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Century Foundation Report Illustrates How Segregation in U.S. Starts with Preschool

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04/30/2015

The report was released by the National Center for Children and Families at Teachers College, Columbia University.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces First Cohort of Incubator Project

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06/29/2015

Three nonprofit organizations were selected to take advantage of one year of free co-working space and a $5,000 stipend for start-up costs.

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Workforce Development

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation Backs Workforce and Educational Development Opportunities

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06/30/2015

The foundation has announced more than $1.1 million in grants to several Los Angeles nonprofit organizations.

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Bloomberg and Rockefeller Leaders Featured on Crain's List of NYC's Top 50 Most Powerful Women

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07/01/2015

Patricia Harris and Judith Rodin were listed at 32 and 46, respectively.

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United Hospital Fund Explores the Struggles of Family Caregiving

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07/31/2015

AARP reports caregivers devote an average of 18 hours per week to medical needs and the work is worth $470 billion annually.

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Newman's Own Foundation Launches Fellowship Program

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08/04/2015

The Fellows were selected based on demonstrated leadership skills, as well as commitment to social issues and community development.

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Bank of America Provides Light to 500 Schools in the Developing World

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08/13/2015

The foundation has donated $500,000 to the GivePower Foundation which provides solar powered lighting to schools.

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Helmsley Charitable Trust-Backed Program Explores DNA Damage Response to Find New Cancer Treatments

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08/28/2015

Researchers show how DNA repair proteins sound the alarm to threats, pointing to a novel cancer therapy.

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Commonwealth Fund Report Reveals that Americans Spend More on Health Care, But Fare Worse

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10/09/2015

When compared to 12 other industrialized nations, Americans shelled out the most cash on health care services, but they fared worst in terms of life expectancy, according to the Commonwealth Fund findings.

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Wallace Foundation Funds Research to Evaluate Public-Private Model in Buffalo Schools

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11/03/2015

In its three years of offering college scholarships and other services to students in the Buffalo Public Schools, "Say Yes" has greatly expanded its reach and political influence in the city. Now, it will be evaluated to determine its success.

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How Do You Build a Field? Lessons from Public Health - Rockefeller Foundation

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11/23/2015

Kevin O'Neill, associate director, Rockefeller Foundation writes about the field of public health and what we all owe to a legion of researchers, epidemiologists, community health workers, educators and others.

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Rockefeller’s Sarah Geisenheimer to Step in for Chen at Fund for Public Schools

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12/03/2015

Sarah Geisenheimer, of the Rockefeller Foundation, will replace Iris Chen, executive director of the NYC Department of Education’s private fundraising arm, who resigned earlier this week.

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Deutsche Bank Supports Transgender Economic Empowerment Forum

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12/10/2015

Transgender and gender non-conforming New Yorkers need access to jobs and job readiness programs and it's up to the city and the private sector to make that happen, activists and bankers said at a forum Tuesday night.

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HSBC Cuts Links With Big Muslim Aid Charity

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01/04/2016

Global bank HSBC has halted services to international humanitarian agency Islamic Relief, allegedly over concerns that the nonprofit's funds could end up in the hands of terrorist groups, Economic Times writes, citing reporting by London's Sunday...

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Rauch Foundation Announces ‘Imagine Awards’ for Disabilities Inclusion

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01/20/2016

Rauch Foundation's Imagine Awards celebrate those who work to create a community where everyone belongs on behalf of people with disabilities in our community.

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Meet The Woman Driving Sustainability And Corporate Responsibility At Tiffany & Co.

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01/26/2016

At Tiffany & Co., Anisa Kamadoli Costa does two jobs --- leading sustainability efforts for Tiffany & Co. and running a major coporate foundation.

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Environment and Climate Change

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NBC News Profiles Asian Women Giving Circle at Ms. Foundation

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01/29/2016

In 2005, Hali Lee invited 10 friends together to raise money for what she hoped would be a game-changing geh, a shared saving circle, and the Asian Women Giving Circle (AWGC) was officially born. AWGC functions as a donor-advised fund at the Ms...

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Dan Cardinali Named New President and CEO, Independent Sector

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02/23/2016

Begining in July, Dan Cardinali will become the new President and CEO of Independent Sector. With years of leadership in the charitable community, Dan currently serves as president of Communities In Schools, Inc., the nation’s largest dropout...

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USDA, Surdna and Other Foundations Join to Strengthen Local Food Supply Chains

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04/01/2016

U.S. Department of Agriculture officials joined 15 national and regional philanthropic partners to announce a new initiative to bolster the supply chain for local food systems around 10 key U.S. cities. The project, dubbed 'Food LINC', will connect...

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