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Guttman Community College to Move to UWS

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04/05/2016

Stella and Charles Guttman Community College, the City University of New York’s newest institution, will relocate from its Midtown home to much larger digs in a CUNY-owned building on the Upper West Side.

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Peace and Security Funding Index Tracks More Than $280M in Grantmaking

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04/05/2016

A new research project by the Peace and Security Funders Group (PSFG), in conjunction with Foundation Center, finds that peace and security funders are making important contributions to global peace and stability.

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JPMorgan Commits $125 Million to Help Urban Neighborhoods

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04/05/2016

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon introduced a program called PRO Neighborhoods to support areas of the country that have missed out on the benefits of recent urban development.

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Despite Legacy Connections, Rockefeller Family Fund Sets Trend by Changing its Fossil Fuel Investments

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04/04/2016

The Rockefeller Family Fund has long campaigned for green energy and against carbon emissions, so its fossil fuel investments certainly did not make sense ethically, but financially. Other organizations and investors are also questioning fossil fuel...

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NYS Health Foundation Supporting Model Justice Reform Program

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04/04/2016

Albany launched its innovative Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program, a harm-reduction oriented program to reduce low-level arrests and recidivism.

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American Express, BofA, Citigroup, & JP Morgan Chase Adopt Policies to Deter Human Trafficking

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04/04/2016

There are many non-profit organizations dedicated to identifying and helping victims of labor trafficking and now private businesses are joining in to help address the issue.

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Climate Adaptation Fund, Supported by Duke Foundation, To Enable Conservation Projects In Urban Centers

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04/04/2016

A grant program managed by the Wildlife Conservation Society is exploring new methods for helping wildlife in the United States to adapt to rapidly shifting environmental conditions brought about by climate change.

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Doris Duke Foundation

USDA, Surdna and Other Foundations Join to Strengthen Local Food Supply Chains

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04/01/2016

U.S. Department of Agriculture officials joined 15 national and regional philanthropic partners to announce a new initiative to bolster the supply chain for local food systems around 10 key U.S. cities. The project, dubbed 'Food LINC', will connect...

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Four Projects Supported by NY Community Trust Making Real Estate Cheaper for Artists To Live & Work in NYC

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04/01/2016

While finding affordable real estate can be doubly tricky for artists who need to find affordable space in NYC to live and work, four new projects — all of which won grants recently from the New York Community Trust — aim to make it easier for...

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Five Questions for Pamela Shifman, Executive Director, NoVo Foundation

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04/01/2016

Philanthropy News Digest interviews Pamela Shifman of the NoVo Foundation, a private foundation created in 2006 by Jennifer and Peter Buffett that has long worked in the U.S. and Global South. Last week, it announced a $90 million commitment to...

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