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Whitney Museum Wants To Bring A Permanent Art Installation To The Hudson River

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09/21/2017

Whitney Museum Wants To Bring A Permanent Art Installation To The Hudson River Less than a week after billionaire Barry ... Heatherwick, the Whitney Museum has surfaced plans for its own...

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Gates Commits $20 Million to Women's Groups

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09/21/2017

Gates Commits $20 Million to Women's Groups The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will give $20 million during the next three years to strengthen women’s groups worldwide, Ms. Gates said ... it represents a...

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The NYPD's Growing DNA Database Raises Concern

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09/26/2017

... Database Raises Concern The NYPD is increasingly turning to DNA to help solve crimes. And it's worked: The science has helped ... of law enforcement DNA databases. Click on the audio above to...

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Justice Reform

Atlantic Theater Company Names Amy Staats Tow Playwright-in-Residence

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09/28/2017

... playwright-in-residence as well as the lineup for its upcoming Amplified Reading Series and two new ... residency, she will be integrated into Atlantic’s day- to -day operations and will receive a full...

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General Motors Is Going All Electric

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10/03/2017

... that pollute the atmosphere, General Motors is ending its relationship with gasoline and diesel. This morning, the ... proclaiming the age of electricity and promising to move away from gasoline- and diesel-...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Student Absences Are About to Have Higher Stakes In Most States. Will Cheating Follow?

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10/04/2017

Student Absences Are About to Have Higher Stakes In Most States. Will Cheating Follow? Schools across the country are about to be held accountable for student attendance — attaching stakes to a...

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Education

Pfizer: Joins AMP Health Partnership to Increase Access to Care in Africa

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02/02/2018

Pfizer: Joins AMP Health Partnership to Increase Access to Care in Africa The Aspen Management Partnershipfor ... Support from Pfizer will allow AMP Health to build on its work...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Provides Grant to Investigate and Conserve Art

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08/03/2018

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Provides Grant to Investigate and Conserve Art The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awarded a $3.5 million grant to the Center for the Scientific Studies in the Arts, a ... the Mellon...

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Magdalena Cwintal Joins Tow Foundation As Accountant

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04/01/2019

... Tow Foundation As Accountant The Tow Foundation is pleased to announce that Magdalena Cwintal has joined its team as accountant. In her role, Magdalena will be responsible for the Foundation’s day- to...

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Between Resistance and Rebuilding

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04/05/2021

... order issued by the Trump Administration that led to family members separated from each other, massive protests ... mode as we were over the past four years, we have much to do as social...

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04 Dec 2025

Reimagining Justice: Global Lessons, Local Action & Featuring The Whole Story With Anderson Cooper

Thursday, December 4, 2025 -

5:00pm to 8:00pm

Watch the Recording Access to justice remains a profound crisis in New York and across ... and millions of low-income Americans lack access to civil legal support. Justice Defenders , a UK-based ... High Court...

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24 Feb 2015

Explore the Intersections of Education & Workforce Issues with Dalila Wilson-Scott & Will Miller

Tuesday, February 24, 2015 -

3:00pm to 5:30pm

... leaders in philanthropy. Both bring years of experience to their roles at the helm of sizeable philanthropic ... of Global Philanthropy at JPMorgan Chase & Co. Join us to learn about their journey ...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Speaks with Kaywin Feldman on Leading the Nation's Museum in Uncertain Times

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05/19/2020

... calling, and in March 2019, Feldman became the first woman to lead the National Gallery. She arrived in Washington, ... community, and how in times of crisis, art allows us to “feel the power of our shared...

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How Foundations Use Communications to Advance Their Public Policy Work

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05/2010

This study examines how foundations that wish to engage in public policy are using communications to expand the reach and impact of their work. It reveals that ... York , the Ford Foundation , and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund . How Foundations Use Communications to Advance Their ...

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What BP Won’t Be Paying For—and How You Can Help

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07/01/2010

Why should people give money to nonprofits responding to the Gulf Coast oil spill? Isn't BP paying for the clean-up ... Prospect Hill Foundation and an Advisor to the Gulf Coast Fund...

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Communicating Your Foundation’s 990-PF

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12/21/2011

... Director of Communications at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund , was the moderator of a recent Philanthropy New York ...

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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: One Student’s Story

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12/06/2012

... with the Donors’ Education Collaborative and the Fund for New Citizens at The New York Community Trust, held a recent briefing to bring greater clarity to New York City’s efforts to...

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Don’t Forget the Small Guys

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07/19/2010

... the current recession, several grantmakers have decided to fund larger and more-established nonprofits, rather than ... even the most widely recognized nonprofits needed someone to take a...

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Five Borough Farm: Supporting Urban Agriculture in New York City

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11/08/2012

... city as there are Starbucks locations). We’re pleased to have Abby Youngblood, Food and Environment Program Officer at the North Star Fund and Coordinator of Community Food Funders, talk about ...

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