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Tisch Fund, NY Community Trust, Bloomberg & United Way of NYC Leaders Named Among the Most Powerful Women of 2017

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06/26/2017

To determine who makes its list of the most influential women in NYC, Crain’s focused on the mix of hard and soft power that drives an economy, fuels jobs and keeps the most vibrant yet complex city in the nation humming.

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

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Grant Supported Research: Self-Affirmation Intervention with Existing Institutional Channels Leads To Academic Success for Minority Students

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06/28/2017

William T. Grant Foundation supported research at Stanford which found African-American and Latino students who completed self-affirming writing exercises in middle school took more challenging courses and were more likely to enroll in college,...

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Tillerson in Focus as Exxon Climate Change Investigation Intensifies

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07/06/2017

Tillerson in Focus as Exxon Climate Change Investigation Intensifies "Wayne Tracker" cannot be forced to testify under oath. He does not exist. But the man who used the "Tracker" alias, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, can be...

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Environment and Climate Change

Bloomberg-funded WHO Report: Dramatic Increase in Life-Saving Tobacco Control Policies In Last Decade

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07/20/2017

The latest WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic finds that more countries have implemented tobacco control policies, ranging from graphic pack warnings and advertising bans to no smoking areas. About 4.7 billion people – 63% of the world’s...

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Health

Verizon Foundation: Innovative Learning Program Addresses Lack of Women in STEM Careers

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07/24/2017

Verizon is addressing the need for more women in STEM careers by reaching middle-school girls through a three-week summer learning experience.

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Provides New Funding for Latinx Artists

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08/11/2017

The 2017 grant season for the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC) comes with new investments from the Andrew Mellon Foundation towards the NALAC Fund for the Arts (NFA), the launch of new award for emerging filmmakers and status...

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Arts

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Simons Family 'Giving Big' on Climate Change

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08/21/2017

The patriarch of the Simons clan is best known for his math chops and science philanthropy. But heirs Nat and Liz Simons are taking the family’s hedge fund fortune a different direction with some serious climate giving.

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How to Improve Diversity in Corporate America

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08/29/2017

Three ways to improve diversity in the corporate America of the future — rather than the past

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Opinion: Small Charities Should Lead by Example in Paid Parental Leave

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08/29/2017

Carly Zimmerman, a mother and chief executive of Challah for Hunger, argues for paid parental leave.

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A Secret Weapon In The Fight Against Islamophobia

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09/06/2017

There is a boom in Muslim-led nonprofit work that counters ideas of Islam as foreign and dangerous. And all of them are connected by an invisible thread: Pillars Fund.

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Mexican Women Stand Up to Cyberattacks and Vicious Digital Violence

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09/08/2017

Ciberseguras began hosting women-only online security workshops in 2016 to have a safe space to discuss and address digital violence. Today, the participants share experiences of online harassment, stalkers and losing control over their personal...

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Standing Up For Housing Equality

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09/13/2017

Members and supporters of the New York Communities for Change (NYCC) held a three-day tent city sit-in and demonstration march to call attention to the color divide on Long Island, specifically in Garden City.

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Housing and Homelessness

Ms. Foundation Centers Black Women, Nonconforming People and Fem(me)s in Campaigns for Expanded Sanctuary Cities

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09/15/2017

As the Trump Administration plans immigration raids and continues attacks on DACA youth, immigrants, and multiple vulnerable populations, the Ms. Foundation for Women is calling for the expansion of sanctuary policies at the local level to center...

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Gates Foundation Pledges $220 Million for Women, Children, Adolescents

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09/22/2017

... by 2030. Announced on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly meeting, the commitments include a ...

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Opinion: Powered by Women - Philanthropy in the Age of Trump Needs to Address Gender

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09/25/2017

Attacks on women and gender identity have been central to the policies coming out of the Trump White House. To respond effectively, the philanthropic sector, too, must make gender justice, in addition to economic and racial justice, a core principle.

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Bloomberg-supported Cities Work on Assembling the Open Government Puzzle

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09/27/2017

Government transparency efforts are becoming more sophisticated. But everywhere you look, something is missing.

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Applying Social Enterprise to Refugee Settings

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09/28/2017

Humanitarian assistance relies on a charity model of providing immediate relief in emergency situations. But once the emergency has passed, other approaches might better deliver services in a market-driven, customer-centric way.

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How Many Big Storms Before People Abandon Coastal Cities?

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10/02/2017

... and 11.2 billion by 2100, according to a recent United Nations report — the question for sustainability and ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Advancing The Mental Health And Well-Being Movement Through Grant Making: Engaged Philanthropy

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10/02/2017

Investing in the health of a nation requires thoughtful deliberation and vision. Grantmakers, especially those with a focus on health, play a unique role in helping support community innovation that can advance health.

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Health