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Mayor Increases 'Fair Share' Funding for Schools, but Critics Want More

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01/25/2016

Mayor Bill de Blasio is dedicating $159 million in the next fiscal year to help beef up budgets at city schools that are currently well below what they should be receiving, but the Brooklyn Borough president says the increase is not enough.

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Education

In Memoriam: J.M. Kaplan Fund Trustee Richard D. Kaplan

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01/25/2016

Richard D. Kaplan, of New York and Palm Beach, died on Thursday, Jan. 21. He was an architect and senior trustee of the J.M. Kaplan Fund, a private New York-based foundation.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Rockefeller Partnership to Support Cities' Infrastructure Recovery

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01/25/2016

The Rockefeller Foundation, Veolia, and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions launched an infrastructure recovery initiative designed to accelerate the economic recovery of cities in the aftermath of catastrophic natural disasters.

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Disaster Relief

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David Sandman Named President and CEO of New York State Health Foundation

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01/25/2016

Dr. Sandman has been the Foundation's Senior Vice President since 2008, after serving as Executive Director of the Commission on Health Care Facilities in the 21st Century (the "Berger Commission") and in senior positions at Manatt Health Solutions...

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Health

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As Blizzard Looms, Morgan Stanley-supported 'Operation Warm' Gives NYC Children Free Coats

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01/22/2016

As temperatures drop and a blizzard looms, NYC announced that 13,000 young students will receive new winter jackets paid for by private donors.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches $9 Million Mayors Challenge in Latin America, Caribbean

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01/22/2016

Bloomberg has offered $9 million for Latin American and Caribbean mayors to jump start innovation projects in their cities.

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Technology

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Chronicle of Social Change Profiles Hilton Foundation and Its Massive Growth

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01/22/2016

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation is a significant funder in foster youth programs, and definitely one to track as they are a major player in the future funding for child welfare.

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Gap Inc. Sets New Climate Goals, Launches Sustainability Site

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01/22/2016

Gap Inc. has set a new goal to reduce absolute greenhouse gas emissions across all owned and operated facilities globally by 50 percent from 2015 levels by the end of 2020, and it launched a sustainablity website where it details its plans.

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Peterson Quoted on Congress Not Cutting Government Deficits

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01/21/2016

In an NPR article, Michael Peterson, CEO of the anti-debt Peter G. Peterson Foundation, is quoted, saying that the CBO figures show "we remain on a dangerous debt path."

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Economic Security

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Hartford Foundation Funds New Geriatric Workforce Center

Release Date:

01/21/2016

The John A. Hartford Foundation has awarded the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) a $3 million grant to establish a Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program Coordinating Center. The center will serve as a strategic resource for 44 organizations...