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NYC Schools Are Inadequate on Sex Education, Stringer Says

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09/15/2017

... Says The New York City comptroller’s office said not all middle and high school students are being taught sex ... are not licensed, the audit said. Further, only 7.6 of all health instructors participated in...

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Education

Bloomberg and Gates Back A $225 Million Effort to Save 100 Million Lives Over Five Years

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09/26/2017

... people died from CVDs which accounts for 31 percent of all global deaths. Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) like CVDs, cancer, and diabetes represent about 70 percent of all deaths worldwide, with 80 percent of...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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A Think Tank To Benefit Farm Animals

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09/27/2017

... ground meat and poultry in Florida. What are the costs of all these policies, and what, if any, are the benefits? A new ... analysis and education, and connect farmers to consumers, all with the goal of...

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Food Systems

What a Corporate Funder Is Doing to Meet Urgent Humanitarian Needs Through Technology

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09/29/2017

... tracking and delivering huge amounts of material. And all this needs to happen quickly in places where ... that need them continue to suffer. But while virtually all humanitarian organizations are familiar...

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Toward Liberation: A Staunch Social Justice Funder Puts Women of Color Up Front

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09/29/2017

... million to fund the reproductive justice movement. Across all of its programs, Groundswell is awarding $7.4 million ... and women of color occupy the top spots. For another, all of its grantees engage in...

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Gender Justice

How Many Big Storms Before People Abandon Coastal Cities?

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10/02/2017

... experts is, will the world's coasts bear the burden of all this humanity? But with the rise of both sea levels and extreme weather, perhaps a better question is, will all this humanity bear the burden of...

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Rockefeller Foundation Research Shows Connection Between Watershed Quality and Disease in Children

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10/10/2017

... outcomes of children at the global scale. “Looking at all of these diverse households in all these different countries, we find the healthier your ...

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Ms. Foundation Responds to Alabama Special Election

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12/13/2017

... courage. We will continue to speak up alongside you until all perpetrators of harassment and assault are held ... done. We must continue to strive towards a society where all people are respected and survivors...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Gender Justice

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Rockefeller Releases Findings from Intergenerational Conference

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12/20/2017

... youth, the challenges they face, and how people of all ages can collectively enable transformational change. ... change. 3. Change involves everyone and to do it well, all generations—including youth—need a...

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North Star Fund Announces 9 Catalyst Grants

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01/16/2018

... to realize the true potential of our city as a place where all people are welcome and included. Catalyst grants ... created in our city by inequity and injustice. Like all our grantees, these organizations...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds 20 Years of Sky Observations

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05/11/2018

... stars and distances to more than four million galaxies. All the data collected by the telescope is available free to anyone online, and all images are open access under the SDSS's Image Use .....

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Science

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The Covenant Foundation Announces the 2018 Recipients of The Covenant Award

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06/06/2018

... engaged broadens the scope of Jewish life and learning for all of us,” said Cheryl Finkel, Chair of the Board of ... learning spaces. It is a true privilege to honor them for all that they do.”Along with the...

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Education

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Commonwealth Fund Partners with New York Times and Harvard to Analyze Financial Reality of Being Sick

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10/19/2018

... insurance, more than a third of the respondents had spent all or most of their savings while sick. The New York ... may serve as an early warning system for problems that all of us may face: Because the...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Announces the Communities Thrive Challenge Grantees

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12/05/2018

... reinvent their economies and create more opportunity for all ? How might local investors use their dollars to not only ... workers? How might state and local governments ensure that all of their residents who...

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Laurie M. Tisch: Perfecting the Art of Philanthropy

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12/13/2018

... a passionate commitment to creating opportunities for all residents—embracing Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island, ... in donations to causes dedicated to improving access for all New Yorkers... Laurie M. Tisch:...

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The New York Community Trust Grants $4.8 Million to Invest in a Fairer, More Equitable New York

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04/08/2019

... efforts to improve the lives of New Yorkers across all of the City’s boroughs. “Many of the challenges New ... investment and a willingness to attack the problem from all angles.” Below is a synopsis of each...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

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The New York Community Trust

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02 Nov 2021

HERO Act and Other Compliance Considerations Amidst the Pandemic – A Roundtable Discussion

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10:00am to 11:00am

... training your employees, safety committees and how does all apply to your organization’s state of reopening? ... Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP Who should attend? All interested funders, regardless of...

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The Whiting Foundation Announces New Grants for Public Humanities Projects Expanding Our Understanding of History and Culture

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05/25/2022

... enrich their own lives – they can also change the way we all tell stories, understand the past, and engage with our ... grant founded to champion the public humanities in all forms, and to highlight the roles...

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