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Non-profit Seeking to Cure Blindness up for $100M Grant

A Vermont-based nonprofit group that works to cure blindness in Nepal and other developing countries is one of eight semifinalists for a $100 million grant from the John D. and...

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MacArthur Names 8 Semifinalists in $100 Million Grant Competition

Proposals by the Carter Center, Catholic Relief Services, and the Human Diagnosis Project are among the eight "big ideas" that will compete for a $100 million grant from the MacArthur Foundation.

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MacArthur Foundation Picks Eight Projects That Could Change the World

The MacArthur Foundation on Wednesday announced the eight semifinalists in a new competition: come up with the best proposal to solve a global problem, with a reward of $100 million.

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Vermont NGO Is a Semifinalist for a $100 Million Grant

A Vermont NGO has been named a semifinalist for a $100 million grant award in an international competition.

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The Mountaineering Ophthalmologist, Doctor Geoff Tabin

Co-founder and chairman Dr. Geoff Tabin featured in Wasatch Magazine.

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Vision Quest: Bringing Eyesight to the Blind

HCP featured in Seven Days, Vermont’s Independent Voice

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The Best News You Don't Know

The world is a mess, with billions of people locked in inescapable cycles of war, famine and poverty, with more children than ever perishing from hunger, disease and violence.

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VICE on HBO features Himalayan Cataract Project

Beating Blindness - the moment a life changes.

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Let there be Sight

The transformations I’ve been witnessing have stirred me for life, to say the least.

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