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Ford’s Alexander Reviews ‘Incarceration Nations’ in Washington Post

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03/22/2016

Ford’s Alexander Reviews ‘Incarceration Nations’ in Washington Post What is justice? I’ve asked my ... you. You can never know for sure what you would do in another person’s shoes.” They pretend to listen. I .....

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Children, Youth and Families

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Justice Reform

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Ford Foundation

20 Aug 2025

Preparing for the Future Now: Counting All Kids in the 2030 Census - A Webinar Hosted by Economic Opportunity Funders

Wednesday, August 20, 2025 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... Why funders care. An accurate count of young children in the Census is critical to the child's and family's access to resources, including housing, jobs, equitable education , and health care. The...

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Engaging Teens Through "Hunger Games" and Skateboarding Culture

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06/25/2014

... officer and manager of the Hive Fund. “Fun, hands-on programs connect what young people are passionate ...

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Technology

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OMB Uniform Guidance Could Help Prevent Nonprofit Banckrupcies

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03/13/2015

$0.88 of Every $1 for Programs : That’s Nothing to Brag About! The New York ... behemoth nonprofit with a solid long-standing track record in the human services sector, was shutting down because of a huge ...

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Human Services

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15 Jun 2016

CFF Annual Gathering

Wednesday, June 15, 2016 -

5:00pm to 7:00pm

... to join us! Whether your focus is on hunger, health, education , food chain workers, youth engagement, neighborhood ... or farmland preservation, we all have a part to play in creating the just food system that...

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New York Community Trust Grants $7.3 Million to 69 Nonprofits in All Five Boroughs and Nationwide

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06/09/2014

... York Community Trust Grants $7.3 Million to 69 Nonprofits in All Five Boroughs and Nationwide The New York Community ... gang violence throughout the City; build young leaders in Far Rockaway; and strengthen...

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NYCT Supports South Bronx Culture Trail

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10/03/2014

NYCT Supports South Bronx Culture Trail An arts and education center and what's believed to be the first Puerto Rican-owned music store in the city are among the sites set to get markers that will ... first...

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Water.org Receives $2.9M Grant from Helmsley Charitable Trust to Provide Safe Water and Sanitation in East Africa

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10/22/2014

... Charitable Trust to Provide Safe Water and Sanitation in East Africa Through a $1.2 million grant from the ... in Kenya. In addition, Water.org's health and hygiene education...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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From Poverty to Giving Away Millions: Darren Walker Shares His American Dream

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11/11/2014

... Millions: Darren Walker Shares His American Dream Born in a Louisiana charity hospital, Darren Walker grew up in a poor town in rural Texas with his single mother and three sisters. But ...

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Goldman Sachs Contributes $2 Million to LaGuardia Community College

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03/16/2015

... of LaGuardia Community College, a two-year institution in Queens with 50,000 students, received an unexpected call. ... Small Businesses initiative, a program offering management education and support services...

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White House Debuts $240 Million in New STEM Commitments

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03/24/2015

White House Debuts $240 Million in New STEM Commitments President Obama debuted more than $240 million in new STEM commitments this week at the fifth annual White ... over $1 billion in financial...

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AXA Announces the 2015 AXA Achievers

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04/21/2015

... awareness, discovery and general community outreach in areas such as education , the environment and disease prevention. Every ... award of $15,000. AXA has given more than $25 million in...

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NPCC Announces Winners of 2016 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards

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11/08/2016

... scholarships for the Columbia Business School Executive Education Programs in Social Enterprise. The three organizations will be honored ...

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Inside The NYC Schools Critics Call ‘Failure Factories’

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09/05/2017

... has not exceeded 10 percent of students for four years in a row. Seventeen of these schools — which enroll nearly ... Four did so poorly that the city Department of Education closed them in...

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Nearly Two Dozen Teachers at Brooklyn’s New American Academy Taking Pay Cuts Of Up to $50G

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09/25/2017

... at Brooklyn’s New American Academy took pay cuts, some in the $50,000 range, after Education Department officials killed an experimental pay ... qualified instructors at the public elementary school in...

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With A New School Year Underway, Hundreds of Teaching Positions Remain Unfilled In New York City

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09/26/2017

... Underway, Hundreds of Teaching Positions Remain Unfilled In New York City Hundreds of schools are missing teachers and ... two weeks into the school year, with many of the openings in high-poverty districts...

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Salesforce Buys Its Own Philanthropic Unit Salesforce.Org For $300m

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04/16/2019

... independent philanthropic organization Salesforce.org in a $300 million all-cash deal. The deal , announced today, ... with the $300 million going to the Salesforce.com Foundation , an independent nonprofit...

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