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Bloomberg Says His Work Is About "Saving Lives"

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07/14/2014

... Lives" In an interview with Rolling Stone, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says that the work he and ... save lives." Adds Bloomberg: "Particularly, I want the foundation to focus on...

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Improving Education May Come Down to Changing Principals

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09/08/2014

... has, traditionally, been overlooked. How about a new education reform push, one that focuses less on the ... too — what and how students are learning. The Wallace Foundation has offered six urban school...

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PNY Members Funding LGBT Senior Care

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10/30/2014

... issue for a while now. Recently, I wrote about what the New York Community Trust was doing to help LGBT seniors. The ... issue, as does Haas. The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation also has a deep...

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The Haitian Earthquake: Response, Relief & Recovery

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01/14/2010

Philanthropy New York is currently working to coordinate and list our ... in the days ahead for more information. Tell us what your foundation is doing—please send us information about ...

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Bloomberg Announces Winners of Genesis Generation Challenge

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04/29/2015

... conference at the Bloomberg Philanthropies headquarters in New York, Michael R. Bloomberg was joined by a renowned group ... Douglas; Co-Founder and Chairman of the Genesis Prize Foundation , Stan Polovets;...

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D.C. Schools Attracted Record Amounts of Philanthropy in Recent Years

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08/27/2015

... charter schools or to organizations, including the New Schools Venture Fund, that support charter schools.... ...

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The World Has Pledged To Divest $2.6 Trillion From Fossil Fuels

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09/22/2015

... ago. The news was announced at a press conference in New York, hosted by groups including the United Nations, the ...

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"Resilience" Bonds Could Help in Climate Disaster, Rockefeller Report Says

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12/10/2015

... disasters, according to a report funded by the Rockefeller Foundation . A traditional catastrophe bond is issued by ...

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As Blizzard Looms, Morgan Stanley-supported 'Operation Warm' Gives NYC Children Free Coats

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01/22/2016

... announced Thursday that 13,000 young students will receive new winter jackets paid for by private donors. The bulk of ...

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Commonwealth Fund Questions Usefulness of Mobile Health Apps

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02/22/2016

... and safety, according to an issue brief published by New York City-based The Commonwealth Fund. The Commonwealth Fund is a private foundation that supports independent research on health care ...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Funds Camden Coalition to Establish National Healthcare Center

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03/09/2016

... The Atlantic Philanthropies and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation . The center would help improve care for ... “Across the country, innovators are developing new models of health care delivery that lower costs...

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Rockefeller Fund Takes First Green Stake in Pivot From Oil

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07/28/2016

... in Pivot From Oil The Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the foundation divesting from the fossil-fuel industry it helped ... meant to bolster the fight against climate change. The New York City-based fund, founded in...

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Sloan partners with NASA to Study Microbes from ISS

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09/23/2016

... is launched. The microbes are now the focus of a brand new research partnership between NASA and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation , a non-profit organization. This proves the fact ...

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Atlantic's Chuck Feeney Tops Forbes List of 'Most Generous' Givers

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10/07/2016

... Chuck Feeney Tops Forbes List of 'Most Generous' Givers A new ranking by Forbes puts Warren Buffett at the top the list ... in 2015, the bulk of them to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , has...

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Russell Sage Publishes Study on the Problems of Parents Funding College Education

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12/14/2016

... might be exacerbating economic inequality, according to a new study by a University of Kansas professor. “Young ... it matters even in young adulthood.” The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social...

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Supported by Rockefeller, Study Finds Gig Economy Media Reporting Disconnected from Worker Reality

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12/20/2016

... conversation that actual workers have on social media, a new media analysis by Cision has found. The analysis found ... and even loneliness. On behalf of The Rockefeller Foundation , Cision conducted a one-year...

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Bloomberg's Kelly Henning on Working Together Around The World To Kick The Big Tobacco Habit

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01/06/2017

... Bloomberg, then in his second term as mayor of the City of New York, donated $125 million through his foundation , Bloomberg Philanthropies, for a two-year ...

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Rockefeller and Unreasonable Institute Give $1M to Groups Fighting Urban Poverty

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01/12/2017

... Cities Accelerator, a partnership between The Rockefeller Foundation and Unreasonable Institute, has awarded $1 million ...

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Target Corporation Supports Water Harvesting Cistern to Transform Blighted Properties

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03/29/2017

... assets. The all-volunteer organization will debut a new recreational space and water harvesting cistern this ... recently decommissioned home sat abandoned. The home’s foundation was saved and will be...

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