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Could This Major Grant by Paul Allen Signal Deeper Climate Giving to Come?

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10/02/2017

... by Paul Allen Signal Deeper Climate Giving to Come? One of Seattle billionaire Paul Allen’s major philanthropic ... are changing. The funding goes toward the work of Greg Johnson, who works for the NOAA...

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Groups seek changes in NY policy as hunger grows

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10/14/2013

ALBANY, N.Y. — Advocacy groups are pushing for changes in New York policy to attack what they say is a rising tide of hunger among the working poor, children and the elderly ... to streamline its procedures to...

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NY begins first statewide school-to-job project

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11/03/2013

... Litow was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article about a new statewide workforce development program for high school ... program to link students with companies in search of specific job skills is set to...

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JPMorgan Plans to Unveil a Program for Job Skills

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12/11/2013

JPMorgan Chase's new $250 million initiative aims to close the "skills gap in in some of the largest United States and European job markets, reports The New York Times. When Mayor Rahm...

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Ruskay Reflects on 15 Years At Helm of UJA-Fed NY

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06/11/2014

Ruskay Reflects on 15 Years At Helm of UJA-Fed NY In an interview with the Jewish ... down at the end of the month as CEO of UJA-Federation of...

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Mellon Foundation Awards St. Lawrence University $800,000 to Support Sophomore-Year Experience

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10/21/2016

... awarded a large grant by a private foundation to support a new program aimed at enhancing the academic experience for its second-year ... program. This new program will offer a new...

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Century Foundation Fellow Gives NYC Schools B-Minus in Efforts to Increase Diversity

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11/02/2016

... Gives NYC Schools B-Minus in Efforts to Increase Diversity New York City’s schools are among the most segregated in ... Advocate Letitia James called for the city Department of Education to appoint a chief...

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Citi Foundation Among Funders of National Effort to Diversify College Faculty

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03/31/2016

Citi Foundation Among Funders of National Effort to Diversify College Faculty Noting the ... nationwide approach to the goal of more diversity at the front of college classrooms...

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18 Oct 2016

Funder Briefing on Poverty in the LGBTQ Community

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2:30pm to 4:30pm

... transgender, and queer Americans face higher rates of poverty than their straight counterparts? Have you heard ... policy advocates, and fellow funders who are working hard at the intersections of...

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Novo and Surdna Foundations Key Backers in Push to Build Community Wealth

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04/04/2018

... and regional giving. Although national funders coming out of places like New York and the Bay Area command the most attention, growing ... The network sees itself as a politically inclusive group at...

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The Westchester Community Foundation Awards $3.2 Million in Grants to 66 Nonprofits

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12/01/2021

... to 67 nonprofits in 2021 to help improve the quality of life for Westchester residents. Grants addressed a wide ... people contributed to our Westchester COVID-19 Response Fund to help support residents as the...

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Lessons learned from Sandy

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01/14/2013

... to talk about the most crucial infrastructure changes New York should act upon in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. Lessons learned from Sandy ...

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Several NY Donor Families Among Millionaires Asking for Tax Raise on the Wealthy

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03/23/2016

... the Wealthy More than 40 millionaires on Monday asked New York state to raise taxes on the wealthy, under what they called a “1% plan for tax fairness”. “As New Yorkers who have contributed to and benefited...

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NYS Health Foundation Report: Hospital Mergers Lead to Higher Prices in NY

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03/25/2016

... Mergers Lead to Higher Prices in NY Hospital mergers in New York typically result in higher prices, with little improvement in quality, according to a new Manhattan Institute report, sponsored by the ...

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Carnegie Attends Gathering to Discuss Launch of NYCitizenship Services

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04/25/2016

Carnegie Attends Gathering to Discuss Launch of NYCitizenship Services The Mayor’s Office of Immigrant ... 19 to launch the start of NYCitizenship services across New York City...

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Regional Plan Association Wins Grant From Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to Study Climate's Impact on Wetlands

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04/19/2017

... the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to study the effects of climate change and sea level rise on wetlands in the New York metropolitan region. The study, “ New Coastline: Ensuring Pathways...

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Smashing the Stigma: Deputy Mayor Richard Buery On ThriveNYC and Treating Mental Health

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09/08/2017

... Treating Mental Health ThriveNYC is a coordinated system of 54 initiatives, estimated to cost $850 million over four years. One in 5 New Yorkers in any given year will experience mental illness. One in 5...

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo Joins Jim and Marilyn Simons to Dedicate Flatiron Institute

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09/14/2017

... Jim and Marilyn Simons to Dedicate Flatiron Institute New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo joined Simons Foundation ... Marilyn Simons on Sept. 6 to dedicate the foundation’s new Flatiron Institute, an intramural...

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The $2.7 Trillion Medical Bill

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06/01/2013

The Commonwealth Fund ’s recent report on health care spending in 13 ... in this article.) Deirdre Yapalater’s recent colonoscopy at a surgical center near her home here on Long Island went ... racked up what is...

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Fidelity Charitable Reports Record Results in First Three Quarters in 2013

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10/26/2013

... announced record results through the first three quarters of 2013. Fidelity Charitable, the nation's largest donor-advised fund program, has announced record results through the first ... of...

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