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The Wallace Foundation to Support Study of Whether and How Community Institutions Can Work Together on Education Reform

Release Date:

03/18/2014

... The Wallace Foundation is awarding a grant to researchers at Teachers College, Columbia University to study whether and how community ... are Michael Rebell and Jessica Wolff, of the Campaign for...

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Education

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Commonwealth Fund: Latest Scorecard on Health System Performance Shows More Improvement Than Decline Across States

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12/09/2015

... insurance expansions—finds that the uninsured rate for working-age adults declined in nearly all states and dropped by at least three points in 39 states. However, stark ... The scorecard ranks every state and...

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NY Community Trust Announces Three Staff Promotions to Program Director

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07/28/2016

... to Program Director : Irfan Hasan is responsible for our Health and Behavioral Health grants in our Healthy ... and inclusion coordinator. Prior employment includes roles at the Lower Manhattan Cultural...

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Commonwealth Fund’s Biennial Health Insurance Survey Finds People with Medicaid Have Better Access to Health Care Than the Uninsured and Fewer Medical Bill Problems

Release Date:

04/27/2017

... of whom enrolled when 31 states and the District of Columbia expanded eligibility for the program under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ... continuous coverage and 77 percent of people uninsured for...

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Sloan Foundation Noted in Article on What Could Help Americans Work More Years

Release Date:

06/13/2017

... 65 — either part-time or full-time. But after attending Columbia University’s 2017 Age Boom Academy program for journalists, Exploring Inequities in Health, Work and ... learned how difficult (if not...

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Aging

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

What Major Universities Had to Say About Trump’s Move to Roll Back DACA

Release Date:

09/07/2017

... colleges said of the order to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA: The University of California at Berkeley sent a stark message on social media, tweeting, ... to permanent...

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Aging Out of Foster Care Makes Eating Right a Challenge

Release Date:

09/18/2017

... guidance on how to prepare nutritious meals or how to shop for healthy food on a budget so he decided to advocate for such programming at his foster care agency, which responded by...

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Commonwealth Fund Releases Its 2018 Scorecard on State Health System Performance

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05/29/2018

... assesses all 50 states and the District of Columbia on more than 40 measures of access to health care, ...

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Native Wisdom: A Review Of Edgar Villanueva’s Decolonizing Wealth

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09/24/2019

... noted what he considered to be the necessary conditions for the overthrow of colonialism: “To tell the truth, the ... decision-making process. It is hardly a secret that change in the ways that foundations...

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Elevating Feminist Leadership and Thought on International Women's Day

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03/08/2023

... leadership as critical components of transformative social change . Three of those grantmakers—Keesha Gaskins-Nathan, ... Women’s Day. The transcript that follows has been edited for length and clarity...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Recording: Between Two Hands: Birth, Power, and Philanthropy’s Role in Black Maternal Health in NYC

Between Two Hands: Birth, Power, and Philanthropy’s Role in Black Maternal Health in NYC Speakers Round 1 - The Micro-Level: Lived Maternal Expertise & Care Sharilyn Chavez , Founder & Coach, Sharilyn Chavez Coaching...

Marcella Tillett of the Brooklyn Community Foundation Named Among 50 Women in City & State's 2022 Above & Beyond List

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03/21/2022

... are no anomaly. Women in New York are making gains at all levels of politics, business and the nonprofit sphere ... Foundation Marcella Tillett set out to study business at Clark Atlanta University. But she...

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09 May 2024

Philanthropy New York's 45th Annual Meeting - Power With: Building A Shared Future

Thursday, May 9, 2024 -

9:30am to 4:30pm

... Annual Meeting Banner (1).png Power is at the core of everything we're about, the things we analyze, ... we shift. - Rinku Sen Power - the capacity to produce change - exists in many forms within our...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

American Express-Supported NYFA Emerging Leaders Boot Camp Participants Named

Release Date:

02/18/2016

... professional-development program from New York Foundation for the Arts turns three, a new cohort of arts administrators ... Clement So, Artistic Administrator 92nd Street Y (Tisch Center for...

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Howard Gilman Foundation

For Funders Focusing on Developing Countries, Impact Bonds Present Fresh Opportunities

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08/04/2016

For Funders Focusing on Developing Countries, Impact Bonds ... Global Economy and Development, Center for Universal Education, The Brookings ... The Brookings Institution A recent conversation...

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The Brookings Institution

New York Community Trust Funds Leading Racial Justice Nonprofit Race Forward in Racial Equity in the Arts Innovation Lab

Release Date:

04/05/2017

... - Leading racial justice non-profit Race Forward: The Center for Racial Justice Innovation today announced the launch of ... audience engagement strategies. In our current political climate...

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It’s Time to Shut Down Government’s Unfair Treatment of Nonprofits

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04/26/2024

... To start, philanthropy can support more capacity building for the nonprofit sector. One opportunity that came up in a ... in their districts, perhaps a library, a performing arts center , or children’s mental...

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Insights from 2025 Financial Series: Reframing Financial Due Diligence - Part 2

Release Date:

06/26/2025

... increased and unprecedented uncertainty. To address this climate , many in the philanthropic community are increasing ... communities they serve. One essential area of support for grantmakers is building...

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Disrupting the Textbook Status Quo

Release Date:

09/05/2014

... . High-quality instructional materials are essential for American students to succeed in the global economy. ... ways: Philanthropy can support efforts by teachers and school districts to create and identify...