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Complete This Survey on Foundation Openness and Shared Insights

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04/19/2017

The survey deadline is Friday May 5 th . It's a quick turnaround, but the survey should take no more than 15 minutes to complete, and there is language provided to make it easier.

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MetLife Foundation Innovation Competition Recognizes Indian Entrepreneur

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05/03/2017

... The app will be distributed through peer educators, who are women from the community and are graduates of the financial education program. . . MetLife ...

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Economic Security

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Why Pickleball?

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05/04/2017

... that would result in prevention of diseases.” But they are ! The connection between something whimsical like ... access to fresh and affordable food is low, sidewalks are unfriendly, and few opportunities for...

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New York Health Foundation

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Columbia Law School Receives $15 Million From Greene Foundation

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05/12/2017

Columbia University has announced a 15 million dollar gift from the Jerome L. Greene Foundation to endow a full-tuition scholarship program and clinical professorship and increase public service opportunities for deserving law school students.

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07 Jun 2017

Trailblazers: The Bold States Leading the Charge on Climate Change

Wednesday, June 7, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... can’t afford to wait that long, activists in some states are taking the reins by working to implement policies that ... renewable energy, price carbon, and reinvest in low-income communities —and learn how...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Science

Why the Ford Foundation Launched a Program for Formerly Incarcerated People—and How They Did It

Release Date:

05/19/2017

... to rebuilding their lives and participating in their communities after their release from prison. The ...

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Justice Reform

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Conrad Hilton Foundation, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Noted Among Philanthropic Heroes of Refugee Crisis

Release Date:

05/24/2017

... and critical assistance to refugees and their host communities . So far, only around $400 million—or less than ...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

Citi Foundation Announces $4M Youth Workforce Fund: Grant Opportunity for Nonprofits Connecting Young Adults to Employment

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05/25/2017

The Citi Foundation, in partnership with America's Promise Alliance, invites leading non-profit organizations to submit innovative program ideas focused on connecting low-income young people, ages 16-24, with workplace skills and employment...

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RFPs Etc

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Citi Foundation

NYS Health Foundation Co-Authors Column on Blocking Immigrants from Essential Services

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06/01/2017

... With over 3 million foreign-born residents, immigrants are vital to the health of New York City’s economy and ... neighborhoods. The critical contributions of immigrants are felt in every corner of the five...

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New York Health Foundation

Immigration

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New York Life Foundation, Afterschool Alliance Award $750K in Grants to Middle School Out-of-School Time

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06/21/2017

... time (OST) programs serving disadvantaged youth in communities across the nation. The grants mark the first ... "Aim High" initiative. The Aim High grant recipients are receiving support for their...

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Reaching the Unbanked: Citi Inclusive Finance Wins Euromoney Award

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07/20/2017

One in four people in the world is unbanked, leaving them completely outside the system of formal financial services which can serve as bridge out of poverty. As a direct result of its Inclusive Finance efforts—led by Bob Annibale, global director...

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Economic Security

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Skoll Foundation

Rockefeller: How to Halve Death and Disability from Pollution

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07/20/2017

... to fighting pollution and improving the health of communities . Participants included representatives from the ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Can Humanities Grants to Universities Be a Bridge to Something Bigger? Mellon Foundation Backs Humanities

Release Date:

07/31/2017

... Bigger? Mellon Foundation Backs Humanities The humanities are on a roll. Perhaps it's some perverse byproduct of the ... of academia, but a concept that can benefit individual communities , job seekers and...

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Rockefeller Foundation’s Focus on Food Waste Includes Food Summit and Pop-up at Blue Hill Restaurant Featuring Chef Dan Barber’s WastED Initiative

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08/09/2017

... distributors, processors, designers, and retailers. They are working together to reconceive “waste” that occurs at ...

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Food Systems

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Opinion: ‘Fair Share’ Reform – An Essential Step to Solving the City’s Homelessness Crisis

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08/29/2017

... it can seem like New York’s most insurmountable crises are always being dealt with by cutting corners and taking the ...

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Housing and Homelessness

Millions of Dollars From Corporations and Individuals Flow to Flood-Ravaged Texas

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08/29/2017

... Texas Nonprofits in flood-ravaged South Texas are attracting millions of dollars in donations for relief ...

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NY State Health Foundation Report: FQHC Utilization of State & Federal Loan & Scholarship Programs to Support Clinician Recruitment

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08/31/2017

... at more than 650 service sites in New York State, FQHCs are a critical safety-net system of care for some of the ...

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New York Health Foundation

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Opinion: Congestion Pricing Won't Solve New York's Transportation Woes

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09/06/2017

Governor Andrew Cuomo’s recent vague interest in congestion pricing as a solution to problems at the MTA may give new life to one of former Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s key policy goals, but absent transportation improvements officials could be making...

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Community Development

More Than 10 Million Children Live In Caribbean Countries Threatened By Hurricane Irma

Release Date:

09/07/2017

... More than 10.5 million children live in the countries that are likely to be exposed to the damage from Hurricane Irma, ... the Eastern Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba are at risk, including over...

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