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Nonprofit Excellence Awards Go to Leake & Watts, Row New York, and Graham Windham

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11/21/2014

Nonprofit Excellence Awards Go to Leake & Watts, Row New York, and Graham Windham ... selected for their use of excellent management practices to turn around a failing organization, to...

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Ten Librarians Honored by Carnegie for Outstanding Public Service

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12/03/2014

... librarians join a distinguished group of award recipients. To date, only 70 librarians have received the award since its inception in 2008. The I Love My Librarian Award ... opportunity for both library...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Rockefeller Foundation Leverages Federal Spending for Disaster Relief

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12/04/2014

... be ready for those. For example, the natural event likely to hit New York next is a heatwave. Heat can be deadly. There needs to be a broader perspective on building resilience overall. ... of Management and...

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Rockefeller's Rodin Urges Cities to Build Greater Resilience

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01/28/2015

Rockefeller's Rodin Urges Cities to Build Greater Resilience Judith Rodin’s new book, The ... were the low-lying neighbourhoods of Staten Island exposed to sea rise, flooding and storm surge, where people had...

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PNY Members Explore Barriers Placed on Black Girls in School

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02/10/2015

... Girls of Color was an important step, inviting attention to reduce the barriers confronting them on the path to college and careers. On February 11, a panel of experts will gather on Capitol Hill to...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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Education

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Ford Foundation Backs New Associate's Degree Program at New York State Prison

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03/02/2015

... grant, NYU's new program began this semester and can lead to an associate's degree. According to the university, credits earned at the medium-security ... in liberal arts, or future introductory...

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The Tiffany & Co. Foundation Rehabilitates Parks to Celebrate and Preserve Mexican History

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03/03/2015

The Tiffany & Co. Foundation Rehabilitates Parks to Celebrate and Preserve Mexican History The Resource Foundation (TRF) is pleased to announce a $1 million grant from The Tiffany & Co. ... de Chapultepec...

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Arts

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Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Studies Impact of Volunteerism

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03/06/2015

... and are a low cost option for schools, according to the results of a study by MDRC, a nonprofit, nonpartisan ... a national nonprofit organization that engages volunteers to deliver a structured, evidence-...

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Rauschenberg Foundation Awards $400K in Artist as Activist Grants

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03/12/2015

... Foundation has announced the six recipients of its inaugural Artist as Activist fellowships. The ...

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Prudential and Goldman Sachs Developing World’s Largest Vertical Farm in Newark

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03/12/2015

RBH Group and its investment partners, Goldman Sachs Urban Investment ... (NJEDA), announce the closing of a $30 million project to redevelop a former industrial site in the Ironbound ... has partnered with the...

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Aetna Foundation Initiative Promotes Healthy Eating in Inner-City Neighborhoods

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04/07/2015

... Neighborhoods Recently, Aetna has announced that its Local Roots program will support the creation and ... communities. During the course of 2015, grants of up to $50,000 over two years will be available...

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Rockefeller's Rodin Weighs in on What Nonprofits Will Look for in Potential Employees in 2020

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04/09/2015

... see an increase in charitable giving, which lends itself to the prediction that nonprofits will do more hiring than ... almost half of the U.S. workforce by 2020, and according to several recent studies, this...

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Earthquake Rocks Nepal

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04/28/2015

... city of Kathmandu and the city of Pokhara, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Tremors and aftershocks were ... more have been injured. That estimate is expected to rise, as responders believe that many...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Backs Global Type 1 Diabetes Prevention Initiative

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04/28/2015

... the launch of an ambitious new T1D Prevention Initiative to investigate the early stages of development of the disease and identify new pathways to prevent it. As part of this new effort, the Trust is .....

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Health

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Morgan Stanley Employees Have Contributed Over 56,000 Volunteer Hours in U.S. Strategy Challenge Since 2009

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06/05/2015

... Morgan Stanley employees provide pro-bono strategic advice to nonprofit organizations on mission critical challenges. ... New York-based The Headstrong Project challenged its Morgan Stanley team to...

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Six International Parks Selected as Finalists in 2015 Urban Land Institute Urban Open Space Award Competition

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06/08/2015

... Institute (ULI) has announced six finalist projects for its global Urban Open Space Award, an annual competition that ...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Fights Climate Change By Backing New Resource Center

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06/10/2015

... a national land conservation organization working to save the places people love by strengthening land conservation across America, today revealed its new resource center to guide and inspire...

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Terry Fulmer Takes the Helm as President of the John A. Hartford Foundation

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06/11/2015

... the John A. Hartford Foundation and taken up her role as its new president, the Foundation announced today. Dr. Fulmer ... a nurse, researcher, teacher, administrator, and innovator to her new position, and is...

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Citi Releases 2014 Global Citizenship Report

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06/11/2015

... 2014 Global Citizenship Report Citi today released its 2014 Global Citizenship Report highlighting efforts underway in the past year to empower people, support economic progress in cities, and ... sustainable...

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