hoped that the change in administration in Washington, DC, would have lessened the pervasive climate of hostility and xenophobia that we have experienced in the United States over...

Adam Gamoran

3/22/2021

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Webinar: Politics, Power, and the Use of Research Evidence

Hosted by the Foundation and the Forum for Youth Investment on March 11, 2021, this webinar focuses on how concepts such as the perceived objective nature of evidence, the positionality of the...

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Youth Service Capacity-Building Grants

The Youth Service Capacity-Building Grants (YSCG) program supports activities to strengthen the organizational infrastructure of small nonprofit organizations in the five boroughs of New York City...

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Scaling and Sustaining the Future of the Marcy Lab School

This grant will support fundraising, development, and capacity-building at Marcy Lab.

Reuben Ogbonna

MARCY LAB INC

2021 – 2024
$60,000.00

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Engaging Policymakers: A New Era of Research and Theory That Builds on the Basics

Karen Bogenschneider

Five Early-Career Researchers Selected for the William T. Grant Scholars Class of 2026

Expanding the Definition of Evidence in Studies on the Use of Research Evidence in Policy

Lorraine McDonnell

M. Stephen Weatherford

Three New Institutional Challenge Grants to Encourage Partnerships, Spur Community-Engaged Research, and Reduce Inequality

A Mixed-Method Evaluation of the Impact of Social Risk Screening on Uptake of Social Assistance

Optimization of the RPC Model: Enhancing Effectiveness and Equity in Improving the Use of Research

David Rubin

J. Taylor Scott

Danielle Cullen

Meeting this Moment (Part II): Unpacking Anti-Asian Racism

Funder to Funder Webinar: Reducing Inequality for LGBTQ Youth and Families

Mark Hatzenbuehler

President’s Comment: Combatting Anti-Asian Violence By Confronting the Deep Roots of Racism

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