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Jonas Family Fund Strives to Eliminate Children’s Blindness

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01/10/2017

... project will, among other things, help establish a state- of -the-art pediatric ophthalmic diagnostic and imaging center ... more sight every year,” says Mr. Jonas, a retired retail executive . “I bump into...

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Health

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Supported by Novo, Notorious New York Prison Is Reclaimed By The Women It Once Caged

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01/18/2017

... advocating for women and children, and will serve as a global hub for people working on those issues. As part of the planning, NoVo has recruited former inmates, like ... We’re survivors, we...

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Justice Reform

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Cheryl Dorsey of Echoing Green and Family Van Shares Ideas After 'Leadership Transitions and Evolutions: Supporting Critical Junctures'

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01/18/2017

Cheryl Dorsey of Echoing Green and Family Van Shares Ideas After ' ... Policy Fellow Shiza Pasha interviews Cheryl Dorsey, CEO of Echoing Green and Founder of Family Van , about how funders...

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Catholic Charities Announces $800,000 Grant from The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

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01/31/2017

... Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Catholic Charities of Baltimore announced today that the agency will receive a grant of $800,000 over two years from The Harry and Jeanette ... and Jeanette Weinberg...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

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Housing and Homelessness

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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

... bankruptcy a year ago, it was the last in a series of tragic events that was seemingly the death knell for the 47-year-old nonprofit. Former executive director D. Alexandra Dyer had been attacked with .....

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Clark Foundation Emphasizes Access to Higher Ed for City Students

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06/27/2017

... economic opportunity and growing the economy. After a year of research, CUF is set to release a report in the next few ... college in a timely manner or cause them to drop out of their programs altogether. “...

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Folger Receives $1.5M from Mellon Foundation for Collaborative Research Project on Early Modern Foodways & Cultures

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07/27/2017

... will be based in the Folger Institute, led by its Executive Director, Kathleen Lynch, and its projects will be ... “Before Farm to Table will use the pervasiveness of food in everyday life as...

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Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Kicks Off Next Week, Supported by Capital One Bank, Doris Duke and Gilman Foundations

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08/17/2017

... is proud to announce the 25th Anniversary celebration of the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival. The festival is New York ... late saxophonist, featuring storied veteran players as well as young...

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Arts

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How to Improve Diversity in Corporate America

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08/29/2017

How to Improve Diversity in Corporate America In the wake of Charlottesville, the issue of ‘diversity’ has gone beyond Silicon Valley and ... and startups — in terms of both mission statement and...

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Millions of Dollars From Corporations and Individuals Flow to Flood-Ravaged Texas

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08/29/2017

Millions of Dollars From Corporations and Individuals Flow to ... in flood-ravaged South Texas are attracting millions of dollars in donations for relief efforts, much of it from ... deal with...

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Williamson Foundation’s Caroline Williamson Interviewed on Adaptive Leadership

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09/19/2017

... Heifetz and colleagues at Harvard’s Kennedy School, as a form of reflective practice. Marc Manashil, with Dr. Linda ... how I began my conversation with the foundation’s Executive Director,...

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LDN Fund Officially Launched

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09/22/2017

... was launched on 12 September 2017 at the 13th Conference of the Parties (COP13) to the United Nations Convention to ... Land’. Opening the launch event, Monique Barbut, UNCCD Executive Secretary highlighted: ‘...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Making Kids Into “Makers”

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09/22/2017

... classroom settings, students do not spend a lot of time honing their problem-solving skills or considering ... But a new program is encouraging them to do so outside of school. This spring, more than 10,000...

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Education

Westchester Community Foundation Announces Institute for Strong Nonprofits

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09/26/2017

... Nonprofits The Westchester Community Foundation, one of the largest funders of nonprofits in Westchester, New ... “We are thrilled to launch the CEO Learning Lab as a way to support our...

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Kathy Halbreich of MoMA to Lead Rauschenberg Foundation

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09/28/2017

Kathy Halbreich of MoMA to Lead Rauschenberg Foundation Kathy Halbreich’s name has often surfaced over the years as a possible successor to the director of the Museum of ... the...

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Arts

State Officials: N.Y. Will Help Enroll People in Insurance through Obamacare

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09/29/2017

... to slash funding for enrollment assistance and marketing of insurance policies offered to individuals through the ... into the insurance market ” said Donna Frescatore, executive director of...

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Health

Total Health Costs of Industrial Food Systems Are “Staggering,” Says New Report

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10/10/2017

Total Health Costs of Industrial Food Systems Are “Staggering,” Says New ... between industrial food and farming practices and many of the “severest health conditions afflicting populations ... systems are making...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Food Systems

Heads-Up, CEOs—Corporate Social Responsibility May Get You Fired, Study Finds

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10/10/2017

... diversity and carbon footprint reduction are all examples of corporate social responsibility (CSR) that can result in high praise for a chief executive —or get them fired—according to new research from the...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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The Bloomberg Philanthropies What Works Cities Reaches 95 Participants With New Additions

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11/01/2017

... Florida; and Palmdale, California to its growing list of participants. The cities' entry into the program, which ... and guide leaders in decision making. With the addition of the localities, Bloomberg...

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