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NY Women’s Foundation Points Out Gender Issues that Need Addressing in Rikers’ Reform

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05/11/2017

... Gender and the Pathway to Jail in New York City,” a report from the Prisoner Reentry Institute at John Jay ... leading to the incarceration of women at Rikers. It is a companion piece to the Rikers report from...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Is Addressing 'Silent Killer' - Drowning Deaths

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05/15/2017

... Is Addressing 'Silent Killer' - Drowning Deaths There's a reason we've named Michael Bloomberg the "most effective ... seemingly mundane health issue, but one that claims a huge toll...

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Private Philanthropy Cannot Replace the NEH

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05/16/2017

... small budget suggests. Since 1965, and affirmed by a 1981 Presidential Task Force, the public-private ... of American culture in its effervescent diversity is not a job the private sector can or should...

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As Schools Adopt Social-Emotional Programs, A New Guide Funded by the Wallace Foundation Offers Help

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05/17/2017

As Schools Adopt Social-Emotional Programs, A New Guide Funded by the Wallace Foundation Offers Help ... into the library of Palo Alto’s Gunn High School on a warm evening this spring to hear about a...

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NYS Health President Speaks Out for Free Lunch for NYC Children

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05/23/2017

... President Speaks Out for Free Lunch for NYC Children As a candidate, Mayor de Blasio promised to enact universal free ... lunch fees and getting more kids to eat lunch at school. A hungry child can’t learn or...

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Peterson-Kaiser Dashboard Provides Key Data on U.S. Health System Quality, Spending, Access, Outcomes

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05/25/2017

... on U.S. Health System Quality, Spending, Access, Outcomes A new feature launched this week on the redesigned ... the Health System Dashboard presents users with both a broad view of the system’s performance...

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For Family Foundations, Family Ties and Good Governance Work Together

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05/30/2017

... those lessons have guided our foundation’s journey to a social justice-focused mission, and how those lessons can ... of the things that the family has focused on is having a family involvement or a...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation: Seeking Brooklyn Youth for Paid Leadership Programs

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08/15/2017

... Foundation: New! Reproduction Justice Activists As a project of our Girls of Color fund, the Reproductive ... youth, and allies in an effort to imagine and create a society free from all forms of reproductive...

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Giving Back: 4 Ways Your Company Can Do Good

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08/31/2017

... particularly millennials, are looking for more than just a product from the brands they support. They also ... can learn about their community. It features stations like a theater, post office, hospital and...

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Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance Seeks Applicants for its 2018 Prize for Young Investigators

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09/06/2017

... – to enable them to pursue groundbreaking research at a stage when traditional funding is lacking. We would love ... by the start date of the Prize (July 2018), have a PhD, MD or MD-PhD (or equivalent), and...

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Carnegie Sponsors 9/11 Commemoration "Tribute in Light"

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09/07/2017

... Sixteen years ago, New York City, and the country as a whole, fell victim to the terrorist attacks on September ... into two 48-foot squares. The tribute can be seen from a 60 mile radius surrounding Lower...

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Childcare Hasn’t Gained Much Traction with Funders. Who's Trying to Change That?

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09/29/2017

... to fill the gap. In 2015, the Economic Policy Institute, a progressive-leaning think tank, found that in 33 states and ... infant care costs more on average than in-state tuition at a public university. Access...

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Millions In Grants Have Gone to Teacher Preparation. What's Needed Now?

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09/29/2017

... Needed Now? It is well known that one of the keys to a high-quality education system are excellent teachers. ... programs and trying to strengthen existing ones. A new report from the Center for American...

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Time To Revisit Reporting

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10/04/2017

... Philanthropy . Back when Project Streamline — a project of PEAK Grantmaking — was a fledgling initiative, grant reporting seemed to be the ... time prior to — or even without — giving them a...

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Ms. Foundation Speaks Out Against Trump Administration Changes to Obama Era Contraceptive Rules

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10/11/2017

... cannot allow the White House to turn this country into a backwards, regressive, and divided states of America. The ...

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Bloomberg Commits $64 Million to Beyond Coal Campaign

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10/12/2017

Bloomberg Commits $64 Million to Beyond Coal Campaign A day after the Trump administration formally announced its ... Clean Power Plan, Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced a $64 million commitment to the Sierra...

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The Tinker Foundation Announces Next President, Caroline Boyd Kronley

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10/12/2017

... its next President. Renate is retiring after 45 years in a variety of roles at the Foundation. Caroline, who is ... make Tinker’s work even more impactful and innovative in a rapidly changing Latin America.”...

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Simons Foundation Releases The Eternal Sky, Part 2: The Hunt for Inflation

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10/05/2017

... to uncover what happened during the tiniest fraction of a second following the birth of the universe. Their search ... theory or open the door to alternative origin theories. A new short film, the second...

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