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Private Funding Provides Lifeline For Stem Cell Researchers

Release Date:

07/07/2014

... Provides Lifeline For Stem Cell Researchers Some of the most exciting research in medicine is taking place at the New York Stem Cell Foundation, and almost all its work is ... involves synthesizing new...

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The New York Stem Cell Foundation

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Awards Grants to Nonprofits to Partner with Schools for 4-Year Pilot Initiative

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10/15/2015

... (BROOKLYN, NY) – Today, Brooklyn Community Foundation announces grants to four expert restorative justice providers ... four Brooklyn public schools beginning this fall, via the new Brooklyn Restorative...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

Social Justice

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Brooklyn Org

13 Apr 2015

Social, Environmental and Economic Resiliency - Follow-up to Puerto Rico Learning Tour

Monday, April 13, 2015 -

9:00am to 11:15am

... panel will offer fresh thinking to systemic challenges and new models that may be applicable to other cities and regions ... tour that took place last fall in Puerto Rico and part of a series of...

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Environment and Climate Change

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09 Feb 2016

Service for Impact

Tuesday, February 9, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Strategic volunteerism is a critical component of how corporations harness the time and talent of employees ... and challenges, brainstorm on solutions, and explore new opportunities to make a...

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Roundtable Discussion

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Volunteerism

J.M. Kaplan Fund Launches Innovation Prize, Seeks Applicants

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01/29/2015

... Applicants The J.M.K. Innovation Prize is an exciting new initiative of the J.M. Kaplan Fund, a New York-based family foundation. ... social sector innovation. The Prize will provide up to...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Technology

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Michael Bloomberg Gives $75 Million to Shed Arts Center

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05/24/2017

... Gives $75 Million to Shed Arts Center The ambitious new arts center known as the Shed, rising in Hudson Yards, ... the Far West Side continues to be shaped by a small group of influential billionaires. They...

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Arts

Community Development

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Refugees Rent Trump’s Childhood Home To Send Message To UN Leaders

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09/19/2017

... To UN Leaders President Donald Trump’s childhood home in New York had some new occupants over the weekend — refugees who shared their ... Assembly convenes this week with Trump in attendance. The three...

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Immigration

Red Tape, Frustration Pushing Out Applicants for Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Program, Report Shows

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09/26/2017

... droves from the city’s Build It Back recovery program, new data shows. An analysis by City Controller Scott Stringer found steep declines in many of the 136 zip codes affected by Superstorm Sandy. ...

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Community Development

Study Finds Test-Score Growth at NYC Charter Schools Outpaces District Schools

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10/04/2017

... Growth at NYC Charter Schools Outpaces District Schools A new study says that on average, New York City charter school students show growth equal to 23 extra days of learning in reading and...

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Education

Inside the Joan Mitchell Foundation: How a Visual Arts Funder Is Evolving

Release Date:

11/08/2018

... set an auction record for $16.625 million at Christie’s New York, while her work at Art Basel collectively sold for ... $35.5 million. Meanwhile, the Baltimore Museum of Art and the San Francisco Museum...

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Twenty Years After Suffragists Statue Victory, The Quest Continues For A National Women's History Museum

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09/20/2017

... The Quest Continues For A National Women's History Museum Of all the excuses given for why a statue of three suffragettes could not be moved into the Capitol ... unattractive. Wages and...

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Gender Justice

14 Apr 2026

A Bound Imperative: American Democracy and the Fight for Immigrant Rights - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... cannot be separated. Indeed, it is through the othering of immigrants and falsely declaring an “invasion” that ... bridging these two movements, with insights on what philanthropy can do now to resist...

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Immigration

15 Dec 2014

Why We Can’t Wait: Lessons from Listening to Girls of Color

Monday, December 15, 2014 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... program? View materials and the live recording here . Part of Philanthropy New York’s “Spotlight on Diversity” Series. Across ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Children, Youth and Families

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New York State

NY Community Trust Is Raising $1M to Combat President Trump’s Policies Of ‘Fear’

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03/06/2017

... Is Raising $1M to Combat President Trump’s Policies Of ‘Fear’ A Manhattan philanthropy is raising $1 million to fund programs for New Yorkers under siege from President Trump’s new...

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The New York Community Trust

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Social Justice

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Bank of America to Spur Economic Gains For Low-Income Families, Communities

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03/16/2017

Bank of America to Spur Economic Gains For Low-Income Families, ... (LISC) today announced a $3.8 million grant from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation to support programs focused ... part of...

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

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Community Development

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Karen Davis Named to Lead Lipitz Center at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

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12/03/2012

After serving two decades as President of The Commonwealth Fund , Karen Davis, Ph.D., is returning ... University, where she previously chaired the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Bloomberg...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Six Winners to Receive Help Setting Up Social Impact Bond Projects

Release Date:

06/12/2013

... the Harvard Kennedy School have announced the six winners of a national competition to provide technical assistance to ... Kennedy School (HKS) today announced the six winners of a national competition to...

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Impact Investing

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Will Divest Charity From Fossil Fuels

Release Date:

09/22/2014

... The announcement, timed to precede Tuesday’s opening of the United Nations climate change summit meeting in New York City, is part of a broader and accelerating initiative.... ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Environment and Climate Change

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Simons Foundation Joins Obama Administration's Brain Initiative

Release Date:

10/01/2014

... plans to announce Tuesday that it has recruited new federal agencies and a number of universities, foundations and businesses to help pursue the goals of the Brain Initiative, which the...

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