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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Nonhuman Rights Project, Supported by Novo and Arcus Foundations, Is Featured in Documentary

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06/06/2017

... working through litigation, public policy advocacy, and education to secure legally recognized fundamental rights for nonhuman ... of elephants and dolphins as well. They aim not merely to...

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Animal Welfare

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NoVo Foundation

With Wallace Foundation Support, New Study Finds Principal Development Pipelines Both Beneficial and Affordable

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07/10/2017

... Pipelines Both Beneficial and Affordable It's no secret to readers of IP that the Wallace Foundation believes in the ... Wallace places school leadership front and center of its education funding. In the...

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United Hospital Fund Report Examines Ramifications of Eligible Adults Refusing Prescribed Home Health Care

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08/24/2017

... caregivers alone were both skilled and had time enough to do the job as reasons for folks refusing home care. According to the study, in most cases, people resist home care to their own...

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Opinion: New York’s Bad Teachers, Back on the Job

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09/11/2017

... On Thursday, a million New York City children will return to school. Educators have long been concerned about a ... In the coming year, schools will once again be forced to hire teachers that no other school...

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Harrowing Journeys: Children and Youth on The Move Across The Mediterranean Sea, At Risk of Trafficking and Exploitation

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09/12/2017

... and Exploitation Young migrants and refugees set out to escape harm or secure better futures – and face ... For 17-year old Mohammad, who traveled through Libya to seek asylum in Italy, violence and...

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Children, Youth and Families

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International/Foreign Affairs

Prodded by Advocates, City Unveils District-Wide Integration Plan for Lower East Side

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09/13/2017

... Integration Plan for Lower East Side The New York City education department on Tuesday revealed a plan that ... schools. It is the first effort under Mayor Bill de Blasio to tackle segregation on a district-...

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Albany, Glens Falls among Regions Adding Jobs in New York

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09/15/2017

... with 500. The top three industries that added jobs were: education and health services, with 1,700; health care and ...

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Workforce Development

43% of City Students Not Getting Required Sex Ed Courses, Comptroller Says

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09/18/2017

... middle and high school students are not getting the sex education required by the state, according to a report released on Thursday by New York City Comptroller ... the rates had been in decline for four years...

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Many Students Around the World Can’t Read or Add, World Bank Says

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09/27/2017

... virtually nothing, and many countries are neglecting to even measure their progress, the World Bank warned in its ... behind the curve at recognizing and measuring the extent to which students are acquiring...

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After Stabbing, Teachers Will Get Training on Defusing Behavior Issues

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10/03/2017

... chancellor, Carmen Fariña, said Monday that, in response to last week’s fatal stabbing at a school in the Bronx, the Education Department would focus its training for teachers on how to...

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How Nonprofit Programs Scale Up: Findings from the Wallace Foundation

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10/06/2017

... Foundation Sometimes, when one reads the phrase “getting to scale,” it feels a little bit like the nonprofit ... The Wallace Foundation’s latest report, “Strategies to Scale Up Social Programs: Pathways,...

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City to Expand 3-K Program to 6 New Neighborhoods

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10/13/2017

City to Expand 3-K Program to 6 New Neighborhoods City Hall on Thursday announced plans to expand its pre-K education program for 3-year-olds in six new neighborhoods ...

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P2CP Program Is Expanding with Support from The David Rockefeller Fund, Ford Foundation, JM Kaplan Fund, Teagle Foundation and Pinkerton Foundation

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10/20/2017

... Correctional Facility, students enrolled in the Prison- To -College-Pipeline (P2CP) anxiously waited to greet a group of visitors who had traveled to the prison specifically to...

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The David Rockefeller Fund

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Justice Reform

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The J.M. Kaplan Fund

The Rockefeller Foundation Joins Hotel Industry To Reduce Food Waste

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11/14/2017

The Rockefeller Foundation Joins Hotel Industry To Reduce Food Waste Today, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the ... Foundation are releasing a toolkit with strategies to help hotel properties and brands meet...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Food Systems

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Casey Castañeda Appointed National Head of Private Foundation Services and Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank

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02/01/2018

... who provide grantmaking and grant management services to private foundations and charitable trusts. PFS works ... with foundation principals and/or other decision makers to assume the administrative and...

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Newman's Own Foundation Forms Native American Nutrition Cohort

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05/08/2018

... that focus on fresh food access and nutrition education in Native American communities around the country. ... suggest that 23% of Native households don't have access to adequate food due to...

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Food Systems

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Heather Gerken Joins Mellon Foundation’s Board of Trustees

Release Date:

06/06/2018

... Heather Gerken, Dean of Yale Law School, has been elected to its Board of Trustees. “Heather Gerken brings a stellar ... empathetic collegiality, and a lifelong commitment to educational access and the liberal...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Daggett Announces Retirement from Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

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06/07/2018

... about the strategic plan, and believe it will enable Dodge to help citizens and nonprofit organizations become more ... and more inclusive in their work. I have been fortunate to be involved in this important...

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