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Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance Now Accepting Applications for the 2017 Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research

Release Date:

10/03/2016

The Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance (PSSCRA) today announced the opening of applications for its Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research.

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RFPs Etc

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

2016 Grantmakers Salary Survey Benchmarking Now Available

Release Date:

10/03/2016

Each year, Philanthropy New York partners with the Council on Foundations to conduct a salary survey of New York City metro area foundations.

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PNY News

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Westchester Community Foundation's Rossi Leads Brainstorming Session for Healthy Westchester

Release Date:

09/30/2016

Laura Rossi will moderate a gathering on Friday at Pace Law School in White Plains with The Keep Westchester Thriving Coalition to discuss ways to keep the county strong.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Westchester Community Foundation

Bloomberg Backs 'Breathing Lights' Exhibit to Draw Attention to Vacant Buildings

Release Date:

09/30/2016

A public art installation called Breathing Lights is aiming to draw attention to vacant buildings in the Capital Region.

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Arts

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Wallace Foundation Study Looks at Effects of Voluntary Summer Learning Programs on Low-Income Urban Youth

Release Date:

09/30/2016

Voluntary summer-learning programs can help narrow academic achievement gaps between children from low-income families and those from high-income families, a report from the Wallace Foundation and the RAND Corporation finds.

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Wallace Foundation

Supported by JPB Foundation, Scientists Identify Neurons Devoted to Social Memory

Release Date:

09/30/2016

Cells in the hippocampus store memories of acquaintances, a new study reports.

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Science

PhilTV: "Giving Grants is Not Enough; The Question is 'Did You Make Things Better?'"

Release Date:

09/30/2016

Darlene Curley, CEO of the Jonas Family Fund and Executive Director of the Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare, speaks on the role that philanthropy can play in ensuring America’s healthcare workforce is prepared for the rising demand...

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Health

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Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Releases Report Preparing RNs for Enhanced Roles in Primary Care

Release Date:

09/30/2016

Today, the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation issued a series of recommendations for leaders of nursing schools, primary care practices, and health systems on preparing registered nurses for enhanced roles in primary care.

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Health

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

The Joys and Frustrations of Managing Young People

Release Date:

09/29/2016

Stephanie Chrispin, Public Policy Fellow at Philanthropy New York, reflects on the difficulties and rewards of managing the organization's first high school intern.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Public Policy

Prisoner to Proprietor: Entrepreneurship as a Re-entry Strategy

Release Date:

09/29/2016

Joseph A. Antolin, Executive Director of the Asset Funders Network, highlights a strategy that works with the formerly incarcerated to become entrepreneurs.