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Century Foundation Fellow Proposes Post-Obama Syrian-U.S. Relations Strategy

Release Date:

08/22/2016

Thanassis Cambanis, senior fellow at the Century Foundation, advocates that the United States escalate its existing military intervention in Syria to raise the chances of a political solution to Syria’s civil war while limiting the potential for...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Native American Youth Can't Wait

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08/22/2016

Edgar Villanueva, VP of Programs & Advocacy at The Schott Foundation for Public Education urges philanthropy to see the tremendous potential in Native communities.

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Insights

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Education

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Simons-Backed Study Shows Neural Stem Cells in Adult Mice Also Vulnerable to Zika

Release Date:

08/19/2016

Zika infection kills off neural stem cells in adult mice bred to be vulnerable to the virus, researchers at the Rockefeller University and the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology report in Cell Stem Cell.

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Science

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Minority Business Accelerator Gets Another Big Boost from Surdna Foundation

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08/19/2016

The MBA's work aligns well with one of the core missions of the Surdna Foundation, said Jose Garcia, a program officer with the foundation's Strong Local Economies program.

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The New York Community Trust

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Community Development

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Introducing Our Muslim Neighbors, One Story at a Time

Release Date:

08/18/2016

Clare Church, Graduate Communications Fellow for the New York Community Trust, writes about three nonprofits in New York City that are countering Islamaphobia through the arts.

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Communications/Media

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Century Foundation Expert Says Tuition-Free College Wouldn’t Admit More Low-Income Students

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08/18/2016

Top public schools fear falling in national college rankings if they accept students with lower test scores.

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Education

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With Support from NY State Health Foundation, Plattsburgh Retrofits Old Tennis Courts

Release Date:

08/18/2016

A grant received by the Foundation of CVPH from the New York State Health Foundation allowed the city to retrofit old tennis courts to establish 13 permanent Pickle Ball Courts in Clinton County.

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New York Health Foundation

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Commonwealth Fund Report Finds Many Hispanics, Poor Still Without Health Insurance

Release Date:

08/18/2016

Majority live in states that haven't expanded Medicaid, survey finds.

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Appointments & Transitions

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Oscar Raposo Jr. Joins United Way of New York City

Release Date:

08/18/2016

Raposo brings to UWNYC decades of experience in global finance and operations across industrial, consumer and financial services—in both the public and private sectors.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Children, Youth and Families

19 Oct 2016

School Integration in NYC (Part 2): Strategies for Change

Wednesday, October 19, 2016 -

10:00am to 12:30pm

A study released in 2014 by the Civil Rights Project at UCLA found that New York State’s schools are the most segregated schools in the country, more segregated than they were a decade ago. Between 1989 and 2010, the percentage of schools in the New...

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Following Ford's Lead, Another Foundation Goes All In on Equity

Release Date:

08/17/2016

Yesterday, the Los Angeles area Weingart Foundation declared itself all-in on equity, setting this as its exclusive focus.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Peterson Center on Healthcare Funds New Online Resource for States

Release Date:

08/17/2016

The interactive online hub was released by the National Governors Association (NGA) to help states implement solutions to become more effective purchasers, regulators, and workforce developers in healthcare.

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

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Ford Foundation Supports Film About the Epic Clash Over the Amazon

Release Date:

08/17/2016

Ford Foundation Supports Film About the Epic Clash Over the Amazon The Peruvian documentary "When Two Worlds Collide," which opens in New York on Wednesday and in select U.S. cities and the United Kingdom in September, tells with...

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Arts

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According to Forbes, Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Sets Example for Philanthropists

Release Date:

08/17/2016

Many philanthropists, even those with great ambitions and results-oriented approaches, tend to underinvest in sourcing and due diligence.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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13 Sep 2016

Intersections of Health and Justice: A Conversation on LEAD and New York’s Opioid Epidemic

Tuesday, September 13, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Health care costs associated with the current U.S. opioid epidemic total an estimated $25 billion, according to the CDC. Despite having the third-highest spending in the nation (more than $1.2 billion) to confront the challenge, New York’s opioid...

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Panel

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All Funders

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Justice Reform

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The Director, Evaluation and Learning, Education (United Way of New York City)

Release Date:

08/16/2016

United Way of New York City (UWNYC) is a nonprofit mobilizing people and organizations to eradicate barriers and create opportunities that improve the lives of low-income New Yorkers.

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The Director, Community Schools, EducateNYC (United Way of New York City)

Release Date:

08/16/2016

Organization: United Way of New York City Name of Position: Miriam Benitez Organization URL: http://unitedwaynyc.org City and State: New York, New York Description:...

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Associate, Budgets and Contract Compliance, EducateNYC (United Way of New York City)

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08/16/2016

United Way of New York City (UWNYC) is a nonprofit mobilizing people and organizations to eradicate barriers and create opportunities that improve the lives of low-income New Yorkers.

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Program Associate of Education (United Way of New York City)

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08/16/2016

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