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Michael R. Bloomberg Partners with Commissioner Arias Cañete to Support European Transition from Coal Power

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09/18/2018

Together Bloomberg Philanthropies and the European Commission will convene leaders from the financial and business sectors to further develop financially actionable strategies for a low-carbon transition and aim to highlight the economic...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation To Help Support Expansion of the Empire State Trail Initiative

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09/18/2018

The grant will be used to enhance the trail with gateways, signage, kiosks, bike racks and other amenities that will make it a world-class destination. The grant will also be used to help complete the Shoreline Trail and add trail amenities from...

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Community Development

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New Study Commissioned By Staten Island Foundation Reveals Disparity on North Shore

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09/18/2018

The North Shore also faces large disparities within the community, a study titled "The North Shore of Staten Island: Community Driven Solutions to Improve Child and Family Well-Being" by the Citizens' Committee for Children of New York shows.

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31 Oct 2018

Funding Our Future – the ABCs of Early Care and Education Financing in New York

Wednesday, October 31, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Today, 82% of children in the U.S. live in households with working parents, and more than 5 million (or approximately 1 in 5) under the age of 6 live in poverty. According to the Children’s Defense Fund, expanding access to high-quality early care...

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New Report Funded By The New York State Health Foundation Offers Solutions to Help NY’s Unpaid Family Caregivers

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09/17/2018

Proposals Range from State Tax Credit for Caregiving Expenses to Expansion of ‘Telehealth’

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New York Health Foundation

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Health

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Bloomberg Philanthropies and Rockefeller Brothers Fund Join Coalition of 29 Philanthropies to Pledge $4 billion To Combat Climate Change

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09/17/2018

A coalition of twenty-nine philanthropies has pledged $4 billion over the next five years to combat climate change, the largest-ever philanthropic investment focused on climate change mitigation.

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Mellon Foundation Renews Support for Open Graduate Education at Brown

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09/17/2018

Launched in 2011 with prior support from the Mellon Foundation, the program enables doctoral students to simultaneously complete a master’s degree in a different field of study.

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Rockefeller Foundation and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Announce Finalists in $10M Economic Opportunity Challenge

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09/17/2018

The Rockefeller Foundation and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Applaud the 20 Finalists Advancing to the Final Round of the Communities Thrive Challenge and the 63 Semi-Finalist Organizations

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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17 Oct 2018

A New Paradigm for Justice: Centering Women and Families

Wednesday, October 17, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

While there has been much activity throughout the U.S. and in New York City on criminal justice reform in recent years, including consensus among local policymakers to close Rikers Island and cut the number of people involved in the system by half...

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards Prairie View A&M University $500,000 to Support African-American Studies Initiative

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09/14/2018

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) a grant of $500,000 to support its effort to establish an African-American Studies Initiative which will be housed in its Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford...

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Aetna Foundation Provides Additional Assistance to the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund

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09/14/2018

The Aetna Foundation, today, announced it will make a $100,000 contribution to the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund.

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Disaster Relief

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15 Oct 2018

Census Funders: Coordinating with NY Counts 2020

Monday, October 15, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

The 2020 Census Funders Group is an ad hoc group of regional philanthropic leaders working in partnership with national and local nonprofit, government and business leaders – as well as our upstate sister organization New York Funders Alliance and...

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Rockefeller Foundation Names Tariq Khokhar Managing Director and Senior Data Scientist

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09/13/2018

Rockefeller Foundation today announced that Tariq Khokhar has been named Managing Director and Senior Data Scientist for the Foundation

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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Gives Stem Programs Over $5 Million

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09/13/2018

The Detroit foundation announced $5.5 million in grants to 17 after-school and summer programs teaching science, technology, engineering and math for those in grades 6 to 12. Eleven of the programs are in Western New York, and six are in Southeast...

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National Geographic Documentary Films Announces Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Paris to Pittsburgh

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09/13/2018

National Geographic Documentary Films announced today that the company will distribute Bloomberg Philanthropies’ second film, Paris to Pittsburgh premiering on Wednesday, December 12 at 9pm ET/PT in the U.S. and will air globally in...

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J.P. Morgan Reading List: Strategies for Nonprofits in "Engine of Impact"

Release Date:

09/12/2018

William Meehan III and Kim Starkey Jonkey discuss their new book, “ Engine of Impact: Essentials of Strategic Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector, ” in a three-minute video produced by J.P. Morgan

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U.S. Cities Will Be Able to Compete for Funding From JPMorgan

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09/12/2018

JPMorgan Chase & Co. plans to unveil a $500 million project Wednesday geared toward boosting economic growth in as many as 30 cities across the U.S.

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Community Development

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Newman's Own Foundation Launches New Website to Share the Common Good

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09/12/2018

Newman's Own Foundation, announced today the launch of CommonGood.com - a new web platform dedicated to sharing uplifting stories to highlight the good works of people, communities, and organizations from around the world.

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Brandee McHale, President of Citi Foundation, In Conversation with Denver Frederick

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09/12/2018

Brandee McHale, President of the Citi Foundation and the Head of Corporate Citizenship at Citigroup , and Denver Frederick, Host of The Business of Giving on AM 970 The Answer in New York City.

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