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More Children in Greece Are Going Hungry

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04/17/2013

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation 039 ; s support of a school lunch program to help combat child hunger in Greece is mentioned in this .....

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Children, Youth and Families

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How our community colleges are falling behind

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05/23/2013

The Century Foundation ’ s new report details the large socioeconomic, ... elite institutions. Pop quiz: What 039 ; s the biggest category of college or...

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Celebrating a Year of Progress on Expanded Learning Time

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05/15/2013

An op-ed by Time to Succeed Coalition Co-Chair Chris Gabrieli and Ford Foundation President Luis Ubiñas. The Time to Succeed ... a simple mission: to ensure all children in our...

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Affording Obamacare: New York's New Health Plan Rates

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07/19/2013

A blog post from James Knickman, President and CEO of the New York State Health Foundation . This week 039 ; s announcement of the costs of...

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02 Apr 2012

How Does History Inform Current Philanthropic Practice?

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... 100, 99, and 75 years of service respectively, pausing to reflect upon the role and practice of philanthropy seems ... changed the nature of cooperation and collaboration...

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Philanthropy: Beyond Business or Charity

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11/01/2013

Lori Bezahler, President of the Edward W. Hazen Foundation , wrote about the problems with adopting a ... model for philanthropy in the latest issue of NCRP 039 ; s...

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Scott Stringer Unveils Transition Team

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11/18/2013

... appointed as co-chair of Comptroller-elect Scott Stringer 039 ; s transition team. Its members include Lisa Garcia Quiroz, ... announced his transition team Monday as he prepares to...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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17 Jul 2014

Pulitzer Winner Barton Gellman on Philanthropy’s Role in Better Balancing Competing Demands on Civil Liberties and National Security

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2:45pm to 5:00pm

In the wake of 9/11, government actions have led to an ongoing national debate about how to strike the right ... between civil liberties and national security in the U. S . From...

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What Inequality Deniers Have In Common With Climate Change Skeptics

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06/16/2014

... Climate Change Skeptics In an op-ed on Quartz, Ford Foundation President Darren Walker says recent attempts to discredit Thomas Piketty 039 ; s research into income...

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Economic Security

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Effective Philanthropy Takes Time

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06/26/2014

Effective Philanthropy Takes Time In this episode of Making Change , a podcast of the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Phil Henderson, president, Surdna Foundation , discusses why...

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Target Hits $25 Million Goal For School Supply Donations

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08/04/2014

... Target Corp. announced that it hit its campaign goal to donate $25 million in school supplies to children in need ... the school supply donations through the Kids In Need Foundation , which...

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UJA-Federation Awarded $4 Million Matching Grant for Teen Education

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08/07/2014

... Matching Grant for Teen Education UJA-Federation of New York will receive up to $4,403,119 as a 1:1 matching grant from the Jim Joseph Foundation for a new summer education initiative for NY...

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Viriginia "Ginnie" Sloane Remembered for Her Philanthropic Spirit

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11/04/2014

... Virginia Sloane presided over the Heckscher Foundation for Children for nearly 25 years, helping to give away tens of millions of dollars to organizations...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches New Clean Energy Initiative

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01/26/2015

... the Heising-Simons family last week announced the launch of a new Clean Energy Initiative to support state-based solutions aimed at creating a clean, ... Michael Bloomberg. The California-based Heising-Simons...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches Data Initiatives for Cities

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04/21/2015

... for Cities The What Works Cities initiative is open to U. S . cities with populations between 100,000 and 1 million ... Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg 039 ; s...

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NYCT Awards Grants Totaling $9.1 Million

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06/15/2015

... include Gibney Dance, which was awarded $100,000 to build, in partnership with Sanctuary for Families and Safe ... a training hub for dancers who are working with survivors of domestic violence and other...

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Ford's Walker Explores the Value of Civil Society in Recent Report

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07/09/2015

Ford 039 ; s Walker Explores the Value of Civil Society in Recent Report ... During my very first days as President of the Ford Foundation , I participated in...

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Andrew W. Mellon Study Examines Demographic Composition of Museum Staff

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08/05/2015

Andrew W. Mellon Study Examines Demographic Composition of Museum Staff Women account for a clear majority of art ... comprising approximately 60% of positions, according to a...

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