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New York Community Trust President, Lorie Slutsky, Joins Community Foundation Leaders to Discuss the Role of Donor Advised Funds in Their Communities

Release Date:

08/20/2018

... across the country. For more than 80 years, community foundations have seen this value first-hand. We created ... ensure they are used to improve our communities. Community foundations work to improve the...

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The New York Community Trust

Redlich Horwitz Foundation Announces COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund to Support Virtual Family-Driven Care in New York State

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04/07/2020

The Redlich Horwitz Foundation will provide grants of up to $40,000 to governmental and non-governmental organizations who serve children in foster care, in New York State, outside of New York City.

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New York Foundation’s Latest Installment of Video Series “In Their Own Words” Features Founder and Executive Director of Young Advocates for Fair Education

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02/09/2018

New York Foundation’s Latest Installment of Video Series “In Their Own Words” Features Founder and Executive Director of Young Advocates for Fair Education.

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Education

First-of-its-kind Study From the Century Foundation: How Well Does Your State Support Integration in Charter Schools?

Release Date:

04/04/2019

With the enrollment flexibility and design choices available to them, charter schools have the potential to help reverse trends of school segregation—or to further isolate students by race and class.

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United Hospital Fund and New York State Health Foundation Release New Report: Difficult Decisions About Post-Acute Care and Why They Matter

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11/19/2018

United Hospital Fund (UHF) conducted a year-long inquiry, supported by the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth), to better understand why hospital discharge planning can fall short despite well-intentioned efforts by hospital staff, and...

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New York Health Foundation

Health Care Spending in New York Growing Faster Than Rest of U.S., New Report from The New York State Health Foundation

Release Date:

07/30/2019

Health care spending for the average New Yorker with employer-sponsored health insurance is increasing faster in New York State than the rest of the country, according to a new analysis released today by the New York State Health Foundation (...

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Sarah Lawrence Center for the Urban River at Beczak Receives Grant from Westchester Community Foundation to Expand Saw Mill River Restoration Efforts

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12/16/2019

A new grant has been given to the Sarah Lawrence Center for the Urban River at Beczak so that it can expand its studies of water quality issues plaguing the Saw Mill River.

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The Westchester Community Foundation

Long-Sought ‘Warm-Sensitive’ Brain Cells Identified in New Study Supported by NY Stem Cell, Rita Allen, Sloan, and Klingenstein Foundations

Release Date:

09/09/2016

... by NY Stem Cell, Rita Allen, Sloan, and Klingenstein Foundations A new UC San Francisco study challenges the most ... by NY Stem Cell, Rita Allen, Sloan, and Klingenstein Foundations ...

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Supported by JPB Foundation, Harvard Study Finds Illinois Soda Tax Could Cut Health Costs, Raise $561 Million in Revenue Annually

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04/26/2017

A penny-per-ounce state tax on sugar-sweetened beverages could raise $561 million a year in new revenue for Illinois, while also saving millions in health care costs associated with obesity and diabetes, according to a new study released Tuesday by...

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Freedom Together Foundation

With Support from Pershing Square and Alfred P. Sloan Foundations, New Research Finds that Behavioral ‘Nudges’ Offer a Cost-Effective Policy Tool

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06/08/2017

With Support from Pershing Square and Alfred P. Sloan Foundations , New Research Finds that Behavioral ‘Nudges’ ... With Support from Pershing Square and Alfred P. Sloan Foundations , New Research Finds that...

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Heckscher Foundation Supported EdTrust–NY Launches New Data Tool “The New York FAFSA Challenge” to Highlight Success and Encourage FAFSA completion.

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02/19/2019

New data tool allows educators, parents, and the public to track progress of high schools in their region.

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

Lukemia Drug Shows Promise for Treating a Childhood Brain Cancer, Research Supported by Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Clinical Scientist Development Award

Release Date:

09/20/2019

A drug used to treat chronic myeloid leukemia appears to be more effective at stopping a type of medulloblastoma in mouse models than existing treatments for the deadly pediatric brain tumor, reports a multi-institutional team.

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Doris Duke Foundation

More than Numbers: A Guide Toward Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in Data Collection from the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation

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08/2020

More than Numbers: A Guide Toward Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in Data Collection includes recommendations for approaching demographic inquiry through a variety of written forms, as well as best practices and examples for collecting data in a way that ensures that historically excluded communities are appropriately represented. Read more about the guide in the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation's blog post .

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Russell Sage Foundation Author/Grantee Edward Wolff Cited in NY Times Article About Record-setting Bull Market and Uneven Wealth Distribution

Release Date:

08/23/2018

The party has been going for more than a decade. But a lot of Americans haven’t been celebrating. Stocks crossed a major threshold on Wednesday, when the 10-year-old bull market arguably became the longest on record.

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The Burke Foundation Announces the Launch of the New Jersey Maternal Infant Health Hub in Collaboration with the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute

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09/21/2022

The MIH Hub will develop actionable strategies to uplift midwifery practice in New Jersey and diversify the midwifery workforce.

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Russell Sage Foundation Grantees Richard Alba, Justin Gest & Dowell Myers Cited in NYT Article on the Political Implications of Future Population Models

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09/06/2018

The question of whether America will become a majority-minority nation — and when that might happen — is intensely disputed, of enormous political import and extraordinarily complex. Two articles that appeared in the opinion section of The Times...

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Andrew Cuomo, Stop a Coronavirus Disaster: Release People From Prison - Op-Ed Co-Written by Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation

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03/30/2020

This is a public health crisis that threatens to become a humanitarian disaster.

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Who Are the One Million New Yorkers Still Without Healthcare?

Release Date:

06/25/2014

... and Mental Hygiene and from key nonprofit partners in the program " Healthcare Reform Update: Are Your Populations ... Vice President, Health Initiatives, Community Service Society Amy Shefrin, (moderator...

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07 Apr 2021

Compliance Amidst The Pandemic

Wednesday, April 7, 2021 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... Developments affecting paid sick and paid family leave program Your organization's compliance considerations ... to expect: workshop. Registration 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Program Registration is required by...