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Is Universal Voting an Idea Whose Time is Coming?

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11/17/2022

... Director, 100% Democracy: An Initiative for Universal Voting On May 24, Philanthropy New York, along ... be amplified. Political campaigns would also be forced to change . Under universal voting, the current...

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Don’t Forget the Small Guys

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07/09/2010

... Rico and Mexico. Each organization was also a big risk for someone to start and to support financially. It’s funny ... the way we relate to potential grantees. When I read the Center for...

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Kristen M. Ruff

... leadership development programming and training programs for foundation program officers. Prior to joining ... the public education and humanitarian aid programs at MADRE, an international women’s human rights...

United Way of New York City Releases 2014 Self-Sufficiency Standards

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12/02/2014

... of New York City (UWNYC), in partnership with the Women's Center for Education and Career Advancement, The New York Community ... New York Business, we officially released the report at...

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Support from MasterCard Facilitates Launch of the Global Girls Entrepreneurship Project

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03/25/2015

... the Global Girls Entrepreneurship Project The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) today announced a $1 million pledge from the MasterCard Center for Inclusive Growth – support which...

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State Actions to Promote and Restrain Commercial Accountable Care Organizations: Milbank Memorial Fund Support

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10/19/2015

... Accountable Care Organizations,” written by researchers at the Nicholas C. Petris Center on Health Care Markets and Consumer Welfare, School of ... risks. The Milbank Memorial Fund provided...

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New Biomarker Identifies Uveal Melanoma Patients At High Risk For Metastasis (Research To Prevent Blindness)

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03/07/2016

New Biomarker Identifies Uveal Melanoma Patients At High Risk For Metastasis (Research To Prevent Blindness) A study by ... Site Disease Group at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center...

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City Comptroller Scott Stringer Wants Companies to Offer Retirement Plans

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10/07/2016

... plan, a move that could provide more savings options for 1.5 million people. Tens of millions of Americans work ... 401(k)s or access to individual retirement accounts. At least 1.5 million of these workers...

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Experts Analyze Mayor De Blasio's Jobs Plan

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09/21/2017

... Mayor De Blasio's Jobs Plan An expert panel convened at The New School on Wednesday by the Center for An Urban Future delved into Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan .....

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Andrus Family Fund Appoints Edgar Villanueva to Its Board

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09/22/2017

... Edgar Villanueva, Vice President of Programs and Advocacy at the Schott Foundation for Public Education, to its board. For the first time in the ... an instructor with The Grantmaking...

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The Return Of Hookworm And The Limits Of Public Health Philanthropy

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09/27/2017

... conducted by the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and the Alabama Center for Rural Enterprise, of residents of Lowndes County, ...

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Growing Fab Lab Network Brings the High-Tech, Hands-On STEM Education Out to Rural K-12 Students

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10/06/2017

... along Pennsylvania Route 43, visitors roll into Coal Center , home to Intermediate Unit 1, a regional education ... 10 labs where they can serve a diverse population of school -age children, rural communities...

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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Gives Stem Programs Over $5 Million

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09/13/2018

... foundation announced $5.5 million in grants to 17 after- school and summer programs teaching science, technology, engineering and math for those in grades 6 to 12. Eleven of the programs are in ... Brian...

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Laura Rossi, Executive Director, Westchester Community Foundation, Featured in 2022 Westchester Power 100 List by City & State

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09/28/2022

... food insecurity, $250,000 to Saint Joseph’s Medical Center to expand access to its behavioral services and ... hotline, and $160,000 to the Ossining and Peekskill school districts for a...

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New York Life Foundation Supports Summer Reading and Education at NYC Public Libraries

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04/30/2019

... York Life Foundation Supports Summer Reading and Education at NYC Public Libraries April 30, 2019—New York City’s ... youth education programs at the three library systems for middle ...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Strengthens Support of Media That Matters

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05/31/2016

... MIF further positions itself as an important resource for the philanthropic community. As curators of the most ... MIF continues to serve as a catalyst for social change and philanthropic...

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17 Apr 2013

The “Grit” Factor: How Community Organizations Support Students for College Success

Wednesday, April 17, 2013 -

8:15am to 10:30am

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... — have learned over the last few years is that a high school diploma is no longer an adequate measurement of ... and emotional skills, help them problem-solve and advocate for themselves, and enable them to...

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22 Jun 2010

Investing in Our Next Generation: English Language Learners and Their Families

Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 9:00am to Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 5:00pm

... and Philanthropy New York. NON-Members: The cost is $200 for eligible non-members. A Philanthropy New York ... the fastest increases in ELL populations—growing at rates over 250%—are occurring in states such...

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A Dollop of Learning – The Glue That Binds

Release Date:

09/05/2019

... about how much I love back-to- school shopping. Yes, for the brightly colored notebooks, crisp paper and the ... learners ready to start a new journey together. Summers at PNY offer that same...

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01 Dec 2021

For Us, By Us Farm - Based Education - A Webinar Hosted by Community Food Funders

Wednesday, December 1, 2021 -

12:30pm to 2:00pm

... apprenticeships are just a few of the barriers to entry for beginner BIPOC, queer and trans farmers, especially in ... — the Akwesasne Mohawk community for Akwesasne Freedom School ; low-...