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Podcast: The Surdna Foundation Pivots to Mark 100 Years of Impact

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03/24/2017

Podcast: The Surdna Foundation Pivots to Mark 100 Years of Impact In 1917, businessman John Andrus decided to give away half ... grant maker has taken the bold step of directing $100 ...

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Open Society Foundations and Other Funders Mobilizing to Counter Hate

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03/29/2017

Open Society Foundations and Other Funders Mobilizing to Counter Hate One of the most disturbing aspects of Donald Trump's election in November is that it was followed by a sharp upward spike ... Not long...

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The Uphill Battle Of United Way NYC’s First Female President

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04/19/2017

... (UWNYC) nearly five years ago, she was the first woman to hold the position in the organization’s 80-year history. She currently ... and oversees programming and revenues in excess of $57...

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Russell Sage Foundation Celebrates 110th Anniversary

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04/20/2017

... Russell Sage. Mrs. Sage established the foundation in 1907 for “the improvement of social and living conditions in the United States” with a gift of $10 million . In its...

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New York Stem Cell Foundation HQ is a Linchpin for Biotech

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05/05/2017

... for Biotech The New York Stem Cell Foundation's $22 million , 40,000-square-foot headquarters on West 54th Street, ... represents founder and CEO Susan L. Solomon's grand effort to turn the Far West...

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Prudential Doubles Down On Financial Wellness

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05/17/2017

... Prudential Financial, Inc. has deepened its commitment to the financial wellness of American families. The company announced a three-year $5 million partnership with the Aspen Institute to...

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Russell Sage Research Examines Social Consequences of Recessions

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05/26/2017

... Foundation shows, generated a great deal of sadness. In 2010, one year after the official end of the recession, ... since researchers first started recording the measure in the mid-1970s. This shouldn’t be too...

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Century Foundation: Why Manufacturing Jobs Are Worth Saving

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06/15/2017

... Manufacturing Is Having a Moment,” declared CNN in a recent headline. During his reelection campaign, President Obama set a goal of bringing back 1 million of the manufacturing jobs that had been lost after...

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Open Society Foundations-Backed Report Finds Mass Incarceration Sustatined by Prisoners of Time

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07/13/2017

... Prisoners of Time Despite the enactment of justice reforms in many states, the nation’s prison and jail population has dropped only slightly in recent years. Well over two million people...

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Ford, ConEd: Bronx Children’s Museum Construction Begins

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07/24/2017

... joined elected officials and community leaders in breaking ground for the long-awaited Bronx Children’s ... house the organization providing a children’s museum in the only borough lacking such a cultural and...

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The Century Foundation on How Healthcare Repeal Would be a Disaster for Women’s Health

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07/28/2017

... Health The Century Foundation has estimated that 13 million women would lose maternal care protection with out ... have been lengthy overdue. Yet even because the ACA sought to increase women’s healthcare,...

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More Than 1,000 Died in South Asia Floods This Summer

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08/30/2017

More Than 1,000 Died in South Asia Floods This Summer More than 1,000 people have ... toll would rise along with the floodwaters. According to the United Nations, at least 41 million people...

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The Next Houston

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08/31/2017

... The last time a major hurricane struck Miami directly, in 1926, it left almost 400 people dead, making it one of the ... Today, the Miami metropolitan area has more than 6 million residents. Even as Harvey...

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Inside The NYC Schools Critics Call ‘Failure Factories’

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09/05/2017

... has not exceeded 10 percent of students for four years in a row. Seventeen of these schools — which enroll nearly ... mayor’s signature Renewal program, which has spent $582 million on teacher training, social...

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Opinion: Nonprofits Aren’t Doing What It Takes to Protect Civil Society in the Trump Era

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09/07/2017

Opinion: Nonprofits Aren’t Doing What It Takes to Protect Civil Society in the Trump Era Party politics and constant Twitter barbs aside, the vast tidal changes in Washington are sweeping away...

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Smashing the Stigma: Deputy Mayor Richard Buery On ThriveNYC and Treating Mental Health

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09/08/2017

... is a coordinated system of 54 initiatives, estimated to cost $850 million over four years. One in 5 New Yorkers in any given year will experience mental ...

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City Busing Over 5,000 Students Living In Homeless Shelters To Public Schools This Year

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09/11/2017

City Busing Over 5,000 Students Living In Homeless Shelters To Public Schools This Year The city will bus a record number ... Department officials said it will cost the city $17 million ...

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Report: Job Gains In NY, But Not Everywhere

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09/11/2017

Report: Job Gains In NY, But Not Everywhere Unemployment rates are down for New ... to a new report. New York's unemployment rate is at 4 .8 percent and more than 9 ...

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Adding Pantries and Spice to New York’s Hungry Neighborhoods

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09/12/2017

Adding Pantries and Spice to New York’s Hungry Neighborhoods Over the past year, New ... three biggest providers of emergency food have reorganized in an effort to feed underserved communities...

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