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UJA-Federation of NY CEO Gives Tips on Teaching Youth about the Holocaust

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05/04/2016

Like so many others, I was outraged when pictures emerged last month of partying teens in New Jersey engaging in a shocking beer pong game called “Jews versus Nazis.”

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Russell Sage Foundation Study Finds Gaps in Educational Attainment Among Students of Different Incomes

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05/04/2016

While the difference in high school graduation rates between high- and low-income students shrunk, inequality may have shifted to higher education, with gaps growing in college attendance and completion.

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Ford Foundation Takes a Stand On Income Inequality at Milken Institute Global Conference 2016

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05/04/2016

When The Ford Foundation began asking “Who are the drivers behind income inequality” they received technical answers from experts and cultural narratives from the average joe.

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Unbound Philanthropy, Nathan Cummings Explore the Promise and Potential of Pop Culture for Social Change

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05/04/2016

Recently, pop culture has been “like an injection of hi-octane fuel into the engine of public discourse about institutional racism, gender identity, immigration, pay equity, and other issues of social justice.

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Spark Prize Application is Now Open

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05/03/2016

The Spark Prize provides annual recognition and meaningful support to organizations with a strong track record of addressing critical challenges and opportunities in Brooklyn.

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NYS Health 10th Anniversary Awards to Recognize Leaders Improving State Health

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05/03/2016

The New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) has created two special awards programs to recognize a total of ten influential organizations and/or leaders working to improve health in New York State.

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Carnegie, Helmsley Support Teacher Leadership Projects

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05/03/2016

The grants, financially supported by the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Foundation Charitable Trust and the Carnegie Corporation of New York, will be awarded directly to teachers for research-based initiatives.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Environment Program Featured in New Podcast Series

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05/03/2016

In the first episode, we join a conversation between Bloomberg Philanthropies’ environment program lead Antha Williams and the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal director Mary Anne Hitt.

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Rockefeller, Bloomberg Drive New Approaches to Urban Development

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05/03/2016

New collaboration models and citizen-inclusive governance approaches using new technologies and tools are being driven by private sector actors like the Rockefeller Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies and Vulcan Philanthropies.