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More Than 1 Million People Uprooted From Their Homes By Lingering Violence In Kasai, DRC

Release Date:

09/26/2017

... People Uprooted From Their Homes By Lingering Violence In Kasai, DRC Lying on a well-worn mattress strapped onto a ... families are forced to take to escape persistent tensions in several towns and villages...

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9 Million Kids Get Health Insurance Under CHIP. Congress Just Let It Expire.

Release Date:

10/02/2017

... insurance to 9 million children, to expire. If action is not taken soon to restore the funding, the effects will become obvious in schools across the country, with many of the children in the...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Health

Presidential Advisers on Black, Latino, and Asian Students Say Trump Admin. Ignoring Them

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10/03/2017

... Hispanic, and Asian American and Pacific Islander students in K-12 schools and on college campuses have not met since President Donald Trump took office in January. Although members of the groups have reached...

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Former Microsoft CEO and Wife Pledge $60 Million to Fight Social Inequality

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10/05/2017

... centers on reducing racial and socioeconomic disparities in educational success and improving partnerships among school systems, education service organizations, and other ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Economic Security

28 Apr 2020

Overlooked and Underserved: Confronting the Reality of Student Homelessness during a Pandemic - A Webinar

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2:30pm to 4:30pm

While the current COVID-19 outbreak is impacting the lives of every New Yorker, homeless New Yorkers are particularly vulnerable. In the 2018-2019 school year, 114,085 students in...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Selects Top 35 Innovative Urban Ideas as Finalists in 2018 Mayors Challenge

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02/21/2018

... Selects Top 35 Innovative Urban Ideas as Finalists in 2018 Mayors Challenge Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced the 35 Champion Cities in the 2018 U.S. Mayors Challenge, a nationwide...

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Community Development

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Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation to Protect Non-Profits from Federal Tax Hike

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12/12/2018

... Non-Profits from Federal Tax Hike Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed legislation (S.08831/A.11051) to protect ... tax bill egregiously raises costs on non-profits operating in New York State," Governor...

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The ASPCA Gives 100,000 Animals Better Chance of Adoption Through National Relocation Program

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04/04/2019

... Chance of Adoption Through National Relocation Program Today the ASPCA's (American Society for the Prevention of ... other organization by working with overcrowded shelters in under-resourced areas of the...

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Animal Welfare

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Census 2020: Focus on the Real Work in Communities, Not the Legal/Political Morass

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07/11/2019

Census 2020: Focus on the Real Work in Communities, Not the Legal/Political Morass By Tim ... been a wild rollercoaster ride for anyone trying to track what ’s been happening. When reading the Court’s ... public...

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Newman's Own channels money to broadcasters

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01/31/2013

Newman's Own Foundation has announced grants totaling $2.4 million to 13 ... broadcasting stations and organizations. Newman's Own Foundation has announced grants totaling $2.4 million to 13 ... that...

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Arts

Polling Group in Russia Says It May Close

Release Date:

05/20/2013

... accused under a new law of overtly political activity, due in part to a series of grants it has received from the MacArthur Foundation , the Ford Foundation and the Open Society Institute...

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Funders Launch National Conversation on A ‘Common Purpose’

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10/01/2013

... six other major foundations — including the Rockefeller Foundation , the Open Society Foundations and the Carnegie ... (if not millions) of Americans, online and face-to-face, in order to create a shared agenda...

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Making IT Decisions

Publication date:

12/2012

... infrastructure. Whether you outsource or insource your foundation ’s technology needs, it is critical to understand how to approach projects so you ... Services Operations Manager at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation , guided members through key elements to making ...

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Sharon B. King, Noted Philanthropic Leader, Dies at 68

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10/27/2014

... Dies at 68 Sharon B. King, a highly respected leader in philanthropy, died peacefully at home on October 21st, ... as a program officer at the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation , served as president of the Edward...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

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Ford, OSF and Others Join Forces to Safeguard Internet Liberties

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02/05/2015

... to a global communications phenomenon. Now, say a group of foundation leaders, it’s time to make sure it is a force for good. The group, which includes several heavy hitters from the foundation...

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Peace and Security Funding Index Tracks More Than $280M in Grantmaking

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04/05/2016

Peace and Security Funding Index Tracks More Than $280M in Grantmaking A new research project by the Peace and Security Funders Group (PSFG), in conjunction with Foundation Center, finds that...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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Recording: The Youth Mental Health Crisis: A Half-Day Convening Focused on How Philanthropy Can Make All the Difference

... Make All the Difference The mental well-being of our youth is a critical indicator of their overall health and future ... often fragmented. This half-day convening will provide an in -depth exploration of this...

The New York Environmental Funders Network

The New York Environmental Funders Network is a diverse group of funders dedicated to improving ... contemporary issues and identify new opportunities in the field. The group also regularly meets with key ... of...

Commonwealth Fund Finds Both 'Private Option' and Traditional Medicaid Expansions Improved Access to Care

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01/06/2016

... Expansions Improved Access to Care Low-income adults in Kentucky and Arkansas, which both expanded Medicaid ... bills or affording prescriptions than low-income adults in Texas, which did not expand Medicaid...

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