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A Decade After Katrina, Can Philanthropy Make Black Lives Matter?

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08/28/2015

... After all, they have been mostly left behind. But that is hardly the only poignant and painful reminder of the ... to support black-led grass-roots groups organizing to push for greater police accountability...

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Civic Engagement

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North Star Fund

United Way of New York City Joins Cuomo and Other Leaders for Economic Justice

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09/18/2015

United Way of New York City Joins Cuomo and Other Leaders for Economic Justice “Raising the minimum wage isn't ... to contain raising health care costs – an effort that helped workers save thousands of...

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Economic Security

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Global Companies Like Johnson & Johnson and Goldman Sachs Join Climate Change Efforts

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09/23/2015

... Sachs Join Climate Change Efforts Some of the world’s most prominent companies are expected to set a long-term ... energy, the latest in a wave of commitments suggesting that corporations are becoming more...

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Citi Announces Donations to Four New York City Area Community Organizations Through the 2015 Citi Community Home Runs Program

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10/06/2015

... to one of these four tri-state area community partners for every home run by a Mets player at Citi Field during the ... The Mets hit 85 home runs at Citi Field, which is the most the team has ever hit in a...

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Housing and Homelessness

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Commonwealth Fund Survey: Healthcare Unaffordable for Many Even With Insurance

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11/20/2015

Commonwealth Fund Survey: Healthcare Unaffordable for Many Even With Insurance More Americans have health ... than at any time in the past decade, but many are finding that even with coverage they cannot afford...

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Presidential Candidates Ignore Long-Term Care Issues (United Hospital Fund)

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02/10/2016

... familiar political pattern: nary a mention of one of the most critical issues facing many American families: long-term ... administration,” says Carol Levine, a national advocate for the 40 million unpaid...

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Aging

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Seeking Medicaid Coverage for Inmates, With Help from New York Community Trust

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04/01/2016

Seeking Medicaid Coverage for Inmates, With Help from New York Community Trust When ... enrolled in Medicaid goes to jail, their benefits under that public health insurance plan are suspended for...

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New Discoveries on Dark Matter from Sloan-Sponsored Scientists

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07/15/2016

... galaxies. The team constructed this map to make one of the most precise measurements yet of the dark energy currently ...

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Casey Family Programs Contributes to Initiative in Three Cities to Beat Youth Homelessness This Year

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08/11/2016

... in Three Cities to Beat Youth Homelessness This Year For most kids, the end of summer means back-to-school ... kids in America, September heat is a reminder that they’re running out of time...

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Governor Cuomo Announces Nearly $21.6 Million for Eight Supportive Housing Projects

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10/21/2016

Governor Cuomo Announces Nearly $21.6 Million for Eight Supportive Housing Projects Governor Andrew M. ... has been awarded for eight supportive housing projects that will create a total of 265...

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Statement on the Passing of David Rockefeller

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03/21/2017

... David Rockefeller, on March 20, 2017 at 101 years of age. For 28 years, Mr. Rockefeller served as the Fund’s generous ... Rockefeller family. He embodied the values of reverence for the Earth, stewardship of...

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Laura Walker Elected to Commonwealth Fund Board of Directors

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03/28/2017

... monthly, and more than $100 million has been raised for long-term investment. New York Public Radio owns and ... operates eight public radio stations, including WNYC, the most -listened-to public radio station...

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Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program Awards Research Fellowships to 35 Scholars for Important Work in the Social Sciences and Humanities

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04/26/2017

... Fellows Program Awards Research Fellowships to 35 Scholars for Important Work in the Social Sciences and Humanities In ... and writing in the social sciences and humanities—the most generous stipend of its...

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Commonwealth Fund’s Biennial Health Insurance Survey Finds People with Medicaid Have Better Access to Health Care Than the Uninsured and Fewer Medical Bill Problems

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04/27/2017

... uninsured, but it provides enrollees with health insurance that on most measures is as good as or, in some cases, better than ... states and the District of Columbia expanded eligibility for...

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JPMorgan Chase’s Investment in Detroit to Reach $150 Million

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05/11/2017

... to Reach $150 Million JPMorgan Chase & Co. today announced that it will expand the firm's commitment to Detroit’s ... conditions in the city. "Detroit’s resurgence is a model for what can be...

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Policy Uncertainty over Affordable Care Act Means Less Time for Oversight of Premium Hikes, Commonwealth Fund Says

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05/23/2017

Policy Uncertainty over Affordable Care Act Means Less Time for Oversight of Premium Hikes, Commonwealth Fund Says Today, ... of the continued uncertainty over critical ACA policies that is making it difficult...

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Chef Massimo Bottura's First U.S. Project Will Be a Rockefeller-supported Bronx Soup Kitchen

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05/30/2017

... — but not to open a restaurant. Eater reported last year that the chef behind Osteria Francescana, the Modena, Italy ... efforts to eliminate food waste. With his nonprofit Food for Soul, Bottura has begun a...

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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

... 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. ... what can be done to rescue an organization even after...

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To Improve Global Health, Bloomberg Looks to Cities to Lead

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07/05/2017

... network of large cities working against climate change. Most recently, Bloomberg helped rally cities in the U.S. to ... under the Paris Agreement. Bloomberg also believes that cities worldwide have a key...

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