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Markle Foundation Collaborates With LinkedIn, Arizona State and edX to Address Technology’s Impact on Jobs

Release Date:

04/14/2017

... to Address Technology’s Impact on Jobs America needs new tools for the timely measurement and monitoring of technology, jobs and skills to cope with the advance of artificial intelligence and...

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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Workforce Development

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JPMorgan Chase Focuses on Asset Building in Communities of Color

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05/26/2017

JPMorgan Chase Focuses on Asset-Building in Communities of Color The mix of funders worried about America's vast racial gaps in wealth ... can't move faster to build earning power and wealth. A ...

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Community Development

IBM Turns to Artificial Intelligence to Solve Poverty, Hunger, and Illiteracy

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06/08/2017

... its science and tech expertise into tackling some of the world's biggest problems. On Wednesday, the tech giant announced the launch of Science for Social Good, a new program that...

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Technology

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F.D.A. Approves First Gene-Altering Leukemia Treatment, Costing $475,000

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08/31/2017

... expected to transform treatment in the coming years. The new therapy turns a patient’s cells into a “living ... them to recognize and attack the disease. It is part of the rapidly growing field of...

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Health

USDA Invests $12.6 Million to Train More Than 100 Future Agricultural Science Professionals

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09/06/2017

... Agricultural Science Professionals The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced $12.6 million ... by the 2014 Farm Bill. “Agricultural science...

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Food Systems

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

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09/08/2017

... Supporting Low Wage Workers and Childcare Access Today, a new study released by the Ms. Foundation for Women validated ... centers who organize in sectors that are made up of up 50% women. 2. Support ...

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Gender Justice

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City Council to Consider Expanding Stays at Shelters for Runaway and Homeless Teens, Young Adults

Release Date:

09/08/2017

... able to stay longer in the city’s crisis shelters under new legislation that will be introduced in the City Council ... up from 30 days under current law. Another bill would let New Yorkers up to age 25 stay...

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Housing and Homelessness

Bed-Stuy’s Gentrification, Effects On Residents Analyzed In Comptroller’s Report

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09/20/2017

... the Right Thing highlighted the neighborhood. In the midst of gentrification, the area’s reputation as a predominately ... and so, too, is its economy and real estate market. A new report released by state...

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Community Development

More Than Half of City's 1.1M Students Attend Overcrowded Schools: Watchdog

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09/21/2017

More Than Half of City's 1.1M Students Attend Overcrowded Schools: Watchdog More than half of the city’s 1.1 million public school students attend overcrowded schools, according to a new...

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Education

Red Tape, Frustration Pushing Out Applicants for Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Program, Report Shows

Release Date:

09/26/2017

... droves from the city’s Build It Back recovery program, new data shows. An analysis by City Controller Scott Stringer found steep declines in many of the 136 zip codes affected by Superstorm Sandy. Three ... on...

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Community Development

City Council Members Still Navigating Outside Income Divestment Ahead of Deadline

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10/05/2017

... Members Still Navigating Outside Income Divestment Ahead of Deadline Legislation barring City Council members from ... last year. Only three current City Council members, two of whom voted against the ...

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Google to Invest more than $1 Billion in Digital Literacy, Workforce Development

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10/13/2017

... Digital Literacy, Workforce Development Google announced new online tools and more than $1 billion in funding for ... close the education gap, prepare people for the changing of work and ensure everyone can...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Workforce Development

Ford Foundation to Support 'Student-Centered' Learning Systems

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10/26/2017

... organizations that promote whole-child initiatives for a new program that will award up to $150,000 each to 10 ... communities that propose new ideas for meeting the needs of diverse student...

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Education

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NEFA Expands National Theater Project with Doris Duke Foundation Funding

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12/13/2017

... Theater Project with Doris Duke Foundation Funding New England Foundation for the Arts announces plans to increase the impact of the National Theater Program, with help from a $750,000 ... and ensemble theater...

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Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies Cities of Service Announces 10 Finalists for Inaugural Engaged Cities Award

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04/16/2018

Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies Cities of Service Announces 10 Finalists for Inaugural Engaged Cities Award Cities of Service today announced 10 finalists for the Engaged Cities Award, a new...

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Capital One and Others Fund Tech Training for Youth

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06/29/2018

... is training local youth and adults for high-tech careers of the future. “It should be clear as day that the future ... North Carolina medical software developer with offices in New Orleans. “I think we have a...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Workforce Development

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Arcus Foundation is Funding Ape Conservation with Social Justice in Mind

Release Date:

10/15/2021

... Ape Conservation with Social Justice in Mind Conservation of endangered apes and their forest habitats cannot be achieved without careful consideration of the Indigenous Peoples and local communities who also...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Animal Welfare

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16 Feb 2017

Perspectives on Sanctuary Policies – A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, February 16, 2017 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... are sanctuary policies, and what are the implications of the executive order? Join us for a discussion ... relevant or pressing for philanthropy. At the beginning of the call, Kerri Talbot, Partner at The VENG...

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All Funders

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Immigration

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10 Nov 2020

Strengthening the Economic Foundation for Youth During COVID & Beyond - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Tuesday, November 10, 2020 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... While COVID 19 has had dramatic impacts on all segments of society, Generation Z will likely bear the greatest financial brunt of this crisis. Inheriting a society filled with structural ... and Asian American...

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Finance & Asset Management

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Children, Youth and Families