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Rockefeller Foundation Managing Director Discusses How African Cities Need Urgent Back-Up Plans

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01/17/2017

As Africa’s economies grow, the risks of rapid urbanisation, unemployment and climate change are expected to increase in tandem.

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New York State Health Foundation Supports Campaign to Urge Nutritious Food Donations

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01/17/2017

The Clinton County Health Department is working to ensure healthier meal options are available at places that often get overlooked by such efforts — area food shelves.

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Seven Cities Join Bloomberg Philanthropies' Innovation Teams Program

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01/17/2017

Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced grants to seven cities to help them boost their capacity to tackle major challenges through innovation and improve quality of life for their residents.

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The Wallace Foundation Supports Creative Ways to Expand the Taste for Classical Music in NYC Eateries

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01/17/2017

Instead of diminishing the music, small-scale concerts offer the chance to bring it into our daily lives.

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Arts

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Sloan Foundation Gives Wikimedia Foundation $3M for Structured Data Project

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01/12/2017

The San Francisco-based Wikimedia Foundation has announced a $3 million grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to make freely licensed images accessible and reusable across the World Wide Web.

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund’s Healthy Food & Community Change Initiative to Be Featured on Philanthropy Reality Show

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01/12/2017

It’s called Give , and will air on NBC TV this Saturday at noon EST, featuring two nonprofits, Green City Force and NEBHDCo, grantees in the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund’s Healthy Food & Community Change initiative.

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Food Systems

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Herbert Sturz of Open Society Foundations Named A City & State Lifetime Award Winner

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01/12/2017

City & State is proud to announce the 2017 50 Over 50 honorees! The 50 Over 50 Awards recognizes some of the most distinguished public servants in New York City over the age of 50 who have committed decades of their life to making the city a...

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Rockefeller and Unreasonable Institute Give $1M to Groups Fighting Urban Poverty

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01/12/2017

The Future Cities Accelerator announced 10 $100,000 grants to organizations devoted to improving the lives of the urban poor, with the hope that some will be successful enough to export to other cities.

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Economic Security

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UJA-Federation of New York Launches Centennial With Largest Volunteer Initiative in its History

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01/12/2017

Commemorating 100 years of service as a community safety net and champion of Jewish life for more than 4.5 million people in New York, Israel, and around the world, UJA-Federation of New York is launching Time for Good, the largest volunteer effort...