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When It Comes To Building Resilient Cities, Everyone Wants In

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06/24/2014

When It Comes To Building Resilient Cities, Everyone Wants In The idea of building a resilient city is not limited to a handful of people, but from workshops being conducted as ... Cities Challenge, people from...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Pershing Square Foundation Grant Will Help Develop a New Way of Tracking Criminal Justice System Performance

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05/12/2015

... As a nationwide, bi-partisan push is underway to reform the broken criminal justice system, The Pershing ... for Justice (MFJ), the first non-profit organization to use 'big data' to...

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Pershing Square Foundation

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Many Students Around the World Can’t Read or Add, World Bank Says

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09/27/2017

... virtually nothing, and many countries are neglecting to even measure their progress, the World Bank warned in its flagship ... behind the curve at recognizing and measuring the extent to...

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Michael J. Fox Foundation Awards $24 Million in Research Grants

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02/28/2019

... the biology, biomarkers, and therapies related to the GBA (glucocerebrosidase) pathway. According to MJFF, mutations in the GBA gene are the most common ... totaling nearly $8.7 million in support of efforts...

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The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research

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COVID-19

Philanthropy New York & Funder Programming PNY has moved to virtual programming, utilizing Zoom webinars and meetings. We are hosting weekly webinars for members to share ... and Financial...

NYS Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia, Unfiltered

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02/17/2016

... Program Officer for Youth Opportunity and Learning. Coming to PNY after a seven-month, state-wide listening tour, Elia ... setting high standards and the Common Core, the need for strengthening career and...

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Helmsley Foundation Funds New York Common Pantry’s Opening of a New Satellite Location

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05/16/2017

... and dedication ceremony is scheduled for May 24, 2017 to officially launch this new satellite location, which was ... has tapped that innovation and is responding to community need by opening...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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The Rockefeller Foundation Calls for Transformation of the U.S. Food System to Address the Hunger and Nutrition Crisis

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07/28/2020

... Calls for Transformation of the U.S. Food System to Address the Hunger and Nutrition Crisis NEW YORK, July ... identifies three fundamental, longer-term shifts that need to be made in the U.S...

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27 Apr 2021

How Philanthropy Can Help Avoid A Tsunami of Evictions

Tuesday, April 27, 2021 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... into the pandemic, many renters find themselves unable to pay the rent that will be due once the New York state ... communities and BIPOC households. Experts are warning that we need ...

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Helmsley Trust Grant Gives Educators A Voice In Common Core Discussions

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07/21/2014

... A recent grant from the Helmsley Charitable Trust to America Achieves Inc. is meant to give educators on the front lines more of a voice on how ... implement the Common Core standards. The $1.7 million...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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NYS Health Foundation Releases Assessment of the Region’s Population Health Investments

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05/02/2017

... health. The report identifies opportunities for the State to maximize the value of its investments in population health ...

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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 ... three-year $5 million partnership with the Aspen Institute to advance solutions that...

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The Role Of Entrepreneurship In Ending Poverty And Homelessness

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09/13/2017

... And Homelessness "Social entrepreneurship has proven to provide impactful innovations for poverty alleviation ... of people working on poverty eradication who contributed to a recent roundtable discussion...

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Why Bloomberg Philanthropies Focuses on Teacher Salaries as A Key Component to Education Reform

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04/30/2018

... Focuses on Teacher Salaries as A Key Component to Education Reform Great teachers are critically important to raising student achievement. When Bloomberg Philanthropies looks for school systems around the...

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Digital Badges: What They Are and Why Funders Should Pay Attention (Part 2)

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06/24/2014

... Community Trust. What are digital badges, and why should we use them? In my last post , I explained the basic badging ... Badges are seen as tools for increasing equitable access to higher education and job...

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The New York Community Trust

Veterans

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The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

From Possibility into Practice – Post-Annual Meeting Series

... as part of our post-Annual Meeting series. Register today to save your spot: May 9 - 2 PM to 3:30 PM Three Years Later, Funding Social Movements ... leaders, and promising practices from funders. Join us as...

Alisa Doctoroff and Linda Mirels Nominated to Lead UJA-Federation of New York

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03/01/2013

... on June 13, 2013 and the new leaders' terms are slated to begin July 1, 2013. "I am delighted that we have two such accomplished and dedicated individuals to assume leadership of...

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18 Dec 2012

Philanthropy's Response to Sandy: News on Housing, Aging, Health, Youth and Long-Term Infrastructure and Environmental Planning

Tuesday, December 18, 2012 -

1:00pm to 3:00pm

... call in our series convening Philanthropy New York members to communicate and collaborate around Superstorm Sandy ... funding. This series of teleconferences is designed to let funders share decisions about...

08 Dec 2016

Food as a Community-Building Tool

Thursday, December 8, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... relationship between food, culture, and society that we do not often think about as we make our daily meal choices ... advantage of that relationship by using food as a means to engage the...

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