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The Role of Philanthropy in Addressing the Greek Crisis

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08/21/2015

by Andreas C. Dracopoulos , Co-President, Stavros Niarchos Foundation This piece originally appeared on the European Foundation Centre' s In Dialogue Blog . What is philanthropy’ s...

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Uprooting Racism to Advance Health Equity

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01/04/2022

... pieces originally appeared on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Blog . In 1966 our nation’ s great civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., ...

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14 Nov 2012

A Cultural Exploration of Russian Arts: Performance at BAM & Dinner

Wednesday, November 14, 2012 -

4:30pm to 9:30pm

... are invited to a special dinner, talk and performance of Donka: A Letter to Chekhov , part of BAM’ s 30th Next Wave Festival. Featuring a spectacular melding ... physically stunning...

De Blasio drafts biz execs to push pre-K tax

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01/29/2014

... business executives, including Lee Wasserman, Director of the Rockefeller Family Fund, have signed on to Mayor de Blasio' s plan to raise taxes to fund citywide pre-K and after-school programs, reported...

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Alan "Ace" Greenberg, Leading NY Philanthropist, Dies

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07/25/2014

... "Ace" Greenberg, Leading NY Philanthropist, UJA-Federation of New York Supporter, Dies Alan “Ace” Greenberg, the ... in his employees, died Friday at age 86. “There’ s probably no single...

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United Hospital Fund Produces User-Friendly Data Sets to Advance Population Health in New York

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11/07/2014

... The United Hospital Fund today published a compendium of short, easily digestible regional chartbooks that provide ... a high-level overview of service utilization of New York’ s...

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UJA Federation Charities Scramble to Address FEGS Closure

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03/16/2015

... the nonprofit world was shocked. But the ruinous series of decisions that wrecked FEGS—a health and human services nonprofit that has long been one of New York’ s largest, most well-regarded...

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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

Bloomberg, Sierra Club Direct $60 Million To Closing Half Of U. S . Coal Plants By 2017 The Sierra Club and Michael ... coal-fired power shut down or slated for closure in the U. S . in the next...

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New York Public Schools Fund Struggles to Secure Donations

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05/12/2015

... Mayor Bill de Blasio. The fund, which raised an average of $29 million a year over the last decade, has raised just ... which ends June 30, fund officials said. And about half of that comes from two large...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Increases Commitment to Environment of Madagascar

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06/18/2015

... Charitable Trust Increases Commitment to Environment of Madagascar The grant brings the amount of support the ... natural resources and protecting biodiversity. The Trust’ s Conservation...

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$1.25 Million Mellon Grant Awarded to Arts & Humanities to Fund Digital Humanities, African American Studies

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07/17/2015

... research and training model, awarded to the College of Arts and Humanities (ARHU) and co-directed by the Arts and ... research and to integrate digital work into a number of innovative undergraduate curricular...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds Metropolitan Museum's Launch of Kid-Targeted Web Initiative

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09/11/2015

Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds Metropolitan Museum' s Launch of Kid-Targeted Web Initiative Thomas P. Campbell, ... made for, with, and by kids. The feature on the Met' s website...

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JP Morgan Chase Launches 'New Skills For Youth'; Invests $75M to Build Tomorrow’s Economy

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01/19/2016

... 'New Skills For Youth'; Invests $75M to Build Tomorrow’ s Economy We believe every young person deserves a pathway ... talent they need to grow and compete. With the Council of Chief State School...

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Presidential Candidates Ignore Long-Term Care Issues (United Hospital Fund)

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02/10/2016

... Long-Term Care Issues (United Hospital Fund) On the eve of the first votes of the 2016 presidential contest – a ... and voter anger are grabbing the headlines – there’ s at least one familiar...

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Laurie M. Tisch Honored by United Way’s Women’s Leadership Council

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03/21/2016

Laurie M. Tisch Honored by United Way’ s Women’ s Leadership Council The United Way of New York City’ s Women’ s Leadership Council’ s held...

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20 Jun 2016

Philanthropy, Refugees, and the Global Humanitarian Crisis: World Refugee Day - Webinar

Monday, June 20, 2016 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

Expanding Perspectives on the Integration of Refugees Refugee integration is not just about how our communities are inclusive of refugees, but it is also about how refugee leaders and organizations are working at...

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Funded by Research to Prevent Blindness, USC Study Predicts Visual Impairment Will Double by 2050

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05/19/2016

... A study published today by researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) Roski Eye Institute in JAMA Ophthalmology found that the U. S . prevalence in visual impairment (VI) and blindness is ... to...

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Ford Sponsors Memorial to Confront South's Troubled History of Lynchings

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09/29/2016

Ford Sponsors Memorial to Confront South' s Troubled History of Lynchings Southern states have long welcomed tourists ... blacks its research shows were killed by lynching in the U. S . from...

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SeaChange Capital Partners Writes "Coming Back from Bankruptcy: How We Fixed Healing Arts Initiative"

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06/06/2017

... bankruptcy a year ago, it was the last in a series of tragic events that was seemingly the death knell for the ... burns to her face. Dyer had exposed the embezzlement of $750,000 at the organization and was...

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Reaching the Unbanked: Citi Inclusive Finance Wins Euromoney Award

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07/20/2017

... is unbanked, leaving them completely outside the system of formal financial services which can serve as bridge out of ... Finance—earlier this month Citi won Euromoney’ s inaugural award for...

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