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To Frack or Not To Frack in New York: Observations from a Donor Briefing

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08/16/2012

... Conservation are drafting final regulations on fracking in our state. We held a recent members briefing where several presenters ... York and the movement that is being built to stop it, and we...

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Target Gives $1 Billion for Education

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08/31/2015

Target Gives $1 Billion for Education It’s official: We ’ve reached our goal to give $1 billion for education. ... and schools across the U.S. and around the world. How’d we get there? Take a look... Target Gives $...

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Educational Foundation of America Seeks Proposals for Website Redesign

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08/30/2016

... assumed a low profile as the Foundation is not interested in touting its own achievements. We are, however, interested in strengthening our external ... platform to complement and deepen our...

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Edna McConnell Clark Foundation’s Blue Meridian Partners Profiled in New York Times

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10/16/2017

... Clark Foundation’s Blue Meridian Partners Profiled in New York Times Stanley Druckenmiller, the hedge fund manager, wanted his charitable dollars to do more to reduce childhood poverty. He had been deeply .....

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Children, Youth and Families

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

20 May 2014

Building a Legacy of Healthy Children in New York

Tuesday, May 20, 2014 -

10:00am to 2:30pm

Join Grantmakers in Health and Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families as they present Building a Legacy of Healthy Children in New York . This meeting will give funders in and around New...

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Weinberg Foundation Approves $500,000 in Emergency Funding to Those Affected by Hurricane Irma in Florida

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09/27/2017

Weinberg Foundation Approves $500,000 in Emergency Funding to Those Affected by Hurricane Irma in Florida The Weinberg Foundation has approved an immediate response of $500,000 in emergency...

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Rauschenberg Foundation Eases Copyright Restrictions on Art

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03/07/2016

... aware of these protections. And many have chafed under a system whose fees and sometimes elaborate permission ... begun by Mr. Rauschenberg 18 years before his death in 2008, has been a part of this ...

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A New MIT-Led Simons Foundation Collaboration Aims to Understand Basic Principles and Laws of Microbial Ecosystems

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05/30/2017

... Laws of Microbial Ecosystems Model microorganisms grown in pure cultures have been the basis of biological research ... and almost everything you will find has been discovered in yeast or E. coli lab cultures...

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Podcast: A MasterCard Plan for Financial Inclusion

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08/21/2017

Podcast: A MasterCard Plan for Financial Inclusion In this interview with the Business of Giving, Shamina Singh, ... billion people worldwide are locked out of the financial system — no bank accounts, no credit,...

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Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth

Opinion: New York’s Bad Teachers, Back on the Job

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09/11/2017

... Facing political and budgetary pressures, an entire school system can slide without strong leadership. That’s now happening in New York. In July, two weeks after the State Legislature...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Collaborates to Launch Data Portal to Share and Expand Philanthropic Resources

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09/17/2015

... these knowledge tools, Equal Footing enables users to see what types of development projects are underway, what solutions have had a measurable impact, and what needs ... to support women,...

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The Century Foundation Releases New Report on Syrian Rebels' Lessons on Aleppo

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01/27/2017

... Lessons on Aleppo Syrian rebels’ loss of east Aleppo in December was a turning point in the country’s civil war. ... and their backers have been left to piece together just what happened...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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First Payment Made Toward Detroit's 'Grand Bargain'

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12/12/2014

Ford Foundation has promised $125 million to help save Detroit from bankruptcy.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches New Clean Energy Initiative

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01/26/2015

... aimed at creating a clean, affordable and reliable energy system in the United States. Bloomberg Philanthropies comprises ...

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New Rockefeller Foundation Projects to Boost African Development

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05/06/2015

The foundation has earmarked $100 million for the Digital Jobs Africa program.

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation President Says Jersey Water Works Initiative is a Powerful Collaboration

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04/27/2016

... for 2016. Focus areas include improving water system efficiency and engaging community members in water-infrastructure investment decisions. “The Jersey ...

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Rockefeller Foundation Launches YieldWise, a $130 Million Initiative to Halve Post-Harvest Loss

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05/26/2016

... to Halve Post-Harvest Loss The earth’s global food system is facing a quiet crisis—one-third of all food ... into the trillions. This year at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, The Rockefeller...

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In WSJ, Commonwealth’s Blumenthal on Making Health Records Mobile

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06/29/2016

In WSJ, Commonwealth’s Blumenthal on Making Health Records Mobile The digitization of our health-care system is well under way, but several obstacles frustrate ... problems. The big problems are economic and...

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Three Prominent Leaders Recognized By United Hospital Fund For Their Work To Improve Health And Health Care

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09/29/2016

... marked the opening of UHF’s 138th fund-raising campaign in support of its work to build a more effective health care system for every New Yorker... Three Prominent Leaders ...

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Releases Report Preparing RNs for Enhanced Roles in Primary Care

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09/30/2016

... Releases Report Preparing RNs for Enhanced Roles in Primary Care Today, the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation issued ... systems on preparing registered nurses for enhanced roles in primary care. The recommendations...

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