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Bloomberg Philanthropies Is Largest Funder of Tobacco-Control Efforts in the Developing World

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12/05/2016

... States. He signed into law an act banning smoking in bars and restaurants and increased the tax on cigarettes. In ... $125 million and then $250 million to help boost the WHO' s efforts in low- and middle...

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Carnegie, Ford Give $1M to Free Legal Services Project for Immigrants

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03/27/2017

... for Immigrants In response to the Trump administration’ s immigration policies, Governor Cuomo announced an ... of their residency status. Coordinated by the state’ s Office for New Americans, the Liberty...

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Open Society Foundations-Backed Report Finds Mass Incarceration Sustatined by Prisoners of Time

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07/13/2017

... enactment of justice reforms in many states, the nation’ s prison and jail population has dropped only slightly in ... recent years. Well over two million people remain behind bars , and there has been little...

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Transgender Students Find Open Door at More Women's Colleges

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09/05/2017

Transgender Students Find Open Door at More Women' s Colleges Until last year, Ninotska Love would have been ... to one of the best colleges for women in the nation, it is a big validation of the person that...

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A New Door Into the Kitchen for Aspiring Chefs

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09/19/2017

... living in group foster care, she once baked Ina Garten’ s cheesecake for herself and a dozen other girls. “On ‘Barefoot Contessa,’ they make it look so perfect,” said Ms. Merced, who is now 19 and ... mother...

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At James Blake Trial, Judge Invokes Law Shielding Police Records

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09/21/2017

... of Mayor Bill de Blasio has steadily expanded the city’ s interpretation of a state law that bars public disclosure of the personnel records of police ... court this year upheld the de Blasio administration’...

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City Council Members Still Navigating Outside Income Divestment Ahead of Deadline

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10/05/2017

Legislation barring City Council members from making outside income will go into effect on January 1, forcing several sitting and incoming Council members to make tough decisions about their side jobs.

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In Response to TCF Lawsuit, DeVos Begins to Release ACICS and ABA Documents

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02/22/2018

... to a lawsuit filed by The Century Foundation, the U. S . Department of Education has started to release documents ...

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The Whiting Foundation Provides New Grants for Public Humanities Projects Filling in the Tapestry of History and Culture

Release Date:

05/11/2021

... transformative contributions to our world. When they step beyond the walls of a university, the humanities can enrich ... work to deploy the humanities for the public good. Since it began in 2016, the WPEP has...

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The New York Women's Foundation Announces History-Making Honorees Ahead of 2023 Celebrating Women® Breakfast

Release Date:

03/07/2023

... Breakfast. The New York Women' s Foundation' s signature event will be held on May 4 at the Marriott Marquis in New ... women and families in the New York City metro area and...

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

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09/26/2014

... on the WINGS Philanthropy in Focus blog . What a day it was! Sunday’ s historic People’ s Climate March was a testament to the growing power and visibility of a global people’ s...

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This Is How to Put Neighborhoods at the Center of Grantmaking

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03/04/2016

... to ask the question, “How can we as the borough’ s community foundation make a deeply positive impact on the ... engagement with community members and trust-building work. It was important for us to have a...

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Three Education Ideas for NYC’s New Mayor

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10/15/2013

... our schools. Earlier this week, Philanthropy New York’ s Education Funders Research Initiative (EdFunders) released ... order to prepare more students to succeed in college and beyond , what can we do now to...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Deploys $100,000 for ‘Immediate Response’ Grants to Immigrant Nonprofits

Release Date:

02/07/2017

... community-building, public education, action planning, and event logistics—with grants up to $2,500. For the duration ... through its Invest in Youth initiative in 2016. This month it will award Make the Road...

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Philanthropy & Hurricane Sandy: A Report on the Foundation & Corporate Response

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10/2014

A new report examines the response of foundations, corporations and other institutional donors to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012.

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United Hospital Fund Issues Report on Pediatric Primary Care

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01/08/2016

... to his or her acute needs but also promotes the child’ s full development—including physical, mental, and ... a renewed focus on strengthening primary care to make it responsive to the healthy development...

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Novo and Surdna Foundations Key Backers in Push to Build Community Wealth

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04/04/2018

... for example, the Minneapolis Foundation announced that it raised a record $100 million last year—more than double ... five years ago. In turn, as we often report, there' s a lot of local giving action...

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Putting Buzzwords to Practice: How to Build a Sustainable Collaborative

Release Date:

05/08/2019

... produce alone. Talking about this is easier than putting it into practice because collaboration requires trust, ... and individuals have continuously supported each other’ s learning and creativity, and from...

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PNY Signs Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy's (AAPIP) Open Letter to Philanthropy: The Cure to Viral Racism Is Within Our Hands

Release Date:

04/08/2020

PNY Signs Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy' s (AAPIP) Open Letter to Philanthropy: The Cure to Viral ... While Covid-19 may be novel, the racism accompanying it is far from new. Racial...

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Message from PNY Board Chair on Leadership Transition

Release Date:

06/25/2020

... New York Leadership Transition Read Ronna Brown' s Leadership Transition Announcement A Letter From Kyung Yoon ... president at the end of this year. What a bittersweet moment for all of us in the PNY...

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