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Bloomberg-Sponsored Program to Bridge 'Word Gap' in Poor Children Gets Inconclusive Results

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03/28/2016

A program to increase the vocabulary of poor children in Rhode Island, using technology to count every word spoken, is not achieving results expected. But whether the pioneering program is a national model or just an interesting concept hasn't been...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Despite Legacy Connections, Rockefeller Family Fund Sets Trend by Changing its Fossil Fuel Investments

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04/04/2016

... “While the global community works to eliminate the use of fossil fuels, it makes little sense — financially or ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Housing News Coverage Supported by Revson and New York Community Trust Wins Honors

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05/11/2016

... coverage of housing issues and its investigation into the use of forced medication at a city hospital. A team ...

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Housing and Homelessness

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Arcus Foundation Report Reveals Trans Discrimination Not Limited to Bathrooms

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05/13/2016

A new report reveals transgender women and all women of color frequently face discrimination when using retail changing rooms, compared to other women.

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New York Community Trust Gives One Million Dollars to Help Train Social Workers

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05/16/2016

The New York Community Trust (NYCT) has renewed a grant through the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) to educate and train more social workers.

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Carnegie Backs New Learning Pilot Targeting Interstate Passport Initiative

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06/10/2016

... Proficiency Criteria – examples of assignments faculty use to determine that their students achieved the learning ...

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NYS Health Launches Challenge Calling for NY Residents to Submit Ideas to Create Healthier Communities

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06/10/2016

In partnership with the New York State Health Foundation, the nonprofit In Our Backyards — also known as ioby — has launched a neighborhood challenge looking for project ideas aimed at creating healthier, safer and greener communities.

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Judith Rodin Steps Down as Head of Rockefeller Foundation

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06/16/2016

Institution’s first female president ends 11-year tenure in which she stressed forging corporate partnerships to further philanthropic projects.

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Marist College, Rockefeller Archive Center Partner on Open-Source Technologies for Digital Archival Processes

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08/24/2016

Marist College and the Rockefeller Archive Center (RAC) have partnered to develop and implement a sustainable and robust platform capable of supporting the complex archival management of digitized and born-digital records.

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Atlantic Philanthropies' Mediratta Publishes New Book on Inequality in School Discipline

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09/09/2016

Kavitha Mediratta, Chief Strategy Advisor for Equality Initiatives and Human Capital Development at The Atlantic Philanthropies, co-edits a new book that addresses the profound and life-altering consequences students face—especially young people of...

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JPMorgan Chase Commits $20 Million to Revitalize Neighborhoods in Five U.S. Cities

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10/21/2016

JPMorgan Chase starts collaborative partnerships in Detroit, Atlanta, Chicago, Miami, and New York to develop solutions for distressed neighborhoods.

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Community Development

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NYTimes Examines the Legacy of Newman’s Own Foundation

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11/03/2016

Mention the name Paul Newman and many movie buffs will describe the charismatic actor with the piercing blue eyes who starred in films like “Cool Hand Luke,” “The Sting” and “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.”

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Stonewall Community Foundation Is Key Funder of Trans and Queer Storytelling

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12/09/2016

... There’s been increasing public outcry about the use of cisgender people to tell transgender stories. When cis ...

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The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Views the Arts as a "Community Anchor"

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12/12/2016

“High-impact” and “visionary” are two terms the Bank of America Charitable Foundation uses to describe the organizations that earn its support. In the realm of arts and culture, that boils down to high-impact and visionary programs that contribute...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Effort to Enroll More Low-Income Students at Top Universities

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12/13/2016

A group of 30 top colleges and universities wants to enroll more low-income students, but critics question whether the focus should be elsewhere.

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Bloomberg's Kelly Henning on Working Together Around The World To Kick The Big Tobacco Habit

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01/06/2017

... for a two-year commitment to reducing global tobacco use . Now ten years and a total of $600 million later, ...

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Five More Cities Join Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Aspen Institute’s Global Initiative on Autonomous Vehicles

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01/31/2017

... of principles and tools that cities around the world can use to chart their own paths forward with the new ...

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Prudential Spirit of Community Awards Honors Teens

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02/08/2017

Dimple Belani has been named one of two students in New York State as the top teen in volunteering by the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Announcing the 2017 Sloan Research Fellows

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02/21/2017

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announces the selection of 126 outstanding U.S. and Canadian researchers as the recipients of the 2017 Sloan Research Fellowships.

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NY Community Trust Mentioned in City Lab Article About Advocacy Groups Assisting Refugees

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03/13/2017

“The goal is to provide rapid response even before we know exact changes to the safety net or immigration, environment or health care policies,” the Trust’s president, Lorie Slutsky, said in a statement.

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