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Simons Foundation Announces 2018 Simons Fellows in Mathematics and Theoretical Physics

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04/02/2018

The Simons Foundation congratulates the 52 outstanding mathematicians and theoretical physicists who have been awarded Simons Fellowships in 2018.

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Science

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Salesforce, Johnson & Johnson, and New York Women’s Foundation Harnessing Talent To Remake Workplace Giving

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04/02/2018

Corporate philanthropy is a rapidly evolving space these days. Companies are getting more creative and strategic, backing causes that utilize corporate assets and line up nicely with the quest for profit . Peeking under the hood, some of these...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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New York State Health Foundation Report Finds NY State Premiums Are Among the Highest in the Country

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04/02/2018

As Albany lawmakers consider imposing costly new taxes and mandates on health insurance, a report from the New York State Health Foundation offers a timely reminder: The state’s premiums are already among the highest in the country, and rising fast.

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New York Health Foundation

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National Grid Supports United Way Family Fund to Help Families in Need

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03/30/2018

The National Grid Foundation has been a steadfast partner of United Way and the Family Fund, giving nearly $1.5 million spanning over a decade to help families in need.

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Economic Security

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Group of NY Funders Support History-Making Performance Celebrating Black Choreographers

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03/30/2018

With support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, Con Edison, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Brooklyn-based 651 ARTS and RestorationART’s have collaborated to present a history-making presentation of Gesel Mason...

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Arts

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Annie E. Casey Foundation Funded Research Shows Close to Home is Worth Fighting For

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03/30/2018

Advocates are fighting to save C2H from budget cuts proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo that would eliminate state funding for the program just as Raise the Age legislation – mandating that 16 and 17-year-olds are held in age-appropriate facilities like...

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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Backs Inclusive Innovation in a “Transitioning” Region

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03/30/2018

The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation has thrown fully into the battle to turn around battered communities.

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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

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Community Development

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11 Apr 2018

Moving Beyond Financial Education: A Grantmaker's Guide to Investing in Impactful Financial Capability Programs - Webinar

Wednesday, April 11, 2018 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

For decades, we believed in Francis Bacon's declaration that "knowledge is power" when it comes to increasing financial health. Now we have ample evidence that financial education alone is not powerful enough to change behavior. So, what works?

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Finance & Asset Management

New York Foundation Releases New Video in the Ongoing Series "In Their Own Words"

Release Date:

03/29/2018

In this installment, New York Foundation sits down with Quardean Lewis-Allen, founder and CEO of Made in Brownsville

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Arcus Foundation's Support of Mighty Earth Has Major Impact on a Destructive Cacao Industry

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03/29/2018

In 2017, Arcus allocated $350,000 to support Mighty Earth’s work to stop deforestation connected to commercial agriculture, including cacao. This grant, while not huge, has already had outsized impact.

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Environment and Climate Change

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26 Apr 2018

Shifting the Power: Applying Community Philanthropy to Sustainable Development Here and Abroad (Brown Bag Lunch)

Thursday, April 26, 2018 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

While slogans like “think globally, act locally” have been around for decades, still so much decision-making about philanthropy and development aid happens by stakeholders outside communities. Even those funders that care deeply about championing...

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Tools & Strategies

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Panel

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Community Development

New Study From The Commonwealth Fund Examines State Regulation Coverage Options Outside the Affordable Care Act

Release Date:

03/29/2018

The Trump administration’s proposed regulations encouraging the sale of health insurance plans that do not comply with Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) benefit requirements or consumer protections could siphon healthy enrollees from the ACA marketplaces...

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JPB Foundation Looks to Historically Black Colleges as Clean Energy Leaders

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03/29/2018

A recent grant is getting the ball rolling on what could become a sizable partnership with historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

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Environment and Climate Change

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Education

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation President Lori Bezahler Writes Op-Ed on Activism Led by Young People of Color for The Nation

Release Date:

03/28/2018

Gun control becomes only one part of the larger solution to violence in our communities.

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

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William T. Grant Foundation Awards Rapid Response Research Grants to Address Pressing Issues Facing Young People in the U.S.

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03/28/2018

The William T. Grant Foundation has awarded six Rapid Response Research Grants that will leverage research to address major challenges facing young people in the United States.

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William T. Grant Foundation

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2018 Richard Rockefeller Fellows Bring Chinese Philanthropy Insights to the U.S

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03/28/2018

This month, the Fund welcomed Oma Lee and Danxi Shen, young professionals in China’s growing philanthropic sector, as our 2018 Richard Rockefeller Fellows.

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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NYU’s Prison Education Program Receives $1 Million Grant from Mellon Foundation

Release Date:

03/28/2018

NYU has received a $1 million, three-year grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support its Prison Education Program (PEP), an initiative that brings a college education to incarcerated individuals at New York’s Wallkill Correctional...

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