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Wallace Updates Popular Cost Calculator for Out-of-School-Time Programs

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02/17/2016

The Wallace-commissioned Out-of-School-Time Cost Calculator is a free, online tool designed to help providers estimate the costs of delivering a variety of after-school and summer programs. It's been updated and made accessible for mobile.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Rauschenberg Foundation Partners With Art in America to Launch Pilot Writing Fellowship

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02/17/2016

The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, in partnership with Art in America, has launched a pilot writing fellowship to support arts and culture writing in regions of the country that are often underrepresented in the media. The goal of the program is to...

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David Berg Foundation Supports New York Historical Society Exhibition that Traces the Rise of Anti-Semitism in Germany

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02/17/2016

The New-York Historical Society will present a powerful exhibition that examines the rise of a culture of hatred during the period 1919-1939 in Germany. The exhibit will trace the gradual and deliberate indoctrination of German citizens into active...

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Jewish Interests

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Ford, Open Society and Others Join in Support of Public Interest Tech

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02/17/2016

A group of five national foundations - Ford, MacArthur, Knight, Open Society and Mozilla foundations - are working to promote the use of the Internet for social good, and has announced grants totaling $18 million to strengthen the emerging field of...

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NYS Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia, Unfiltered

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02/17/2016

For many funders, recently appointed New York State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia is among the state’s most important leaders. She will play a pivotal role on a wide range of education and workforce development issues in which many in the...

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Cuomo Offers Support for Mark-Viverito’s Call to Close Rikers

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02/16/2016

Gov. Andrew Cuomo voiced support Sunday for New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito’s call to close Rikers Island.

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Justice Reform

Pershing Square Awards $5.4 Million to Oxford MBA Scholarship Program

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02/16/2016

The Pershing Square Foundation has announced a supplemental gift of £3.7 million ($5.4 million) gift to the Oxford Pershing Square Graduate Scholars Program at the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School.

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Backed by Mellon Grant, UVA Establishes New Center to Study Indigenous Art

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02/16/2016

The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia announced a grant of $815,000 by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, which will be utilized to create a research center for the study of the indigenous art of Australia and the Americas at The...

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United Hospital Fund's Levine Speaks on Healthcare's Toll on Caregivers

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02/16/2016

Carol Levine, director of United Hospital Fund’s Families and Health Care Project, speaks on the stress helping with healthcare puts on caregivers, and advises possible solutions.

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Health

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NoVo and NY Women’s Foundation Match $10 Million NYC Commitment for Girls, Young Women of Color

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02/12/2016

New York Women’s Foundation and NoVo Foundation announced an initial commitment of $10 million in new philanthropic funding for programs targeting girls, young women and trans youth of color in New York City, matching the city's commitment.