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Carnegie Corporation of New York Supports Group to Register Dominican-American Political Power

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10/06/2016

Carnegie Corporation of New York Supports Group to Register Dominican-American Political Power Dominican ... York, with a population of more than 673,000, according to the 2014 American Community Survey. That...

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Are You Concerned about Affordable Housing?

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03/03/2014

... that the ongoing recovery process is inextricably linked to our region's larger affordable housing crisis that has ... appointments. The Bloomberg Administration did hit its ambitious mark of building or...

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Wall Street Not Giving Up On U.S. Social Impact Bonds

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07/30/2015

... Impact Bonds Social-impact bonds allow private capital to be funneled into philanthropic projects usually funded by ... the social issue it targets. Goldman Sachs helped to fund the first...

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Groundswell Engages The Community To Make Art – And A Statement

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08/31/2017

Groundswell Engages The Community To Make Art – And A Statement It’s to be expected that some residents would object to allocating ... Brooklyn-based community arts nonprofit, regularly proves...

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28 Apr 2014

Meet Chancellor Carmen Fariña

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8:45am to 11:00am

... with the six EdFunder Priorities , lay out plans to implement those and other priorities, and highlight new ... collaboration and connections among schools, and attention to school culture Accountability...

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Sharnita C. Johnson Has Been Named Arts Program Director at Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

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12/12/2014

... Program Director. Johnson, a Detroit native, brings to the position more than 20 years of experience with ... $25 million grantmaking portfolio in education, health and family economic security at the W.K...

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Ana Marie Argilagos Named HIP’s New President

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12/15/2017

... Hispanics in Philanthropy announced today that its board of trustees has unanimously chosen Ana Marie Argilagos ... on January 1, 2018. Ana Marie has dedicated her life to public service...

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With Help From Rockefeller Brothers, Ploughshares Pushes Better Ties with Iran

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06/18/2014

... Few peace and security groups are better positioned to help reduce tensions between Iran and the U.S. and its allies than the Ploughshares Fund , which has been investing heavily this year in...

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Arabella Advisors Report Finds Divestments from Fossil Fuels Top $5.2 Trillion

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12/13/2016

... representing $5.2 trillion in assets have committed to — and in some cases already started — divesting from fossil fuel companies, according to a report released on Monday. That’s a huge sum of money .....

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces 10-Fold Increase in Grant Distributions

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07/25/2014

... in Grant Distributions Brooklyn Community Foundation fund holders directed over $200,000 in grants—more than 90 percent going to Brooklyn nonprofits—for the first six months of 2014, a ... committed or pledged...

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Facebook Will Match Harvey Relief Donations Up To $1 Million, Sending to Center for Disaster Philanthropy

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08/31/2017

Facebook Will Match Harvey Relief Donations Up To $1 Million, Sending to Center for Disaster Philanthropy As Tropical Storm Harvey ... it would match the Harvey disaster relief funds raised by its...

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The Long Haul: Lessons from Charitable Responses to Previous Disasters

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09/05/2017

The Long Haul: Lessons from Charitable Responses to Previous Disasters by Michael Seltzer, Distinguished ... In addition, the foundation has chosen to pool its resources with others by seeding...

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Top 8 Ways Philanthropy Can Make Space at the Table for Immigrant Women Leaders

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05/19/2016

... under the weight of the “bigger” issue we are trying to tackle. In Unbound Philanthropy ’s case, that bigger ... radar – or are pushed under the rug — “in service” to the collective big picture. At Unbound...

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Rockefeller Foundation Managing Director Robert Garris Heads to Schwarzman Scholars

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08/27/2014

... Foundation Managing Director Robert Garris Heads to Schwarzman Scholars Robert Garris, former Managing ... the Rhodes Scholarship. Schwarzman Scholars will welcome its first class of scholars in 2016 and...

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United Way To Receive $52 Million Over Four Years To Help Turn New York City Schools Into Services Hubs

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06/16/2014

United Way To Receive $52 Million Over Four Years To Help Turn New York City Schools Into Services Hubs ... is taking a first step toward meeting a campaign pledge to turn at least 100 schools...

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Rockefeller Foundation Awards $3.8 Million for IT Jobs in Ghana

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03/26/2014

... Rockefeller Foundation has announced a $3.8 million grant to the Ghanaian government in support of its job creation efforts in the field of information and ... Digital Jobs Africa initiative, the grant will...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Awards Grants Totaling $20 Million

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06/26/2014

... of New York Awards Grants Totaling $20 Million At its quarterly meeting on June 12, Carnegie Corporation of New ... totaling $20,017,000. Grants were made as part of its national and international programs and...

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Springboard for the Arts Receives $750,000 From Surdna Foundation

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07/08/2014

... a three-year, $750,000 grant from the Surdna foundation to support its community development programs. The group, based in ... the funds for a range of programs that further its mission...

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New York Community Trust Brings Reading Instruction Program to the Bronx

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04/29/2016

New York Community Trust Brings Reading Instruction Program to the Bronx Thanks to a $600,000 grant from the New York Community Trust Brooke Astor Fund for New York City Education, Teaching...

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