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Kiva City Launches in Washington, D.C.

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01/11/2013

... One Bank have announced the launch of Kiva City D.C., a website that will provide small business owners in the greater Washington, D.C., area with access to crowdfunded microloans. A ...

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Economic Security

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Salk Institute Receives $42 Million From Helmsley Charitable Trust to Create Research Center for Genomic Medicine

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01/24/2013

... Center for Genomic Medicine will enable scientists in a range of fields to explore how certain cellular pathways ... as lynchpins for chronic diseases, which could lead to new therapy targets...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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AARP, Weinberg Foundations Commit $10.5 Million for Skilled Nursing Care Model

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07/17/2013

... totaling $10.5 million to the Green House Project, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation initiative to provide ... and The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation announced new investments in The...

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Wallace Foundation Awards $4.5 Million to Say Yes to Education

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10/29/2013

... efforts to boost high school and college graduation rates in Buffalo. Say Yes to Education Inc., a national nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing ... 26 years ago, and U.S. Senator KirstenGillibrand...

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One year after Sandy, are we prepared for another superstorm?

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10/31/2013

Philanthropy New York's Superstorm Sandy work was cited in a CNN op-ed by .....

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One year after Sandy, are we prepared for another superstorm?

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10/31/2013

Philanthropy New York's Superstorm Sandy work was cited in a CNN op-ed by .....

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De Blasio unveils 60-person transition team

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11/20/2013

... Foundation; Ana Oliveira, President and CEO of the New York Women's Foundation; and Darren Walker, President of ... Bill de Blasio revealed his transition team Wednesday, a panel of 60 people from...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Mayor must focus on city's resiliency

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01/03/2014

In an op-ed for Crain's New York Business, Rockefeller Foundation President Judith ... Blasio Administration must focus on the city's resiliency. New Yorkers expect two things above all...

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Citi Lets Viewers Vote With a Click for a Sports Group

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02/09/2014

The New York Times examined Citigroup's new philanthropic effort (part of its Olympics sponsorship) that gives a boost to sports-related causes. ESTEEM for banks in the...

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Cost of Health Care a Burden for Most U.S. Households

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04/15/2014

A new study published by the Milbank Memorial Fund's Milbank ... for almost all Americans, at every income level and in every geographic area, finds a new...

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Medicine’s Top Earners Are Not the M.D.s

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05/17/2014

Cathy Schoe of Commonwealth Fund quoted in New York Times article on doctor's salaries. Though the recent release of Medicare’s physician payments cast a spotlight on the millions of dollars...

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Bloomberg Plans a $50 Million Challenge to the N.R.A.

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04/15/2014

Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans a $50 million challenge to the N.R. A ., reports the New York Times. Michael R. Bloomberg, making his first major ...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation names Tynesha McHarris Director of Community Leadership

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05/29/2014

... Tynesha McHarris will be joining the Foundation next week in a new position as Director of Community Leadership. Tynesha has ...

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NYC Green Carts Expanding Access to Fresh Produce in Low-Income Neighborhoods

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06/11/2014

NYC Green Carts Expanding Access to Fresh Produce in Low-Income Neighborhoods New York City's Green Cart initiative has increased access to healthy food in otherwise underserved high-density...

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NYPL Wins $500,000 in News Challenge for Internet Access Project

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06/23/2014

NYPL Wins $500,0000 in News Challenge for Internet Access Project New York Public Library is one of the 19 winners in Knight ... which lends New York residents portable Wi-Fi...

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Barbara Picower Is Back In Business As One Of The Nation's Top Philanthropists

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09/09/2014

Barbara Picower Is Back In Business As One Of The Nation's Top Philanthropists ... role as one of the nation’s top philanthropists, heading a new foundation with more than $2 billion...

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Freedom Together Foundation

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Improving Health Care Is Billionaire Peterson’s Next Mission

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11/24/2014

... debt reduction, is now taking aim at some $800 billion in annual waste in the nation’s health-care system. The billionaire’s New York-based Peter G. Peterson Foundation will announce ...

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Bill de Blasio’s Mayor’s Fund Raises $120K for Two Murdered NYPD Officers

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12/29/2014

... Fund Raises $120K for Two Murdered NYPD Officers A couple of days after police officers literally turned their ... announced this morning that the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City has raised $120,000 for...

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Aetna Foundation Launches $4.5 Million Healthier World Innovation Challenge

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01/07/2015

... communities, the Aetna Foundation is looking for new ways to accelerate innovation and reach people directly ... we've launched the Healthier World Innovation Challenge, a new $4.5...

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