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Backed in Part By The Ford Foundation, Nina Simone’s Childhood Home Named a National Treasure by National Trust

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06/19/2018

... Nina Simone is truly one of my great inspirations in life . Through grace, beauty, hard work, and perseverance she ... neglected. We’re delighted to work with the home’s new owners and the local community to...

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SNF Receives the IIE Humanitarian Award for International Cooperation

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10/16/2018

... of International Education (IIE) at their annual gala in New York City. The IIE Humanitarian Award recognizes ... in helping develop character and change an individual’s life simply cannot be measured. We try...

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Using Data to Save Lives: The Rockefeller Foundation and Partners Launch $100 Million Precision Public Health Initiative

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09/25/2019

... Launch $100 Million Precision Public Health Initiative NEW YORK, 25 September 2019 – The Rockefeller Foundation ... initiative will address the reality that data science and new innovations are not reaching...

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Open Society University Network Launches to Transform Higher Education

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01/23/2020

... Soros announced today that he is creating a new university network to better prepare students for current ... excellent but politically endangered scholars into this new global network. Already, OSUN is...

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Westchester Community Foundation Launches The Westchester Index

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05/26/2022

(Hartsdale, NY—May 26, 2022) A new indicators website for Westchester County, NY will help ... to ensure meaningful opportunities and a better quality of life for all in Westchester, today and tomorrow. WCF is a...

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How She Leads: Paula Luff, Hess Corporation

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11/06/2014

... Since joining Hess Corporation seven years ago as its first Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility, ...

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Rauschenberg Foundation Awards $400K in Artist as Activist Grants

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03/12/2015

... its inaugural Artist as Activist fellowships. The two- year grants will put a total of $400,000 toward supporting ... collectives whose work is concerned with social issues. First announced in September (see...

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Deutsche Bank, MetLife, Prudential and Posner-Wallace Join Forces for Capital Consortium Fund

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03/17/2015

... closing of the Essential Capital Consortium (ECC), a five- year USD 50 million social enterprise fund, which is part of its family of social impact funds first launched in 2005. With a list of investors...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Backs Initiative to Increase Arts Integration in Research Cirricula

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08/06/2015

... Practice in Arts, Research and Curricula, a three- year initiative that will allow a2ru to disseminate best ... was awarded in 2012, supporting the creation of the first comprehensive guide to best practices...

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Commonwealth Fund: Latest Scorecard on Health System Performance Shows More Improvement Than Decline Across States

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12/09/2015

... finds. The 2015 edition of the state scorecard—the first one in the series to reflect a full year of the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance ...

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Peterson Foundation Cited in 'Public Worry Over Budget Easing'

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02/10/2016

... the CBO said the deficit was set to widen in 2016 for the first time since 2009 and the 10- year deficit would be higher as economic growth slowed due to ...

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An Analysis of Bloomberg Philanthropies Boost for Disadvantaged Students at Top Schools

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12/22/2016

... want to ensure college access for disadvantaged and first -generation college students, but fewer focus on ... prestigious public and private colleges by 50,000 by the year 2025... An Analysis of Bloomberg...

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Citi Foundation’s Pathways to Progress Expands Globally With $100M Commitment to 500,000 Young People

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02/23/2017

... people across 10 U.S. cities become career-ready through first jobs, internships, and leadership and entrepreneurship ...

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Bloomberg Backed “Global Street Design Guide” Now Available Free Online

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05/22/2017

... available to the public as for free online. The guide was first released last October after two years in development by ...

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Markle Foundation: Trump's Infrastructure Plans Should Pair Building with Job Training

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06/13/2017

... to work together if it is to be enacted later this year . Whatever the contours of the bill, the plan will have to first overcome a significant problem that already plagues the ...

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Mixed Feelings as Board Takes up Mayor’s Jerome Avenue Rezoning Bid

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09/13/2017

... rezoning of Jerome Avenue in the western Bronx. It’s the first stage of the seven-month Uniform Land Use Review ... A report produced by Community Boards 4 and 5 last year expressed support for the general...

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How The Rockefeller Foundation Is Bringing Electricity To Hundreds Of Villages Across India

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09/18/2017

... and their dreams. Access to energy is a critical first step in powering basic needs such as clean water, ...

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Opinion: A Cash Guarantee for All Has Philanthropy Buzzing

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09/27/2017

... experimentation has picked up sharply of late. Early this year , Finland began a trial program directed toward the unemployed, while in June, Hawaii became the first American state to commit to evaluating the...

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation: Our Compelling Interests

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10/03/2017

... Foundation: Our Compelling Interests In his essay for the first installment of the Mellon Foundation’s Our ... to face the future with growth and vitality..." One year later, the question we must now ask...