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What Now? From Outrage to Action

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08/28/2017

... Action by J ohn H. Jackson, President and CEO, The Schott Foundation for Public Education What happened in ... has suffered far too long. We acknowledge ourselves as a country founded on the genocide of one...

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Blended Finance "Plus”: Enhancing Support With Blended Knowledge

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09/04/2018

... to solve the most pressing challenges of our time. Finding new funding mechanisms to achieve the Millennium Development ... the Pledge Guarantee for Health immediately come to mind as extraordinary global...

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Johnson & Johnson

Is Universal Voting an Idea Whose Time is Coming?

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11/17/2022

... An Initiative for Universal Voting On May 24, Philanthropy New York, along with Carnegie Corporation and the Rockefeller ... rose to the top of many Americans’ concerns. It seems as though we’ve been locked in...

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Peterson Poll: Broad Majority Calls for More Focus on Nation's Fiscal Outlook

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10/27/2015

... a top concern for American voters. The Peter G. Peterson Foundation ’s October Fiscal Confidence Index, a monthly ... America’s fiscal challenges, is 51 (100 is neutral). As lawmakers face important decisions...

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Economic Security

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Chosen by Librarians, 2016 Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction Announced

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01/12/2016

... published by Grove Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic, as the winner of the 2016 Andrew Carnegie Medal for ... by Little, Brown, and Company, Hachette Book Group, as the winner of the 2016 Andrew Carnegie...

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Research To Prevent Blindness-Backed Project Identifies Potential Biomarkers Of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

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09/12/2017

... be found through special laboratory tests, according to a new study led by AMD researchers based at Massachusetts Eye ... today in Ophthalmology, describes a new technique known as "...

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Research to Prevent Blindness

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Supports the ALYN Hospital to Establish the First Research Center in Israel for Pediatric and Adolescent Rehabilitation

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01/24/2022

... to groundbreaking research that will position Israel as a global leader in pediatric and adolescent rehabilitation ... to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. ALYN Hospital's new research center will...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits Additional $420 Million to Reduce Tobacco Use Globally

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02/02/2023

... Additional $420 Million to Reduce Tobacco Use Globally NEW YORK, NY — Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced ... builds on Bloomberg’s success in reducing smoking rates as Mayor of New York...

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‘Excuse After Excuse’: Black and Latino Developers Face Barriers to Success - Report Funded by the Siegel Family Endowment

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03/03/2023

... annually, one is Latino; none is Black, according to a new report. Economists, social-impact strategists, and social ... The lack of representation begins with lack of capital, as Black and Latino people...

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Housing and Homelessness

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Siegel Family Endowment

13 Jun 2019

Utilizing TANF for Families Experiencing Homelessness - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness

Thursday, June 13, 2019 -

2:30pm to 3:30pm

*This program is hosted by our partner, Funders Together to End ... will be granted on a first come, first served basis.* This program is a part of the Employment Webinar Series from ... Assistance for Needy...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Releases Report on Importance of Local Climate Actions in U.S.

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03/08/2016

... Cities are uniquely positioned to experiment with bold new ideas both for reducing impacts and for minimizing ... Change Michael R. Bloomberg. “Mayors see climate change as an immediate economic and public...

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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

... question). Getting such practical information dispersed ( as opposed to a partisan framing that can alienate a lot of ... in federal district courts in California, Maryland, and New York concerning the 2020...

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Research to Prevent Blindness Grantee Dr. Gregg Semenza Wins Nobel Prize in Medicine

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10/10/2019

... Gregg Semenza Wins Nobel Prize in Medicine Newswise — NEW YORK, NY, October 10, 2019 —Research to Prevent ... Peter J. Ratcliffe of Oxford University—were selected as Nobel Laureates for “seminal discoveries...

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Racial Equity in Journalism Fund at Borealis Philanthropy Awards Grants to News Organizations Led By and For Communities of Color

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04/06/2020

... Georgia, Illinois, Tennessee, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and ...

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Borealis Philanthropy’s Fund for Trans Generations Moves $2.5 Million to Trans-Led Organizations

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07/12/2022

... awarded, the majority were renewals, with a handful of new grants for organizations that were invited to apply based ... (under $300,000), while also supporting some organizations as they grow. In providing...

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LGBTQ

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14 Dec 2015

Unpacking Youth Development: The Evolution of a 25 Year Journey

Monday, December 14, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... of youth services has adopted youth development principles as a philosophy, approach, knowledge base and set of ... members to guide young people through their life journeys. As funders, the philanthropic...

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16 Aug 2018

What’s Next for the Families Separated by U.S. Policy—and How Are Those Policies Evolving? - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, August 16, 2018 -

4:00pm to 5:15pm

*This program is hosted by our partner, Grantmakers Concerned with ... separated more than 2,300 children from their parents as they crossed the U.S. border in search of refuge and ... They will need trauma-...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Immigration

Bloomberg Takes Public Innovation Initiative to Europe

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06/13/2014

... for 9 million euros ($11.8 million) from his philanthropic foundation . “It’s about whether the garbage gets picked ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Economic Security

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The Next Big Idea for the Next Decade: The Resilience Dividend

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08/21/2014

... Big Idea for the Next Decade: The Resilience Dividend As the world continues to change at a rapid pace, it is ... writes Judith Rodin, president of the Rockefeller Foundation , in a blog post that originally...

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