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A Spectrum of Change: Why Is An Art Foundation Tackling Mass Incarceration?

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10/06/2017

... the lead in the evolving and red-hot field of "artist as activist" philanthropy , launching its Artist as Activist program in 2012. A growing number of foundations, .....

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NYS Health Foundation, Advocates Weigh in on Immigrant Health Care

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03/01/2016

... thrilled when she first received health insurance through New York state's Medicaid program. It made her feel just ... which made commuting a hassle, so at age 24 she moved to New York, which had a more...

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NYSHealth Releases Survey Results on NYC Voters' Opinions on Universal Free School Lunch

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04/19/2017

... on NYC Voters' Opinions on Universal Free School Lunch A new NYSHealth survey finds that 82% of New York City voters support universal free school lunch. ... its exclusion from Mayor de Blasio's...

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Carnegie and MasterCard Foundation Headline African Higher Education Summit

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10/06/2014

... a call to action. The summit will mark the beginning of a new agenda for higher education in Africa,” says Dr Tendai Murisa, director of the summit’s lead organiser TrustAfrica. The ...

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Sloan Foundation Backs Digital Public Library of America's Push to Serve All 50 States by 2017

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06/29/2015

... of our national network,” said Dan Cohen, executive director of the Digital Public Library of America. “With ... these twin grants, we will be able to bring online 16 new states, and approach completion of...

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American Cancer Society Honors Dave Hattem of AXA at 54th Annual Gala on Long Island

Release Date:

10/20/2016

... Cancer Society honored Dave S. Hattem, Senior Executive Director , General Counsel, AXA Equitable Life Insurance ... Gala of Hope held at Fox Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, New York on September 22nd, 2016...

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Mellon Foundation Contributes to Theater Mitu's Stories About the US/Mexico Border

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10/27/2016

... About the US/Mexico Border Internationally renowned, New York City-based experimental theater company Theater Mitu ... multi-media event. Led by Juárez born-and-raised artistic director Rubén Polendo, the...

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Supported by WT Grant Foundation, Research Finds School Choice Policies Impact Segregation

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05/23/2017

... associate professor of education and demography and co- director of the Center for Education and Civil Rights at Penn State, the new generation of school choice policies adopted in response ...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Nishka Chandrasoma as Vice President and General Counsel

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04/04/2019

Ford Foundation Appoints Nishka Chandrasoma as Vice President and General Counsel NEW YORK, NY — The Ford Foundation today announced the appointment of Nishka Chandrasoma as its next vice...

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Adriana de Lucio

Adriana-DeLucio_9009B_ Philanthropy -BG-A-Web.jpg Adriana de Lucio serves as the Executive Coordinator at Philanthropy New York. She supports the organization’s Executive Office...

12 Jul 2017

ComNetworkNY: Coffee Klatch With Your Philanthropic Peers

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8:30am to 10:00am

... informal Coffee Klatch, hosted by Carnegie Corporation of New York, Philanthropy New York and ComNetworkNY, the local organizing group of The ...

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Wallace Foundation Awards $4.5 Million to Say Yes to Education

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10/29/2013

... 26 years ago, and U.S. Senator KirstenGillibrand of New York, a longtime supporter of the program, which is ... to all public school students in Buffalo and Syracuse, as well as to groups of...

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De Blasio unveils 60-person transition team

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11/20/2013

... Foundation; Ana Oliveira, President and CEO of the New York Women's Foundation; and Darren Walker, President of ... that he says will advise him in the formation of his new administration. The list is a...

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Leadership Changes Announced at Gap Foundation and Gap, Inc.

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05/15/2015

... Bobbi Silten has been promoted and has taken on a new role. She is now Executive Vice President, Gap Inc. ... and Global Sustainability. She will continue to serve as a Gap Foundation trustee. Dan Henkle has...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces First Cohort of Incubator Project

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06/29/2015

... cohort of its Incubator Project– one of several new programs within the Foundation’s Brooklyn Accelerator, which launched earlier this year as a capacity-building hub for local, emerging non...

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Carnegie Corporation Seeks Ideas to Reduce Nuclear Risks

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09/23/2016

... Ideas to Reduce Nuclear Risks The Carnegie Corporation of New York, in partnership with the John D. and Catherine T. ... governance, and culture; outline a research agenda, as well as a plan...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Contributes to Mayo Performing Arts Center 2016-2017 Season

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11/03/2016

... 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, presents a wide range of programs that entertain, enrich, and educate the diverse ... the region and enhance the economic vitality of Northern New Jersey. The 2016-2017 season...

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IBM Turns to Artificial Intelligence to Solve Poverty, Hunger, and Illiteracy

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06/08/2017

... giant announced the launch of Science for Social Good, a new program that partners IBM researchers with postdoctoral ... to take on societal issues through data. With the new initiative, IBM announced 12...

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Ford Foundation to Support 'Student-Centered' Learning Systems

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10/26/2017

... organizations that promote whole-child initiatives for a new program that will award up to $150,000 each to 10 communities that propose new ideas for meeting the needs of diverse student ...

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Laurie M. Tisch Elected Co-Chair of Whitney Museum Board of Trustees

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07/01/2015

... of trustees has elected Laurie M. Tisch and Neil G. Bluhm as co-chairs and Richard M. DeMartini as president. All three will begin their new positions this week on July 1. Tisch and Bluhm...