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Ford Foundation Awards $1 Million to Help Prisoners Get a College Education

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08/06/2015

Ford Foundation Awards $1 Million to Help Prisoners Get a College Education $1 million over two years to the Bard Prison Initiative, which provides incarcerated students with opportunities to do...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Helps Expand Cornell's Prison Education Program

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10/06/2015

... Prison Education Program that's brought college study to approximately 100 inmates at Auburn Correctional Facility and Cayuga Correctional Facility is set to expand its reach at prisons in Elmira and...

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Using All of a Foundation’s Assets for Mission (F. B. Heron Foundation)

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01/07/2016

... (F. B. Heron Foundation) For foundations in the future to be effective, they need to use all of their resources toward their mission, says ...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Report Examines Human Rights Program in Ireland

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06/24/2016

... initial resistance, Atlantic Philanthropies' efforts to advance human rights in Ireland have had a lasting impact ... the foundation's Human Rights and Reconciliation grants between 2004 and 2014 — a...

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Here Are Mellon's Goals for Liberal Arts Education

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09/13/2016

... higher education vertical know we've devoted a lot of ink to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's "big vision" for the humanities. It's interesting stuff and, more to the point, this...

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A Look at Open Society’s Ongoing Commitment to Human Rights in the Post-Election Environment

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11/28/2016

A Look at Open Society’s Ongoing Commitment to Human Rights in the Post-Election Environment The Open ... Society Foundations knows a thing or two about standing up to strongman leaders, as well as the darkest...

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Basic Science Funders – Including Simons Foundation - Ask, "How Do We Know if Our Giving is Working?"

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06/05/2017

... Giving is Working?" Generally speaking, foundations want to know what their grants are accomplishing, or whether they should be putting money somewhere else. This is understandable, to...

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ASPCA President Seeks Harsher Punishment for Dog Fighting

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04/10/2015

... and spectators in locations that range from rural towns to dense cities across the country. By our estimate, there ... in the U.S., forcing hundreds of thousands of dogs to train, fight, and suffer every year...

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Sloan Foundation Awards Honor 7 NYC Teachers for their Creativity in Science, Math Instruction

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12/02/2015

... Going by the book isn’t enough for a select group of city teachers being honored Wednesday with the annual Sloan ... complex problems such as high asthma rates and obesity to immerse them in the worlds of math...

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Bloomberg Backs 'Breathing Lights' Exhibit to Draw Attention to Vacant Buildings

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09/30/2016

Bloomberg Backs 'Breathing Lights' Exhibit to Draw Attention to Vacant Buildings A public art installation called Breathing Lights is aiming to draw attention to...

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NYCT’s Slutsky and United Way’s Wright Named ’25 Influencers You Need to Know’

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04/06/2017

... and United Way’s Wright Named ’25 Influencers You Need to Know’ This list of Influentials focuses on five of the ... In the coming weeks and months, we’ll turn our attention to their counterparts in the other...

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Did Climate Change Intensify Hurricane Harvey?

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08/28/2017

... Harvey? Every so often, the worst-case scenario comes to pass. As of Sunday afternoon, the remnants of Hurricane Harvey seem likely to exceed the worst forecasts that preceded the storm. The ... efforts, and...

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Mark-Viverito Arrested During DACA Protest At Trump Tower

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09/20/2017

Mark-Viverito Arrested During DACA Protest At Trump Tower City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito was arrested as ... of undocumented immigrants whose families brought them to the United States as young...

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Administration Of Children’s Services Staffers Now Being Sent To NYPD Investigator Course

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09/25/2017

... Of Children’s Services Staffers Now Being Sent To NYPD Investigator Course Call it Law & Order: ACS. Staffers at the city 's Administration of Children's Services are being sent to...

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Onward: 105 Images for 105 Years of The Rockefeller Foundation

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05/15/2018

... years Rockefeller Foundation has brought people together to solve the world’s toughest problems and promote the ... jobs, and resilient cities is creating breakthroughs to ensure progress and prosperity are...

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11/14/2014 - The Science of Convening - Notes

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11/2014

View Notes from the program, " The Science of Convening. "

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The Mastercard Foundation Research Shows How African Youth Navigate Risk To Survive

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10/30/2015

... Foundation Research Shows How African Youth Navigate Risk To Survive The MasterCard Foundation today released ... highlights the extraordinary lengths that young people go to as they try to...

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