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Leon Levy Foundation Funds Civil War Brooklyn Historical Research via the BAM Online Archive

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08/14/2017

... Online Archive It is always a cause for celebration when new archival history resources go online — especially for the enthusiastic digger of sometimes obscure history...

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Opinion: The Urban Revival Is Over

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09/05/2017

... prices and the growing gap between the rich and poor in our leading cities, an even bigger threat lies on the ... two may be in danger. As it turns out, the much-ballyhooed new age of...

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Nina Stack Joins Champlain Foundation as Executive Director

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04/17/2018

... as Executive Director The next executive director of the Champlin Foundation will be Nina Stack, the nonprofit ... Stack, a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University, has led the New Jersey...

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Kiva City Launches in Washington, D.C.

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01/11/2013

... Center and Capital One Bank have announced the launch of Kiva City D.C., a website that will provide small business owners in the greater Washington, D.C., area with access to crowdfunded microloans. A...

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Cost of Health Care a Burden for Most U.S. Households

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04/15/2014

A new study published by the Milbank Memorial Fund's Milbank Quarterly finds the cost of health care to be a burden for most U.S. households. Since ... for almost all...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation names Tynesha McHarris Director of Community Leadership

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05/29/2014

... Community Foundation names Tynesha McHarris Director of Community Leadership Tynesha McHarris will be joining the Foundation next week in a new position as Director of...

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Barbara Picower Is Back In Business As One Of The Nation's Top Philanthropists

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09/09/2014

Barbara Picower Is Back In Business As One Of The Nation's Top Philanthropists ... as one of the nation’s top philanthropists, heading a new foundation with more than $2...

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Freedom Together Foundation

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Leadership Changes Announced at Gap Foundation and Gap, Inc.

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05/15/2015

... Bobbi Silten has been promoted and has taken on a new role. She is now Executive Vice President, Gap Inc. ... his new role. He has served as a Gap Foundation trustee for the past six years (...

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Michelle Alexander Joins Ford Foundation as Senior Fellow

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10/07/2015

... over the past two decades. Her best-selling book, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness , has spurred debate and action nationwide. ...

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Rockefeller Brothers Supported Report: Wind Energy Could Get Cheaper

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03/18/2016

... from Cape Wind continued this week as the University of Delaware released a report showing offshore wind energy in New England would be far less costly under projects that are ...

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Ford Foundation"s Darren Walker Participates in Discussion on the Influence of Impact Investing on Philanthropy

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05/12/2016

Ford Foundation"s Darren Walker Participates in Discussion on the Influence of Impact Investing on Philanthropy Impact investing can lead to new strategies for...

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Russell Sage Report Finds Non-Citizen Latinos Politically Engaged

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06/28/2016

... able to vote, but they could still help decide the outcome of the upcoming presidential election. That's a theory ... scientists, Michael Jones-Correa and James A. McCann, in a report published ...

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Supported by Commonwealth Fund, Study Shows Diabetes, Depression Apps Are Failing the Usability Test

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07/18/2016

... Diabetes, Depression Apps Are Failing the Usability Test A new UCSF study finds that some of the most popular apps for diabetes, depression and ... at San Francisco. The study, published this...

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NYCT, Jonas Center, John A. Hartford and Edna McConnell Clark Foundations Highlighted in Health Affairs

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07/20/2016

... Hartford and Edna McConnell Clark Foundations Highlighted in Health Affairs The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects that employment of ... the Affordable Care Act. The BLS notes that...

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Supported by Rockefeller and Bloomberg, Climate Finance Project Finds Solutions for Low-Carbon Growth

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07/26/2016

... year for climate finance. Following the Paris Agreement in December and its ambitious pledges on clean energy and ... to solve these worldwide challenges. It is engineering new solutions and...

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Carnegie Corporation Names Robert Rosenthal Director of Information Technology

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08/01/2016

Carnegie Corporation Names Robert Rosenthal Director of Information Technology Rosenthal brings over 30 years of experience in information management and systems, having worked in...

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Ford-Supported Survey Finds Black, Hispanic Youth Less Likely To Get Money From Parents

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10/06/2016

... smaller expenses, than do whites or Asians, according to a new GenForward poll. And more than half of millennials overall say an unexpected bill of $1,000 would ... of...

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Supported by Ford Foundation, GenForward Poll Shows Clinton’s Edge With Young People Crosses Racial Lines

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10/25/2016

... Trump for president, and to say the former secretary of state will help people like them, a new GenForward poll shows. Clinton’s largest advantage is ... the survey also shows a shift to her...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Contributes to Mayo Performing Arts Center 2016-2017 Season

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11/03/2016

... a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, presents a wide range of programs that entertain, enrich, and educate the diverse ... the region and enhance the economic vitality of Northern New Jersey...

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