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Flood-Resistant Neighborhood Would Be 80 Years in the Making

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05/22/2014

[Rockefeller Foundation ] Study Predicts Building in East River Could Pay for Itself and Then Some A team of architects and consultants is proposing to build a new neighborhood of residential...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Ending Child Marriage in a Generation: What Research is Needed?

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05/13/2014

... 18—the age the world has agreed upon as the beginning of adulthood under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The precise reasons for child marriage differ ... independence are the same. Produced with...

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Gender Justice

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NYC Council members rip Walmart’s charity of ‘dangerous dollars’

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06/04/2014

NYC Council members rip Walmart’s charity of ‘dangerous dollars’ More than half the members of the City Council have fired off a letter to Walmart ... here, including $1 million to the New York Women’s ...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Why Do Banks Care About Youth Career Readiness in New York?

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06/03/2014

... ever: a $250 million initiative to bolster the skills of workers, with a big focus on young people. Then, just three months later, the Citi Foundation announced its biggest initiative ever: a $50 ...

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New York Botanical Garden Humanities Institute To Explore Social Impact of Gardens

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06/19/2014

... Garden Humanities Institute To Explore Social Impact of Gardens The newly formed New York Botanical Garden's ... possible by a $635,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation , holds its first public...

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Arts

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No Stories Without Numbers; No Numbers Without Stories

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08/04/2014

By Paul Connolly, Director of Philanthropic Advisory Services, Bessemer Trust As ... in assets for 2200 client families, over $4 billion of which is for private foundations and philanthropic trusts ... For example...

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Simons Grantees Win Top Mathematics Honors

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08/13/2014

... and the Rolf Nevanlinna Prize have been awarded to Simons Foundation grantees Manjul Bhargava, Maryam Mirzakhani and ... respectively. Considered the highest honor in the field of mathematics, Fields Medals...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $45 Million for City Halls to Tackle Urban Issues

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08/20/2014

... a new $45 million investment to boost the capacity of city halls to use innovation to tackle major challenges and improve urban life. The foundation will direct significant funding and other assistance to help...

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Financing the Social Sector

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09/15/2014

Financing the Social Sector Despite the huge success of this summer's ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and various ... to grow the overall funding pie from its current 2 percent of GDP to 3 percent of...

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Arcus and Ford Named as Top Funders who Champion Marriage Equality

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10/07/2014

... Marriage Equality It's always hard to pinpoint the role of philanthropy in bringing about big changes in society and, ... But, wow, if ever there was a great case study of focused and strategic...

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Collective Impact: From Concept to Reality

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11/13/2014

by Pooja Joshi O'Hanlon, Executive Director, The Elmezzi Foundation Recently, funders and practitioners gathered at ... for orchestrating and supporting the activities of the collective. Across the country,...

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Sloan Teaching Awards Honor High School Math and Science Educators

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12/04/2014

... schools for at least five years, were chosen by a panel of scientists, mathematicians and educators. The Fund for the City of New York and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation gave the winners an...

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See the Storify: Sandy, Philanthropy & A Year of Hard Lessons

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10/29/2013

... done. On October 25, Philanthropy New York and a group of funders and nonprofits who have been active in Sandy ... recovery convened at “ Sandy, Philanthropy & A Year of Hard Lessons .” Over 100 attendees...

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All Investing is Impact Investing

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01/12/2015

... funds and elsewhere. Donors have transferred ownership of these funds to separate entities and received their tax deductions. Yet only a small percentage of those funds is expended on charitable donations for...

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Microsoft Is Teaching Cybersecurity to Cities Around the World—For Free

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01/16/2015

... feds and big companies like Google and Facebook. Cities of all sizes around the world are increasingly reliant on ... is volunteering its cybersecurity expertise, free of charge, to select city governments...

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Staten Island after Sandy: A Funder Update

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04/10/2013

By Betsy Dubovsky, Executive Director, The Staten Island Foundation As a Philanthropy New York member, I’m ... and reflect on what’s been happening in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. For those of...

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J.M. Kaplan Fund Launches Innovation Prize, Seeks Applicants

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01/29/2015

... The J.M.K. Innovation Prize is an exciting new initiative of the J.M. Kaplan Fund, a New York-based family foundation . In 2015 up to ten Prizes will be awarded to ... innovation. The Prize will provide up to...

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The Sky Really is Falling…Now What? A New Working Group for Funders

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04/03/2012

By Liz Sak, Executive Director, Cricket Island Foundation When the financial crisis hit, foundations ... According to recently released data from The Chronicle of Philanthropy , spending at the largest foundations...

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OSF and Ford Praised by de Blasio for Internet Accessibility Work

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02/12/2015

... Accessibility Wor k Mayor Bill de Blasio spurred foundation leaders Wednesday to invest in projects and ... technology tools that protect and expand the accessibility of the Internet. "We know that you...

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