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City Year Receives $2.5 Million Grant from the New York Life Foundation

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06/16/2015

... Grant from the New York Life Foundation City Year, an education -focused nonprofit organization that helps students to stay in school and on track to graduation, announced today that it will...

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The Century Foundation Releases Report on Charter Schools and District Integration

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09/16/2015

... District Integration Today, the options for families to escape racially isolated, high-poverty, poor-performing ... how charter schools can and should be part of the solution to addressing this issue of inter-...

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New Leadership at the Pershing Square Foundation

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10/08/2015

... programs and impact have grown. Paul will moving on to new initiatives outside the Foundation at year end. Olivia ... investments and grants that have tackled issues from education to...

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Pershing Square Foundation

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Dodge Foundation Participates in Discussion of How Arts Organizations Help Drive Downtown Revivals In NJ Cities

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10/22/2015

... Jersey’s cities frequently face funding shortages for education , environmental and other programs, but the ... small yet steady support for arts organizations continues to attract additional investment and...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

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Dodge Foundation: Arts Funding That Bolsters N.J. Cities

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10/28/2015

... Arts Funding That Bolsters N.J. Cities When it comes to boosting local economies and driving downtown ... in New Jersey cities are gaining momentum, thanks to a mix of public and private investing and an...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

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BofA, Rockefeller Noted for Adding Profit Incentives to Nonprofit Work

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11/06/2015

Adding Profit Incentives to Nonprofit Work Impact investing—using private funds to achieve social benefits along with financial returns—has ... as the management of asthma patients, child welfare and ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Farms in the Projects? (Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund)

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01/05/2016

... M. Tisch Illumination Fund) You wouldn’t expect to find a vegetable farm at a public housing development in ... and Staten Island. These new farms will increase access to fresh produce in communities with high...

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Food Systems

Peterson Foundation President Comments on State of the Union Address

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01/13/2016

... of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, commented today prior to the President's State of the Union Address: "Tonight's ... represents an important opportunity for President Obama to discuss the...

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Economic Security

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Coalition of Women’s Foundations Release Statement Supporting Key Elements of Obama Budget

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02/11/2016

... of the investments outlined in President Obama’s Budget to expand opportunity, promote equality and build economic ... wage; supporting women-owned businesses; expanding access to quality, affordable early...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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30 Mar 2016

Shedding Light on Long Island: Learning Tour for Grantmakers

Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 9:00am to Thursday, March 31, 2016 - 5:00pm

Join grantmakers from across New York State committed to learning more about how the social, economic, and ... of the state’s fascinating and diverse regions connect to statewide grassroots campaigns &...

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Flying the Colors: Empire State Building Lights to Honor Jonas Center

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03/17/2016

Flying the Colors: Empire State Building Lights to Honor Jonas Center In celebration of ten years of ... Jonas' signature colors. Envisioning a simple idea to “care for those who care for us,” Barbara and...

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JPB Foundation Promotes Betsy Krebs to Vice President, Poverty Program

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04/22/2016

JPB Foundation Promotes Betsy Krebs to Vice President, Poverty Program As of April 18, 2016, Betsy Krebs has been promoted to Vice President, Poverty at the JPB Foundation. She will ... and overseeing self-...

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Freedom Together Foundation

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BUILD Health Call for Partners

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06/02/2016

... and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation invite grantmakers to partner in a funding collaborative for the second BUILD ... neighborhoods. We hope you can help us spread the word to your members about this...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Releases New Book on the Value of Diversity

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10/25/2016

... book series mounted by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to explore the value of our growing diversity for the ... sexuality) characterize this diversity, there is reason to question at this ostensibly highly...

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Public-Private Partnership With Ford, Surdna, Niarchos, Bloomberg, Mellon, and Rockefeller Award Placemaking Grants Totaling $11 Million

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12/09/2016

... ArtPlace America, a public-private partnership that works to position arts and culture as a core sector of ... and development, has announced grants totaling $11 million to twenty-nine creative placemaking...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Alliance for Charitable Reform Hosts Annual Summit for Leaders

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04/11/2017

... Summit for Leaders Nonprofit leaders who attended got to hear from congressional staff, administration officials ... policy experts about what the charitable sector can do to protect charitable giving and...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Is Addressing 'Silent Killer' - Drowning Deaths

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05/15/2017

... former mayor of New York City and top mega-giver knows how to get lots of bang for the buck with his global health ... massive investments that Bloomberg Philanthropies has made to reduce deaths from smoking...

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As Schools Adopt Social-Emotional Programs, A New Guide Funded by the Wallace Foundation Offers Help

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05/17/2017

... Alto’s Gunn High School on a warm evening this spring to hear about a new plan, coming this fall, to help high school students develop empathy and coping ... published by researchers at the Harvard Graduate...

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Niarchos Foundation, Revson Foundation, & Heckscher Foundation Are Crowdsourcing Ideas to Help NYC Public Libraries

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07/05/2017

... Foundation, & Heckscher Foundation Are Crowdsourcing Ideas to Help NYC Public Libraries Ask an average American to name a big accomplishment of philanthropy and they may ... wealthy donors don’t feel the...

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