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Russell Sage Foundation Study Finds Gaps in Educational Attainment Among Students of Different Incomes

Release Date:

05/04/2016

... NYU Steinhardt study published in the journal AERA Open looks at income-based gaps in educational attainment. While ...

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Education

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Russell Sage Foundation

Funded by Surdna, Student Investigates Social Criticism in Stand-up Comedy

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07/26/2016

An English and environmental studies major, Andrew Cawley has been doing independent research looking at identity and social criticism in stand-up comedy.

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Social Justice

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Surdna Foundation

Sloan Foundation Funds New App and TV Series Focusing on Science

Release Date:

07/27/2016

Faith Salie (NPR and CBS Sunday Morning) and neuroscientist Dr. Heather Berlin are co-hosts for the first 26 episodes.

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Science

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MasterCard Makes Fortune List of Businesses Confronting World's Problems

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08/23/2016

More businesses are taking on society’s biggest problems—and making money doing so. Here’s our look at 50 companies that do well by doing good.

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Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth

Commonwealth Fund President Writes About Medical Disclosure Policy of Presidential Candidates

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09/19/2016

Last week saw a historical first: the future President's personal health became a major issue and, all of a sudden, physicians were thrust into roles that looked uncomfortably like campaign surrogates.

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

Rockefeller Leads Initiative to Help Young People Without College Degrees Land First Job

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09/21/2016

Abigail Carlton, managing director at the Rockefeller Foundation, leads the U.S. Youth Employment Initiative, which aims to find jobs for young people with limited education and work experience.

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Workforce Development

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Johnson & Johnson Solicits Snaps For Students

Release Date:

10/20/2016

Hometown health-care products company Johnson & Johnson is looking for a number of philanthropically-minded shutterbugs. A large number, to be specific.

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New York Foundation Releases New Report Showcasing Strategies and Case Examples by Grantees

Release Date:

10/31/2016

Service organizations are meeting the immediate needs of their constituents and provide essential supports.

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New York Foundation

How to Stop the School-to-Prison Pipeline for Girls of Color

Release Date:

01/12/2017

Black girls and other girls of color disproportionately experience harsh school discipline than their peers.

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Justice Reform

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

Rockefeller, Arabella Advisors Collaborate on 'Risk Management for Philanthropy-a Toolkit'

Release Date:

03/20/2017

... on a survey of 200 donors and 200 nonprofits. The report looks at risk in philanthropy through two distinct lenses... ...

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Sloan Foundation Contributes to Harvard Research Program on Solar Geoengineering

Release Date:

04/17/2017

Harvard scientists have launched the largest-ever research program into “solar geoengineering,” a controversial technique involving the injection of aerosols into the stratosphere with the goal of cooling the planet and reversing climate change.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

CEO Pay: Top Earners From Across the Country

Release Date:

09/05/2017

To look at pay for executives of big nonprofits nationwide, The Chronicle of Philanthropy examined Internal Revenue Service data for more than 500 organizations that raised $35 million or more.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Should New York City's 'Symbols of Hate' Be Reconsidered?

Release Date:

09/19/2017

After the Charlottesville protests, New York City has vowed to take a closer look at “all symbols of hate on city property.” Harriet Senie, a member of the Mayoral Advisory Commission on City Art, Monuments and Markers, a public art scholar and a...

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16 Moments of Pride for LGBTQ Philanthropy

Release Date:

06/30/2014

... Queer Youth Fund has invested more than $4.6 million in innovative and effective leadership development and ... the Annie E. Casey Foundation. For more on the current state of LGBTQ funding, check out The 2012...

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Trinity Church Wall Street Provides $6.5 million in No-Interest Loans to NYC Nonprofit Organizations in Partnership with Nonprofit Finance Fund

Release Date:

08/18/2021

... a system that is in financial peril because of City and State funding problems, exacerbated by COVID-19 ...

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Housing and Homelessness

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Trinity Church Philanthropies

Chase Announces Winners of 2012 American Giving Awards

Release Date:

12/18/2012

... American Giving Awards, a televised celebrity tribute event that aired recently on NBC. More Than Me Foundation of ...

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Nineteen Ford-Funded Films Nominated for 2014 Emmys

Release Date:

07/17/2014

The nominees for the 35th Annual News and Documentary Emmys and the 66th Annual Primetime Emmys include 19 documentaries and film projects that have received support from the Ford Foundation's JustFilms initiative.