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Ford Teams up with Stephen Ross to Invest $27.5M in Platform Projects throughout Detroit

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09/15/2017

... Detroit Billionaire developer Stephen Ross and the New York -based Ford Foundation are teaming up with The Platform ... housing, plus market-rate apartments, to areas outside of the...

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Jeffersonian Dinners: Using Food and Conversation to Draw In Donors

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09/21/2017

... pitches and slide decks to raise money for Breakthrough New York , the college-success program she leads. Instead she has turned to Jeffersonian dinners as a way to engage new...

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Disparities in Health of NYC Latino Populations

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09/28/2017

... Populations Latinos, who make up nearly a third of the New York City population, tend to have better health outcomes ... causes of death—heart disease, cancer and flu—...

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Public Housing Residents Ask the Crowd to Fund Sustainability Projects

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10/13/2017

... The Rockaway Youth Task Force has a long waiting list of families who want spots in its community garden, but more ... harvesters might be tending fresh veggies soon thanks to a new crowdfunding effort by the...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Food Systems

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Report Funded by The Clark Foundation Urges de Blasio to Prioritize Boosting Community College Graduation Rates in Second Term

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12/11/2017

... Community College Graduation Rates in Second Term A new report revealed that just 30.8 percent of Staten Island residents have at least a bachelor's degree ... "Degrees of...

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Wallace Video Series Shows How Illinois Revamped Requirements for Preparation of Principals

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10/18/2016

... Revamped Requirements for Preparation of Principals New York City (October 18, 2016) - The Wallace Foundation today ... job. Other interviews include such key education leaders as...

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Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art Seeks Proposals for Arts and Cultural Programming That Increases Empathy and Reduces Bias in Locations Across the United States

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07/13/2017

... States The Building Bridges 2017-2018 Grants Program of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art (DDFIA) launched ... $100,000. In addition, grantees will receive strategic communications support from a...

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25 Feb 2015

Executive Assistants Network - Resources to Further Your Professional Goals

Wednesday, February 25, 2015 -

7:15am to 10:30am

... * This program is being offered as part of the Executive Assistants Network , but is relevant to all ... staff . Career progression isn’t only about getting a new job and climbing the career...

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Ford and Markle Foundations Support National Alliance To Increase College Graduation Rates

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04/19/2018

... presidents and provosts representing all 11 universities, as well as major funders, in attendance, the University Innovation Alliance outlined its mission of increasing the number of...

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Young Black Males and the Urgency of Now

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11/26/2012

... in context, it is predicted that nearly two-thirds of all new jobs will require some college education—yet just over ... males in the United States to graduate at the same rate as their white...

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Every Person Counts: Why the Census Must Be Rescued

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08/08/2018

... published on July 31, 2018 by the Chronicle of Philanthropy . Protecting democratic institutions and values ... 1790, the government has counted the American population, as required by the...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund and F.B. Heron Foundation Place More Emphasis on Impact Investing

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03/19/2015

... abandoning the oil business. But that is exactly what some of his heirs did last fall. The Rockefeller Brothers Fund, a ... away from its legacy but a sign of a broader trend in philanthropy...

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Michael R. Bloomberg Partners with Commissioner Arias Cañete to Support European Transition from Coal Power

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09/18/2018

... away from coal. Bloomberg and Arias Cañete announce a new partnership to step up Europe’s clean energy ambitions. ... transition and aim to highlight the economic opportunities of the clean energy transition...

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27 Feb 2018

The Evidence Base for Asset Building: Moving Families Toward Economic Security

Tuesday, February 27, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... across sectors have invested in asset-building strategies as a means for greater impact and financial security for ... will also discuss place-based grantmaking strategies for New York asset...

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10 Oct 2018

Can Strategic Service Design Disrupt the Poverty-to-Prison Pipeline?

Wednesday, October 10, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... to poverty and 80% of incarcerated persons identified as low income, if you are poor in America there’s a good ... This is especially true if you are Black or Latino. New York...

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Human Services

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Don't Overthink It

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04/30/2019

... Digest Partners for Sight Foundation Admittedly, as grantmakers, we like to fund projects where we can ... and utility bill payments, and other hardships. Here in New York , thanks to the...

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22 Jul 2020

Collective Trauma of Systemic Racism and COVID-19 on Young People: What Supports Will They Need Upon Returning to School and Afterschool Programs?

Wednesday, July 22, 2020 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

... and staff of schools and community based organizations as they deal with the collective trauma of COVID-19 and the ... The gap in mental health services is especially acute in New...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces Grants Dedicated to the Well-being of Native Communities

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07/09/2020

... Grants Dedicated to the Well-being of Native Communities New York , July 7, 2020 – The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation ... of their communities,” said Lola Adedokun, program...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announces 2021 Sloan Research Fellows

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02/17/2021

... P. Sloan Foundation Announces 2021 Sloan Research Fellows ( New York , NY) – The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation today announces ... and research accomplishments make them stand out as the next...

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