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Inequality Is the Problem—What’s Our Response?

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07/02/2014

... Clearly, the War on Poverty has not been “won.” About 15 percent of Americans are below the poverty level, ... nearly 22 percent of children. What does this say about the chances for social programs to reduce...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Public Policy

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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William T. Grant Foundation

The People’s (Climate) March: A Tipping Point Towards the Clean Revolution

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09/26/2014

... from fossil fuels. Marchers were also explicit about their values: a non-violent, humane, pro-peace, ... is delivered in Paris. I couldn’t agree more about the need for real commitments, particularly relating...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Health

How To Grow and Activate Your Audience On YouTube

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03/12/2014

... the discussion is that it is vitally important to be clear about your goal and targets before you produce a video at ... compelling. We hope to continue the conversation about best practices in online advocacy...

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Open Society Foundations

Better Prepared for Tomorrow: Youth, Media, Technology and the Future of Education and the Workforce

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08/01/2013

... jobs . Participants were interested in learning more about how to support City schools as they adopt the Common ...

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The New Nonprofit: A Model for Innovation Across Sectors

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03/14/2013

... have been possible had we waited for public opinion about stem cell research to catch up to what the scientific ...

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Program Recap—Perpetuity or Limited Life: How Do Family Foundations Decide?

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07/29/2009

... the Fund could award larger grants without having to worry about depleting its corpus. In the case of the Surdna ... far removed from the decision, Ms. Lowman spoke at length about the family aspect of...

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23 Mar 2015

What’s On the Plate of NYC’s Food Workers?

Monday, March 23, 2015 -

11:45am to 2:00pm

... with organizers, employers, advocates and funders about restaurant work and workforce development in New York ...

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Workforce Development

09 Jun 2015

Catch a Ride on a Roller-Coaster! Immigration Issues Facing the New York Region

Tuesday, June 9, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

In the wake of Congressional inaction on federal immigration reform, President Barack Obama announced on November 20, 2014 , the Immigration Accountability Executive Action, which provides nearly five million unauthorized immigrants...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Human Services

Immigration

Nobody Needs a ‘Shark Tank’ in Philanthropy

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03/27/2015

... get your attention and your money." What we are concerned about , though, is the latest trend toward using amped-up ... give charities an incentive to promote new ideas, but what about the organizations...

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New York Foundation

Frontier Thinking: Staten Island as Innovation Lab

Release Date:

05/12/2015

... of The Staten Island Foundation , I know a thing or two about “frontier thinking.” Staten Island, one of New ... way, we are slowly overturning some long-held stereotypes about Staten Island too, demonstrating...

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