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Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance Opens Applications for its 2017 Prize

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09/07/2016

... for its 2017 Prize on October 3rd, 2016 . At least five New York based scientists will each be awarded $200,000/year ... research at a stage when traditional funding is lacking. As part of the program created...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Effort to Enroll More Low-Income Students at Top Universities

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12/13/2016

... to Enroll More Low-Income Students at Top Universities A new effort to enroll low- and moderate-income undergraduates ... modest backgrounds graduate from prestigious campuses seen as opening doors to top...

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

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01/12/2017

The Future Cities Accelerator announced 10 $100,000 grants to organizations devoted to improving the lives of the urban poor, with the hope that some will be successful enough to export to other cities.

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NY Community Trust Mentioned in City Lab Article About Advocacy Groups Assisting Refugees

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03/13/2017

... the suspension is lifted, the U.S. will allow about half as many refugees as it used to, capped around 50,000.) In response, the New York Community Trust, which backs local nonprofits, ...

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Aetna Foundation Looks Beyond the Doctor's Office in a Quest for Better Health

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03/17/2017

... in a Quest for Better Health Aetna recently announced a new RFP for the latest cycle of its Cultivating Healthy ... picture, falls under this program, having been identified as a contributing factor in the...

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Complete This Survey on Foundation Openness and Shared Insights

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04/19/2017

... Associations of Grantmakers is partnering with the Fund for Shared Insight to support foundation openness ... activities in the form of regional cohorts and dialogues. As part of the evaluation for this...

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Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program Awards Research Fellowships to 35 Scholars for Important Work in the Social Sciences and Humanities

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04/26/2017

... knowledge and understanding, Carnegie Corporation of New York today announced 35 recipients of the 2017 Andrew ... environments. The winning proposals address issues such as inequity in U.S. education,...

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Schott Honors Rev. Dr. William Barber II, Kavitha Mediratta and Landmark Education Campaign at 25th Anniversary Awards Gala

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05/12/2017

... more than a decade, CFE rallied for equitable funding for New York City schools, and its work led to a landmark ...

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Soros Hits Back at Hungary’s PM for Attempting to Shutter a Soros-Founded School

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06/01/2017

... among Orban’s critics, who see the prime minister as leading an increasingly authoritarian and corrupt ... of law across the region. Orban’s Fidesz party passed new legislation in April that threatens its...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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BBH NY Launches EmojiMeals For No Kid Hungry

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09/06/2017

... the first campaigns to partner with Instagram to use their new ads in stories format for charity, EmojiMeals features ... plate, asking users to fill it with a range of emojis such as corn, chicken, pears,...

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From the Ground Up

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09/08/2017

... locals, funders, and government agencies working together as equals. Global developmental mandates and economic ... too often, they are subjected to development instead. As a result, many efforts labeled...

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A Smarter Response: The Center for Disaster Philanthropy Looks to Leverage Donor Dollars

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09/11/2017

... the comfort of your couch. Reading about Hurricane Harvey as you scroll through Facebook and want to help? You don’t even have to open a new tab. Many of you may have seen the prompts from Google ...

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NYS Health Foundation Unveils Health Care Cost Transparency Website

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09/12/2017

... health care cost transparency website, will empower New Yorkers from across the State to plan for and manage ...

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Towards a Fine-Free Future: JPB Foundation Tackles a Barrier to Public Library Engagement

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10/27/2017

... the Simons Foundation envision U.S. public libraries as open community spaces fostering inclusivity and ... public libraries are free, right? Not so fast, says the New York City-based JPB Foundation. By...

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Open Society Foundations, Ford and the Rockefeller Foundation Pledge Initial $5M For Battered Puerto Rico

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11/16/2017

... founder and president of a local think tank, Center for a New Economy, and co-chairman of the commission. The commission will have up to 25 experts as members who will submit a report by early next year on ...

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Rockefeller Foundation Grant Helps Create Racial-Justice ETF Backed by the NAACP

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11/28/2017

... Socially conscious investors can look forward to two new exchange-traded funds that aim to direct capital to ... minorities through hiring, pay and promotion practices as well as their...

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How the Poses Family Foundation is Leveraging Dollars for Impact through Public-Private Partnerships

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03/23/2018

... by the Poses Family Foundation. The project itself began as a collaboration between the ( New York City) Mayor’s Office for People with ... Family Foundation's public- and private-sector partners,...

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Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program Announces 31 Winners of Fellowships for Important Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences

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04/25/2018

... in creative scholarly research, Carnegie Corporation of New York today announced the 2018 class of Andrew Carnegie ... the fellows based on the quality of their proposals. As part of the criteria, the jurors...

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Simons Foundation Science Sandbox Announce Inaugural Science Nonfiction Film Grants

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11/16/2018

... filmmakers received grants and other critical support as part of a new program to elevate the voices of independent artists ...

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Rahima Nasa, Named First FRONTLINE Fellow of Tow Foundation Journalism Program

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02/06/2019

... Nasa, an alum from the Class of 2017, has been selected as the first Newmark J-School fellow for FRONTLINE, PBS’s flagship investigative documentary series. The new year-long journalism fellowship program is...

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