NoVo and Arcus Foundations Noted for Taking A Stand In Social Movements
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03/17/2016
Does philanthropy really have a useful role to play in transformative social movements?
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Dyson Foundation and Partners Launch ‘Bridges to Board Service’
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03/17/2016
The Dyson Foundation, partnering with other groups, is supporting a new initiative that aims to strengthen local nonprofits and provide community members with meaningful board service education and opportunities.
Flying the Colors: Empire State Building Lights to Honor Jonas Center
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03/17/2016
In celebration of ten years of advancing healthcare through nursing, the Jonas Center for Nursing & Veterans Healthcare will be recognized through the lights on the Empire State Building.
Hartford Foundation Awards $6.7M for Monitoring the Healthcare Landscape
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03/17/2016
The John A. Hartford Foundation Trustees approved three new grants totaling $6.7 million that offer powerful opportunities for large-scale change that will result in better care and better lives for all older adults.
Citigroup Offering Young Bankers Year Off for Service Work
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03/17/2016
A program unveiled Wednesday by Citigroup to recruit and retain millennials includes an option for young employees to take a year off to do charitable work, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Century Foundation Report Recommends Universal Child Allowance
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03/17/2016
The child poverty rate in the United States is stubbornly high, with more than 12 million American children—16.5 percent of all children—currently living in poverty and a Century Foundation report says a universal child allowance could change it.
Revson Fellowship Produces Research on Female Face of Genocide
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03/16/2016
For a Charles H. Revson Foundation Fellowship, Sarah Cushman researched the lives of women at the Birkenau concentration camp.
Carnegie Prize Honoring Genocide’s Unsung Heroes Profiled in NYTimes
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03/16/2016
An international committee deliberating on who would receive a new humanitarian award, created in memory of the Armenian genocide, has selected four relatively obscure humanitarians as finalists for the annual prize.
More Informality, Please.
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03/16/2016
Philanthropy loves its panel discussions. A panel is a great format, yet Philanthropy New York members tell us that they also love when we create learning and networking sessions in other formats. One of our groups is doing just that later this...
Arabella Advisors Noted in NPR Report: Solutions that Could Help The U.S. Slash Food Waste
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03/16/2016
Each year, an estimated 133 billion pounds of food that farmers grow never makes it to our plates. That's enough to fill 44 skyscrapers. And tons of it ends up in landfills, where it emits methane, a greenhouse gas.
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