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Ford Foundation Supports 'Stay Midtown Program' to Respond to Recent Rental Cost Increases in Detroit

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03/22/2017

Launched in partnership with Midtown Detroit, Inc., with support from the Ford Foundation and Kresge Foundation, the program is also designed to respond to recent rental cost increases in Midtown and to address a near-term housing supply gap as...

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Complete This Survey on Foundation Openness and Shared Insights

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04/19/2017

The survey deadline is Friday May 5 th . It's a quick turnaround, but the survey should take no more than 15 minutes to complete, and there is language provided to make it easier.

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Supported by NY Community Trust, New Research Ties Arts to Well-Being

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04/19/2017

The two-year study, by the Social Impact of the Arts Project at Penn SP2, was funded with $250,000 from the NYC Cultural Agenda Fund in The New York Community Trust.

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NY State Health Foundation CEO: 1M New Yorkers Could Lose Health Coverage Under AHCA

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05/08/2017

The American Health Care Act (AHCA) could undermine healthcare coverage gains for New Yorkers and result in more than 1 million of them losing that coverage.

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Bloomberg Writes on His Philanthropy's Public Health Projects

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06/01/2017

In an open letter that Michael Bloomberg publishes annually to explain the direction of Bloomberg Philanthropies, which gives away hundreds of millions of dollars annually, much of it to promote health, he calls for nonprofits and governments work...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Announces New Board Chair

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06/02/2017

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the United States, today announced that Mr. Robert T. Kelly, Jr., who has served as a trustee of the Weinberg Foundation since 2006, has been elected as chair of...

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New United Hospital Fund Report Finds AHCA Ill-Suited and Destructive for New York

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06/08/2017

New report details how American Health Care Act would increase costs for consumers, wipe out coverage gains, and destabilize New York’s individual market.

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Are You the Future of Philanthropy? Apply for a 2018 TFN PLACES Fellowship!

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07/19/2017

The Funders' Network is offering PLACES Fellowships, which are transformational leadership development experiences that gives professionals in philanthropy the tools, knowledge, and best practices needed to embed an equity lens into their work.

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Century Foundation Fellow Argues for an "Economic Fair Housing Act" to Combat Racial Zoning

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08/04/2017

To bolster the 1968 Fair Housing Act, we need a new “economic fair housing act” to prohibit or discourage local ordinances that unnecessarily exclude people from entire neighborhoods and their schools.

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Century Foundation Report Warns Online Learning Companies' Impacts on Public Higher Ed

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08/08/2017

As colleges and universities flock to take their academic programs online, many of them work with outside contractors to handle some or all of the course development, marketing and back-office management of the programs. A warning about the nature...

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Williamson Foundation’s Caroline Williamson Interviewed on Adaptive Leadership

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09/19/2017

A conversation with Williamson Foundation's ED Caroline Williams explores how the foundation uses adaptive leadership, the framework developed by Dr. Ronald Heifetz and colleagues at Harvard’s Kennedy School, as a form of reflective practice.

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The Fatal Stabbing In A Bronx Classroom Was Horrific — But Also Extremely Rare

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09/28/2017

The fatal stabbing at a Bronx school comes amid continuing debate over school safety and the use of metal detectors in schools — but also as serious crimes in schools are at near-record lows.

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UJA-Federation of New York Receives $20 Million Gift

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10/02/2017

The UJA-Federation of New York has announced a $20 million legacy gift from the Jack S. & Shirley M. Silver Foundation in support of the organization's Jewish Day Camp Centennial Signature Initiative.

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Ms. Foundation Seeks to Increase Traction for Childcare Amongst Funders

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10/03/2017

Childcare is out of reach for working families, but few funders have stepped in to fill the gap.

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As Bloomberg Hammers Away at Coal, What Might Be Next for His Climate Giving?

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10/18/2017

After Bloomberg Philanthropies recently gave another $64 million to a campaign that’s closing down coal plants in the United States, one telling headline came from the Courier-Journal in Louisville: “New York City billionaires are battling over coal...

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As Youth Giving Since 2001 Totals $19M, Brooklyn Community Foundation CEO Reiterates the Importance of a Youth-Led Strategy

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12/11/2017

... youth grantmaking programs, a study from YouthGiving. org , an initiative of Foundation Center, finds. "We believe .....

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Listen: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Hosts a Conversation On The Value Of Workplace Diversity

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02/28/2018

This conversation about workplace diversity was part of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's Our Compelling Interests series.

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How Salesforce is Innovating Corporate Philanthropy and Workplace Giving

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03/09/2018

... Salesforce, along with its nonprofit arm Salesforce. org , is leading Silicon Valley’s charge toward more ...

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Ralph Wilson Foundation Launches STEM Initiative in New York, Michigan

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03/20/2018

The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation has announced the launch of STEM 2035, an initiative aimed at strengthening the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) pipeline in western New York and southeast Michigan.

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