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08 May 2014

Community Food Funders Annual Gathering

Thursday, May 8, 2014 -

5:30pm to 7:30pm

... transform our regional food system! Gather with colleagues for a relaxed evening featuring locally-sourced bites, wine ... Lopate and Tracie McMillan. Presented by North Star Fund Community Food Funders...

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Scholars Selected for African Diaspora Program

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06/25/2014

Scholars Selected for African Diaspora Program A group of 33 African ... with Quinnipiac University.... Scholars Selected for African Diaspora Program ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Americans' Wait Time To See Doctors Is Longer Than in Many Other Countries

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07/05/2014

... the United States toward to the bottom in a Commonwealth Fund study of wait times for treatment in 11 countries. In contrast, the U.S. fares much better when it comes to wait times for...

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Uninsured Rate Drops From 20 Percent to 15 Percent Due To ACA

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07/10/2014

... to obtain needed care, according to a new Commonwealth Fund survey. At the close of ACA's first open .....

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Gives Museums $17 million to Improve Digital Outreach

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09/09/2014

... set to announce on Tuesday that it is expanding its grant funding for cultural institutions' digital projects, with $17 million for museums in New York and around the world. At the .....

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Arts

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Capital One Seeks Innovative Programs to Increase Digital Proficiency

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10/06/2014

... at the same pace. Without access to, grounding in, or funding to leverage this new “digital” world, ... risk falling behind in terms of the basic skills required for success in their everyday lives. This...

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Workforce Development

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Charities Seek to Attract More Boomers as They Mull Retirement Plans

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10/20/2014

... The website of the Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund (No. 120), for example, now produces grant-making forms that are filled in with key details, making it simpler for donors to make...

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

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Bloomberg, Sierra Club Direct $60 Million To Closing Half Of U.S. Coal Plants By 2017

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04/10/2015

... plants, announcing on Wednesday another $60 million in funding for their anti-coal campaign. If successful, the Sierra ... 166,000 megawatts of coal-fired power shut down or slated for...

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Median Pay For CEOs In Health Care Companies Higher Than Any Other Industry

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05/27/2015

Commonwealth Fund research cited in analysis of America's rising ... analysts noted that these outsized paychecks, not just for CEOs but also for other managers in the health care industry,...

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NY Juvenile Justice Funders Urge State Officials to 'Raise the Age'

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06/18/2015

... We’re excited that this year’s adopted budget includes funding to implement reforms to the juvenile justice system ... criminal justice system harms them and doesn’t work for public safety. In fact, only New...

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Bernard F. and Alva B. Gimbel Foundation

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Laurie M. Tisch Elected Co-Chair of Whitney Museum Board of Trustees

Release Date:

07/01/2015

... serves as president of the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund , a New York City-based arts nonprofit dedicated to ... and healthy food. In recognition of her advocacy for arts education, the new Whitney’s first...

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Boosting Adult Education in New York

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07/16/2015

... also lacking the basic literacy and educational skills for which today’s employers clamor, it’s time for policymakers to also take steps to improve adult ... As just one indication of the state’s neglect, the...

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To Boost Job Prospects, Younger Americans Seek Dentures

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08/10/2015

... Americans Seek Dentures Some areas that top the nation for unemployment also fare worst in a health measure that can ... many teeth, according to statistics from the Commonwealth Fund . And a study published...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Issues RFP for Innovative Approaches to Peacekeeping

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09/15/2015

Carnegie Corporation of New York Issues RFP for Innovative Approaches to Peacekeeping The Carnegie ... given the sustained reduction of international funding by the donor community; how actors in the ... policies...

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De Blasio Enlists New York City's Wealthy for His War on Income Inequality (Morgan Stanley)

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12/08/2015

De Blasio Enlists New York City's Wealthy for His War on Income Inequality (Morgan Stanley) New ... Viacom Chief Executive Officer Philippe Dauman is pushing for more broadband Internet in the Bronx. Hedge-...

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