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14 Sep 2017

Time of Opportunity: Best Practices in Summer Learning (Part 2)

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3:00pm to 5:00pm

... was a site visit to a model summer learning program at PS 48 in Jamaica, Queens. Research has demonstrated that ... peers, and one of the strongest contributors to the high school dropout rate. Research also...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Adds Two Staff, Promotes One

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07/27/2017

... of Donor Services. Andrea has worked in fund development for the past 8 years, primarily around education and ... with the Altman Foundation, and most recently worked for the Robertson Foundation. Liane...

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Rockefeller Foundation President Reflects On America's Most Pressing Challenge Jobs And Economic Opportunity

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10/16/2017

... Jobs And Economic Opportunity Last month I was in Michigan for the fourth annual Detroit Homecoming, an event that ... raised around Detroit because of the promise of a good job for my father, first at...

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A New Coalition Funded by the Prudential Foundation and Citibank Launches in Newark to Support Asset Building

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02/12/2018

... has undertaken a slow but steady transformation into a hub for the arts and higher education, as well as the increasing ... positive progressions, it is also a very difficult time for a majority of Newark...

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Andy Warhol Foundation Joins Growing Number of Organizations Condemning University of Kansas Over Its Removal of Josephine Meckseper’s Flag

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07/25/2018

... of Josephine Meckseper’s Flag The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts has joined the growing number of ... issues. Over the course of the year, the flags were raised at partner institutions across the...

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

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Arts

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Altman Foundation Announces Leadership Transition, New President and Chair

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10/10/2018

... Rosa, Vice President and Executive Director, will retire at the end of 2018. Karen began her tenure at the Foundation ... of grants and their effectiveness. Her care and compassion for Altman...

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The New York Women’s Foundation Elects New Board Co-Chairs and Welcomes Five New Board Members

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06/26/2019

... and CEO of The Baglivo Group, a brand consultancy practice for higher education, not- for -profit and commercial ... served as Vice Chancellor for Communications and Marketing at...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Research to Prevent Blindness Grantee Dr. Gregg Semenza Wins Nobel Prize in Medicine

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10/10/2019

... that RPB Stein Innovation Awardee Gregg Semenza, MD, PhD, at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, has been named a winner of the 2019 Nobel ... of Oxford University—were selected as Nobel Laureates...

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New York Community Trust Awards Grants to 56 Organizations in All Five Boroughs

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10/15/2019

... helping with some of New York’s most urgent challenges. For each of the following grants, we offer journalists ... region’s most urgent challenges. Please contact Amy Wolf for more details. Some highlights:...

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The New York Community Trust Gives Levinson Arts Achievement Award to Rachel Rossin

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02/05/2020

... said Bree Jeppson, chair of the committee. “Her work is at the forefront of the virtual reality medium and she is ... commitment to her practice will provide opportunities for her creative endeavors and...

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The New York Community Trust

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Accelerates Fight Against Global Coronavirus Pandemi

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03/17/2020

... Initiative will take place on Thursday, March 19 at 1pm ET. More than 180 cities will join experts from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Bloomberg Harvard City ... over the coming...

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NYSHealth Foundation Commits $2 Million for COVID-19 Response Efforts

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04/13/2020

NYSHealth Foundation Commits $2 Million for COVID-19 Response Efforts April 13, 2020, New York, NY ... to numerous regional response funds, as well as support for statewide and local efforts to address emerging...

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New York Health Foundation

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New Commonwealth Fund Survey Finds Americans Suffering Health Coverage Insecurity Along with Job Losses

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04/21/2020

... people are worried about how much they might have to pay for COVID-19 treatment if they were to become ill. Nearly ... adults with incomes under $50,000 (80%), those with a high school education or less (73...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Shares National COVID-19 Testing Action Plan

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04/28/2020

... America, shuttered schools have put 30 million children at risk of going hungry. Closed businesses have left more ... income. And while locking down our economy is crucial for saving lives now, it has...

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Morgan Stanley, TruFund Financial Services and Ford Foundation Announce Launch of $26 Million Impact Developers Fund

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06/22/2020

... from conventional sources. Investments will be used for working capital to acquire, develop and operate ... of color," said Roy Swan, Head of Mission Investments at the Ford Foundation. “TruFund applauds...

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The Burke Foundation Announces Three New Staff Members

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11/18/2020

... communities. Renée Nogales will be responsible for stewarding the organization’s Maternal Child Health ... Renée served as Principal of Early Childhood Partnerships at LENA where she helped scale innovative...

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From the Desk of Irfan Hasan: The New York Community Trust and Vaccinating our City

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05/13/2021

... of this year. Vaccinating New Yorkers must be a priority for months to come. But history shows us some ... New Yorkers and people of color—have often been at the tail end of receiving the latest developments...

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Philanthropy New York Welcomes Stephanie Boarden as Chief of Staff

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09/16/2021

... craft shared commitments to and accountability for racial equity in organizational culture and practice. ... was as the Associate Director, Learning and Grant Making at the Open Society Foundations (OSF) in...

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Announces Fall 2021 Grantees and New Website

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01/12/2022

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Announces Fall 2021 Grantees and New ... and uncertainty in the art world and in the world at large. Acknowledging the financial challenges faced by ... mentorship,...

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