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Giving Could Plunge $13 Billion Under Tax Plan, Nonprofit Leader Says

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09/28/2017

... House and congressional leaders say they want to simplify what they describe as an overly complicated tax code. Their ...

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Trump’s Stake in Housing Complex Spurs Lawsuit Over Sale

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09/29/2017

Trump’s Stake in Housing Complex Spurs Lawsuit Over Sale Owners of Starrett ... complex – which President Trump has a small stake in – for less than fair-market value in a deal “riven ... this...

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Advancing The Mental Health And Well-Being Movement Through Grant Making: Engaged Philanthropy

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10/02/2017

... Through Grant Making: Engaged Philanthropy Investing in the health of a nation requires thoughtful deliberation ... those with a focus on health, play a unique role in helping support community innovation that...

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David Geffen Criticizes ‘Shameful’ Lack of Support for Concert Hall

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10/05/2017

... attacked wealthy New Yorkers on Wednesday for what he called a “shameful” record of failing to donate ... institutions to downsize their ambitions. Mr. Geffen, in a telephone interview, was searing and candid...

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NADA to Launch Acquisition Gift Fund for Pérez Art Museum Miami

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10/05/2017

... December, an art fair has a plan to help an institution in the city build its collection. At the upcoming NADA Miami art fair, the New Art Dealers Alliance will launch what it’s calling the NADA Acquisition...

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Documents Show NYC’s Education Department Failed to Answer 526 Public Records Requests Over Past 3 Years

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10/05/2017

... said, according to a Department of Education summary. In an email this week, the Post veteran told The 74 she “really can’t remember after three years” what piqued her interest, but on its face the request ...

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Public Housing Residents Ask the Crowd to Fund Sustainability Projects

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10/13/2017

... Force has a long waiting list of families who want spots in its community garden, but more of those aspiring ... was a food desert before Superstorm Sandy hit New York in 2012, and after the storm, access to...

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Environment and Climate Change

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OSF Denounces Hungarian Government's Attacks Against Soros

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11/27/2017

... enemy to distract citizens." The Open Society Foundations, in a note posted on Soros's personal website, responded to a ... of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to Hungarian voters in October which alleged...

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Wallace Foundation President Explains Foundation’s “Unified Approach”

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12/20/2017

... President Explains Foundation’s “Unified Approach” In an interview with the Funder’s Forum, Wallace Foundation ... fits into this. Wallace’s approach is grounded in the notion of “working in...

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Tobias Rees Selected as a Rockefeller Foundation Resident to Study the Future of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Humanity

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09/30/2019

... Supporting Rees’ groundbreaking work on the ways in which contemporary technology is challenging and changing what it means to be human, Rees’ duties will be to help the ...

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National Geographic Launches Special On Gender Revolution

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02/08/2017

... attitudes and social media as a platform for debate. In response to this phenomenon, National Geographic has ... A Journey with Katie Couric. The premiere took place in New York last Thursday. It accompanies...

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Mellon Foundation Supports First App Launched by Museum of the City of New York

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03/06/2017

The Museum of the City of New York launches its first-ever app, A Walk Through Gilded New York , a digital companion to the critically acclaimed exhibition Gilded New York.

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Commonwealth Fund Research Cited in NYTimes Piece on 'Fake Freedom' of GOP Health Plan

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03/20/2017

Commonwealth Fund Research Cited in NYTimes Piece on 'Fake Freedom' of GOP Health Plan Last ... 24 million people within a decade, mostly because changes in regulations, subsidies and Medicaid coverage...

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Open Society Foundations and Other Funders Mobilizing to Counter Hate

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03/29/2017

... of the most disturbing aspects of Donald Trump's election in November is that it was followed by a sharp upward spike in hate incidents that created a climate of fear for many in the U.S...

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Social Justice

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Century Foundation's Richard Kahlenberg Writes About School Integration in The Atlantic

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04/06/2017

... Richard Kahlenberg Writes About School Integration in The Atlantic The decision by Donald Trump’s education ... Poverty and Race Research Action Council told Patrick Wall in an Atlantic article last month, was...

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Farhana Khera of Muslim Advocates Talks About The Fight Against Discrimination After 9/11

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05/07/2014

... Talks About The Fight Against Discrimination After 9/11 In this PhilTalk at Philanthropy New York's 35th annual ... explains her trajectory as a little girl growing up in a small town in...

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Carnegie Supports Report on Incentives to Attend Private Colleges

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04/14/2017

States could save money and increase college-graduation rates by providing modest financial incentives for students to choose private colleges over comparable public ones, according to a report released this week.

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Rajiv Shah on Rockefeller Foundation Priorities, Multilateralism and Philanthropy

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04/20/2017

... by partnering together and taking risks, said Rajiv Shah in some of his first public remarks since taking the helm of ... about six weeks ago. Philanthropists have a key role in addressing some of the root...

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New NYSHealth Video: "Building a Healthier Brownsville"

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11/20/2017

... initiative to become healthier, more active places. Urban in density but rural in its disconnectedness from the rest of New York City, ... working together with residents and local organizations in...

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