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Russell Sage Foundation

20 Jul 2017

Time of Opportunity: Best Practices in Summer Learning (Part 1)

Thursday, July 20, 2017 -

9:00am to 12:30pm

Research has demonstrated that summer learning loss is one of the most significant causes of the academic achievement gap between low-income students and their higher income peers, and one of the strongest contributors to the high school dropout...

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2017 NoVo Social Emotional Learning Innovation Fund Award Winners Announced

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07/17/2017

Today Education First, NoVo Foundation and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors announced the winners of the Social Emotional Learning Innovation Awards. Nearly 500 teachers and over 300 districts across the country applied for an award, and 67...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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NoVo Foundation

New York Magazine Profile, "The Rockefellers vs. the Company That Made Them Rockefellers"

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01/08/2018

The New York Magazine article profiles the family that pioneered the oil industry in America wants to expose what Exxon hid from the public about climate change.

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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New Report Funded by The Leona M. And Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Highlights Challenges of Rural Health Care Delivery and Offers Solutions

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01/17/2018

... states. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data show that 46 million Americans living in rural areas are at a ...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Health

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JPB Foundation Looks to Historically Black Colleges as Clean Energy Leaders

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03/29/2018

A recent grant is getting the ball rolling on what could become a sizable partnership with historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

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Freedom Together Foundation

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Rockefeller Foundation Focuses on How to Prevent Food Waste at Events

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04/03/2018

... business and the planet. As these demonstration projects show , with increased hotel industry engagement, we know we ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Food Systems

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Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Organizations Can Reduce Their Carbon Footprint and Improve Health

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04/20/2018

If the U.S. health care system were a separate country, its $3.3 trillion GDP would give it the fifth-largest economy in the world. It is also the world’s seventh-largest producer of carbon dioxide, making it a major contributor to air pollution.

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Rauch Foundation Co-Sponsors Long Island Delegation to Attend “Reimagining Education Summer Institute”

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07/12/2018

The Rauch Foundation announced today that it is partnering with ERASE Racism to sponsor a delegation from Long Island to attend the “Reimagining Education Summer Institute” from July 16-19 at Teachers College Columbia University.

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The Rauch Foundation

New Report From Arabella Advisors says More Than $6 Trillion Pledged to Fossil Fuel Divestment

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09/12/2018

The movement to divest from fossil fuels and invest in renewable energy alternative continues to accelerate, with commitments from nearly a thousand institutional investors, a report from DivestInvest and Arabella Advisors finds.

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Century Foundation Reports Examines ESSA Learner Accountability Provisions

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12/13/2018

Now that all fifty states and the District of Columbia have received formal federal approval of their Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plans, the work of implementing the 2015 law—the United States’ primary K–12 education investment—is fully...

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The Century Foundation

21 May 2019

Race to Lead: Women of Color in the Nonprofit Sector

Tuesday, May 21, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Studies show that the percentage of people of color in the executive ...

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29 May 2019

No Housing Support for Mixed Status Families? - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Wednesday, May 29, 2019 -

1:30pm to 2:30pm

No one should be denied support because of their loved ones’ immigration status. Yet a newly introduced regulation from the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) would force U.S. citizen children and their families out of public...

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Research to Prevent Blindness Grantee Dr. Gregg Semenza Wins Nobel Prize in Medicine

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10/10/2019

... The work of all three Laureates builds upon each other to show that oxygen sensing is a vital function across many cell ...

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Research to Prevent Blindness

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New York Community Trust Awards Grants to 56 Organizations in All Five Boroughs

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10/15/2019

City’s community foundation addresses maternal morbidity among African-American women in New York hospitals, helps start a museum program for families using food assistance, and much more.

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03 Dec 2019

Closing the Women’s Wealth Gap: A Life Cycle Approach

Tuesday, December 3, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

The factors limiting a woman’s abilty to build and preserve wealth are interconnected throughout her life, so why aren’t the solutions? Research shows that a “one-size fits all” approach to closing the women’s wealth gap is infective. In...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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The New York Women’s Foundation Invests in Six Transgender, Gender Nonconforming and Non-Binary (TGNCNB) Organizations in Recognition of Transgender Day of Remembrance

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12/05/2019

In recognition of Transgender Day of Remembrance, The Foundation is awarding $180,000 to six transgender, gender nonconforming, and non-binary (TGNCNB) organizations.

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