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NYU Uses $6 million Bloomberg Grant to help AGs fight Climate Rollback

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08/18/2017

New York University is using a $6 million grant from former Mayor Michael Bloomberg to create a center helping state attorneys general (AGs) target the Trump administration’s climate policies.

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Westchester Community Foundation Funds Criminal Justice Program Series at Libraries

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08/18/2017

The Westchester Community Foundation (WCF) is funding a series, which will focus on the 200-year history of Sing Sing and its impact on prison reform, as well as current issues of incarceration, reform, rehabilitation and return to prison.

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Helmsley Funds Research Collaborative around Type 1 Diabetes

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08/18/2017

Scientists at the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope have received over $300,000 from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to support scientific collaborations to fight type 1 diabetes.

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Rockefeller’s ‘Resilient Cities’ Noted in Article on Climate and Cities

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08/17/2017

The rise of resilience — the idea that cities should address climate-related shocks alongside ingrained social issues like failing schools or unaffordable housing — has been positioned as a potential game changer by evangelists like 100 Resilient...

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Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Kicks Off Next Week, Supported by Capital One Bank, Doris Duke and Gilman Foundations

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08/17/2017

City Parks Foundation announced the 25th Anniversary celebration of the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, which is New York City's annual salute to the legendary late saxophonist, featuring storied veteran players as well as young jazz musicians,

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NoVo’s Radical Hope Fund a Result of Radical Listening

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08/17/2017

Radical hope is one of NoVo’s core values. The Radical Hope Fund will award $20 million over four years, and the minimum award amount will be $250,000 for one to four years, reflecting NoVo’s commitment to supporting big ideas.

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Heads Up: These Tax Reform Proposals Could Help or Hurt Nonprofits

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08/16/2017

After the failure to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, leaders of the U.S. House and Senate are even more determined to “win” with tax reform. If you thought the pressure was intense on House and Senate leaders to pass legislation that...

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Sloan Foundation Among Funders of New Report Outlining Research Agenda for Microbiomes, Indoor Environments, And Human Health

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08/16/2017

Even with a growing body of research on microorganisms and humans in indoor environments, many of their interconnections remain unknown, says a new report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

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Rockefeller Foundation Helping Cities with Novel Financing for Climate Issues

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08/16/2017

As climate change pushes U.S. cities to build protections against stronger storms and more frequent floods, the Rockefeller Foundation is helping cities with a novel kind of financing, one that transfers some of the risk of innovative projects from...

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Grantmakers in the Arts Selects Edwin Torres as New CEO

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08/16/2017

Edwin Torres, deputy commissioner of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, has been selected by the Grantmakers in the Arts (GIA) board of directors as the organization’s new president & CEO. Torres will become GIA’s third CEO after...

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