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United Way of New York City Joins Cuomo and Other Leaders for Economic Justice

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09/18/2015

... the minimum wage twice while in office, amounting to a total increase of 28 percent. He established the Garment Workers Strike Force to protect the rights of workers and eliminate sweatshops ... nation’s first...

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Citi Announces Donations to Four New York City Area Community Organizations Through the 2015 Citi Community Home Runs Program

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10/06/2015

Citi Announces Donations to Four New York City Area Community Organizations Through ... Home Runs Program, Citi made a donation of $2,000 to one of these four tri-state area community partners for ... Each...

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5 Questions for. . .Judith Rodin, President, Rockefeller Foundation

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10/15/2015

... of the power of nature and our often ineffective efforts to control and contain it. As we have come to understand more fully in the decade since, Katrina also ... role in the recovery process and what it...

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Several PNY Members’ Giving Contrasted with Silicon Valley’s ‘New Philanthropy’

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11/02/2015

... credo of Silicon Valley is that innovation, not money, is its guiding purpose and that world-changing technology is its ... after rugged adventure travel. The tech world is home to some of...

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NoVo and Ms. Foundations Support Grantmakers for Girls of Color Funders Convening

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03/02/2016

... a national convening of funders on May 19 in New York City to begin an exploration of the challenges facing girls and young women of color and to create a plan to drive long-term systemic...

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Rockefeller's 100 Resilient Cities: Analysis Method Using Data-Driven Mapping

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03/29/2016

... In Norfolk, Virginia, an East Coast city that's home to the world's largest naval station and important seaports, ... Sandia National Laboratories assesses how much the city, its region and the...

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Morgan Stanley Renews Commitment of $8 Million to Feeding America

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09/23/2016

Morgan Stanley Renews Commitment of $8 Million to Feeding America On September 22, 2016 The Morgan Stanley Foundation announced its renewed commitment to hunger relief through a new $8 million,...

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Atlantic's Chuck Feeney Tops Forbes List of 'Most Generous' Givers

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10/07/2016

... ranks as the most generous in terms of lifetime giving. To come up with its list of the most generous philanthropists, Forbes ... with $427 million, has given a total of $7.46 billion to...

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Russell Sage Fellow in NYTimes on The End of Identity Liberalism

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11/18/2016

... a more diverse country. It is also a beautiful thing to watch. Visitors from other countries, particularly those ... ethnic groups and faiths, are amazed that we manage to pull it off. Not perfectly, of course...

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Century Foundation Report Cited in Washington Post Article on Syria Policy for Trump’s America

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12/12/2016

... sense in more cynical terms. America could not proxy-war its way to an inclusive, stable end-state in Syria, but it could ... Russia and Iran, and frustrate their brutal campaign to retake...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Sends Poets to Princeton Environmental Film Festival

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03/28/2017

Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Sends Poets to Princeton Environmental Film Festival The Geraldine R. ... plight of migrants and refugees; it is sending a few of its affiliated poets to the film’s...

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Target Corporation Supports Water Harvesting Cistern to Transform Blighted Properties

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03/29/2017

Target Corporation Supports Water Harvesting Cistern to Transform Blighted Properties The Michigan Urban Farming Initiative (MUFI) continues to innovate to uplift its North End...

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MetLife Foundation Innovation Competition Recognizes Indian Entrepreneur

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05/03/2017

... Plus competition in India. The competition was open to entrepreneurs, businesses and non-profit organisations and aimed to discover innovative solutions to promote financial ... 100 entries,...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies: Six Things Cities Need to Know About the Future of Autonomous Vehicles

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05/08/2017

Bloomberg Philanthropies: Six Things Cities Need to Know About the Future of Autonomous Vehicles Wired ... and regions, and change the way cities respond to complex challenges, from aging populations to...

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Rockefeller-Backed FarmerLink Helps Philippine Planters Milk the Coconut Boom

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05/10/2017

... warning for the coconut farmer in the southern Philippines to be vigilant against bud rot, a common disease that is ... coconut trees. The message included the symptoms and how to treat it. "So I...

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JPMorgan Chase’s Investment in Detroit to Reach $150 Million

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05/11/2017

JPMorgan Chase’s Investment in Detroit to Reach $150 Million JPMorgan Chase & Co. today announced that it will expand the firm's commitment to Detroit’s economic recovery, expecting to...

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The Army Infantry’s First Women

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05/26/2017

The Army Infantry’s First Women The Army has sought to play down the significance of the mixed-gender milestone. ... face paint and smoke grenades, it was almost impossible to distinguish the mixed-gender squads...

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Bloomberg Writes on His Philanthropy's Public Health Projects

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06/01/2017

... a reminder that for all the ways in which we seem to be sliding backward, we’re lurching forward, too. The developing world turned a corner — thanks to medical advances, rising wealth and more — and .....

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SeaChange Capital Partners Writes "Coming Back from Bankruptcy: How We Fixed Healing Arts Initiative"

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06/06/2017

... had been attacked with drain cleaner, causing severe burns to her face. Dyer had exposed the embezzlement of $750,000 at the organization and was attacked to cover up the scam. But the organization’s story...

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