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Rockefeller Family & Brothers Fund, Green Groups Subpoenaed on ‘Coordinated’ Climate Efforts

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08/03/2016

... part of the congressional investigation. The deadline for New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, Massachusetts ...

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Partially Funded by Mertz Gilmore, Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Announces 'World of Dance' Series

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08/05/2016

... Arts Announces World of Dance' Series Since its inception in 1966, this series has showcased new works by more than 175 regional, national, and ... from Buenos Aires tango company Estampas Porteñas,...

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Arts

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Heckscher Foundation for Children Helps 104 Graduate from NJ SEEDS Scholars and Young Scholars Program

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08/12/2016

... Graduate from NJ SEEDS Scholars and Young Scholars Program New Jersey SEEDS, a nonprofit providing education access to high-achieving, ... year's Scholars and Young Scholars graduates were placed ...

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

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With Support from Stavros Niarchos Foundation, 'Van Gogh at School' Launches Online Teaching Materials

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08/16/2016

... can either use complete, ready-made lessons directly on a digiboard, or use elements of the available resources to ... their own lessons. Van Gogh at School runs on LessonUp: a new digital...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

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According to Forbes, Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Sets Example for Philanthropists

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08/17/2016

... McConnell Clark Foundation or earlier stage investors like New Profit have invested deeply in finding a small number of great philanthropic investments—but they ...

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Commonwealth Fund Report Finds Many Hispanics, Poor Still Without Health Insurance

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08/18/2016

... Still Without Health Insurance Despite an overall rise in health insurance coverage among all Americans, Hispanics, ... and younger adults are still likely to be uninsured, a new survey finds...

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Minority Business Accelerator Gets Another Big Boost from Surdna Foundation

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08/19/2016

... Accelerator has again gotten national recognition. The New York-based Surdna Foundation just awarded another major ... two years. With that award, the foundation has awarded a total of $700,000 to the...

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Community Development

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

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09/06/2016

... to touch, engage, and understand. Courtney E. Martin, a journalist and author of several books, including Do It Anyway: The New Generation of Activists, attempts to convey for the Guardian a...

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MetLife Foundation and Sesame Workshop Launch 'Dream, Save, Do' to Support Financial Empowerment

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09/14/2016

... behind Sesame Street, announced the launch of a new multi-media initiative in Japan called “Dream, Save, Do: Financial Empowerment for ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Rockefeller Leads Initiative to Help Young People Without College Degrees Land First Job

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09/21/2016

... economic opportunity for more Americans. It's part of a national conversation with NPR and other member stations for the series " A Nation Engaged." Abigail Carlton, managing director at the...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Workforce Development

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Gives $300M to Johns Hopkins to Tackle Major Domestic Health Issues

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09/27/2016

... for Noncommunicable Diseases, and three-term mayor of New York City Michael R. Bloomberg, will give $300 million to ... the school, the gift sets the school and its partners on a path to transform our national...

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Supported by JPB Foundation, Scientists Identify Neurons Devoted to Social Memory

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09/30/2016

... dedicated to storing memories of other mice, according to a new study from MIT neuroscientists. These cells, found in a region of the hippocampus known as the ventral CA1...

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Soros Slams Putin For 'Heinous Crimes Against Humanity' In Syria

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10/06/2016

Soros Slams Putin For 'Heinous Crimes Against Humanity' In Syria Billionaire investor George Soros has vehemently ... President Vladimir Putin of aggressively exploiting a power void in...

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Mertz Gilmore, NY Community Trust and Howard Gilman Support Dancer's Residency at CUNY

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10/06/2016

... McQueen and the Black Iris Project's "MADIBA: A Dance Workshop," a celebration of the inspiring life of Nelson Mandela. The ... which is supported by the Mertz Gilmore Foundation, New...

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The New York Community Trust

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Century Foundation Study Finds Explosion in the Number of School Districts Working on Integration

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10/14/2016

Century Foundation Study Finds Explosion in the Number of School Districts Working on Integration A study released Friday by the Century Foundation, a think ... than doubled since 2007. Among the...

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William T. Grant Foundation Supports Study Examining Student Involvement in Racial Justice Movements

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10/14/2016

... Foundation Supports Study Examining Student Involvement in Racial Justice Movements A new study, funded by the William T. Grant Foundation, from ...

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Johnson & Johnson Solicits Snaps For Students

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10/20/2016

... products company Johnson & Johnson is looking for a number of philanthropically-minded shutterbugs. A large number, to be specific. That's because it's ... the Donate a Photo...

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Landlords Are Sitting on Empty Apartments in Affordable Buildings, says Official

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10/21/2016

Landlords Are Sitting on Empty Apartments in Affordable Buildings, says Official Empty apartments ... poorly maintained apartment buildings are challenging New Yorkers' chances of finding affordable housing...

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Housing and Homelessness

Study Supported by Surdna Shows Tech Companies Exploit Public Subsidies

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10/25/2016

... other that more than half the states have even enacted new data center-specific tax break programs. But the ...

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