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Making Lunch Free Was Just the Beginning

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12/10/2019

... Just the Beginning By David Sandman, President and CEO, New York State Health Foundation. This article was originally ... began implementing universal free school lunch on the first day of the school ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Announces $65 Million Investment in America’s Working Families

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02/25/2020

... president of The Rockefeller Foundation . “Over our 106- year history, The Rockefeller Foundation has stepped up ... their bills each month. To start, the Foundation’s new Equity and Economic Opportunity...

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12 Jul 2017

Exclusive Preview & Discussion with Stanley Nelson: Tell Them We Are Rising

Wednesday, July 12, 2017 -

4:30pm to 7:00pm

We invite you to join Media Impact Funders, Philanthropy New York, Grantmakers in Education, and the Association of ... for a special screening and discussion of the powerful new film Tell Them We Are Rising: The...

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Casey Family Programs Publishes Report on How Positive Factors Change Child Trauma

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06/09/2017

... experiences (ACEs) and poor health outcomes later in life have become well established and the focus of efforts to ... of children with many adverse experiences early in life , a new report...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Partners with CARE to Support Women Small Business Owners in East Africa with Village Savings and Loans Associations

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02/23/2022

... with Village Savings and Loans Associations Dubai and New York – Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced a ... growth and development,” said Sustainable Growers Executive Director , Christine...

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13 Nov 2019

Advancing Racial Justice in Organizations Training - Hosted by Interaction Institute for Social Change (IISC)

Wednesday, November 13, 2019 -

9:00am to 5:00pm

... Members only. Space is limited and will be granted on a first come, first served basis. Members must register ... training, Advancing Racial Justice in Organizations . A new partnership with...

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06 Jun 2013

Personal Democracy Forum 2013: Think Bigger

Thursday, June 6, 2013 - 9:00am to Friday, June 7, 2013 - 6:00pm

NYU Skirball Center and Kimmel Center, 566 LaGuardia Place, NYC

... journalistic, civic networking collective" by The New York Times , Personal Democracy Forum (PDF) is the ... leaders and disruptors at the edge of change. This year 's conference theme is "Think...

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NYC losing small hospitals as money woes mount

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08/06/2013

... the increasing closure of small, independent hospitals in New York quotes James Tallon, President of the United ... a time when the neighborhood hospital was a cornerstone of New York City life...

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United Hospital Fund Report: NYS Faces Obstacles in Signing up Remaining 1.2 Million Uninsured; "Public Charge" Regulation Could Lead to Significant Disenrollment

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08/20/2019

... Progress in Expanding Health Coverage, New York State Faces Obstacles in Signing up Remaining 1.1 ... health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) last year , but 1.1 million residents still lack...

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Post-Sandy Assistance Needed for Long Term

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05/22/2013

by Nina Stack, President, Council of New Jersey Grantmakers It is difficult to be patient when ... so they can address the many remaining issues after the first responders leave. In the aftermath of Sandy, the...

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William T. Grant Foundation Appoints Kenji Hakuta and Mark Soler to Board of Trustees

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07/12/2017

... both from Harvard University. Mark Soler is the Executive Director of the Center for Children’s Law and Policy. From ... a range of positions, including Senior Staff Attorney, Executive...

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01 Apr 2020

Service for Impact - A Webinar

Wednesday, April 1, 2020 -

9:30am to 11:00am

... and challenges, brainstorm on solutions, and explore new opportunities to make a difference in society while ... dynamic learning but add a new approach. The focus of this year ’s meetings...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Pledges $250 Million to Reimagine US Monuments

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10/07/2020

... Project, the largest initiative in the foundation’s 50- year history, will support the creation of new monuments, as well as the relocation or rethinking of ... 19th-century Black community razed to build the...

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Novo Foundation's Push For Bottom-Up Power

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06/26/2018

... years—it reported $123.8 million in grants in a recent year —allowing the foundation to place ever-greater bets on ... all of the Radical Hope Fund projects share,” NoVo Executive Director...

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19 Sep 2017

Documentary Film Screening - "Unrest": Women, Resilience and the Disease Medicine Forgot

Tuesday, September 19, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... personal stories of four other families. Unrest tells the first -person story of Jennifer and her husband, Omar, ... an international community of patients with a serious, life -altering illness — millions...

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United Hospital Fund Works to Tackle Antibiotic Misuse in Outpatient Care

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02/22/2016

... 250 million prescriptions for antibiotics are written each year (in all settings), and studies have shown that up to 50 ... stewardship has become a top federal priority. Nine New York hospitals and health...

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24 Mar 2016

Legal Series: Best Practices in International Grantmaking

Thursday, March 24, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Do you understand and take advantage of all of the options that are available to you when choosing to make grants around the world? Do you have unwarranted fears? Learn how to navigate the legal and programmatic issues in making grants outside the...

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Medicine’s Top Earners Are Not the M.D.s

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05/17/2014

Cathy Schoe of Commonwealth Fund quoted in New York Times article on doctor's salaries. Though the ... salaries, according to an analysis performed for The New York Times by Compdata Surveys: $584,000 on...

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