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Rockefeller, Surdna Grantees Named "Champions of Change"

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07/22/2014

Two individuals with organizations supported by both the Rockefeller Foundation and the Surdna Foundation were named Tuesday by the White House as "Champions of Change" for their efforts to ensure that no American working 40 hours a week should have...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Surdna Foundation

Community Revitalization Works Better When A "Quarterback" Is In Charge

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07/22/2014

The "community quarterback" model can be an effective approach to revitalizing troubled neighborhoods, write Nancy O. Andrews, president and CEO of the Low Income Investment Fund, and Brandee McHale, COO at the Citi Foundation, in a post on the SSIR...

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Community Development

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Citi Foundation

Helmsley Trust Grant Gives Educators A Voice In Common Core Discussions

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07/21/2014

A recent grant from the Helmsley Charitable Trust to America Achieves Inc. is meant to give educators on the front lines more of a voice on how states roll out the Common Core standards.

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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New Komen Head Says Organization's Mission is To Save Lives

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07/18/2014

The new head of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure says the organization is singly focused these days on its mission of saving lives from breast cancer and the controversy that engulfed the group 2 1/2 years ago when it stopped funding Planned...

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Susan G. Komen Greater New York City

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Health

Gender Justice

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Citi Foundation Pledges $10 Million To "My Brother's Keeper"

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07/21/2014

As part of a group of funders making additional commitments to the White House's "My Brother's Keeper" initiative, Citi Foundation will provide $10 million over three years to underwrite volunteer programs in 10 cities designed to increase college...

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Education

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Wealthy Should Be Encouraged To Start Giving Sooner

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07/18/2014

Encouraging wealthy people to start giving away their money earlier in life "could prevent today’s urgent problems from becoming larger, more entrenched, and more expensive challenges later," according to Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO,...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Bank of America Charitable Foundation Gives $500,000 to Anti-Poverty Effort

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07/17/2014

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation is giving $500,000 to the Shriver Corps, an initiative to train volunteers to help connect poor Americans with programs they may not know about but that could help lift them out of poverty.

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Volunteerism

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

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Advisory Board Picked to Help Move Community Schools Plan Forward

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07/17/2014

As part of his promise launch 100 community schools by 2018--including the first 40 in partnership with the United Way of New York City--Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday announced a 50-member advisory board to help implement the plan.

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United Way of New York City

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Education

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Chen, Kidvai Named First Paul Rapoport Law Fellows

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07/17/2014

Eugene Chen and R.M. Kidva, who have been named the first two Paul Rapoport Law Fellows, will be focusing on issues of asylum and housing discrimination against LGBTQ people of color.

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