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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 ... acute among college kids, whose natural state, if we're to believe stodgy old sociologists, is one of inaction...

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Ford Foundation Supports Universities' Efforts to Boost Student Grad Rates by 20%

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03/04/2016

Ford Foundation Supports Universities' Efforts to Boost Student Grad Rates by 20% An alliance made up of ... they're on track to expand their combined annual degree awards by almost 20...

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Rockefeller and Unreasonable Institute Give $1M to Groups Fighting Urban Poverty

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01/12/2017

Rockefeller and Unreasonable Institute Give $1M to Groups Fighting Urban Poverty Fix one city and you may ... the world. After all, more people than ever are flocking to metro areas: more than 75% of the globe’s...

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Tow Foundation Gives $25M to Barnard for Tech Center

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02/01/2016

Tow Foundation Gives $25M to Barnard for Tech Center Through his foundation, the ... the Columbia University affiliate will use to build a new teaching center in New ...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds $1M Public Art Project

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04/15/2016

... The project, called Seeing Spartanburg in a New Light , will include nine sites across 10 neighborhoods with the culmination of the project expected to be on Oct. 4, when all of the sites will be turned on...

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Tesla, Farmingdale State Announce Student Job Training Plan

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08/30/2017

... State College announced an agreement on Tuesday to offer students training and career opportunities in the ... system and the California-based automaker hoping to open new sites in ...

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Workforce Development

Poverty Falls, Income Rises. Should De Blasio Get the Credit?

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09/20/2017

... Falls, Income Rises. Should De Blasio Get the Credit? The New Yorkers who live in that other city Mayor Bill de Blasio talks about so often—the one he wants to help—are doing much better these days. The...

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NYCHA Plans Market-Rate Brooklyn Units

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10/02/2017

NYCHA Plans Market-Rate Brooklyn Units The New York City Housing Authority is planning a new development ... buildings of Cooper Park Houses. Under the plan, up to about 250...

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Morgan Stanley Picks Newark As One Of Its Healthy Cities Sites

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06/27/2014

... Cities initiative, a program connecting several local nonprofits , schools and hospitals to help support healthy child development. Morgan ... Stanley Healthy Newark is an exciting and innovative new...

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Tow Foundation Founder to Serve on NP Board Taking Over Philadelphia’s Struggling Newspaper of Record

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01/12/2016

Tow Foundation Founder to Serve on NP Board Taking Over Philadelphia’s Struggling ... for a struggling business, that’s pretty close to what the storied Philadelphia Inquirer and its sister ... the outlets,...

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Opinion: Small Charities Should Lead by Example in Paid Parental Leave

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08/29/2017

... thinking about, however, was whether I would be able to juggle my job as CEO of Challah for Hunger, a Philadelphia nonprofit, and my new role as mother. This was because our organization has a ...

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TCC Group Study Reinforces Importance of Funder Affinity Groups for Collaboration

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05/18/2018

... Collaboration Funders are feeling a greater imperative to collaborate with each other and key nonprofits partners, both to deal with new threats and seize opportunities...

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Flamboyan Arts Fund and Mellon Foundation Announce $1 Million Puerto Rico Arts Emergency Relief Fund

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04/28/2020

... Relief Fund San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 28, 2020 – To help mitigate the devastating impact of the COVID-19 ... artists,” said artist Lin-Manuel Miranda. “These grants are designed to ensure...

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Clark Foundation Illustrates Grantmaking for a Rainy Day

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05/02/2016

... on program- or project-focused restricted grantmaking to more flexible funding that enables organizations to build ... Foundation had some historical experience with making grants for...

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Ford Foundation Supports 'Groundtruth Project' For In-Depth International Reporting

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06/05/2017

... Enter The GroundTruth Project, a non-profit with a mission to support emerging journalists in pursuit of stories all ...

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Sophy Yem Promoted to Senior Program Officer, Philanthropy at the Surdna Foundation

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05/11/2022

Sophy Yem Promoted to Senior Program Officer, Philanthropy at the Surdna Foundation We are thrilled to announce Sophy Yem’s promotion to Senior Program ... and public service. Sophy joined Surdna...

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01 Dec 2022

Transforming the Funding Landscape for the Immigrant Justice Movement - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

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1:00pm to 2:00pm

... and Refugees (GCIR), who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a ... and resources from – people and communities who seek to stay, move freely, work, transform, and...

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Thanu Yakupitiyage Appointed Program Officer, Sustainable Environments at the Surdna Foundation

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04/27/2023

... climate, and land justice. Bringing a deep commitment to movement- and power-building for racial justice, Thanu ... impacted by climate inequity. She will listen to , learn from, and invest in grassroots...

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With Support from The Andrus Family Fund, Firelight’s Impact Producer Fellowship Announces 2018 Cohort

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06/21/2018

... ago, created the Impact Producer Fellowship last year to train social justice-minded artists and activists of ... advances that goal today (June 6) with the selection of a new class of fellows. “We believe...

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