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Bessemer Trust Among Experts Tapped by NYTimes for Piece on Social Change Major Gifts

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05/16/2016

... their biggest bets. Those may be worthy recipients but, in the eyes of some in the philanthropic community, they are not at the forefront ... why someone like Paul Salem, a private equity investor in...

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Pershing Square Foundation

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Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance Opens Applications for its 2017 Prize

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09/07/2016

... around the Prize, winners will be introduced to a mentor in the pharmaceutical industry and will present their work to ...

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RFPs Etc

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Science

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Suzette Hunte Joins United Way of New York City as Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives

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09/08/2016

... thought partner to the President and play a critical role in the design, coordination and implementation of the ... assistance provider with over 12 years of experience in the nonprofit and community economic...

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Appointments & Transitions

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United Way of New York City

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Produces Short Documentaries Highlighting Public Art Challenge Projects In Four Regions

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09/19/2016

... Documentaries Highlighting Public Art Challenge Projects In Four Regions A short documentary series created by ... Documentaries Highlighting Public Art Challenge Projects In Four Regions ...

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Arts

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Newman's Own Names Walter Harrison to Advisory Board

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11/02/2016

... is currently President of the University of Hartford in West Hartford, CT, where he has served since 1998, ... The University was the first private university in the country with two public magnet schools on...

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Food Systems

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Bloomberg Philanthropies: Six Things Cities Need to Know About the Future of Autonomous Vehicles

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05/08/2017

... CNN says we’ve reached “a tipping point for excitement in self-driving cars.” But too much attention has been on ... Vehicles could change the way we live and the shape of our communities in...

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Community Development

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A Pioneer of The Philanthropic Enterprise, Newman’s Own Leads the Way For Others

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05/23/2017

... the cocktail bar Coup–short for coup d’etat–opened in New York’s East Village in mid-April, promising to donate 100% of all profits to ... Cover costs, pay fair wages, and then donate rest in...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Opinion: ‘Fair Share’ Reform – An Essential Step to Solving the City’s Homelessness Crisis

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08/29/2017

... of least resistance. This isn’t how it’s always been in our city. When the city passed the historic Fair Share Criteria in 1989, officials finally said enough to the inequitable ... distribution of city...

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Housing and Homelessness

No Room on a Bike Rack? Not a Problem for These Smart Bikes

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08/29/2017

... for These Smart Bikes It promised a new way of bike riding in New York City — GPS-tracked smart bikes that would rent ... operates the bikes, Spin, canceled a demonstration project in the Rockaways in...

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Community Development

How To Choose The Right Nonprofit To Donate Your Time To

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08/23/2017

... The Right Nonprofit To Donate Your Time To Volunteering in every respect is a good thing. You give back to the ... about devoting your time to a nonprofit organization in the past, choosing the right one may...

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Opinion: Congestion Pricing Won't Solve New York's Transportation Woes

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09/06/2017

... Woes Governor Andrew Cuomo’s recent vague interest in congestion pricing as a solution to problems at the MTA ... will not save our subways. We cannot let them off the hook in search of the perceived silver...

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Community Development

More Than 10 Million Children Live In Caribbean Countries Threatened By Hurricane Irma

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09/07/2017

More Than 10 Million Children Live In Caribbean Countries Threatened By Hurricane Irma More than 10.5 million children live in the countries that are likely to be exposed to the damage ... to reach all those...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Declaration Of Principles Across Hockey Takes NHL Where Other Pro Leagues Ought To Go

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09/08/2017

... Pro Leagues Ought To Go At an announcement and ceremony in New York, stakeholders from the the NHL, NHL Players ... own business worldview and activities, all were interested in “growing the game” and the...

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From the Ground Up

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09/08/2017

... frequently, fail to reflect the real, micro-level needs of communities . What’s more, people rarely get to choose the projects and programs that land in their backyards; too often, they are subjected to ... As...

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De Blasio Fails To Give Public School Teachers Maternity Leave

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09/13/2017

... district Nancy Tong first made public the issue last week in calling for paid maternity leave for New York City ... for unionized city teachers is essential for women and our communities . As a mother who...

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Gender Justice

The War Against ‘Lunch Shaming’: NYC Joins Growing List of Cities and Districts That Are Rethinking Mealtime

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09/19/2017

... past-due lunch balances that their parents have not paid. ( In one notable example last year, an Alabama student was ...

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Education

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Opinion: Construction Safety Bill Would Hurt Minority Workers

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09/26/2017

... who has spent my career advocating for our public housing communities – and I can tell you why we oppose Intro ... and brown construction workers, including those living in public housing. For months, I have...

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Workforce Development

State Officials: N.Y. Will Help Enroll People in Insurance through Obamacare

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09/29/2017

State Officials: N.Y. Will Help Enroll People in Insurance through Obamacare ALBANY — The recent ... coverage through the Marketplace and helping them enroll in coverage is not only the right thing to do, it’s the...

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Health

Is ‘Housing Not Warehousing’ Next?

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10/02/2017

... of family issues and poor health. She now has a home in East Flatbush and is dedicated to ensuring others don’t ... to undergo what she experienced. But she also participated in some real journeys on foot...

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