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The Role of Philanthropy and Advocacy in Healthcare Reform Implementation

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02/21/2013

A report from Philanthropy New York’ s “Money and Power in Post-Election America: Where Is Philanthropy?” conference' s Health Reform breakout session. As the saying goes, it’ s ... New York...

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Will Obamacare Increase Insurance Costs in New York State?

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04/01/2013

An op-ed by James Knickman, President and CEO of the New York State Health Foundation . The entire process of implementing the Affordable ... pass; once it did, it needed to survive the Supreme...

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The Secret to More Effective Philanthropy: Funding the Unknown

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03/28/2013

... op-ed by Elizabeth Good Christopherson, President and CEO of the Rita Allen Foundation , in anticipation of the May 2013 Ashoka Future Forum in Washington, D.C. What’ s often...

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Philanthropy Takes Fore as Bloomberg Exits N.Y. Mayoralty

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04/30/2013

Mayor Michael Bloomberg’ s approach to philanthropy and his giving priorities are ... his return to private life after three terms as mayor of New York. The newspaper interviewed Mr. Bloomberg and collaborators...

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More Children in Greece Are Going Hungry

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04/17/2013

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation ' s support of a school lunch program to help combat child hunger in .....

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How our community colleges are falling behind

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05/23/2013

The Century Foundation ’ s new report details the large socioeconomic, racial and ... elite institutions. Pop quiz: What' s the biggest category of college or university in...

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Celebrating a Year of Progress on Expanded Learning Time

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05/15/2013

... Time to Succeed Coalition Co-Chair Chris Gabrieli and Ford Foundation President Luis Ubiñas. The Time to Succeed ... a simple mission: to ensure all children in our nation' s communities have more and...

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Affording Obamacare: New York's New Health Plan Rates

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07/19/2013

A blog post from James Knickman, President and CEO of the New York State Health Foundation . This week' s announcement of the costs of the health insurance...

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Bill Gates: 'Philanthropy Should Be Taking Bigger Risks Than Business'

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09/25/2013

View video of Bill Gates at the Clinton Global Initiative. If problems ... could step in and solve them, Bill Gates said at this week' s Clinton Global Initiative. But that isn't the case. So ... Gates...

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Philanthropy: Beyond Business or Charity

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11/01/2013

Lori Bezahler, President of the Edward W. Hazen Foundation , wrote about the problems ... model for philanthropy in the latest issue of NCRP' s Responsive Philanthropy. This...

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Scott Stringer Unveils Transition Team

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11/18/2013

Ana Oliveira has been appointed as co-chair of Comptroller-elect Scott Stringer' s transition team. Its members include Lisa Garcia Quiroz, ... Ana Oliveira, president of the New York Women...

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What Inequality Deniers Have In Common With Climate Change Skeptics

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06/16/2014

... Climate Change Skeptics In an op-ed on Quartz, Ford Foundation President Darren Walker says recent attempts to discredit Thomas Piketty' s research into income inequality remind him of...

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Effective Philanthropy Takes Time

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06/26/2014

Effective Philanthropy Takes Time In this episode of Making Change , a podcast of the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Phil Henderson, president, Surdna Foundation , discusses why...

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Target Hits $25 Million Goal For School Supply Donations

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08/04/2014

... the school supply donations through the Kids In Need Foundation , which operates a national network of Resource Centers that provide free school supplies for ...

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UJA-Federation Awarded $4 Million Matching Grant for Teen Education

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08/07/2014

... Matching Grant for Teen Education UJA-Federation of New York will receive up to $4,403,119 as a 1:1 matching grant from the Jim Joseph Foundation for a new summer education initiative for NY area ...

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Viriginia "Ginnie" Sloane Remembered for Her Philanthropic Spirit

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11/04/2014

... Virginia Sloane presided over the Heckscher Foundation for Children for nearly 25 years, helping to give away tens of millions of dollars to organizations serving youngsters in New York. ...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches New Clean Energy Initiative

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01/26/2015

... the Heising-Simons family last week announced the launch of a new Clean Energy Initiative to support state-based ... Philanthropies comprises the charitable activities of former New York City Mayor and...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches Data Initiatives for Cities

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04/21/2015

... Cities The What Works Cities initiative is open to U. S . cities with populations between 100,000 and 1 million ... people. Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg' s charitable foundation...

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NYCT Awards Grants Totaling $9.1 Million

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06/15/2015

... a training hub for dancers who are working with survivors of domestic violence and other hardships; the Association for ... in low-income neighborhoods; and the Computers for Youth Foundation , which was...

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