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Study Reveals The Hidden Lives of America’s Poor and Middle Class (Citi and Ford Foundations)

Release Date:

01/06/2016

Study Reveals The Hidden Lives of America’s Poor and Middle Class (Citi and Ford ... intended to help them are still catching up. The new barriers to economic stability and upward mobility are ... from four...

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Economic Security

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Citi Foundation

Ford Foundation

Caltech Biologists Identify Gene that Helps Regulate Sleep (Rita Allen Foundation)

Release Date:

02/18/2016

... that when overactivated causes severe insomnia. Expression of the gene, neuromedin U (Nmu), also seems to serve as ... term, the results suggest Nmu as a potential candidate for new therapies to address sleep...

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Health

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Rita Allen Foundation

Mark Zezza Joins NYSHealth as Director of Policy and Research

Release Date:

04/18/2017

Mark Zezza Joins NYSHealth as Director of Policy and Research As Director of Policy and Research at the New York State Health Foundation, Mark Zezza, Ph.D., works in ... in...

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Health

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Inside Game: A Foundation Supports LGBTQ Leaders in the Halls of Power

Release Date:

09/11/2017

... Game: A Foundation Supports LGBTQ Leaders in the Halls of Power While it was the nation’s highest court that ... well before Trump's election threw up obstacles to gains at the federal level, these...

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Gender Justice

LGBTQ

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Partners With The Nature Conservancy To Explore Nature’s Ability To Mitigate Climate Change

Release Date:

10/20/2017

... global advancement on climate action, with hundreds of global businesses and national and sub-national leaders ... on the momentum of the Paris Agreement to initiate new climate pledges,...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Doris Duke Foundation

Michigan State University Uses Mellon Foundation Grant To Build Massive Slave Trade Database

Release Date:

01/09/2018

... the website will allow people to search millions of pieces of slave data to identify enslaved individuals and ... grant from the Mellon Foundation. ''Enslaved' brings new...

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Member News

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Social Justice

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Mellon Foundation

ASPCA Opens Permanent, State-of-the-Art Behavioral Rehabilitation Center

Release Date:

05/10/2018

ASPCA Opens Permanent, State- of -the-Art Behavioral Rehabilitation Center The ASPCA ® ... are victims of cruelty or neglect. The ASPCA opened this new permanent facility following the success...

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Animal Welfare

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ASPCA

Using Data to Save Lives: The Rockefeller Foundation and Partners Launch $100 Million Precision Public Health Initiative

Release Date:

09/25/2019

... Launch $100 Million Precision Public Health Initiative NEW YORK, 25 September 2019 – The Rockefeller Foundation ... include UNICEF; the World Health Organization; The Global Fund ; the Global Financing Facility...

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Health

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Henry Street Settlement Debuts Neighborhood Center in Historic Firehouse with Support from The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

Release Date:

10/29/2019

... was a ribbon cutting this week to celebrate the opening of the Dale Jones Burch Neighborhood Center at Henry Street Settlement. The newly renovated facility is ... donor. The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg...

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Community Development

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Simons Foundation Supports CUNY Graduate Center to Diversify Astrophysics Education

Release Date:

02/09/2022

... to Diversify Astrophysics Education Astrophysics is one of the most popular science fields, igniting the imaginations ... block is the cost of graduate education, particularly at the master’s...

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02 Nov 2016

End the Sexual-Abuse-to-Prison Pipeline

Wednesday, November 2, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... on the sexual-abuse-to-prison pipeline: The proportion of girls – especially girls of color – in the juvenile ... Girls Story,” produced with the support of Philanthropy...

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Panel

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Legal Issues

Public Policy

Funding Area

Children, Youth and Families

The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Sharon Percy Rockefeller, Mellody Hobson and Admiral James Stavridis to Board of Trustees

Release Date:

12/11/2017

... Mellody Hobson and Admiral James Stavridis to Board of Trustees The Rockefeller Foundation announced today the appointment of three new members to its Board of Trustees:...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Rockefeller Foundation

05 Oct 2021

Making Up For Lost Time: How Funders Can Support Tutoring Interventions That Accelerate Learning

Tuesday, October 5, 2021 -

1:00pm to 3:00pm

After nearly 18 months of disrupted learning, many students are entering this school ... to meaningful impact. We’ll then unpack the landscape in New York City, including successes and challenges around ... Begeny...

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

Topic(s)

Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Children, Youth and Families

Education

Morgan Stanley Builds Digital Platform to Help Billion Oyster Project Speed Up Oyster Bed Growth

Release Date:

06/08/2021

... Oyster Project Speed Up Oyster Bed Growth In recognition of World Ocean Day, Billion Oyster Project announced a new data collection system powering its efforts to restore ... New York City”,...

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Member News

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Environment and Climate Change

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Morgan Stanley [Corporate]

Dyson Foundation and Partners Launch ‘Bridges to Board Service’

Release Date:

03/17/2016

... In partnership with the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley, the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of ... Committee, and Governance Matters, an affiliate of the New...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Dyson Foundation

15 Apr 2010

Educational Neglect: Rethinking Intersections between the Education and Child Protective Systems

Thursday, April 15, 2010 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... Please fill out this online form . A Philanthropy New York MEMBERS BRIEFING sponsored by Casey Family Programs ... care, education, youth development, and disconnected and at -risk youth...

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13 May 2013

Conversations for Grantmakers: CORe — Community Opportunity and Reinvestment

Monday, May 13, 2013 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Webinar

New York State invests enormous resources in our cities. ... rates, persistent health problems and other indicia of distress. The CORe initiative seeks to better align ... abuse and economic development. The CORe...

14 Apr 2010

Accountability: Judging Students, Judging Teachers

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... Public Education Grantmakers Network (PEGNET), with The New York Community Trust and the Ford Foundation . WHO SHOULD ... measure? Are they a fair – and complete – index of student achievement? And, can these...

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Issue-Based

14 Nov 2013

The Affordable Care Act: Essential Implications for Women & the Uninsured

Thursday, November 14, 2013 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York

... by these changes because they are the biggest consumers of health care and comprise the largest share of the ... are critical to the well-being of women and families are at...

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09 Sep 2015

Celebrating the Films of Frederick Wiseman: A Special Retrospective

Wednesday, September 9, 2015 -

5:00pm to 7:30pm

Widely regarded as one of our greatest living documentary filmmakers, Frederick ... Wiseman himself, moderated by Kent Jones, director of the New York Film Festival. Presenters Frederick Wiseman...