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Foundation to Move Funds to Detroit Pensions

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11/12/2014

... Funds to Detroit Pensions Exactly how will millions in private dollars in the "grand bargain" make its way into ... the city's public pension system? That's the charge of...

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NoVo Foundation Celebrates International Women’s Day

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03/09/2015

... Women’s Day Every day, we are inspired by stories of amazing girls and women who are standing up to injustice and demanding a better future. Whether at home, in school, at work, or on the global stage, these...

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Two Hedge Fund Billionaires Donate $1M Each to Pro-Charter School Advocates

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10/21/2015

... Schools Two hedge fund billionaires dropped $1 million each on a controversial charter school advocacy group in April, the Daily News has learned. Officials at ... titans Dan Loeb and Julian Robertson both...

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Q & A with FJC: The ABCs Of Donor-Advised Funds

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11/12/2015

Q & A with FJC: The ABCs Of Donor-Advised Funds Leonard Glickman is the chief ... of Philanthropic Funds, which manages more than $255 million in assets. It administers more...

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Gap Inc. Connects Unemployed Youth with Organizations That Need Talent

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11/04/2016

... strategy when it comes to filling entry-level jobs in its 3 ,000-plus Gap, Banana Republic, and Old Navy stores. Across the U.S., nearly 6 million entry-level jobs will be created from 2012 to...

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The Latest Nutrition Grantmaking From Newman's Own

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11/28/2016

... Grantmaking From Newman's Own Paul Newman was a man ahead of his time. While everyone now grasps the idea of social ... businesses, Newman's Own was a novelty when it launched in...

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Open Society Foundation Funds Program with Elmo And Big Bird Talking To Refugees

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05/09/2017

... Big Bird Talking To Refugees Elmo and Big Bird have lots of experience teaching children everything from the ABCs to ... to millions of refugee children forced from their homes in Syria, Iraq...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Commonwealth Fund: CBO Score on Senate Health Bill: 22M Americans Uninsured & Sharp Increases in Premiums for Elderly

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07/03/2017

... Health Bill: 22M Americans Uninsured & Sharp Increases in Premiums for Elderly This week the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its report on the impact of the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA...

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NYC and Studio Team Up to Keep Music Industry Humming

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09/07/2017

... a legendary New York recording studio, bolstered by $6 million in city funding. The recording industry has been shrinking ... under $20 million , according to Roger H. Brown, president...

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Arts

U.S. Median Income Hit $59,039 in 2016, The Highest Ever Reported by Census Bureau

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09/12/2017

U.S. Median Income Hit $59,039 in 2016, The Highest Ever Reported by Census Bureau ... Bureau reported Tuesday. Median income is a key measure of the economic health of the U.S. middle class,...

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

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09/15/2017

The Fate of NYC’s Undocumented Bakers Could Change the Food Industry ... artisanal Tom Cat Bakery last spring. Bearing signs in Spanish and English and chanting for a boycott of Tom Cat ... the...

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City Signs Exclusive Deal With Pharmaceutical Firm for Anti-Overdose Drug

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10/10/2017

... entered into an exclusive one-year deal with the makers of an anti-overdose drug to quicken the time it takes to get ... of first responders. The city has allocated about $7.836 million...

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Rockefeller Foundation Releases YieldWise: Cutting Food Loss in Half for World Food Day

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10/17/2017

... more than enough to feed our entire global population of over 7 billion people. Yet at the same time, approximately 815 million people worldwide will go to sleep hungry tonight, ... next meal will come from...

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It Didn’t Hit $1 Billion, but Rockefeller Sale Still Set High

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05/14/2018

... high. The total fell considerably shy at nearly $833 million . But the treasures of David and Peggy Rockefeller still set a high for the most ... at auction, surpassing the $443 million total...

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