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The War Against ‘Lunch Shaming’: NYC Joins Growing List of Cities and Districts That Are Rethinking Mealtime

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09/19/2017

... lunch shaming — across the state. Lunch shaming is the practice of publicly penalizing students — whether stamping ... past-due lunch balances that their parents have not paid. ( In one notable example last...

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Food Systems

NoVo Foundation Featured in Funder Spotlight

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09/20/2017

NoVo Foundation Featured in Funder Spotlight The NoVo Foundation recently announced ... four years, this fund embodies trust-based philanthropy in many ways. As part of our ongoing series featuring trust- ...

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How Nonprofits Can Make The Super Rich Work For Them

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09/22/2017

... net worth adults–people with at least $1 million in liquid financial assets–by U.S. Trust, Bank of ...

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Skoll, Ford and Others Work with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors on How to Listen More to Nonprofits & Speak Less

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09/26/2017

Over the past year, the Skoll, Draper Richards Kaplan, Ford, and Porticus Foundations, working with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, have partnered to investigate how to more effectively apply their resources toward large societal problems like...

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Home Health Workers: All the Work, Half the Pay

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10/02/2017

... All the Work, Half the Pay Lai Yee Chan worked piece-rate in the city's textile factories for more than a decade to ... support her three children after she emigrated from China in the late 1980s. She...

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ArtNet News Details Joan Mitchell Foundation 2017 Grant Recipients

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11/15/2017

... annual Painters & Sculptors Grants on Tuesday. Founded in 1993, the grants are awarded yearly to under-recognized ... and made eligible to apply for the Joan Mitchell residency in New Orleans. This year’s...

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The Commonwealth Fund Supports Tool to Encourage Patient Contribution to Clinical Notes

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12/08/2017

... with their doctors, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. In that research, doctors at UCLA Health and Beth Israel ... with their doctors, rather than merely reading them. The...

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Wallace Foundation President Explains Foundation’s “Unified Approach”

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12/20/2017

... President Explains Foundation’s “Unified Approach” In an interview with the Funder’s Forum, Wallace Foundation ... fits into this. Wallace’s approach is grounded in the notion of “working in...

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Schott Foundation Report Offers Framework Providing All Children Equal Opportunity To Succeed

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03/01/2018

... to reverse historical local policies and practices rooted in racism and bias and replace them with policies that create ... economic and racial inequality and opportunity gaps in areas like housing, health...

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Eight Programs Receive Grants for Equitable Bike Share and Related Research Funded by the JPB Foundation

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03/12/2018

... Bike Share Partnership has awarded more than $410,000 in grants to help increase access to bike share in communities of color, and to fund research related to ... PeopleForBikes adminsters the grant funding,...

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Freedom Together Foundation

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Community Development

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Ralph Wilson Foundation Launches STEM Initiative in New York, Michigan

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03/20/2018

Ralph Wilson Foundation Launches STEM Initiative in New York, Michigan The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation ... STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) pipeline in western New York and southeast Michigan...

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Nina Stack Joins Champlain Foundation as Executive Director

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04/17/2018

... Chairman Kelly Sheridan, said of the announcement in prepared remarks: “We are thrilled to have Nina joining ... of experience and understanding of the best practices in grant making will enable The Champlin...

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Funds New Medical School Curriculum

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05/01/2018

... Cleveland prepares to launch a groundbreaking experiment in training the primary care physician of the future, endorsement of the project has come in the form of a major grant to train faculty in...

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12 Jul 2018

Making Space at The Table: Welcoming New Voices to Your Family Giving - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

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12:00pm to 1:30pm

... and/or a colleague at your organization, please log in and click the Register Now link above. (no fee) R ... register@philanthropynewyork.org with any questions. In partnership with Making Space at The Table:...

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Ford Foundation Supports Immigrant Artists Mentoring Program

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09/07/2018

... Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program: San Antonio, presented in collaboration with San Antonio local partners. The ... artists the opportunity to focus on their creative practice and gain support and exposure...

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Harriet and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Announces $12 Million Grant to Make Camps More Accessible

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10/05/2018

... and overnight camps from all streams of Jewish belief and practice to promote excellence, will manage this initiative. ... needs. With this initiative, we hope to create a world in which this choice is no...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

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Greg Ratliff named VP at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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04/04/2019

... of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors' impact investing practice , he advises investors on portfolios to generate both ... team at the newly launched ACT Center for Equity in Learning. Greg held several...

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Estée Lauder Companies and Others Partner for Indonesian Sustainable Palm Project

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05/28/2019

... sustainable palm oil and palm derivatives production in the district of Waykanan, Lampung, Indonesia. The ... to foster a sustainable palm oil production supply chain in Lampung that is free from deforestation...

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The Estée Lauder Companies

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Joan Mitchell Foundation Announces 2019 Grant Recipients

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09/26/2019

... Painters and Sculptors Grants, which provide $625,000 in unrestricted funds to artists annually. In addition to receiving $25,000 in financial support, each grant recipient is eligible to ...

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