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The Clark Foundation

Boys & Girls Clubs of America Receives $1 Million for High School Success Campaign

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08/06/2013

... helping reduce the high school dropout rate by half in the next five years... Boys & Girls Clubs of America Receives $1 ...

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New York Life Foundation

In order to achieve Philanthropy New York’s vision of an equitable, sustainable and democratic society we affirm that non-profit organizations and their constituents must build community power through effective advocacy and lobbying.

In order to achieve Philanthropy New York’s vision of an equitable, ... conduct legislative advocacy. Fewer than 3% of nonprofits engage in legislative advocacy, which is a legal and ... taking their voices, and...

New Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Report Examines Impact from Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund’s Five-Year, $15M Healthy Food & Community Change Initiative

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01/17/2019

New Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Report Examines Impact from Laurie M. ... Following intensive, 12-month review, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) today reports that the Laurie ... organizations, health...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

New After School Programs and Professional Development Bring Digital Literacy with Grants Totaling $414,000

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10/31/2014

... to use digital tools to educate young people in and out of school. One project, for example, lets kids create ... to get teens to exercise; our grant supports its roll out to 22 YMCAs. The Hive Digital Media...

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The New York Community Trust

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Why Hardening Schools Hasn’t Stopped School Shootings

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03/01/2018

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William T. Grant and Century Foundations Support Study on Effects of For-Profit Schools on African-Americans

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09/19/2016

William T . Grant and Century Foundations Support Study on Effects of For-Profit Schools on African-Americans Students from disadvantaged ... appealing is also the reason many poor students drop out...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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The Century Foundation

The Century Foundation Launches the Bridges Collaborative, An Unprecedented Grassroots Initiative to Advance School Integration

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10/06/2020

... and socioeconomic integration and equity in America’s schools , officially launched this week. The inaugural cohort ... organizations—including 27 school districts, 17 charter schools , and 12 housing...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Joins Others in Backing New High School Models

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11/11/2015

... to be channeled into projects to redesign American high schools . That was the big news from the first-ever White House summit on " next generation high schools ," held at the Old...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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As Schools Adopt Social-Emotional Programs, A New Guide Funded by the Wallace Foundation Offers Help

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05/17/2017

As Schools Adopt Social-Emotional Programs, A New Guide Funded ... What is social and emotional learning and why should schools get involved in it? The term is bedeviled by ... Navigating Social and Emotional...

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The Wallace Foundation

Open Society Foundation-funded Report Finds Bias Warps the Way African-American Girls are Treated at School

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11/06/2015

... and requiring social correction. These biases play out not only in discipline disparities impacting ... of all African-American female students received an out -of-school suspension, which is six times the rate...

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Women & Girls

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Annual Meeting Program Booklet - "Full Participation" with Sec. Hillary Rodham Clinton

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05/2014

Philanthropy New York 35th Annual Meeting presented an ... to women and girls. The discussion was the culminating event of Philanthropy New York’s 35th Annual Meeting, a ... philanthropy , government, advocacy and other NGOs. The event was hosted by The Ford Foundation. Our Annual Meeting ...

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Live Now From The Century Foundation: Diversity Matters: Getting Public School Choice Right

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05/15/2018

... and school leaders from across the country. And share your commitment to fostering school integration using the ...

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Community Development & Place Based Initiatives

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Annual Meeting Program Booklet - "Global Perspectives, Universal Connections"

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06/2015

Philanthropy New York 36th Annual Meeting presented an ... Nicholas Kristof. The discussion was the culminating event of Philanthropy New York’s 36th Annual Meeting, a ... of philanthropy , government, advocacy and other NGOs. The event was hosted by JPMorgan Chase. Our Annual Meeting ...

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The Wallace Foundation Releases New Guide to Help School Districts Recruit Students for Voluntary Summer Learning Programs

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03/06/2018

... to community-based organizations that need to effectively engage parents, children, and youth for voluntary programs. ... Md. “Many of these parents and students aren’ t used to thinking of summer as an...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Donates $1.6 Million to Address School Dropout Crisis in Ethiopia

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10/21/2014

... enrollment rates, but the number of students dropping out of school continues to be a challenge. The dropout rate ...

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