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Herbert Sturz of Open Society Foundations Named A City & State Lifetime Award Winner

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01/12/2017

Herbert Sturz of Open Society Foundations Named A City & State Lifetime ... some of the most distinguished public servants in New York City over the age of 50 who have...

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Civic Engagement

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Rockefeller Foundation Research Finds College Degree Can Be A Blunt and Inaccurate Way For Evaluating Real Talent

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03/22/2017

... say entry-level candidates are hard to find. Almost half of employers (43%) said it was hard to source entry-level candidates, according to new research from The Rockefeller Foundation, a New...

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Podcast: The Surdna Foundation Pivots to Mark 100 Years of Impact

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03/24/2017

Podcast: The Surdna Foundation Pivots to Mark 100 Years of Impact In 1917, businessman John Andrus decided to give ... Like most wealthy philanthropists, he named his new foundation after himself — except he...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Supports Female Playwrights at Centenary Stage Company

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04/06/2017

Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Supports Female Playwrights at Centenary Stage Company The popular Women Playwrights Series is back at Centenary Stage, with new plays from writers from all over the...

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Markle Foundation Collaborates With LinkedIn, Arizona State and edX to Address Technology’s Impact on Jobs

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04/14/2017

... to Address Technology’s Impact on Jobs America needs new tools for the timely measurement and monitoring of technology, jobs and skills to cope with the advance of ... mainly of...

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Workforce Development

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Michael Bloomberg Gives $75 Million to Shed Arts Center

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05/24/2017

... Gives $75 Million to Shed Arts Center The ambitious new arts center known as the Shed, rising in Hudson Yards, ... the Far West Side continues to be shaped by a small group of influential billionaires. They...

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Community Development

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JPMorgan Chase Focuses on Asset Building in Communities of Color

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05/26/2017

JPMorgan Chase Focuses on Asset-Building in Communities of Color The mix of funders worried about America's vast ... can't move faster to build earning power and wealth. A new...

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Children, Youth and Families

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NYC Youth Funders Accepting RFPs for 2017 Cycle

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06/02/2017

... Brothers Is Seeking: Nonprofit organizations in the fields of education, youth, or workforce development Located in and serving primarily populations in New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut...

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IBM Turns to Artificial Intelligence to Solve Poverty, Hunger, and Illiteracy

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06/08/2017

... its science and tech expertise into tackling some of the world's biggest problems. On Wednesday, the tech giant announced the launch of Science for Social Good, a new program that...

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Technology

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Bloomberg, Tiffany Support Ocean Conservation and Climate Change Communications

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08/03/2017

... organization called The Ocean Agency. Vevers stars in a new documentary, Chasing Coral, which won the Sundance ... Netflix in mid-July. He recently sat down with Adweek in New York during a press tour for the...

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Mayor De Blasio Signs Bills Designed to Protect Tenants From Landlord Harassment

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08/31/2017

... Harassment Mayor de Blasio signed into law a package of 18 bills aimed at protecting tenants whose landlords use construction as a ... of Buildings more than $25,000 in fines from pulling...

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Mayor De Blasio: NYC Will Continue to Support People Who Rely on DACA Even As Trump Axes The Program

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09/06/2017

... a message for President Trump: Don't mess with your fellow New Yorkers. As a city, we do not take kindly to anything ... participate in the American Dream. Right now, for all of us across the United...

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Poll: Majority of NY Voters Support Keeping Confederate Statues Up

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09/06/2017

Poll: Majority of NY Voters Support Keeping Confederate Statues Up A majority of New York voters believe Confederate statues or memorials should stay up, according to a new poll...

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City Council to Consider Expanding Stays at Shelters for Runaway and Homeless Teens, Young Adults

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09/08/2017

City Council to Consider Expanding Stays at Shelters for Runaway and Homeless Teens, Young Adults ... able to stay longer in the city’s crisis shelters under new legislation that will be introduced in the City...

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How Much Did These 90 Companies Add to Global Warming and Sea Level Rise?

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09/11/2017

... Add to Global Warming and Sea Level Rise? Can millimeters of sea level rise or increments of warming on the globe's ... thermometer be attributed to specific energy companies? A new...

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Off-Broadway’s Golden Age Faces Financial Hurdles

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09/12/2017

... artists who try to make their living off-Broadway in New York City say this is a golden age for their small-scale brand of theater. But that doesn’t mean they are reaping ... the off-Broadway theaters have...

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The Fate of NYC’s Undocumented Bakers Could Change the Food Industry

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09/15/2017

The Fate of NYC’s Undocumented Bakers Could Change the Food Industry ... to protest the firing of 24 undocumented immigrants at New York City’s artisanal Tom Cat Bakery last...

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Refugees Rent Trump’s Childhood Home To Send Message To UN Leaders

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09/19/2017

... To UN Leaders President Donald Trump’s childhood home in New York had some new occupants over the weekend — refugees who shared their ...

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