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Why the New Teachers’ Contract Is Great News for NYC’s Students

Release Date:

06/03/2014

Why the New Teachers’ Contract Is Great News for NYC’s Students by Greg Anrig, vice president of policy ... pay for raises foregone during the years after the Bloomberg administration withdrew...

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Education

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The Century Foundation

Wallace Foundation Awards $4.5 Million to Say Yes to Education

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10/29/2013

... to increasing high school and college graduation rates for students in urban school districts, announced today that ...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Will Divest Charity From Fossil Fuels

Release Date:

09/22/2014

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund has pledged to eliminate assets tied to fossil fuels.

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MAC AIDS Fund Survey Shows Kids Don't Know Enough About AIDS

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12/05/2014

... between the ages of 12-17 don’t think they’re at risk for getting HIV at some point in their life. One of their ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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Deutsche Bank Supports Transgender Economic Empowerment Forum

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12/10/2015

... organizer Lala Zannell joined First Lady Chirlane McCray for the Transgender Economic Empowerment Forum, held in the ... employment resource tables. “This really is a first for Wall Street,” said Deutsche Bank...

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JPB, Rockefeller Support New Initiative, 'Reimagining the Civic Commons'

Release Date:

09/08/2016

... will join forces to fund civic projects in four cities for a full $40 million. But instead of big anchor ...

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Freedom Together Foundation

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Community Development

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The Rockefeller Foundation

The Fate of NYC’s Undocumented Bakers Could Change the Food Industry

Release Date:

09/15/2017

... spring. Bearing signs in Spanish and English and chanting for a boycott of Tom Cat bread in New York restaurants, the ...

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Food Systems

Immigration

20 Oct 2023

Funders Working Group for New York’s Newcomers

Friday, October 20, 2023 - 3:30pm

... York Community Trust invites funders to a working group for funders to share updates and discuss funding ... with The New York Community Trust Funders Working Group for New York’s Newcomers ...

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Immigration

16 Mar 2015

Food Systems and Movements

Monday, March 16, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... ways, the community food movement— with its projects for a fair, sustainable, healthy food system— is rebuilding our public sphere from ... sphere without addressing the issues which divide us. For...

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Schott Honors Rev. Dr. William Barber II, Kavitha Mediratta and Landmark Education Campaign at 25th Anniversary Awards Gala

Release Date:

05/12/2017

... Gala On Thursday, May 11, 2017, the Schott Foundation for Public Education (@schottfound) marked 25 years of ... community and philanthropy figures who have led the charge for education justice. Among them was...

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Tides Announces Kriss Deiglmeier as New CEO

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01/15/2014

... and most recently was the founding Executive Director for the Center for Social Innovation (CSI) at Stanford University in Palo ... continue to lead in creating a more just, sustainable and healthy...

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Novo Foundation Partners With Southern Black Girls & Women’s Consortium to Support Growing Movement for Black Girls in the Southeastern U.S.

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10/16/2018

... Girls & Women’s Consortium to Support Growing Movement for Black Girls in the Southeastern U.S. The NoVo Foundation today announced a new partnership with the Southern Black Girls & Women’s ... — Black...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Gender Justice

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Equitable Recovery for All New Yorkers: The NY Stimulus Alliance

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08/09/2010

... joined colleagues, community leaders, and grantee partners for a bus tour that began in Harlem, continued through ... environmental protection, and other infrastructures for long-term economic benefits; and...

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Scaling Effectively: Create a Plan, Support the Vision and Manage the Risks

Release Date:

06/17/2015

... a panel at Philanthropy New York called “Scaling for Social Impact: Perspectives from Both Sides.” ... greatly over time, depending on many factors. SNLP, for example, is a much younger organization that has...

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Sesame Workshop Receives Groundbreaking Gift from Peter G. Peterson to Expand Community Initiative

Release Date:

06/07/2018

... and community service providers give children a strong and healthy start in life. The gift from Peter G. Peterson , ... challenge grant to establish the Joan Ganz Cooney Fund for Vulnerable Children, named...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Morgan Stanley Announces $10 Million Cash Commitment to Support Coronavirus Relief Efforts

Release Date:

03/19/2020

... first three grants of $2 million each were announced for Feeding America, the CDC Foundation, and the World Health ... Morgan Stanley is committed to providing children with a healthy start to life, and access...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Don Chen New Director of Metropolitan Opportunity

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01/05/2015

... world. Chen is a global thought leader on transforming cities and metropolitan regions to be more just, inclusive ... While at SGA, Chen conceived and launched Transportation for America and the anti-blight...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

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Ford Foundation

Diahann Billings-Burford Named Executive Director, Corporate Responsibility at Time Warner Inc.

Release Date:

03/12/2014

... management team and has primary responsibility for the strategic direction and implementation of Time Warner ... and their community investments in New York City. For five years as Chief Service Officer...

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