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The Uphill Battle Of United Way NYC’s First Female President

Release Date:

04/19/2017

When Sheena Wright stepped into the role of president of the United Way of New York City (UWNYC) nearly five years ago, she was the first woman to hold the position in the organization’s 80-year history.

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Gender Justice

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Regional Plan Association Wins Grant From Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to Study Climate's Impact on Wetlands

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04/19/2017

Regional Plan Association has received a one-year, $100,000 grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to study the effects of climate change and sea level rise on wetlands in the New York metropolitan region.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Sarah Chiles of Redlich Horwitz Foundation: On Foster Care Advocacy, Strong Defense Is Best Offense

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04/18/2017

How do you see advocacy as a tool for achieving your foundation's mission and what has your foundation done differently in the new political climate?

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Children, Youth and Families

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Kaberi Banerjee Murthy of Brooklyn Community Foundation: On Immigration and Justice Reform Advocacy

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04/18/2017

After the PNY program, " Advocacy Day , " we sat with Kaberi Banerjee Murthy to discuss BCF’s initiatives, including the Immigrant Rights Fund and advocating for the closing of Rikers Island, both of which will affect many...

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Immigration

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New Study Supported by Simons Foundation Finds Math and Science are Kids' Favorite Subjects, But Parents Value Reading and Writing Skills More

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04/18/2017

Nationwide survey finds emphasizing real-life applications of science in particular could change parent perceptions and help kids learn.

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Education

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Supports New Service to Aggregate Life Sciences Preprints

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04/18/2017

In February 2017, ASAPbio received a $1 million grant from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to develop a new service to aggregate life sciences preprints and promote their visibility and innovative reuse.

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Science

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Germany Provides One Example for Ending the Cycle of Homelessness to Prison

Release Date:

04/18/2017

Steven Pacheco, inaugural John Jay College of Criminal Justice/David Rockefeller Fund Fellow, writes, "Though Germany has its own unique set of issues regarding its homeless population, it has long dismantled any laws that criminalize certain acts...

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Insights

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Housing and Homelessness

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The David Rockefeller Fund

PIMCO Foundation Supports Skating to Success in Harlem

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04/18/2017

One of the PIMCO Foundation’s philanthropic focus areas is gender equality, which coincides with United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 to “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.”

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Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Supports Employment Opportunities for Adults with Disabilities

Release Date:

04/18/2017

Thanks to a $250,000 challenge grant from The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, the nonprofit Penn-Mar Human Services, an Employment First provider, will be able to expand its Community Employment (CE) program over the next two years.