Community Development

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Gender Justice

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Capital One [Corporate]

Mellon, Ford and NYCT Support WNYC Series on Gentrification

Release Date:

03/03/2016

WNYC's 'There Goes the Neighborhood' takes an in-depth look at gentrification in Brooklyn and the integral role that race plays in the process.

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Communications/Media

The New York Community Trust

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Mellon Foundation

Ford Foundation

New Mortgage Program Big Boost for Detroit Buyers (Clinton, Ford Foundations)

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02/19/2016

A new program to help Detroit home buyers finance purchases will guarantee 1,000 mortgages in a city where banks have been skittish about lending because of deeply depressed property values.

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Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation

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Ford Foundation

Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces Realigned Program Areas: Youth, Neighborhoods and Nonprofits

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02/11/2016

Brooklyn Community Foundation has rolled out a new vision, mission and strategy over the past year. The organization launched a focus on three core areas -- youth, neighborhoods, and nonprofits.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Brooklyn Org

Former NYC Official & Former Philadelphia Mayor Named 'What Works Cities' Senior Fellows (Bloomberg)

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02/08/2016

What Works Cities, founded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, named former Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter and former New York City Chief Analytics Officer Mike Flowers 2016 What Works Cities (WWC) Senior Fellows. They will be providing expert...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Farms in the Projects? (Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund)

Release Date:

01/05/2016

Tisch Fund leaders write about an an innovative public-private partnership that brings agriculture, parks, farmers' markets and more to areas in need of good food, education and jobs.

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Food Systems

CrainsNY Looks at Helmsley-Supported DATA2GO.NYC

Release Date:

12/18/2015

New data reveals a yawning chasm in life expectancy among the city’s residents, with startling implications. But, surprisingly, the relationship between life expectancy and health insurance across neighborhoods is not statistically significant,...

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Health

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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

Release Date:

12/11/2015

The launch of Kiva NYC, a new multi-year initiative to help level the playing field for lower-income small business owners in New York City, was announced by Kiva.org and supported by many organizations.

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Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation

Economic Security

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Surdna Foundation

MetLife

The Moody's Foundation

Pershing Square Foundation

Citi Foundation Funds Book Which Explores Americans' Financial Well-Being

Release Date:

12/11/2015

A majority of Americans today struggle financially. A new book, released by CFED and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and supported by Citi Foundation, explores the financial well-being of citizens, offering both answers and hope.

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