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The New York Women's Foundation

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Gender Justice

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds 20 Years of Sky Observations

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05/11/2018

... three-dimensional map of the Universe ever made. Early in the morning of May 10th, 1998, the observers and engineers ... camera. The telescope's mirror, 2.5 meters (8 feet) in diameter, is small by...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Science

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Century Foundation Releases New Report: Finding Workers Where They Are

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02/07/2019

... one of the most successful and powerful social movements in the nation’s history—the labor movement—has not ... efforts, such as Fight for $15, have had success in using digital issue campaigns to achieve...

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Workforce Development

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The Century Foundation

Is Bail Reform Causing an Increase in Crime? - New Research & Policy Report from the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Releases

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01/20/2023

Is Bail Reform Causing an Increase in Crime? - New Research & Policy Report from the Harry Frank ... throughout the U.S. consider reducing or eliminating the use of pretrial detention and cash bail,...

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Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation

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Social Justice

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Behind the Billion: The Ford Foundation and Mission-Related Investments

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04/13/2017

Xavier de Souza Briggs , the foundation’s vice president for Economic Opportunity and Markets, discusses the foundation's work on mission-related investments with Lenora Suki , head of sustainable finance product...

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

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Ms. Foundation President and CEO Teresa C. Younger on MSNBC

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12/21/2017

She spoke to the importance of addressing sexual harassment and assault at all levels -- and holding people accountable when they don’t treat all women with respect.

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Gender Justice

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Listen: An Interview with Lukas Haynes, Executive Director of The David Rockefeller Fund

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04/06/2018

Lukas Hayne's talks about The David Rockefeller Fund multi-generational stewardship and its program approach and impact.

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The David Rockefeller Fund

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Learn about TCF's 100th Anniversary

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03/20/2019

... video highlighting their history—and the work to come in the century ahead. < Learn about TCF's 100th Anniversary .....

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Carnegie Corporation Awards $10 Million to Four School Districts

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10/02/2013

... design and open new high schools that support students in meeting the demands of the Common Core curriculum. ... Carnegie Corporation. “By taking on the challenge to ‘ do school differently’ they will provide...

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Representing the Old And New in Brooklyn

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03/10/2014

... Alan Fishman is hoping to set an example for others living in the borough. He believes there are plenty of Brooklyn ... to causes close at hand, but just don't know how best to do so. Linking generous...

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Community Development

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Brooklyn Org

The Wall Street Journal

Can You Run A City Based on Happiness?

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07/17/2015

... It’s hard to imagine anyone being unhappy living in Santa Monica, California. The affluent beachfront city, a ... index—and one of the first put together by any city in the world—many of the city’s 90,000...

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Community Development

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Ford Foundation Awards $1 Million to Help Prisoners Get a College Education

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08/06/2015

... which provides incarcerated students with opportunities to do course work with Bard professors and get help when ... which is home to the Consortium for the Liberal Arts in Prison, to continue expanding and...

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Citigroup Offering Young Bankers Year Off for Service Work

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03/17/2016

... an option for young employees to take a year off to do charitable work, reports The Wall Street Journal. The ...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Citi [Corporate]

TX Healthcare Publication Says Commonwealth Fund is Targeting State Lawmakers

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04/11/2016

... alternative. Doing either would unlock about $90 billion in federal dollars over the next decade to offset the cost of ...

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Health

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U.S. Education Secretary Addresses Century Foundation Forum

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04/19/2016

... This has happened despite research showing that students do better academically in racially and socioeconomically diverse schools... U.S. ...

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Education

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

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07/26/2016

Funded by Surdna, Student Investigates Social Criticism in Stand-up Comedy Andrew Cawley has somewhat of a funny job ... research looking at identity and social criticism in stand-up comedy. He is supported by a...

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Social Justice

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Novo, Ford Foundations Create Authentic Relationships That are Key to Achieving Equitable Philanthropy

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09/06/2016

... a journalist and author of several books, including Do It Anyway: The New Generation of Activists, attempts to ...

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

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10/31/2016

... program participants. With increasing inequality, slashes in public budgets, and greater demand on their services, nonprofits are looking for new ways to do their work... New York Foundation Releases New...

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Long Island Community Foundation Supports Diversity Through International Food Tasting at Gala Fresh Farms

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11/15/2016

... people of different backgrounds and ethnicities together in Riverhead Town. From noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, they’ll attempt to do just that by uniting residents through their stomachs. The ...

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Long Island Community Foundation

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Food Systems

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Where Have Conrad Hilton Foundation's Global Grants Been Going Lately?

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12/22/2016

... a show horse as a funder. Even it constantly strives to do better, it doesn't draw attention to itself with claims to .....

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