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Improving Education May Come Down to Changing Principals

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09/08/2014

... their kids get the best ones? But what if, in the interest of educational improvement, we paused to examine the role of one person who rarely gets talked about, but who just ... has, traditionally, been...

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NYCT, American Express, Ford Support Launch of Caribbean Cultural Center

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09/17/2014

NYCT, American Express, Ford Support Launch of Caribbean Cultural Center Caribbean Cultural Center ... to open to the public in September, 2015. Activities at the new Center will include visual...

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The New York Community Trust

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Arts

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Ford Foundation

We're at a Tipping Point Over Climate Change

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09/23/2014

We're at a Tipping Point Over Climate Change Across the globe, ... in the global battle against climate change. After all, new technology is revealing the impact of our daily consumption on...

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. Announces Detroit Service Corps to Strengthen City's Nonprofit Community

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11/04/2014

... Nonprofit Community JPMorgan Chase & Co. announced a new five-year program that sends teams of top-performing employees to Detroit to help strengthen the ... Chase employees will be supporting critical...

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John A. Hartford Foundation Forges Public-Private Partnership With CMMI to Spread "Hospital at Home" Model of Care

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11/14/2014

... Public-Private Partnership With CMMI to Spread "Hospital at Home" Model of Care To help improve the health of older adults, the John A. Hartford Foundation has formed a new...

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

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Rockefeller Foundation Leverages Federal Spending for Disaster Relief

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12/04/2014

... everyone’s been focused on resilience in the context of Sandy-like storms, but that’s because we had a ... for those. For example, the natural event likely to hit New York next is a heatwave. Heat can be...

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Foundations Work Together to Improve Broadband Service in Low-Income Communities

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12/10/2014

... to historic buildings or passing bonds to pay for new fiber networks. Though the group is in its infancy, its early expansion is a signal of what seems to be a shift in the way Americans are thinking ... that...

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Rockefeller's Rodin Urges Cities to Build Greater Resilience

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01/28/2015

... Cities to Build Greater Resilience Judith Rodin’s new book, The Resilience Dividend, begins with her surveying ... October 2012. “There were the low-lying neighbourhoods of Staten Island exposed to sea rise,...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation President Warns Against Education Tax Credit

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01/30/2015

... But what escaped notice was his reference in the State of the State speech to passing the education tax credit, or ETC, a term unfamiliar to most New Yorkers. We would all do well to pay better attention, as...

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Prudential and Goldman Sachs Developing World’s Largest Vertical Farm in Newark

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03/12/2015

... Financial Inc., and AeroFarms, together with the City of Newark and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA), announce ... global headquarters in a converted steel factory located at...

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Food Systems

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UJA Federation Charities Scramble to Address FEGS Closure

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03/16/2015

... the nonprofit world was shocked. But the ruinous series of decisions that wrecked FEGS—a health and human services nonprofit that has long been one of New York’s largest, most well-regarded...

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MasterCard Foundation Initiative to Bring Economic Opportunities to Rural East Africa

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03/17/2015

... people in rural East Africa. Building on the success of their Strengthening Rural Youth Development through ... formal jobs or explore opportunities in agriculture. The new program is noteworthy not only for...

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Citi is Giving Women the Tools to Shatter the Entrepreneurship Gender Gap

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03/20/2015

... amazing things happen when women reach the upper strata of the business world. A study by Quantopian found that ... in women,” says Maria Torres-Springer, the Commissioner of New York City’s...

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Support from MasterCard Facilitates Launch of the Global Girls Entrepreneurship Project

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03/25/2015

Support from MasterCard Facilitates Launch of the Global Girls Entrepreneurship Project The Network ... The Global Girls Entrepreneurship Project is a new NFTE initiative which offers dedicated programming, .....

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Jonas Center Releases Homelessness Report Targeting Female Veterans

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03/26/2015

... for every homeless veteran – “nearly every penny of it after the veteran has become homeless. Very little ... veterans encounter a series of challenges that put them at risk for homelessness...

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Rita Allen Foundation Wants to Solve the Problem of 'Reader Alienation'

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04/03/2015

Rita Allen Foundation Wants to Solve the Problem of 'Reader Alienation' If the old adage is true, bad news may sell, but more often than not, it comes at a price. The constant avalanche of...

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Nadia Alia Appointed Manager, Grants and Communications at The Tow Foundation

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04/20/2015

Nadia Alia Appointed Manager, Grants and Communications at The Tow Foundation Nadia Alia has been promoted to a newly created position of Manager, Grants and Communications at The Tow Foundation...

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Ms. Foundation for Women President Amerita Examines Impact of Take Our Daughters to Work Day

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04/24/2015

Ms. Foundation for Women President Amerita Examines Impact of Take Our Daughters to Work Day In 1993, a small article announcing Take Our Daughters to Work Day in New York City appeared in Parade Magazine. We...

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Children, Youth and Families

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WNYC Celebrates Neighborhood Library Awards Nominees

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05/14/2015

... Awards Nominees One week from today, the winners of the NYC Neighborhood Library Awards will be announced. Two ... the books and other services that draw people together at libraries: Andrew Jackson, executive...

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Children, Youth and Families

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