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Kress Foundation Invites Applications for Scholarly European Art Projects

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05/09/2016

... and understanding of European art and architecture, from antiquity to the dawn of the modern era. Grants are ... events. In previous years, grant amounts have ranged from $1,000 to $100,000... Kress Foundation...

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Ford, Carnegie Join 10 Funders Giving $125M for Flint’s Water Crisis

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05/11/2016

... $125 million to help residents of Flint, Mich., recover from the harm they have suffered from the city’s water crisis. The Charles Stewart Mott ... I felt that it was important to give the people in Flint...

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Tow Foundation, Columbia University Arts Announce Winners of Play Reading Series

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05/19/2016

... winners of Columbia@Roundabout's New Play Reading Series. As part of the previously announced collaborative partnership ... this year, the reading series awards three playwrights from the current MFA...

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Century Foundation Report Looks for Better Results for Remedial Students

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06/02/2016

... Report Looks for Better Results for Remedial Students A new report from the Century Foundation examines how to improve outcomes ... remediation. "When College Students Start Behind" offers a...

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Century Foundation Researcher Says It's Up to Schools to Ensure Teachers Are Aware of Their Own Biases

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06/07/2016

... to lower suspension rates, according to Halley Potter, a fellow at The Century Foundation who researches issues such as preschool equity, charter schools, and school integration. Potter said teachers need more...

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Westchester Community Foundation Helps Students Turn Opportunity Into College Degrees

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06/21/2016

... Into College Degrees Walter Ramos described his journey from Yonkers to Southern Vermont College in two words: ... academic, personal or financial reasons and send them to a college with a...

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Mastercard Foundation Celebrates 10th Anniversary By Donating Close To $700K To Canadian Organizations

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06/28/2016

... in funding to non-profit Canadian organizations. Ranging from War Child and Covenant House Toronto to the Aspire ... needs that exist here at home and abroad through a special Giving Campaign. Each of its 68...

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Rausch and Long Island Community Foundations Partner to Expand Tourism in Riverhead

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07/15/2016

... Partner to Expand Tourism in Riverhead In recent years, a consistent theme has emerged in Riverhead: marketing the town as a destination for shoppers and vacationers. To reach ... on...

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Long Island Community Foundation

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Century Foundation Expert Says Tuition-Free College Wouldn’t Admit More Low-Income Students

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08/18/2016

... young people to pursue higher education by signaling them from a young age that they can afford it, notes Richard ... the top public schools don’t admit more applicants from disadvantaged...

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Russell Sage Foundation Papers Help Explain the Growing Wage Gap

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08/22/2016

... $0.79 for every dollar men made, which is a damn sight better than 1965 or even 1995, when they made ... increase in womens' wages in previous years, that's tiny. A new essay from...

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Mellon Foundation Gives $1M to University of Michigan to Endow Postdoctoral Humanities Positions

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09/12/2016

... Positions The University of Michigan has received a $1 million gift from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to endow four ... School to permanently secure these positions. In 2007, a $1.97...

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William T. Grant and Century Foundations Support Study on Effects of For-Profit Schools on African-Americans

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09/19/2016

... of For-Profit Schools on African-Americans Students from disadvantaged neighborhoods are often drawn to for-profit trade schools after high school, seeing them as the quickest route to jobs. A...

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City Council to Examine Young Men's Initiative Funded by Bloomberg and Open Society Foundations

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09/21/2016

... the justice system.” The program was initially funded by a combination of one-time $30 million contributions from Bloomberg Philanthropies and The Open Society Foundation and ongoing support from...

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Markle Foundation Study Finds Women in Sweet Spot of U.S. Economy

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10/07/2016

... in jobs that require more social and analytical skills, a new study from the Pew Research Center finds. Those jobs are ... pay went up 32 percent while men's pay went down 3 percent from...

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Women in Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Economic Development Program Secure Marriott Deal

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10/13/2016

... Philanthropies’ Economic Development program secured a major deal for the women participating in the business ... are providing the Marriott with locally grown coffee from their own coffee cooperatives,...

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation Gives $500K to Support Solar Energy in Developing Countries

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10/20/2016

... Solar Energy in Developing Countries GivePower Foundation, a non-profit organization that uses solar energy technologies ... community services to the developing world, was awarded a second $500,000 grant...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Steps Into Political Arena With $50 Million Fund

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10/21/2016

... Steps Into Political Arena With $50 Million Fund There’s a new, deep-pocketed liberal donor in town. It’s called the Civic Participation Action Fund, and it’s run by a man named Stephen McConnell in Washington...

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Funded by Russell Sage, Study Finds Childhood Obesity Rates Rise During Summer Break, Not During School Year

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11/02/2016

... not during the school year, according to new research from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of ... examined body mass index (BMI) and obesity prevalence in a nationally representative sample...

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For Noyes Foundation, Fixing Food Means Racial and Economic Justice

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11/09/2016

... run very deep, says Kolu Zigbi. At the root, there's a history of racial injustice— from appropriation of native land to reliance on ... sustainable agriculture and food systems grantmaking. But ...

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