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No State Will Measure Social-Emotional Learning Under ESSA. Will That Slow Its Momentum?

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10/06/2017

... with the federal education law—and its broader vision for judging school performance—calls for inclusion of such measures in its school accountability system. That raises some new questions :...

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Forest, Forest Everywhere. But Not an Acre to Touch.

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10/10/2017

... preserves in the Adirondacks and Catskills for small, but critical public projects like straightening a ...

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Richard Thaler Wins Economics Nobel for Recognizing People Are Irrational

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10/10/2017

Richard Thaler Wins Economics Nobel for Recognizing People Are Irrational Richard Thaler of the ... economics, won the 2017 Nobel prize in economics for his influential work on how human nature affects markets...

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Towards a Fine-Free Future: JPB Foundation Tackles a Barrier to Public Library Engagement

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10/27/2017

By funding the library system's surprisingly costly amnesty program, JPB calls to light a problematic and age-old obstacle to public library engagement: library fines.

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Wallace Foundation President Explains Foundation’s “Unified Approach”

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12/20/2017

... The foundation identifies “stubborn and important” questions in its fields of interest (public schools, youth ...

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Enabling Sustainable Investment in Social Interventions: A Review of Medicaid Managed Care Rate-Setting Tools

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02/02/2018

... care plan and provider investment options available for states to address social drivers of health. It is widely ... particularly with respect to lower-income populations. For Medicaid, now dominated by...

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The Commonwealth Fund

William T. Grant Foundation Supported Study Finds Trump Immigration Policies Take Mental Toll on Latino Parents

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03/22/2018

... suggesting that immigration policies are creating stress for both legal and undocumented immigrants. Researchers said ...

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TCC Group Study Reinforces Importance of Funder Affinity Groups for Collaboration

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05/18/2018

... Study Reinforces Importance of Funder Affinity Groups for Collaboration Funders are feeling a greater imperative to ... these contending priorities is a tall order, especially for nonprofits with limited time...

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Commonwealth Fund Partners with New York Times and Harvard to Analyze Financial Reality of Being Sick

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10/19/2018

... cases, when patients had died or were too ill to answer questions , relatives who had taken care of them participated ... Their experiences may serve as an early warning system for problems that all of us may...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Announces the Communities Thrive Challenge Grantees

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12/05/2018

... facing our country. Their work sheds light on crucial questions , such as: How might places that have fallen on ... times reinvent their economies and create more opportunity for all? How might local investors...

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Study Supported by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds Antimicrobial Paints Have a Blind Spot

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05/13/2019

... latex paints. Within 24 hours, all bacteria died except for Bacillus timonensis, a spore-forming bacterium. Most ...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Rockefeller Foundation Launches #Solvable

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06/12/2019

... from childhood malnutrition to financial self-sufficiency for women to access to vaccines — a fascinating array of ... to the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals for 2030. We encourage you to...

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Philanthropy New York Members Featured Among The 50 Most Influential Philanthropists in New York

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02/11/2020

... and many other policy issues. Despite its role as a force for good in the world, philanthropy’s relationship with ... seen as a form of political and social influence. These questions of power and influence...

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Citi Foundation Issues RFP Aimed at Supporting Community Development Financial Institutions

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06/30/2020

... The Citi Foundation has issued a $15 million open request for proposals (RFP) aimed at supporting Community Development ... Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. For more information about this...

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Women in Leadership: Why It Matters

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05/2016

... persist in the form of pay gaps, uneven opportunities for advancement, and unbalanced representation in important ...

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Gender Justice

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23 Jan 2012

Building Resilient Communities Through Systemic Change

Monday, January 23, 2012 -

7:45am to 11:45am

... to alleviate poverty and build social justice for communities that are often ignored. Jim King, President ... families in rural areas had limited access to capital for suitable housing solutions. HOPE is a...

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12 Apr 2011

Are Current Immigration Enforcement Policies Good for New York?

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... A Philanthropy New York Members Briefing sponsored by Fund for New Citizens at The New York Community Trust , Carnegie ... placed in removal proceedings if their applications for lawful permanent resident are...

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29 Nov 2011

Beyond Health: A Win-Win Scenario

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -

7:00am to 10:00am

... as practitioners who use MLPs to create win-win scenarios for patients, doctors and lawyers. Read one man's story of ... officer at Mt. Sinai Hospital and head of the Office for Excellence in Patient Care...

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04 Feb 2010

Summer Learning Loss: How Can It Be Reduced?

Thursday, February 4, 2010 -

7:30am to 11:00am

... learning programs proven to be effective will the basis for a discussion featuring a presentation of research ... . RESPONDENTS Karin Goldmark , Executive Director for New Initiatives, New York City Department...

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