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Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Brooklyn Accelerator

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02/06/2015

... of the Brooklyn Accelerator, a unique component of its new community impact strategy designed to be a hub of ... from the community,” said Brooklyn Community Foundation President & CEO Cecilia Clarke. “...

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Community Development

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Commonwealth Fund Report Reveals that Americans Spend More on Health Care, But Fare Worse

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10/09/2015

... Americans Spend More on Health Care, But Fare Worse A new global report shows that money doesn 039 ;t buy everything ... gaining us comparable health benefits," Commonwealth Fund President...

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Deutsche Bank Supports Transgender Economic Empowerment Forum

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12/10/2015

... Empowerment Forum Transgender and gender non-conforming New Yorkers need access to jobs and job readiness programs ... Bank building at 60 Wall St. The event featured a job fair with recruitment and employment...

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Artist Catherine Opie Elected to Warhol Foundation Board

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12/15/2015

... the Warhol Foundation Board of Directors. Joel Wachs, President of the Warhol Foundation, said, ”Cathy Opie’ s ... a mid - career survey at the Guggenheim Museum in New York and solo exhibitions at the Wexner...

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Open Society Foundations Supports International Online Journalism Event

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02/24/2016

... Spanish will be provided at the conference in conjunction with Univision. Keynote speakers will in include Kensey ... editor for innovation and strategy and executive vice president for product and technology...

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Communications/Media

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Doris Duke Study Finds Promoting Abstinence, Fidelity for HIV Prevention Is Ineffective

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05/03/2016

... sexual behavior and reducing HIV risk, according to a new Stanford University School of Medicine study. Since 2004, the U.S. President ’s Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief, known ...

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Video: Rockefeller's Insight Dialogues Features Hamilton Star and Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda

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07/05/2016

... cast and ingenious composition but also for attracting new audiences to the stage and changing how we think about ... and star Lin-Manuel Miranda joined Rockefeller President Judith Rodin to discuss the role...

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Doris Duke Earmarks $2M to Address Climate Change in Hudson Valley

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08/03/2016

... has been working to preserve land for decades, but a new grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation is ... the region adapt to climate change," said Scenic Hudson President Ned Sullivan. Sullivan...

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Sloan Foundation to Honor Recipients of Teaching Champion Awards

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09/08/2016

... Foundation Teaching Champion Award– K-12 teachers in the New York metropolitan area who have successfully integrated ... and financial literacy,” said Nan J. Morrison, CEO and President , CEE. “Through advocacy...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Rockefeller's Insight Dialogues Features Hamilton Star and Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda

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06/29/2016

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Charles H. Revson and Stavros Niarchos Foundations Announce Launch of NYC Neighborhood Library Awards

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02/09/2017

... Launch of NYC Neighborhood Library Awards Julie Sandorf , president of the Charles H. Revson Foundation, Sarah ... Library Awards to celebrate the essential role of New York City 039 ;s 207...

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Aetna Foundation Leverages Philanthropic Investment to Build Healthier Communities

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04/20/2017

... to healthy nutrition and replacing those food deserts with well-stocked stores starts at the local level, says Dr. Garth Graham, president of the nonprofit Aetna Foundation, which each year provides funding to...

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Ford Foundation Awards NABJ Grant Ahead Of Its 42nd Annual Convention And Career Fair

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08/09/2017

... kicking off its 42nd Annual Convention and Career Fair in New Orleans, the National Association of Black Journalists ... significant support to NABJ,” said Sarah Glover, NABJ president . The Ford Foundation...

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Skoll, Hilton, Ford, Rockefeller Among Backers of The Guardian’s Nonprofit Arm that Will Support Its Journalism

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08/28/2017

... international expansion, is fully embracing a new moneymaking strategy in the face of industrywide revenue ... human rights and climate change. Rachel White, the president of theguardian.org, said the...

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To Change The World, “Eat What You Buy, And Stop Buying More Than You’ll Eat”

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08/31/2017

... More Than You’ll Eat” Jude Medeiros, Regional Vice President for Sodexo, will be speaking at the inaugural New York City Food Tank Summit, “Focusing on Food Loss and Food Waste,” which will be held in...

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NYC and Studio Team Up to Keep Music Industry Humming

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09/07/2017

... a music education program, is taking over a legendary New York recording studio, bolstered by $6 million in city ... slightly under $20 million, according to Roger H. Brown, president of Berklee, which has...

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A Helpful Tool to Combat the Opioid Crisis

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09/11/2017

... programs, an approach highlighted in the draft report from President Trump’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction ... controlled substances have been dispensed to patients. A new analysis shows that...

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As the Clintons Step Back From Global Stage, Bloomberg Steps Up

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09/20/2017

... campaign, Michael R. Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York and billionaire, has stepped unto the breach. On ... speakers from Tim Cook, the chief executive of Apple, to President Emmanuel Macron of France...

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States Team Up To Fight Climate Change

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09/21/2017

... federal government planning to pull out the global pact, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. Earlier this year, President Donald Trump said he would withdraw from the Paris ... to reduce carbon...

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