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Siegel Family Endowment Announces New Whitepaper: "Schools as Community Infrastructure"

Release Date:

09/29/2022

... both the devastating impacts of a global pandemic that hit hardest in the places where infrastructure is weakest, ... are and should be: the people who comprise the school community—learners, teachers and...

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Bank of America Provides Light to 500 Schools in the Developing World

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08/13/2015

... of America Charitable Foundation, GivePower Foundation now plans to provide light to an additional 1,000 schools, ... exceeding its first year goal to provide light to a school in a developing country for each...

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Charter-School Operators, Feeling Pressured, Seek New Direction at Symposium

Release Date:

09/25/2017

Charter- School Operators, Feeling Pressured, Seek New Direction at ... with good ideas to shake up the U.S. education system one school at a time. But some backers of the model say they have ... image and plot a...

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Ned Wight, UU Veatch Program Executive Director, Plans to Retire in July 2016

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03/02/2016

Ned Wight, UU Veatch Program Executive Director, Plans to Retire in July 2016 Ned Wight, who has served as ... in the Masters of Divinity program at Harvard Divinity School . After graduation and ordination, he...

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Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock

Well Fed and Well Read: The Case for Healthy School Meals for All

Release Date:

11/03/2022

Well Fed and Well Read: The Case for Healthy School Meals for All By: Julia McCarthy and Bronwyn Starr, ... New York. In June, a federal policy that provided free school meals for all students during the pandemic...

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Foundations Invest Nearly $2 Million to Improve New York City Schools

Release Date:

09/10/2014

... years. Since its founding in 2008 at NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, the ... work has shed light on important areas of progress for the NYC school system...

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Edna McConnell Clark Scales Up Support for Communities in Schools

Release Date:

05/21/2018

... operate to create a stronger teaching corps and empowered school leaders. Progressive reformers tend to place more ... food, a safe place to sleep and reliable transportation to school , are met. The Ballmer...

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Education Leaders Release National Plan to Prepare Community College Students for Clean Economy Workforce (Bank of America Charitable Foundation)

Release Date:

01/20/2016

... and math (STEM) will require education beyond high school , including that provided by community colleges. And ...

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03 Apr 2019

Respected and Reflected: Dismantling Racial Bias in Schools through Culturally Responsive Education

Wednesday, April 3, 2019 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... leaders are calling for a shift in thinking about school environments, structures, curricula, and relationships ... University of Arizona South Natasha Capers , Coordinator, NYC Coalition for Educational...

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Education

24 Apr 2014

The Future of Education for New Yorkers Without High School Diplomas

Thursday, April 24, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

An estimated 1.8 million New Yorkers do not have high school diplomas. Until December 31, 2013, the only way for ... The Future of Education for New Yorkers Without High School Diplomas ...

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Strategic Plan for 2017-2021

Special Thanks! Thanks to the Strategic Planning Committee for their terrific guidance and hard work: Mike Pratt (Chair) The Scherman Foundation Chris Cardona Ford Foundation Stephen...

18 Feb 2015

Individualized Career Planning

Wednesday, February 18, 2015 -

12:45pm to 5:00pm

Have you heard the buzz about creating a benefit that offers individualized career planning to your staff? This seems to be one of the hot HR topics right now. We have one of our own members who has recently created and started a program and who is...

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10 Sep 2015

Planning for an Influx of Assets - Webinar

Thursday, September 10, 2015 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

This webinar is limited to private and family foundation staff and trustees only. An influx of assets—whether sudden or expected—is a powerful transition point in your family’s philanthropy.

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Sheena Wright of the United Way of NYC Talks About Removing Silos and Saving Lives

Release Date:

11/22/2016

Sheena Wright of the United Way of NYC Talks About Removing Silos and Saving Lives Sheena Wright is the first woman to lead the United Way of NYC , one of the oldest and largest United Ways in the ... she joined...

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United Way of New York City

The Century Foundation Launches the Bridges Collaborative, An Unprecedented Grassroots Initiative to Advance School Integration

Release Date:

10/06/2020

... An Unprecedented Grassroots Initiative to Advance School Integration The Bridges Collaborative, a ... inaugural cohort features 56 organizations—including 27 school districts, 17 charter schools, and 12...

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New York City Funders Join Forces to Launch The NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund

Release Date:

03/20/2020

New York City Funders Join Forces to Launch The NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund The NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund was created to aid ... of the coronavirus. It will give grants and loans to...

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Doris Duke Foundation

The Estée Lauder Companies

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Freedom Together Foundation

Mellon Foundation

The New York Community Trust

Charles H. Revson Foundation

Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Jennifer and Jonathan Allan Soros Foundation

Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

UJA-Federation of New York

As Blizzard Looms, Morgan Stanley-supported 'Operation Warm' Gives NYC Children Free Coats

Release Date:

01/22/2016

... Looms, Morgan Stanley-supported Operation Warm Gives NYC Children Free Coats As temperatures drop and a ... schools that are part of the city’s “community school ” initiative, which seeks to boost attendance...

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Morgan Stanley

10 Nov 2011

The Common Core: NYC’s Department of Education and the New York State Education Department Bringing It Back to the Classroom

Thursday, November 10, 2011 -

1:30pm to 5:00pm

... which brought $700 million federal dollars to support school reform in New York. But adopting the standards was ... The state has enlisted the help and participation of every school district in this immense...

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Supported by Surdna and NY Community Trust, Study Shows How Arts and Culture Improve Health, Safety and Well-being in NYC

Release Date:

03/10/2017

... Arts and Culture Improve Health, Safety and Well-being in NYC Low- and moderate-income residents in New York City ... resources, according to a groundbreaking study by the School of Social Policy &...

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Arts

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Surdna Foundation

The New York Community Trust

The War Against ‘Lunch Shaming’: NYC Joins Growing List of Cities and Districts That Are Rethinking Mealtime

Release Date:

09/19/2017

The War Against ‘Lunch Shaming’: NYC Joins Growing List of Cities and Districts That Are ... York City officials announced that all 1.1 million public school students would be provided with a free daily lunch...

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