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Laura Walker Elected to Commonwealth Fund Board of Directors

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03/28/2017

Laura Walker, president and CEO of New York Public Radio, has been elected to The Commonwealth Fund’s Board of Directors, effective April 2017.

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Health

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Carnegie and Ford Plan to Foot Entire Bill for Cuomo's Public-Private Legal Defense Fund For Immigrants

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03/30/2017

At present, there will be no large public funds directed exclusively towards the program—the “public-private” set-up refers to the fact that the foundation money will be administered by the state’s Office for New Americans.

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Immigration

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Ford Foundation

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation-A Leader in the Growth of Community Development Financial Institutions

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04/04/2017

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation’s most recent gift is another $3.8 million in grant money to fund Local Initiatives Support Corporation's (LISC)- a community development financial institutions created by the Ford Foundation- Financial...

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Economic Security

JPMorgan Chase Announces $6 Million to Prepare South Bronx Youth for High-Demand Jobs

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05/05/2017

... out of work. This has pushed half of employed young people into low-paying jobs that limit their financial futures... ...

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Workforce Development

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation Looks to Move the Needle on Affordable Housing

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06/07/2017

Financial giants, in addition to supporting urban youth and employment, are also steady funders in an area even closer to home: community development and housing.

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

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Housing and Homelessness

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A Peek into Bloomberg Philanthropies’ New Public Health Initiative

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06/23/2017

A Peek into Bloomberg Philanthropies’ New Public Health Initiative ... Assembly. The program will see Bloomberg Philanthropies investing up to $100,000 per partner city to help them in ... and best practices in...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Health

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Opinion: ‘Fair Share’ Reform – An Essential Step to Solving the City’s Homelessness Crisis

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08/29/2017

Over the years, the original Fair Share Criteria have been found to be non-transparent and filled with loopholes that city officials and agencies continue to exploit to this day, particularly when it comes to homeless shelter siting.

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Housing and Homelessness

Yes, It Can Be Done: A Philanthropist on Transforming Rural Communities Through the Arts

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09/06/2017

... addition to the $45 million already invested— into the Catskills region to improve facilities and to ...

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Arts

The Promise of Skills-Based Volunteering

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09/07/2017

... volunteer programs, as well as new efforts such as impact investing and skills-based volunteerism. Among the array of ...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Into Battle: The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Steps Up Its Advocacy Giving in a Big Way

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09/19/2017

Into Battle: The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Steps Up Its ... fund, Chan Zuckerberg Advocacy, for that purpose. . . Into Battle: The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Steps Up Its ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Hometown Hope: How Amazon is Paying Attention to Homelessness in Seattle and Beyond

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09/20/2017

... to new methods—like permanent supportive housing, impact investing and advocacy—to stem the tide. More than that, in ...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Experts Analyze Mayor De Blasio's Jobs Plan

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09/21/2017

... on Wednesday by the Center for An Urban Future delved into Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to create 100,000 ...

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Workforce Development

Amazon Inks Office Space Deal on Manhattan’s Far West Side

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09/22/2017

Amazon.com Inc. plans to open an office on the far West Side of Manhattan and create more than 2,000 jobs in New York City.

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LDN Fund Officially Launched

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09/22/2017

... sector, and civil society. We are proud to see it enter into the operational phase as it will significantly increase ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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High-Level UN Dialogue on Harnessing Africa's Demographic Dividend

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09/22/2017

... landscape of the continent. Harnessing this potential into a positive force for development, will ensure African ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Opinion: How Parks Lose Their Playfulness

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09/25/2017

... and Conservancies, it’s worth wondering what else seeps into public space — not the least of which seems to be a ...

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Giving Away $100 Million: A Peek Behind the Curtain At Macarthur Foundation

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09/27/2017

The MacArthur Foundation’s 100&Change competition began as an experiment in openness, in response to criticisms that the philanthropic sector is too insular, not sufficiently focused on impact, and too risk averse.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Is Online Fundraising a Bad Idea?

Release Date:

09/29/2017

... donors easier and less costly. Some organizations are investing heavily in online fundraising platforms ... for my Individual Donor Benchmark Project dives deep into the fundraising results of small (but...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Toward Liberation: A Staunch Social Justice Funder Puts Women of Color Up Front

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09/29/2017

We hear a lot about the lack of diversity in philanthropy’s upper leadership, and also about the lack of support to organizations headed by women and people of color. Well, here’s one funder that’s actually walking the walk. Building on its initial...

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