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Jonas Center Announces New Focus on Environmental Health

Release Date:

05/20/2016

... with a focus on researching environmental pollutants. “ From exposure to agricultural chemicals to the widely ... cities, our health – and particularly our children’ s health – is at great risk,” said Donald...

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Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

Research Studies: A Convener’s Best Friend

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05/26/2020

Research Studies: A Convener’ s Best Friend By: Nancy Rauch Douzinas , President, Rauch ... of philanthropists as independent actors, committed to the public good does position a foundation to bring the community...

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Playwright, Novelist and Songwriter Suzan-Lori Parks to Receive the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize: JP Morgan Private Bank

Release Date:

10/15/2015

... given annually to recognize highly accomplished artists from all disciplines who have pushed the boundaries of their ... Parks on the evening of Monday, November 30, 2015 at The Public Theater in New York City...

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Serious Policy Between Our Two Ferns

Release Date:

04/23/2014

... presidency of The Wallace Foundation, one of the nation' s 50 largest independent charitable foundations with assets ... & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Yale University, and Public Radio...

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The Wallace Foundation

NYS Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia, Unfiltered

Release Date:

02/17/2016

... Elia, Unfiltered by Michael Hamill Remaley, SVP, Public Policy & Communications This piece was originally ... Policy Edition. One of Philanthropy New York’ s most important public policy...

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Education

At Rockefeller Forum, Companies Commit to Simplify Food Date Labels Worldwide by 2020, Reducing Food Waste

Release Date:

09/21/2017

... efforts could include in-store displays, web materials and public service announcements. Many consumers don't know, for ... across our fresh food and meat produce. All the evidence from WRAP and our own...

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Food Systems

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The Rockefeller Foundation

To Build Community, Start with a Question

Release Date:

11/19/2014

... This post originally appeared on The Foundation Center’ s GrantCraft blog. When I became the president of Brooklyn ... their communities stronger. We looked at 30 sectors— from health and human services,...

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Brooklyn Org

Charter Schools Are Losing the Narrative But Winning the Data

Release Date:

09/12/2017

... York Times summarizing evidence of the striking success public charter schools have had in providing better ... have struggled,” he wrote. “This evidence comes from top academic researchers, studying a variety...

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Farhad Asghar Joins Carnegie Corporation of New York as Program Officer for Pathways to Postsecondary Success

Release Date:

11/29/2018

... overseeing part of our education portfolio. Farhad’ s work experience includes managing direct service programs, ... working for Bank Street College, he taught in a Brooklyn public high school and was a staff...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Awards Grants to Nonprofits to Partner with Schools for 4-Year Pilot Initiative

Release Date:

10/15/2015

... Pilot Initiative in Collaboration with NYC DOE and Mayor’ s Leadership Team on School Climate and Discipline ... to launch full-time, in-school programs in four Brooklyn public schools beginning this fall, via...

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

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Brooklyn Org

20 May 2015

Youth Participation: Creating a Rich Civic Ecosystem for Young People in NYC

Wednesday, May 20, 2015 -

8:30am to 11:30am

... for involving youth in decision making related to public policy and community action in NYC. Youth and adult leaders from DYCD, NYC Service, Borough President’ s Office, youth organizing, and...

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Public Policy

Children, Youth and Families

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New York City

Arcus and Ford Named as Top Funders who Champion Marriage Equality

Release Date:

10/07/2014

... Named as Top Funders who Champion Marriage Equality It' s always hard to pinpoint the role of philanthropy in ... legal across the United States, a trend that yesterday' s Supreme Court decision has...

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Ford Foundation

Arcus Foundation

Foundation Presidents Defend Donor-Advised Funds—Is That the Best They Can Do?

Release Date:

09/14/2017

... Ray Madoff, director of the Forum on Philanthropy and the Public Good at Boston College, and Roger Colinvaux of ...

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Jonas Center Support For Online Tutorials Helps Healthcare Students

Release Date:

06/17/2014

The Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare, Khan Academy and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) are providing online tutorials to supplement the learning of healthcare students, practitioners and patients worldwide.

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Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

At Ford Event, de Blasio Says Cities Must Innovate Since Feds and State Won’t

Release Date:

03/30/2016

... any belief that higher levels of government have any interest in helping New York City grapple with income ...

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Economic Security

NYSHealth Funding Opportunity Now Open: Spreading OpenNotes in New York State

Release Date:

04/24/2017

This RFP is open to any hospital in New York State interested in implementing OpenNotes, with awards of up to $100,000 to be granted to up to 10 hospitals. Proposals will be due on June 8, 2017.

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RFPs Etc

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

Ford and RPA Work to Foster Sustainable Development in Ghana

Release Date:

07/09/2015

... Development Goals (SDGs) in Ghana. Participants from business, philanthropy, social investment, the UN ... and share their ideas concerning the future of Ghana' s development. The leaders will discuss a...

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International/Foreign Affairs

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Ford Foundation

17 Apr 2013

The “Grit” Factor: How Community Organizations Support Students for College Success

Wednesday, April 17, 2013 -

8:15am to 10:30am

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... the high school graduate can succeed in and graduate from college. In our March 18 session on Measuring What ... forward to develop programs that build young people’ s social and emotional skills, help them...

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29 Nov 2011

Beyond Health: A Win-Win Scenario

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -

7:00am to 10:00am

... and the Health Policy Working Group. Come hear from the NYS legislation sponsors, as well as practitioners ... for patients, doctors and lawyers. Read one man' s story of how his life was touched by...

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Issue-Based

What Does the Nonprofit Revitalization Act of 2013 Mean for Us?

Release Date:

01/15/2014

... but something big happened in the world of New York' s nonprofit law shortly before the end of the year. On ... including foundations, are required to adopt conflict of interest policies and many...

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