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Rockefeller Leads Initiative to Help Young People Without College Degrees Land First Job

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09/21/2016

... create economic opportunity for more Americans. It's part of a national conversation with NPR and other member stations ... the series "A Nation Engaged." Abigail Carlton, managing director at...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Workforce Development

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CEO Pay at Large Nonprofits Increases 4%

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09/12/2017

... time since before the Great Recession, according to a new compensation report from GuideStar. Still, the raises remain below those of the mid-2000s, when at some large nonprofits they crossed ...

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Obituary: Rachel Cowan, Former Nathan Cummings Foundation Official

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09/07/2018

... cancer, her family said. For 14 years she was program director for Jewish life of the Nathan Cummings Foundation, which provided grants to encourage new approaches in spirituality, social...

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Turning Brooklyn Cachet Into Cash

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03/10/2014

... into a full-fledged charity in 2009. The feeling was that as the borough grew in both affluence and cultural cachet, neighborhood-based philanthropy would rise, too. But that never really happened ... for...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Brooklyn Org

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Yahoo Co-Founder Gives $25 Million to San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum

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09/27/2017

... to San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum In a rare example of high-level cultural philanthropy from Silicon Valley’s entrepreneurial elite, ... the right place at the right time,” said the museum’s director...

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Arts

Steven Denning Joins the Board of the Markle Foundation

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01/15/2019

... that Steven Denning has been elected to its Board of Directors. Mr. Denning is the Chairman of General Atlantic ... he joined in 1980 at its founding and helped to establish as a leading...

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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Fear, Hope, and Hunger: Inside the Crisis at the Southern Border

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10/03/2019

... Mexico. The rawness of the experience was surreal, as if I had landed in The Twilight Zone and was traveling ... one was clear on what the process would be like under the new policy. Our only...

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Immigration

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Tides

Actions Civics: Activating Young Citizens to Go Beyond the Ballot

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07/03/2018

... Young Citizens to Go Beyond the Ballot By DeNora Getachew, New York City Executive Director of Generation Citizen In this ... and skills development for effective civic...

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Civic Engagement

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Generation Citizen

Stavros Niarchos Foundation expands Health Initiative with partnerships to fight infectious disease and mental illness worldwide

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06/29/2022

... global Health Initiative, focusing on sharing New York -based expertise around the world to improve access to ... access to mental health care across the country, as well as...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Edna McConnell Clark and Others Launch $1B Initiative Providing Long-Term, Unrestricted Funding

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02/02/2016

... Clark Foundation (EMCF) and nine other donors announced a new investment inititative called Blue Meridian Partners, ... together to marshal resources of this scale in areas such as global...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

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Making Lunch Free Was Just the Beginning

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12/10/2019

... Just the Beginning By David Sandman, President and CEO, New York State Health Foundation. This article was originally ... implementing universal free school lunch on the first day of the...

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New York Health Foundation

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United Hospital Fund Issues Report on Pediatric Primary Care

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01/08/2016

... Issues Report on Pediatric Primary Care According to a new United Hospital Fund report, resolving four key issues is ... the Moment: Strengthening Children’s Primary Care in New York - notes...

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When It Comes to Youth Justice, a Look Abroad Could Teach Us Lessons

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05/05/2015

... I had the good fortune of joining a team of passionate New York City criminal and juvenile justice officials invited to ... a well-known justice advocate and policymaker now...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Justice Reform

Donald Moulds of Commonwealth Fund Joins Grantmakers in Health Board

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12/11/2015

Donald Moulds of Commonwealth Fund Joins Grantmakers in Health Board ... immediately after the GIH Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy in March 2016. Donald Moulds is Executive ... Department of...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Supports Female Playwrights at Centenary Stage Company

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04/06/2017

... Women Playwrights Series is back at Centenary Stage, with new plays from writers from all over the country. Centenary ... the 2017 Women Playwrights Series lineup, with the works of playwrights Sholeh Wolpe,...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

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Arts

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USDA Invests $12.6 Million to Train More Than 100 Future Agricultural Science Professionals

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09/06/2017

... Agricultural Science Professionals The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and ... by the 2014 Farm Bill. “Agricultural science depends on new ideas and...

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Food Systems

JPMorgan Chase, Ford Foundation and Kresge Foundation Back Development in Detroit's North End and Grandmont-Rosedale Neighborhoods

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05/11/2018

... Develop Detroit will build or rehab or build 70 new homes in the North End and Grandmont-Rosedale neighborhoods. It is the first project of this type for the nonprofit real estate developer and is ... build...

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The Charles H. Revson Foundation Announces $2.5 Million in Grants to Eight Recipients

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11/17/2021

... Grants were distributed within the Program Areas of “Education,” “Jewish Life,” and “Urban ... the program provided funding to allow children around New York City to easily access exhibits...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Works to Build a Better South Bronx

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07/10/2015

... Foundation Works to Build a Better South Bronx Today, New York Restoration Project (NYRP) unveiled a master plan to ... public art, bike lanes, and waterfront access. Known as the Haven...

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