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Advisers on Black, Latino, and Asian Students Say Trump Admin. Ignoring Them

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10/02/2017

... Trump took office in January. Although members of the groups have reached out, the White House has not responded. ... as well as a former education secretary, credit the groups with linking past...

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William T. Grant Foundation Supported Study Finds Trump Immigration Policies Take Mental Toll on Latino Parents

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03/22/2018

... from 54 Latino parents about mental health from six focus groups and more than 200 surveys. Researchers found that ... worried about deportation and family separation. The groups surveyed included undocumented...

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Kiva City Launches in Washington, D.C.

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01/11/2013

Kiva, the Latino Economic Development Center and Capital 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.

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Grantmakers Forum is pleased to welcome funders around the region to participate in networking, skill-building and informational events. Explore The impact of Lean Six Sigma business strategy training on nonprofit organizations. A ...

Congratulations to Patricia Jenny, Vice President of Grants at The New York Community Trust

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03/13/2014

Patricia Jenny, Vice President of Grants at The New York Community Trust, has been named the recipient of the 2014 Nicholas P. Bollman Award.

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Carnegie "Opportunity by Design" Schools To Help Immigrant Students

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07/17/2014

Two new high schools will open in 2015 in Prince George’s County, Md., as part of Carnegie Corporation of New York's Opportunity by Design initiative, an effort to assist immigrant students who often struggle to keep up academically with their peers.

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Noyes Foundation's Zigbi Selected as Loeb Fellow

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07/17/2014

Kolu Zigbi, program director for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems and the Eat for Health initiative at the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation, has been named one of 10 2014-15 Loeb Fellows at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design.

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Open Society Foundations Examines Worldwide Access to Digital Media

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09/24/2014

Report published by Open Society Foundations looks at media innovations over the last decade.

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Mastercard Foundation Announces New University Partnerships in Africa

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12/08/2014

The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program is a 10-year, $500 million initiative.

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Markle Foundation President Calls for Revamp of U.S. Higher Education System

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06/03/2015

In a recent editorial, Zoe Baird, expounded on the need to improve education to help better prepare students for the workforce.

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City Will Bring High-Speed Broadband to Digital Deserts in Brooklyn and Queens

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07/02/2015

... Connect IBZ will bring high-speed commercial broadband networks to three industrial business zones in Brooklyn and ...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Works to Build a Better South Bronx

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07/10/2015

The foundation is partnering with the New York Restoration Project on community development and health initiatives to improve the quality of life for Bronx residents.

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Surdna Foundation Invites LOIs for Environmental Infrastructure Programs

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09/10/2015

... fall under the categories of sustainable transportation networks and equitable development patterns, energy ...

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Inaugural All Female Festival Launches In New York

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05/09/2016

Participants include Rosario Dawson, Reshma Saujani (Girls Who Code), CFDA winner Aurora James, and YouTube vlogger Lindsey Stirling.

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Funded by the New York Community Trust, Redford Center Establishes Filmmaker Grants

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06/22/2016

The pilot program will focus on environmental projects.

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Rausch and Long Island Community Foundations Partner to Expand Tourism in Riverhead

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07/15/2016

Their focus is on expanding tourism — which includes drawing visitors from New York City and promoting Riverhead as a place people plan their vacations around — and emphasizing the town’s arts and culture services.

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Ford's Walker Included in New Class of Disrupters Making New York’s Cultural Boards More Diverse

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08/01/2016

The glass ceilings at elite cultural organizations are starting to crack after some pressure from the city.

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Bloomberg Awards $10 Million for Women Coffee Farmers in Africa

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09/23/2016

... market. Without access to knowledge, markets, and buyer networks , smallholder farmers, particularly women, miss ...

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Supported by Rockefeller, MIT Competition Finalist Provides A Solution For India’s Farmers

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09/26/2016

As a first-of-its-kind human-digital platform, eKutir Global has reached 70,000 farmers through a network of licensed community agents by connecting them to tools, finance and buyers.

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Surdna Foundation to Recognize Four Community Development Financial Institutions

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10/31/2016

Opportunity Finance Network, Goldman Sachs, and the Surdna Foundation will award four CDFIs, including Accion and CSBDF, with the 2016 Small Business Leader Award for Mission-Driven Lenders.

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