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Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Studies Impact of Volunteerism

Release Date:

03/06/2015

... by MDRC, a nonprofit, nonpartisan education and social policy research firm. The yearlong randomized control trial ... different measures of reading proficiency over a control group of students, many of whom...

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Education

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

NY Community Trust Urges Mega-Donors Can Offset Their Clout By Empowering Community Funders

Release Date:

06/22/2017

... to distort the priorities of both civil society and public policy by elevating the priorities of the super-wealthy—a group whose views on many issues differ from those of the ...

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The New York Community Trust

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A Well-Intentioned City Redevelopment Plan Hits the Skids

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09/26/2017

... new apartments near Citi Field—and soon began helping a group of auto-repair shops that occupied the land move to a ... said Tom Angotti, an emeritus professor at the Urban Policy and Planning department of...

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Community Development

Don’t Say “When Did You Stop Caring About Children?” and Other Guidance for Child Advocates

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09/23/2010

... foundations that are engaged in social change and public policy reform. Mr. Gould is the firm’s senior strategist ...

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PhilTV: "Giving Grants is Not Enough; The Question is 'Did You Make Things Better?'"

Release Date:

09/30/2016

... Better?'" By Shiza Pasha and Stephanie Chrispin, Public Policy Fellows, Philanthropy New York Darlene J. Curley, RN, ... joined a panel moderated by Rob Lott, Deputy Editor of Health Affairs Journal...

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Health

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Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

Peter G. Peterson Foundation and Ford Foundation Launch US 2050

Release Date:

11/29/2017

... and their link to the country’s fiscal and economic health . “America is rapidly changing and we know that our ... other factors – affect the future fiscal and economic health of the nation, and what are the...

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Economic Security

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

Rockefeller Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and Open Society Foundations Fund ReImagina Puerto Rico Report

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07/09/2018

... a priority, ensuring transparency at all levels of policy making , and emphasizing coordination and ... economic development, infrastructure, infrastructure, and health , education, and social services include...

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Disaster Relief

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Unbound Philanthropy Welcomes Elyse Lightman Samuels

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04/18/2014

... Jewish World Service. She has also spent extensive time working in Cambodia as a founding member and Trustee of the ... a MPA in International Nonprofit Management and Public Policy at NYU Wagner’s School of...

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Immigration

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Unbound Philanthropy

TCF Senior Fellow Barton Gellman Wins Third Pulitzer

Release Date:

04/30/2014

... groundbreaking work,” said TCF vice president for policy and programs Greg Anrig. “He exposed a secret ...

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The Century Foundation

Ford Joins Other Major Foundations in Requiring Funded Projects to Be Open Through Creative Commons License

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02/04/2015

... announced today that it is adopting an open licensing policy for all grant-funded projects and research to promote ...

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Technology

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Cecilia Stancell Promoted to Director of Programs at Dyson Foundation

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08/17/2015

Stancell was most previously a program officer for the foundation.

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Dyson Foundation

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

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05/19/2017

The foundation’s work with BPI also aligns with our support for fair chance hiring policies and other efforts to eliminate barriers to employment for people with conviction records...

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Justice Reform

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Wallace Foundation President Explains Foundation’s “Unified Approach”

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12/20/2017

... this. Wallace’s approach is grounded in the notion of “ working in and through” the marketplace of ideas to find ... answer them, and then shares what it learns to inform policy and practice. The aim is not...

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Mass Shooting in Orlando: Resources and Networks for Action

... terms: Philanthropy New York stands with those who are working to end all forms of violence, especially those ... Underlying causes of this tragic event (not related to policy or advocacy) Other needs we...

What's Keeping Bloomberg Busy These Days

Release Date:

07/03/2014

... Associates—the urbanist, nonprofit consulting sister group that’s now advising Mexico City and London while ... his climate initiative C40; his partnerships on public health , immigration, coal, oceans, and...

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Environment and Climate Change

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UJA Federation Charities Scramble to Address FEGS Closure

Release Date:

03/16/2015

... But the ruinous series of decisions that wrecked FEGS—a health and human services nonprofit that has long been one of ...

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UJA-Federation of New York

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Bloomberg Announces Winners of Genesis Generation Challenge

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04/29/2015

... Winning project concepts focus on subjects such as public health , education, cross-cultural exchanges to spur ... in New York, Michael R. Bloomberg was joined by a renowned group of individuals who are well...

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De Blasio Enlists New York City's Wealthy for His War on Income Inequality (Morgan Stanley)

Release Date:

12/08/2015

... with affordable housing, youth employment and mental health . “We may not agree on individual issues but ... He’s co-chairman of the Partnership for New York City, a group that finds corporate partners for city...

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Economic Security

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New Biomarker Identifies Uveal Melanoma Patients At High Risk For Metastasis (Research To Prevent Blindness)

Release Date:

03/07/2016

... Basic Research and leader of the Eye Cancer Site Disease Group at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the ... The study was supported by the National Institutes of Health , the National Cancer Institute,...

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