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Camille Kramer Joins the Tow Foundation

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03/01/2013

Camille Kramer has been named the new Executive Assistant to the Tow Foundation's Executive ... time, Kramer writes, volunteers and teaches as an adjunct at the University of Bridgeport...

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A Coalition to Move de Blasio Along on Bus Rapid Transit

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06/09/2014

... to create a “world-class” bus rapid transit system of at least 20 routes in New York City. Now there’s a coalition intent on making ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Investment in Light Rail Program Helps Create Jobs, Stimulate Economy

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06/17/2014

... Rail Program Helps Create Jobs, Stimulate Economy A new light rail line--called the "Green Line"-- that connects the downtowns of Saint Paul and Minneapolis for the first time in decades ... create...

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UBS Announces $10 Million Commitment To Support College Success

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06/20/2014

... $10 million, five-year commitment on Friday to establish a new education platform for improving college success among ... populations. Commencing in three markets — New York, New Jersey and...

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Economic Security

UBS Financial Services Inc.

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Paid Leave Seen As Way To Stop Decline in Women in Workforce

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07/28/2014

Paid Leave Seen As Way To Stop Decline Of Women in Workforce As economists search for an ... States who are working or want to work has been declining, new evidence suggests that one way to stem the dip would to...

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Gender Justice

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Prescription For Making Healthcare Enrollment More Customer-Friendly

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08/01/2014

... writes James R. Knickman President & CEO, New York State Health Foundation, in the Huffington Post. As ... moves ahead "with an eye toward enrolling a million more New Yorkers, a few key changes could...

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New York Health Foundation

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Rachel D. Pardoe Appointed NYCT Program Officer for Health and People with Special Needs

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02/10/2015

... People with Special Needs Rachel D. Pardoe joined The New York Community Trust in February 2015 as Program Officer ... Rachel covers The Trust’s grantmaking in the areas of health, children and youth with...

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The New York Community Trust

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Citi Backs Program to Create 5,000 Women Entrepreneurs from Low-Income Neighborhoods

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03/16/2015

... That critical path from idea to success is where New York City is hoping to take 5,000 women from underserved ... communities in the next three years. Glen announced the new initiative, Women Entrepreneurs NYC...

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Gender Justice

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The Century Foundation Releases Report Detailing President Obama's Executive Actions

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05/07/2015

... to make sure that we’re providing Americans the kind of help that they need.” This declaration represented the start of a new wave of policymaking through executive action...

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Immigration

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NYCT Grant Will Build Capacity for Child Welfare

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07/02/2015

... and Families (CCF) announced that it received a grant of $100,000 from the New York Community Trust. The grant will allow CCF to improve ... practices. CCF was formed to respond to many changes in New...

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Studio Museum in Harlem Unveils Design for Expansion

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07/06/2015

... whose ambitions have long been checked by the limitations of its 1914 building, will construct a new $122 million home designed by the British architect David Adjaye on West 125th Street. Plans for the...

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Arts

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Heckscher Foundation for Children Works to Demystify NYC High School Admissions Process

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07/13/2015

... Admissions Process Applying to public high schools in New York City can be a daunting task, from the sheer number of options available to the notoriously difficult admissions ... number of...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Cecilia Stancell Promoted to Director of Programs at Dyson Foundation

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08/17/2015

Cecilia Stancell Promoted to Director of Programs at Dyson Foundation The Dyson Foundation has promoted ... of Wassaic to serve as the philanthropic foundation’s new Director...

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NY State Health Foundation Sees Need to Educate Consumers on State Obamacare Offerings

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11/02/2015

... So last year, when she shopped for health insurance on the New York State exchange, she found the $150 monthly premium ... the light bill and rent.” . . . Paniagua is typical of many who remain uninsured,...

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New York Health Foundation

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation Supporting NJ Food Banks

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12/07/2015

Bank of America Charitable Foundation Supporting NJ Food Banks One ... on food banks, equivalent to about 46.5 million people. In New Jersey, the ratio is smaller but still significant — ... with Bank of...

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Largest-Ever Study of Cornea Condition Reveals Hidden Risk Factors, U-M Team Reports (Research To Prevent Blindness)

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01/13/2016

Largest-Ever Study of Cornea Condition Reveals Hidden Risk Factors, U-M Team Reports (Research To Prevent Blindness) A large new study reveals previously unknown risk factors associated ... condition that causes...

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Research to Prevent Blindness

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When Integrating A School, Does It Matter If You Use Class Instead Of Race? (Century Foundation)

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02/29/2016

... A School, Does It Matter If You Use Class Instead Of Race? (Century Foundation) "Stronger Together" is not ... fitness app. It's a grant proposed in President Obama's new budget, reviving...

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Rockefeller-founded Asia Society Marks 60 Years of Building Bridges Between the U.S. & Asia

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03/15/2016

Rockefeller-founded Asia Society Marks 60 Years of Building Bridges Between the U.S. & Asia Asia Society ... the Society's global network that kick off this week in New York. Asia Society was founded on...

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