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Carnegie Corporation of New York Joins Others in Backing New High School Models

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11/11/2015

... more than $375 million in public and private financing to be channeled into projects to redesign American high schools. That was the big news ... and technology, and through catalytic work across the ...

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Rockefeller Foundation, J.P. Morgan Chase and Goldman Sachs Noted As Supporters of Impact Investing

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11/17/2015

... of the venture capital industry ushered a new approach to funding the private sector, impact investing is attempted to harness the finance industry to bring social improvements. ... towards...

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Newman's Own Foundation Awards $1.5 Million in Grants to Military Service Organizations

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11/20/2015

Newman's Own Foundation Awards $1.5 Million in Grants to Military Service Organizations In celebration of its ... today announced that it is awarding $1.5 million in grants to 29 organizations that provide...

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Hospitals Foster Interprofessional Practice to Improve Outcomes - Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

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11/20/2015

Hospitals Foster Interprofessional Practice to Improve Outcomes - Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation ... for all staff. . . The project, Aligning Education and Practice to Support Interprofessional...

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In New York, More Than a Thousand in Record-Breaking Kids Challah Bake (UJA-Federation of NY)

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01/15/2016

... record in Hong Kong held by 426 students, who learned how to knead and bake dough, in 2013. The Guinness World ... of New York. Private donors also contributed to the costs associated with the event. . . In...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Trustee: Bring Restorative Justice to Our Schools

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02/04/2016

... Community Foundation Trustee: Bring Restorative Justice to Our Schools Last fall, a disturbing video took over the ... pulled a Black, female student from her chair, slammed her to the ground, and dragged her...

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Schools Are Finally Starting To Embrace Integration as a Method Of Closing The Achievement Gap (Century Foundation)

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02/11/2016

Schools Are Finally Starting To Embrace Integration as a Method Of Closing The ... and analyzing data, all with the goal of helping to close the achievement gap between rich and poor students ... student...

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Century Foundation NYTimes OpEd: The Secret to School Integration

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02/23/2016

Century Foundation NYTimes OpEd: The Secret to School Integration By most measures, America’s public ... percent of black students attend schools where 90 percent to 100 percent of their classmates are racial...

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NY Women's Foundation and NoVo Foundation Noted for Investments Supporting Women

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03/29/2016

... undermines it." As Women's History Month 2016 draws to a close, some might be tempted to think that our work is done – it is not. Although ... prohibition against sex discrimination in federally...

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New York Community Trust Gives $100K Grant to Encourage Resilient Building Practices in NYC and Beyond

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07/07/2016

New York Community Trust Gives $100K Grant to Encourage Resilient Building Practices in NYC and Beyond ... The Urban Land Institute (ULI), a global research and education institute dedicated to...

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CEO Writes Op-Ed on Why JPMorgan Chase & Co. Is Giving Employees a Raise

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07/12/2016

... WAGE stagnation. Income inequality. A lack of quality education . Insufficient training and skills development. ... like these have led approximately two-thirds of Americans to believe that the next generation...

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Warren Buffet Pledges$2.9 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Others

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07/15/2016

Warren Buffet Pledges$2.9 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Others The billionaire investor ... holding company Berkshire Hathaway ( BRKA ), according to an official filing Thursday. He's now made a huge...

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NY Community Trust Announces Three Staff Promotions to Program Director

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07/28/2016

The New York Community Trust is proud to announce three staff promotions to Program Director : Irfan Hasan is responsible for our ... Thriving Communities program; and Shawn Morehead covers Education...

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Commonwealth Fund Survey Finds U.S. Healthcare System Failing High-Need Patients

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12/09/2016

... patients with complex medical needs, many of whom struggle to access the coordinated medical, behavioral, and social services they need to manage their conditions and avoid costly hospital visits, ... with 21...

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Sloan Foundation Gives Wikimedia Foundation $3M for Structured Data Project

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01/12/2017

... a $3 million grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to make freely licensed images accessible and reusable across ... Web. The grant will support Wikimedia community efforts to enable the addition of...

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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

... Communities grant program. The grants are from $50,000 to $100,000 and come out of the $2 million program. "This funding addresses the need to improve opportunities for all Americans—regardless of income...

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Mellon Foundation President Earl Lewis Writes About the Absence of Federal Arts Funding

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03/17/2017

... produced a satirical story of a town that wakes up to learn its black residents have disappeared. In “Day of ... in pre-“Hamilton” cleverness, by black actors -- come to terms with their segregated world...

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George Soros, Steven Rockefeller, Abigail Disney and Some Of New York's Wealthiest Tell State Government To Raise Their Taxes

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03/21/2017

... and Some Of New York's Wealthiest Tell State Government To Raise Their Taxes Some of the wealthiest New Yorkers are asking the state to raise their taxes. Eighty people including George Soros, ... for all...

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Century Foundation Fellow Comments on the Fate of Student Debt Forgiveness

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04/05/2017

... Forgiveness, some student loan borrowers were supposed to be able to have the balance of their student loans forgiven after ten ... Century Foundation and a former Deputy Undersecretary of Education...

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Long Island Community Foundation-Backed Report Finds Racial Inequities Cost LI’s Economy Billions Each Year

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04/25/2017

... income gap faced by African-American residents, according to a report released Monday by the Urban League of Long ... by just more than $22,000, growing from $33,600 a year to $56,300 a year. The report’s...

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