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Heron Foundation to Emphasize 'Connective Investing'

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03/10/2017

In the coming years, the Heron Foundation will emphasize “connective investing” in US communities, providing financial and other forms of capital. It will continue to seek allies and build connections with those who have muscle and capital market...

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David Rockefeller's Death Increases Foundations' Endowments

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03/27/2017

... late January. It made grants totaling $28.9 million last year ... David Rockefeller's Death Increases Foundations' .....

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Moody's Foundation Supports 12th Annual Mega Math Challenge

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04/19/2017

... The Moody's Foundation, the M3 Challenge - now in its 12th year - spotlights applied mathematics as a powerful .....

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Good Jobs, Good Pay: How JPMorgan Chase Seeks to Boost Youth Employment in the South Bronx

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05/18/2017

... the South Bronx With grantmaking topping $200 million last year , there's a reason we watch JPMorgan Chase's philanthropy .....

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Agnes Gund Donates 5 Important Contemporary Artworks To Cleveland Museum Of Art

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09/27/2017

Former president of MOMA and one of America's leading art collectors and philanthropists, Agnes Gund, has come through for her hometown of Cleveland.

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The Goldilocks Approach to Nonprofit Board Size: What Is “Just Right”?

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10/05/2017

Among many interesting findings in BoardSource’s “Leading with Intent: 2017 National Index of Nonprofit Board Practices” report is a simple one on board size. Average board size has steadily declined over the past 20 years, as the chart below shows...

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To Combat Islamophobia, Start Where You Are

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03/23/2016

... Combat Islamophobia, Start Where You Are by Maria Mottola, Executive Director , New York Foundation I woke up yesterday morning to ...

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We've Moved!

In January, Philanthropy New York became tenants at 320 East 43rd Street. This ... our membership. We are thrilled to welcome you to our new space and look forward to providing you with new...

Sandy support from institutions underwhelms

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10/25/2013

Philanthropy New York's Michael Remaley and the North Star Fund's Hugh Hogan were quoted in a Crain's New York Business article on our research into institutional ... of earlier this month,...

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$2.5 Million Fund to Bolster NYC Human Service Providers

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12/11/2013

... and Mizuho USA foundations are among those supporting a new funder collaborative to help human service providers in New York City, reported PND. The Nonprofit Finance Fund has ... funder collaborative to help...

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Unions, Reform Groups Gird for California-Inspired Lawsuit

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06/17/2014

... I n the wake of last week's Vergara v. California ruling, New York’s teachers unions and education reform groups are ... Education reform groups like StudentsFirstNY and the New Teacher Project say a...

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Smaller High Schools and Outside Funding Increase Graduation Rates, Test Scores and College Enrollment

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10/17/2014

... Test Scores and College Enrollment Findings from a new long-term study of small high schools in New York City show the approach may not only boost a ... & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Carnegie Corporation...

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National Journal Notes Ford, Open Society Role in Net Neutrality Victory

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03/13/2015

... groups that typically march in lockstep have split over new net-neutrality rules, and their discord has escalated ... even personal, feud. Beyond a split over the merits of the new policy, civil rights groups...

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NYCT-Funded Initiative Has Taken on 424 Cases to Get Lawyers for Undocumented Immigrant Kids

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03/24/2015

... Cases to Get Lawyers for Undocumented Immigrant Kids New York City’s effort to supply lawyers for every ... has kept 13 children from being deported as of February, new data provided to BuzzFeed News shows...

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UJA-Federation Launches Campaign for Passage of Education Tax Credit

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05/27/2015

... of the Orthodox Union, together with the UJA-Federation of New York, is launching a 30-day campaign to push – over the next six weeks – for New York State legislators to pass the Education Tax Credit ... to...

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Tisch Education Center at Whitney Museum Profiled in Education Update

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12/01/2015

... Update article, Joan Baum spotlights the Whitney’s new Laurie M. Tisch Education Center, prominently situated on the third floor of the museum’s new downtown home. Dr. Baum describes the Tisch Center as .....

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Tow Foundation Gives $25M to Barnard for Tech Center

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02/01/2016

... the Columbia University affiliate will use to build a new teaching center in New York City. The Tow Foundation, overseen by Leonard Tow ... Vagelos and Roy Vagelos. The money will be used for a new...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds $1M Public Art Project

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04/15/2016

... The project, called Seeing Spartanburg in a New Light , will include nine sites across 10 neighborhoods ... Erwin Redl, whose art has been on display in Austria, New York and Charlotte... Bloomberg...

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NYS Health Foundation Leads to Financially Sustainable Care Model For Resettled Refugees

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05/05/2016

... Currently, 97 percent of refugees resettling in New York State are located upstate, particularly the greater ... decade, this influx of newly resettled people in upstate New York has forced several nonprofit...

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Simons Foundation Gives $40M for Astronomy Facility in Chile

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05/12/2016

... Simons Foundation has given $38.4 million to establish a new astronomy facility in Chile’s Atacama Desert, adding new telescopes and new detectors to existing instruments in order to boost ...

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