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Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Kicks Off Next Week, Supported by Capital One Bank, Doris Duke and Gilman Foundations

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08/17/2017

... Parker Jazz Festival. The festival is New York City' s annual salute to the legendary late saxophonist, featuring ... who continue to shape and drive the art form. This year' s festival runs August...

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Arts, Culture, & Media

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Sales and Social Enterprise Aren’t Mutually Exclusive

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08/24/2017

... do so with great reluctance and disdain. Why? We think it ’ s largely because of selling’ s “dark” reputation. Many ... work. But selling per se isn’t the culprit here. It ’...

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BBH NY Launches EmojiMeals For No Kid Hungry

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09/06/2017

... Stories that show an empty plate, asking users to fill it with a range of emojis such as corn, chicken, pears, bacon ... donation portal as well as CRM, influencer partnerships, event and OOH components. . ...

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Raising Money from the Modern Family

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09/06/2017

... charitable bequests likely to total more than $1 million. " It is a really important part of the life I have put together ... adult child and one grandchild, Ms. Fleishman, 73, says it can be socially...

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Twin Megastorms Have Scientists Fearing This May Be The New Normal

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09/07/2017

... winds and 11ft coastal surges, and in the coming days it is forecast to hit Puerto Rico, Haiti, Dominican Republic, ...

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Environment & Sustainability

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As Flood Risks Rise, Trump’s Executive Order Jeopardizes Our Infrastructure and Communities

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09/12/2017

As Flood Risks Rise, Trump’ s Executive Order Jeopardizes Our Infrastructure and ... missed the original intent of President Donald Trump’ s news conference in New York last month— the one in which .....

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Environment & Sustainability

Gates Report Stresses Need for Philanthropy Amid Aid Cuts

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09/13/2017

... objectives. The report by the nation’ s largest grant maker, which has already directed billions of ... the environment, and human rights worldwide by 2030. It charts poverty, infant mortality, maternal...

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Ford Teams up with Stephen Ross to Invest $27.5M in Platform Projects throughout Detroit

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09/15/2017

... a $10 million investment during the Detroit Homecoming event Thursday night at the Detroit Film Theatre at the DIA. ... to areas outside of the significant development that' s already taken place in the...

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Housing and Homelessness

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LDN Fund Officially Launched

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09/22/2017

... Goal no. 15 ‘Life on Land’. Opening the launch event , Monique Barbut, UNCCD Executive Secretary highlighted: ... the private sector, and civil society. We are proud to see it enter into the operational phase...

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Environment & Sustainability

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High-Level UN Dialogue on Harnessing Africa's Demographic Dividend

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09/22/2017

High-Level UN Dialogue on Harnessing Africa' s Demographic Dividend At the United Nations, His Excellency ... sector and discuss opportunities created by Africa’ s demographic change. Bringing together...

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International/Global Affairs

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Opinion: How Parks Lose Their Playfulness

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09/25/2017

... Trust floated an idea for a new island. Called Pier 55, it was to be a two-and-a-half-acre wavy rectangle 200 feet ... a public park, the design also accommodated three outdoor event venues; it...

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The Fatal Stabbing In A Bronx Classroom Was Horrific — But Also Extremely Rare

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09/28/2017

... The incident is extremely rare: One student has not killed another inside a school for 25 years, officials said. And though Wednesday’ s events have put some families on edge, they come in the ...

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Education

In The Battle For Trans Equality In North Carolina, This Teen Is On The Front Lines

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09/28/2017

... of the faces working behind the scenes of this community’ s struggle for acceptance and inclusion. Philbrick, 19, who ... events in Asheville and surrounding counties. The teen’ s work comes at a time when...

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Women & Girls

Thousands March For Black Women And Racial Justice In D.C., Around The Country

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10/02/2017

... Charlottesville terrorist attack and Colin Kaepernick’ s protest of systemic racism and police shootings of young black men—a topic recently revived by Trump’ s slew of derogatory tweets aimed at the NFL and...

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Women & Girls

ASPCA Launches New Social Media Campaign

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10/02/2017

ASPCA Launches New Social Media Campaign There’ s a perfect pup for every person — sometimes they just need help finding each other. That’ s the theme of a new ASPCA social media campaign designed to ... home and...

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Animal Welfare

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Wallace Foundation Case Study Examines Arts Programming at Boys and Girls Clubs

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10/06/2017

... around the country, in the first three years of Wallace’ s Youth Arts Initiative. The initiative is based on Something ... larger, generalist organization can use Something to Say’ s principles to establish...

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Arts, Culture, & Media

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P2CP Program Is Expanding with Support from The David Rockefeller Fund, Ford Foundation, JM Kaplan Fund, Teagle Foundation and Pinkerton Foundation

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10/20/2017

... the prison specifically to meet them. “This is a special event ,” said Dylan Knapp, a current P2CP student who was ...

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The David Rockefeller Fund

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Justice Reform

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Kicks Off CityLab Paris Summit

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10/24/2017

... to address the most pressing issues facing the world’ s growing cities. In his opening remarks, Michael R. ... about. This is the fifth year for the conference – and it keeps getting bigger, and better, each...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Partners with Lumina Foundation to Address Racism on College Campuses

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12/11/2017

The Lumina Foundation has announced grants totaling $2.5 million in support of community-building efforts designed to promote understanding, tolerance, and healing on college and university campuses. The foundation also will partner with Rockefeller...

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