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19 Jul 2010

College-Ready or Not? Preparing High School Students for Success

Monday, July 19, 2010 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Ford Foundation, 320 East 43rd Street, NYC

... : This session is for all funders who are interested in strategies and reform that create improvement in access to ... of “Helping Students Navigate the Path to College: What High Schools Can...

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Surdna Foundation Announces Refined Program Strategies

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09/26/2018

... intended to reflect the Foundation’s belief that racial justice must underpin social justice . These refined ... seeks to achieve. As one of the oldest family foundations in the country,...

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Kathryn O’Neal-Dunham

... tools, policies and structures needed to advance equity in their roles. Kathryn has written, spoken, and advised extensively on fostering equity-centered change in philanthropy. Before joining Philanthropy New...

Commonwealth Fund Scorecard: New York Ranked 13th in Overall State of Health

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12/11/2015

Commonwealth Fund Scorecard: New York Ranked 13th in Overall State of Health New York may be ranked 3rd for ... to the 26th American’s Health Rankings Annual Report. In addition, New York was ranked 13th ...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Releases New Book on the Value of Diversity

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10/25/2016

... pluribus unum), and the realization of full participation in the economy, in educational systems, in voting and the law and politics more generally, that ...

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Rachel Block Joins Milbank Memorial Fund as Program Officer

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04/03/2017

... on federal and state health policy issues, she has served in numerous executive roles in the public and private sectors, most recently spearheading ... for Health Information Technology Transformation ...

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Through Its Piper Fund Initiative, The Proteus Fund Works to Educate Communities About Judicial Independence

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06/21/2018

... is often unaware of how crucial an independent court system is to their own lives. The Piper Fund , an ...

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Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

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6/24/2015 - Learning the Way: DACA, Educational Attainment and Philanthropy - Webinar Recording & Resources

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07/2015

... Please email register@philanthropynewyork. org with any quesitons. 6/24/2015 - Learning the Way: DACA, ...

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Number of Latinos with Insurance Surges with Affordable Care Act, According to Commonwealth Fund Report

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09/25/2014

... 2013 and spring 2014. That parallels a broader increase in coverage that has taken place since insurance marketplaces ... rate for U.S. adults under 65 plummeted from 20% to 15% in the same period, according...

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Awards Scholarship Grant to the Schwartz Center and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing for Compassion Scholars Program

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04/27/2017

... Center for Compassionate Healthcare, a national leader in the movement to strengthen and sustain the human ... The first Compassion Scholars Program will be held in conjunction with the inaugural Compassion...

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Opinion: New York City’s Runaway Homeless Youth Deserve Better Services

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09/28/2017

... youth utilizing New York City's specialized youth shelter system , turning 21 carries a much different and daunting ... Per existing law, homeless young people can only stay in specialized youth shelters...

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NYSHealth's Patients as Partners Provides $230,708 Patient Empowerment Grant

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12/14/2018

... Grant To ensure that New Yorkers have a stronger role in how health care is delivered and how health policy is ... the voice of New Yorkers and rebalance the health care system so that patients have more...

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F.B. Heron Foundation Leads Foundations Toward 100 Percent Impact Investment

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07/02/2015

... People immediately begin to see the potential. Once they do , they often assume that foundations must be doing the bulk of impact investing. In fact, relatively few are actively doing it. In...

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For-Profit Colleges Say the Gainful Employment Rule Will Kill Access. Don’t Believe Them. - New Report from The Century Foundation

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09/25/2023

... enter career training programs are making an investment in their future. They are also taking a bit of a gamble. ... that career training programs are a good investment? What guarantee is there that these...

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21 Oct 2021

Change Makers Activate -- Supporting Innovative State Policies: A Case Study of State EITCs - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Thursday, October 21, 2021 - 1:00pm

... to improve economic security and Lessons learned about what it takes to pass these policies Speakers James Jiminez , ... Please note: To ensure fairness among our members, we reserve the right to limit the...

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Atlantic Philanthropies to Award €15 Million to Address Child Poverty

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08/07/2013

... Pobal, an agency that administers about €300 million in funding for the Government each year, is also in talks with the Department of Health and Children to ...

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Rockefeller, Bloomberg Drive New Approaches to Urban Development

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05/03/2016

... The development community has a role to play in transferring these innovative approaches into longer-term, ...

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Piramal Swasthya and The Rockefeller Foundation Announce Partnership to Accelerate India’s Public Health Transformation

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12/17/2019

... of India’s vision to ensure Universal Health Coverage. In the initial stages, the partnership aims to set a global ... preventable deaths amongst mothers and children living in Aspirational Districts and...

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John A. Hartford Foundation’s Berman to be Honored, Give Commencement Address at Quinnipiac U.

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05/20/2016

... Nursing on the university's Hamden, Connecticut campus. " We could not be more proud of our colleague, Amy Berman, ... as a grantmaker reflects her knowledge of our healthcare system , her deep...

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