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Bloomberg Among Top Donors Who Give Largest Share of Wealth to Charity

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09/19/2017

... among the 10 richest people in America, according to new analysis by The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Out of those ... co-founder and the wealthiest person on the Forbes list, with a fortune pegged at $81...

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Hometown Hope: How Amazon is Paying Attention to Homelessness in Seattle and Beyond

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09/20/2017

... Amazon’s real estate and facilities VP, to the New York Times after an announcement this spring that the ... people roughing it in the streets, funders are looking to new methods—like permanent supportive...

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If Congress Doesn’t Act Fast on Children’s Health Insurance, Millions Could Be at Risk

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09/21/2017

... for their children or facing soaring premiums. “Here in New York, we’re all waiting with bated breath, because there would be an awful lot of ... of health policy for the Children’s Defense Fund– New...

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Making Kids Into “Makers”

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09/22/2017

Making Kids Into “Makers” The new annual Inventor’s Challenge prompts children to develop ... how their work could help those around them. But a new program is encouraging them to do so outside of school. ... that...

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Education

Opinion: How Parks Lose Their Playfulness

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09/25/2017

... ago, the Hudson River Park Trust floated an idea for a new island. Called Pier 55, it was to be a ... manning those bridges. Extraordinary philanthropy, in our new Gilded Age, is extraordinarily praiseworthy...

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Community Development

Commentary from The Century Foundation: Women’s Underrepresentation in Politics: No, It’s Not Just an Ambition Gap

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09/25/2017

... No, It’s Not Just an Ambition Gap Last week, the New York Times Editorial Board ran an editorial discussing ... lamented declining numbers of women council members in the New York City Council and the...

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Opinion: Construction Safety Bill Would Hurt Minority Workers

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09/26/2017

... living in public housing. For months, I have been working with other NYCHA residents, construction leaders and advocacy groups like the NAACP New York State and One Hundred Black Men of New...

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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

... through the Affordable Care Act will not affect New York, the head of the state’s online exchange said ... is the online market created four years ago to comply with the requirements of the federal Affordable...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Funded Studies Make Progress In Fight Against Malaria

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10/05/2017

... Funded Studies Make Progress In Fight Against Malaria Two new strategies show promise in battling malaria, a disease ... children ages five and under in sub-Saharan Africa.Both new strategies involve making...

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NADA to Launch Acquisition Gift Fund for Pérez Art Museum Miami

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10/05/2017

... Launch Acquisition Gift Fund for Pérez Art Museum Miami With the Bass Museum of Art reopening this month and the ... of Contemporary Art putting the finishing touches on its new permanent home, this season is...

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Citi Community Development Is Partner in NYC’s First Citywide Community Land Trust

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10/25/2017

... Center for NYC Neighborhoods (CNYCN), Habitat for Humanity New York City (Habitat NYC), Mutual Housing Association of NY ... Urban Homesteading Assistance Board (UHAB). They hope the new CLT can help address...

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Rita Allen Foundation Supported Report Finds That Civic Tech Struggles with Sustainable Funding Despite Gains

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10/31/2017

... Supported Report Finds That Civic Tech Struggles with Sustainable Funding Despite Gains A new report has found that while civic tech is a growth industry, it is one largely filled with...

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Is the Help Helpful? Alternatives to Shelter for Families Headed by Domestic Violence Survivors

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01/31/2018

... Violence Survivors Carol Corden, Executive Director of New Destiny Housing. This piece was submitted on behalf of ... safely in their existing housing or find new housing along with wrap-...

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Arcus Foundation, Casey Family Programs and Other Funders Support Voices of Youth Count

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04/27/2018

... Programs and Other Funders Support Voices of Youth Count New Chapin Hall brief shows LGBTQ youth who are homeless ... groundbreaking research by Chapin Hall, which provides new insights to the challenges faced...

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UJA-Federation Study Examines Role of Synagogue Top Job Nationwide

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05/31/2018

... Study Examines Role of Synagogue Top Job Nationwide A new study by UJA-Federation of New York finds that the executive director/administrator role ... general operations and administrative tasks, often...

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Funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, University of Michigan Researchers Building System to Safeguard Confidential Data

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06/07/2018

... been used inappropriately and without their knowledge. A new report from a team led by University of Michigan research professor Margaret Levenstein describes a new process to safeguard the research community...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation Funds Report Rethinking How Medicare Pays for Services

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07/13/2018

... changes must be made to Medicare’s current system. In a new report, Center for American Progress outlines a new approach to setting physician payment amounts based on ...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Supports Launch Plant Humanities Initiative

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10/05/2018

... that is part of the non-profit ITHAKA, are launching, with the support of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Plant Humanities Initiative: a digital tool with related research and scholarly programming to...

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Research to Prevent Blindness-Supported Researchers Will Be Integral Part of Latest Effort Within NEI’s Audacious Goals Initiative

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11/06/2018

... AGI effort, the five multi-disciplinary teams will develop new disease models for a range of eye conditions. This AGI model-development effort seeks to catalyze new , regenerative treatments – such as cell- and...

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