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Nonprofit Supporting NYCHA Adds to Early Fundraising & Programs

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08/29/2017

Nonprofit Supporting NYCHA Adds to Early Fundraising & Programs More than a year-and-a-half after the Fund for Public Housing officially began soliciting donors, ... Rasmia Kirmani-Frye, the founding president...

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Health Care Reform Flatlined. But Lawmakers Aren’t Giving Up

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09/05/2017

... But Lawmakers Aren’t Giving Up Republican plans to replace Obamacare are fading fast, but that doesn't mean ... (CSR) payments that President Donald Trump has threatened to cut off, adding a reinsurance...

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Ms. Foundation to Philanthropy: Grow Local Economies by Supporting Low Wage Workers and Childcare Access

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09/08/2017

Ms. Foundation to Philanthropy: Grow Local Economies by Supporting Low Wage ... for Women validated that state and local officials need to take the reigns and steer their community toward economic growth by...

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How COVID-19 Sent Women’s Workforce Progress Backward: Congress’ $64.5 Billion Mistake - Report from The Century Foundation

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10/29/2020

... CNN ran the headline, “Working mothers are quitting to take care of their kids, and the US job market may never ... caregiving. Yet the lack of a child care infrastructure or family -forward workplace policies—...

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10 Mar 2022

Building Capacity of CDFIs to Support Entrepreneurs of Color - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

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9:30am to 11:00am

Small business is experiencing a vanguard moment in its role to build wealth and close the racial and gender wealth gaps. ... Patrick Davis , SVP of Strategy, Community Reinvestment Fund Jeanique...

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Governor Cuomo Announces Members of Commission on Youth, Public Safety & Justice

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04/09/2014

... Tow Foundation Executive Director, Emily Tow Jackson, to the Commission on Youth, Public Safety & Justice, which ... address, the Governor proposed establishing the commission to "Raise the Age"...

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Expectations High For Harlem Children Zone's New Head

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07/07/2014

... the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, not only expect her to carry on the work of her predecessor Geoffrey Canada, but also to forge new directions. "Anne's job is to take Geoff .....

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Five Cities Selected as Winners in Bloomberg Philanthropies 2014 Mayors Challenge

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09/17/2014

... Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced the winners in its 2014 Mayors Challenge, an ideas competition that encourages cities to generate innovative ideas that solve major challenges and improve city life -...

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Foundations Work Together to Improve Broadband Service in Low-Income Communities

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12/10/2014

Foundations Work Together to Improve Broadband Service in Low-Income Communities Fifty municipalities are now turning their attention to understanding how to best bring broadband to...

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Citi and Goldman Sachs Launching Projects with NYC to Boost Women Business Owners

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03/12/2015

... Blasio administration and Citi are launching a new program to expand the number of women entrepreneurs with the goal of connecting 5,000 of them to free training and business services over the next three .....

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How Bloomberg is Still Changing the Way Cities Operate

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03/30/2015

... serving as mayor of New York City. His foundation sought to spread an entrepreneurial spirit to local governments around the country. In 2011, Bloomberg ... city has had a success story to...

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Wallace Foundation Launches 'Building New Audiences for Sustainability' Initiative

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04/16/2015

... and somewhat misleadingly known as “the arts” is how to build audiences for the future. Audiences for orchestras, ... fact that a lot of the audience members who are not going to performances these days are in...

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Verizon Foundation to Match Employee Contributions to Nepal Relief Efforts

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04/28/2015

Verizon Foundation to Match Employee Contributions to Nepal Relief Efforts As international aid agencies and ... Verizon Foundation is weighing in with contributions of its own. The second...

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Smart Donors Are Putting Nonprofits Back in Charge

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07/20/2015

... Walker, president of the Ford Foundation and keeper of its $12-billion-plus endowment, who announced last month that ... will focus much of its grant making on inequality, aiming to use...

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The Gender Divide in Ballet Leadership and Choreography

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09/29/2015

... In 1963, the Ford Foundation used the power of its grants to help create eight ballet companies across the U.S. Most of ... Additionally, men also head the choreography. According to a recent...

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Carnegie Corporation Awards $39.5 Million in Grants

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10/02/2015

... international program include $500,000 over two years to the Center for a New American Security to assess the impact of disruptive technologies on the ... over two years to the Century...

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Sage Foundation Research Indicates Americans May Not Be Ready for Tax Increase on Wealthy

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05/11/2016

... At the same time, many governments are struggling to balance budgets while maintaining spending for popular ... programs. That’s prompted some presidential candidates to argue it’s time to...

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Young Journalist Responds to Darren Walker's NY Times Op-Ed on Unpaid Internships

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07/08/2016

Young Journalist Responds to Darren Walker's NY Times Op-Ed on Unpaid Internships ... diverse, talented young workers who cannot possibly afford to work for free. It got media types talking ... why it’s...

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PIMCO Awards New York City Mission Society Money for College Readiness Program

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11/17/2016

... two-century-old nonprofit based in Harlem, 25,000 dollars to support its college-readiness program, Learning to Work. Since its inception, LTW has served thousands of ...

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