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After Stabbing, Teachers Will Get Training on Defusing Behavior Issues

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10/03/2017

... last week’s fatal stabbing at a school in the Bronx, the Education Department would focus its training for teachers on ... the school’s administration failed to address complaints about bullying. . . After...

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds New Visual Culture Program on Caltech Campus

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12/14/2018

... to explore visual arts. A new visual culture program is about to make Caltech a lot more colorful. From tours of neon ... known for its support of the arts and humanities in higher education . The program,...

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It’s Time Responsible Business Became Business as Usual

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03/22/2016

... Corporation I recently had the opportunity to speak with a group of graduate students about Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and my own career ... wages, forced and underage labor, human rights abuses,...

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The Pfizer Foundation Partnered With CARE to Help Deliver Catalytic Care to Women in Benin

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11/08/2018

... we focused on a simple question: how can we best deliver education and care for family planning that optimizes local ... began in 2016. More than 34,000 women have participated in education sessions when they...

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Mellon Foundation Appoints Jonathan Holloway to its Board of Trustees

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03/17/2020

... future leaders,” said Holloway. “I look forward to working with President Elizabeth Alexander and my fellow ...

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Borealis Philanthropy Welcomes Amoretta Morris as President

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01/13/2021

... and lived experiences inform the issues we’re working to meaningfully change, from racial justice to queer ... who is committed to liberation for all, and an organizer working toward that same goal, I’ve found...

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New York Life Foundation and Afterschool Alliance Launch Aim High Grant Competition

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01/18/2017

... of School Time Programs for Disadvantaged Middle School Youth through a new $1.95M fund. Grants will be awarded for ... the nation’s leading advocate for afterschool programs, working to raise awareness of the...

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42nd Annual Meeting Recap - Looking Back, Moving Forward

... and examined the structures we want to address while working to shift our practices at an institutional and ... we must examine the structures we want to address while working to shift our practices at an...

Infrastructure Design as Innovation

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04/02/2019

... Campbell, Chief Executive Officer, Build Up Advisory Group Here is a well-kept secret: the most innovative, ... authority, and provide a clear guide for the board itself about its operation, requirements, and...

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One year after Sandy, are we prepared for another superstorm?

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10/31/2013

... question for domestic disaster professionals -- and just about anyone with a wandering imagination -- has always been, ...

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One year after Sandy, are we prepared for another superstorm?

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10/31/2013

... question for domestic disaster professionals -- and just about anyone with a wandering imagination -- has always been, ...

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation Gives $500,000 to Anti-Poverty Effort

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07/17/2014

... poor Americans connect with programs they may not know about but that could help lift them out of poverty. The ... of America foundation support will underwrite 20 fellows working in six cities over the next...

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Commonwealth Fund Survey Shows Adults Skip Doctor Visits Due to Cost

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01/01/2015

... concern across the USA, where employer plans cover 60% of working -age Americans, or about 150 million people. Coverage long considered the gold ...

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State Recoups $30 Million for Workers Who Failed to Receive Proper Minimum Wage

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02/05/2015

... all-time high last year, with $30.2 million disbursed to about 27,000 workers, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said today. “No ... ever before – which means more money stays with the hard- working men and women who earned...

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Open Society Justice Initiative Examines Repercussions of of U.S. Drone Strikes in Yemen

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04/15/2015

... terrorists in Yemen. The public knows very little about these attacks. Neither the U.S. nor the Yemeni ... or whether civilians were among those killed. Now, working with the Open Society Justice Initiative,...

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Jersey City Receives $1 million Investment for Job Training from JPMorgan Chase

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07/09/2015

... Skills at Work" initiative, which has been implemented in about a dozen cities, including New York City, Chicago and .....

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The John A. Hartford Foundation Approves Three Grants Totaling More Than $3.28 Million

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09/29/2015

... which seeks to counter the pervasive negative beliefs about aging that are barriers to improving the care of older ...

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Q & A with FJC: The ABCs Of Donor-Advised Funds

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11/12/2015

... countries. Glickman previously had 20 years experience working on Capitol Hill, serving as the top career official ... and refugee agency. He spoke to The Jewish Week recently about the ins and outs of donor-...

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Ford Foundation Takes a Stand On Income Inequality at Milken Institute Global Conference 2016

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05/04/2016

... when speaking to the average joe, their answers were more about cultural narratives, persistent prejudices, and rules of the economy working against them... Ford Foundation Takes a Stand On ...

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