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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds New Justice in Education Initiative

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05/07/2015

... incarcerated persons and to integrate the study of justice more fully into the Columbia University curriculum. ... of this growth.” The United States incarcerates more people than any other nation in the world...

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Education

Justice Reform

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Six Subway Stops, Worlds Apart

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05/15/2015

... Residents of neighborhoods without these essentials are more likely to be burdened with high rates of crime, obesity, ... that can affect the fabric of communities and lead to more New Yorkers enjoying...

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Community Development & Place Based Initiatives

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Education

Food Systems

New York Health Foundation

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Improving the Health of Older Adults Using Integrated Networks for Medical Care and Social Services

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07/10/2015

... in hospital readmissions. As our population ages and more and more people are living longer with disabilities and multiple ... these medical/social service partnerships. Contact us for more...

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Aging

The John A. Hartford Foundation

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Jonas Center for Nursing & Veterans Healthcare Celebrates 10 Years & 1,000 Scholars

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02/05/2016

... the Center with Barbara Jonas, his wife. “But the more we accomplish, the better we understand how much more must be done, so we must work together now to ensure we ... on that a dearth of nursing faculty was...

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Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

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After Orlando – After the Anger and Sadness – There Is Work to Be Done

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06/15/2016

... We lost 49 people with bright futures, and over 50 more were injured in the shooting. Our hearts are heavy, ... rolled back, leaving already vulnerable communities even more susceptible to violence. NCAVP...

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Dara Major Philanthropy Consulting

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United Hospital Fund Report Says You Get What You Pay For in Children’s Health Care

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06/16/2016

... the right metrics to promote that good health requires more than common sense. Because of the growing importance of ... be embedded.” “As health reform moves New York toward more innovative models of care, we...

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United Hospital Fund Analyzes Medicaid Spending On and Service Utilization By Children In New York

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07/08/2016

... Children in New York State: A Chartbook , which presents more extensive pie charts, bar graphs, and other figures in ... rates for different conditions also suggest areas for more work to improve overall child...

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Celebrating Black Philanthropy Month and Our Collective History

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08/09/2016

... Black Philanthropy Month . This time, I choose to be a more active and vocal participant, and I’m encouraging ... book. She’s an incredible writer and storyteller. More in-depth research is available at the...

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Moore Philanthropy

Helmsley-backed DATA2GO.NYC's Veterans Data Highlighted by Social Science Research Council

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11/11/2016

... on New York City’s 160,000-plus veterans in addition to more than 360 other data points on all residents of the city. ... income levels, poverty rates, education levels, and more . The data, from the U.S...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Veterans

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13 Dec 2016

School Discipline, Pushout and Gender Norms

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3:00pm to 5:00pm

... students from obtaining a high school diploma, including more overt disciplinary policies and practices. The pushout ... spectrum – for instance they are suspended six times more frequently than white girls (...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Pradeep Nair as Regional Director for India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka

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03/09/2017

... sector leader, Nair brings deep regional expertise and more than 20 years of experience building partnerships among ... in New Delhi, serving three countries with a staff of more than 30. Following a period of...

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International/Global Affairs

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North Star Fund Announces 2017 North Star and Frederick Douglass Awardees

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04/12/2017

... annual awards for outstanding contributions to creating a more just and equitable New York. The 2017 North Star Award ... to the table and recognize that people who experience more oppression than I do should...

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Social Justice

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Beth Cobert Named CEO of Skillful at Markle Foundation

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04/25/2017

... ways of getting training have evolved. I cannot think of a more pressing challenge than helping Americans acquire the ... Director Andi Rugg, to lead the effort to help many more job seekers and employers in...

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Announces New Fellows Tackling Inequality and Climate Change

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06/27/2017

... of the Nathan Cummings Foundation’s mission to build a more just, vibrant, sustainable and democratic society. Now, more than ever, we must invest in transformative ideas that ... practices will make our...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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Danielle Deane-Ryan Joins the Nathan Cummings Foundation as Director, Inclusive Clean Economy

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06/29/2017

... the Inclusive Clean Economy focus area. Deane-Ryan brings more than two decades of experience shaping advocacy and ... in clean energy technologies. At DOE, she introduced a more strategic and inclusive...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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Research To Prevent Blindness-Backed Project Identifies Potential Biomarkers Of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

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09/12/2017

... to earlier diagnosis, better prognostic information and more precise treatment of patients with AMD, as well as ... subtle, with visual symptoms only becoming apparent at more advanced stages of the disease,...

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Research to Prevent Blindness

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"Be the Change" an Interview with Arabella Advisors' Eric Kessler

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11/21/2017

... Foundation in 1998. Philanthropy was evolving into much more than attending galas and writing checks. Then the Bill ... , founded in 2001, were starting to think about bringing a more methodological approach...

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Ins and Outs of Forming Early Childhood Education Research-to-Practice and Policy Partnerships

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01/11/2018

... programs within cities and states are scaling up to serve more children, and as research questions on how to ... we hope will encourage other ECE and K-12 Funders to do more in this space. Keep It Local:...

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Foundation for Child Development

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Here's How to End the Culture of Sexual Harassment

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01/16/2018

... allegations prove true.) Second, companies also need to do more to promote women’s leadership roles in the workplace. ... constitute harassment — whether overt and explicit or in more subtle sexual innuendos...

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