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Citi Launches More Than $1 Billion in Strategic Initiatives to Help Close the Racial Wealth Gap

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09/23/2020

... Strategic Initiatives to Help Close the Racial Wealth Gap NEW YORK --( BUSINESS WIRE )--Citi and the Citi Foundation today ... includes low-cost checking and savings products and new digital...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Launches Action Plan for Increasing Global Covid-19 Vaccination Efforts

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06/01/2021

... Plan for Increasing Global Covid-19 Vaccination Efforts NEW YORK | June 1, 2021 – Despite tireless efforts by health ... all countries need equal access to Covid-19 vaccination. A new report...

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De Blasio unveils 30-member task force charged with overhauling NYC’s job-training and workforce-placement programs

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05/20/2014

... training and placement programs have for too long steered New Yorkers into temporary positions and minimum-wage jobs, ... million for all the training and placement programs. The new task force, comprised of...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $45 Million for City Halls to Tackle Urban Issues

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08/20/2014

... Urban Issues Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced a new $45 million investment to boost the capacity of city ... Delivery model, an approach to generating and implementing new ideas that has been tested...

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National Journal Notes Ford, Open Society Role in Net Neutrality Victory

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03/13/2015

... groups that typically march in lockstep have split over new net-neutrality rules, and their discord has escalated ... even personal, feud. Beyond a split over the merits of the new policy, civil rights groups...

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Wallace Foundation Releases Reports on Successful Audience-Building Efforts

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08/14/2015

... Efforts The Wallace Foundation today released two new case studies analyzing strategies used by two ... Fleisher Art Memorial – to reach and engage audiences new to those organizations. The reports explore how...

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Tisch Education Center at Whitney Museum Profiled in Education Update

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12/01/2015

... Update article, Joan Baum spotlights the Whitney’s new Laurie M. Tisch Education Center, prominently situated on the third floor of the museum’s new downtown home. Dr. Baum describes the Tisch Center as .....

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Simons Foundation Gives $40M for Astronomy Facility in Chile

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05/12/2016

... Simons Foundation has given $38.4 million to establish a new astronomy facility in Chile’s Atacama Desert, adding new telescopes and new detectors to existing instruments in order to boost ...

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Former Capital One Foundation President Forms Consulting Practice to Strengthen Nonprofit-Corporate Partnerships

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12/02/2016

... communications professional Carrie Fox to form a new consulting practice geared toward helping nonprofits form ... more productive relationships with corporations. The new company will officially launch Jan. 1...

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Five Questions for Laurie Tisch, Founder/President, Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

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07/24/2017

... given $100 million to support access and opportunity for New Yorkers by year's end, describes philanthropy as ... spoke with Tisch about her recent donation to a new fund, her investment philosophy, and...

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City Council Approves Zoning Plan to Revamp Far Rockaway with More Housing, Commercial Repairs

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09/08/2017

... Rockaway plan is only the second one to pass. Some 3,000 new apartments are expected to be built under the deal — ... mall, which will be redeveloped for housing and new stores. The city is set to spend $288...

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De Blasio Wants To Install 1,000 Electric-Car Charging Stations By 2020

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09/21/2017

... out a $10 million plan to install as many as 1,000 new electric-car charging stations throughout the city by 2020. The plan, which aims to have one new charging hub in each borough by 2018, is part of a larger...

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Mellon Foundation Makes the Business Case for Humanities Education

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09/29/2017

... collaboration. Labor shortages and skill gaps in New Hampshire have limited overall growth and the state’s ... and other costs and business climate factors contribute to New Hampshire’s business outlook and...

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Open Society Foundations Funds the Mayor Exchange to Offer Help to Puerto Rico

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03/02/2018

... Funds the Mayor Exchange to Offer Help to Puerto Rico A new network of local leaders is stepping in to provide aid ... Puerto Rico from places like Chicago, Denver, Houston, New Haven, Conn., Philadelphia,...

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Philanthropy in Haiti: Don’t Miss Out on the Opportunity

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01/22/2010

... There have been firsthand accounts and reports on The New York Times news blog, The Lede , as well as on feeds such ... model. Like Miami, Boston, Washington, D.C., and Atlanta, New ...