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NYSHealth Foundation Supports Study on Childhood Obesity and Fast-Food Combo Meals

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10/17/2016

... Study on Childhood Obesity and Fast-Food Combo Meals A new survey of children’s and teenagers’ eating habits at fast-food ... inclusion in “combo meal” packages. According to new research...

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New York Health Foundation

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Contributes to NJ Initiative to Address Opioid Epidemic

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10/26/2016

... to NJ Initiative to Address Opioid Epidemic NJTV, New Jersey’s public television network, announced an open call for original poetry about the impacts of drug addiction. The poetry initiative is part ...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

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Long Island Community Foundation Provides At-Risk Seniors With Fresh Produce And Nutrition Education

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01/25/2017

... Fresh Produce And Nutrition Education Many residents in New Cassel living below the federal poverty line have limited ... to fresh food at a reasonable price. EAC Network’s new Fresh from the Garden Senior...

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Food Systems

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Success Academy Ratchets up Pressure on City to Give It Space

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09/15/2017

... de Blasio’s administration to provide space for several new middle schools she plans to open next year. The city ... space inside public-school buildings for up to seven new middle schools. Now, the earliest...

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City to Build 1,000-Seat High School in Long Island City

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10/04/2017

... High School in Long Island City The city will construct a new high school with room for nearly 1,000 students in Dutch Kills, according to the Department of Education. The new school, a four-...

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Simons Foundation Genomic Database Tool Used in Breakthrough Autism Study

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10/13/2017

... Database Tool Used in Breakthrough Autism Study In the new study, researchers used a huge genomic database created ... Research Initiative. The scientists compared the genomes of 516 individuals who had...

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Science

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Continues Pandemic Relief Initiative

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11/25/2020

... Continues Pandemic Relief Initiative In the latest round of SNF’s $100 million global COVID-19 relief initiative, new grants continue the initiative’s focus on supporting ... providing essential services to...

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Disaster Relief

Stavros Niarchos Foundation

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11 Apr 2018

Moving Beyond Financial Education: A Grantmaker's Guide to Investing in Impactful Financial Capability Programs - Webinar

Wednesday, April 11, 2018 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... research indicates is effective How to assess the efficacy of financial capability programs Insights that will help you ... in San Francisco and Harmony Neighborhood Development in New Orleans on which funder...

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13 Nov 2018

Ask the Author with David Williams, Opportunity Insights - A Webinar Hosted by AFN

Tuesday, November 13, 2018 -

12:00pm to 12:30pm

... Join Asset Funders Network and David Williams, Policy Director at Opportunity Insights, for a 30-minute ... Based at Harvard University, Opportunity Insights' team of researchers and policy analysts work...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

01 Apr 2020

Towards Health Equity: Measuring Health Outcomes in Community-Based Programs - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Wednesday, April 1, 2020 -

12:00pm to 12:45pm

... In today’s crisis, community health workers are the new frontline against COVID-19, while community-based ... does it take to evaluate health outcomes across a range of community-based programs? How can...

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15 Jun 2021

Why Care About Care? Our Economy Depends on it - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network and Economic Opportunity Funders

Tuesday, June 15, 2021 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... care for older adults and people with disabilities as well as the caregivers who provide the associated ... the issues that impact the care economy. Explore A new report designed to deepen...

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Making Reporting Work: Aligning Grantmaking with Learning & Change - Part 1 of a Three-Part Series

** This is Part 1 of a Three-Part Series, in partnership with Northern ... change-focused peers. Speakers Desiree Flores , Executive Director , General Service Foundation Sengsouvanh (Sukey) Leshnick , Senior...

06 May 2015

Scaling for Social Impact: Perspectives from Both Sides

Wednesday, May 6, 2015 -

9:15am to 11:15am

Part of Our "Beyond the Program Grant" Series. With growing ... support them? Presenters Chitra Aiyar , Executive Director , Sadie Nash Leadership Project Sarah Jankowski , Program Director...

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Ellen Meltzer Joins the Schott Foundation as Vice President of Strategic Initiatives

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09/25/2015

Ellen Meltzer Joins the Schott Foundation as Vice President of Strategic Initiatives Cambridge, MA — The Schott ... (PIH) first Chief Operating Officer and Associate Director of...

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14 Nov 2017

Mapping the Intersections of Peace and Security and Human Rights Work - Brown Bag Lunch

Tuesday, November 14, 2017 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... human rights is complex. The protection and promulgation of human rights are essential to creating peaceful societies, ... bag lunch (bring your own!). Presenters Lauren Bradford , Director of...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Mia Vukojevic Joins Rockefeller Brothers to Lead Western Balkans Program

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05/23/2018

... today that Mia Vukojevic has joined its staff as program director for the Pivotal Place: Western Balkans program. Ms. ... Brothers Fund . “With her strong track record of engaging civil...

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21 Apr 2021

State of Play: Local, National, and Intersectional Responses to Addressing Anti-Asian Violence and Building Durable AAPI Immigrant Power - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Wednesday, April 21, 2021 -

11:00am to 12:00pm

... first served basis.* While the significant and tragic rise of Anti-Asian violence in recent weeks has caught the ... power across the country Speakers Chhaya Choum , Executive Director , Mekong NYC Aarti Kohli...

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10 Jun 2021

Supporting Critical Election Infrastructure for the Long Term - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Thursday, June 10, 2021 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... serves a critical role that underpins healthy operations of our democracy. This infrastructure includes necessary ... changes to our election administration workforce as sizable waves of...

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Partnering With State Governments to Strengthen Families: Early Lessons From the Work Support Strategies Initiative

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06/25/2013

... President, Ford Foundation Over the past half-decade, as the country has suffered through a deep, persistent ... records to certify eligibility. Taking advantage of new technologies,...

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