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16 Jul 2014

Healthcare Reform Update: Are Your Populations Getting Covered?

Wednesday, July 16, 2014 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... New Yorkers. But the job is nowhere near complete. There are still more than a million New Yorkers who remain without ... emerging data, what do we know about the populations that are actually getting coverage...

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Community Development

A Road Less Traveled….

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11/01/2011

... want to get to our destination in the most direct way. We are often knowledgeable about the issues and rely on ... needs to be more open about how to handle youth that are involved in the system. Unfortunately...

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WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces the 12 Awardees of the Opportunity Challenge

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09/24/2020

... were selected from a pool of 470 applicants from 42 states and over 200 communities nationwide. “We are proud that the Opportunity Challenge has risen to the ... low-wage communities in launching and ...

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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

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Bruce Trachtenberg Stepping Down from Communications Network

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10/16/2013

... the period they grew from small, family foundations to leading national grantmakers that focused on youth, ...

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The Wallace Foundation

Why Aren’t There More Nonprofit Leaders of Color?

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04/28/2016

... 3,080 surveys have been completed, representing all 50 states . The idea for the survey illustrates how the ... interviews with leaders and experts in the field; we are grateful for their insights. Informed by...

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Redlich Horwitz Foundation Releases New Guide and Online Clearinghouse for Counties to Prepare for the Family First Act

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10/10/2018

... our latest publication, “ How Three New York Counties are Right-Sizing Congregate Care and Prioritizing ... results in a short period of time.” Counties across NY are making efforts to prepare for the new...

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Redlich Horwitz Foundation

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Morgan Stanley Foundation Launches Alliance for Children's Mental Health

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02/03/2020

... attempt or worse. In fact, suicide is now one of the leading causes of death in children. Let me repeat that: in children! Childhood and adolescence are meant to be times for growth, learning, exploration and...

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Ford Foundation doubles investment for trans organizations, makes sweeping commitments to support LGBTQ+ communities

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06/02/2022

... announced its support for widespread commitments led by leading grassroots and community organizations for the ... sure to safeguard the hard fought protections all people are entitled to under the law, and...

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Ford Foundation

Supported By Many PNY Members, 2016 Creative Capital Awards Given In Literature, Performing Arts

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01/13/2016

... proposals. The artistic disciplines being funded this year are : literature, performing arts and emerging fields. Drawing ... Creative Capital seeks out artists’ projects that are bold ,...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

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Arts

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

Block Museum of Art “Pop América, 1965 – 1975” Exhibition Made Possible by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

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06/20/2019

... from different vantage points and to understand that there are many modernisms, rather than a single European-dominated ... Latin American expressions of Pop and explore how its bold and colorful imagery,...

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

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Peterson Foundation and Ford Foundation Announce Grants for US 2050 Initiative

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08/21/2018

... launched US 2050, an initiative that will engage leading scholars to examine and analyze the multiple ...

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Welcomes Leticia Peguero, Vice President of Programs

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11/27/2018

... Programs. Leticia brings more than 20 years of experience leading and managing programs and grantmaking at the ... in philanthropy in support of greater impact and positive change making in communities. As...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Zegar Family Foundation Supported Research Uncovers Genome-Wide Responses That Limit Crop Growth

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03/26/2019

... to ways to engineer crops in soils around the world that are currently too dry or lack the nutrients needed to sustain ... Since the nutrients that plants absorb from the soil are always dissolved in water,...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Science

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Zegar Family Foundation

NYSHF Energizes Entire Communities with Healthy Neighborhoods Fund Initiative

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02/02/2015

... improve infrastructure; and link residents to lifestyle change programs. New York State Health Foundation Vice ... diabetes and obesity and some diet-related diseases that are really burdening our health care...

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New York Health Foundation

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Century Foundation Report Recommends Universal Child Allowance

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03/17/2016

... Child Allowance The child poverty rate in the United States is stubbornly high, with more than 12 million American ... Government Initiative, a universal child allowance could change all that. The report,...

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The Century Foundation

NYS Health Foundation Launches Consumer Empowerment Initiative, Seeks Proposals

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03/23/2016

... patients last, when they should come first. NYSHF wants to change that dynamic and increase health care consumers' .....

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New York Health Foundation

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Amid Opioid Crisis, Insurers Restrict Pricey, Less Addictive Painkillers

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09/18/2017

... Less Addictive Painkillers At a time when the United States is in the grip of an opioid epidemic, many insurers are limiting access to pain medications that carry a lower ... opioid medications. The reason,...

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Ms. Foundation Seeks to Increase Traction for Childcare Amongst Funders

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10/03/2017

... a progressive-leaning think tank, found that in 33 states and the District of Columbia, infant care costs more ... priority for grantmakers. The Ms. Foundation wants to change that. “We know that because of...

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Ms. Foundation for Women

Searching for the Next Breakthrough in Health Care

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05/05/2014

... care. It is well documented that health care in the United States is not just expensive; it’s world-class expensive, ... going to take more than minor tweaks or adjustments to change our course. It’s going to...

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