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After Blasting Success’s Board Chair, Chancellor Rosa To Visit Success Academy On First Day Of School

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09/05/2017

... Board Chair, Chancellor Rosa To Visit Success Academy On First Day Of School To ring in the new school year, ... few months have been marked by friction between the State Education Department and SUNY, Success...

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New Bloomberg-backed Report Highlights Opportunities to Finance Urban Water Projects

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09/05/2017

... infrastructure to boost resilience through conservation education , new stormwater management systems and other green ...

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Smashing the Stigma: Deputy Mayor Richard Buery On ThriveNYC and Treating Mental Health

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09/08/2017

Smashing the Stigma: Deputy Mayor Richard Buery On ThriveNYC and Treating Mental Health ThriveNYC is a ... ... Smashing the Stigma: Deputy Mayor Richard Buery On ThriveNYC and Treating Mental Health ...

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New Study Finds 1 in 4 Teachers Chronically Absent from Classrooms; Problem Is Three Times Worse in Traditional Schools

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09/20/2017

... to the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a right-leaning education -focused think tank, in a study on teacher absenteeism nationwide released Wednesday. The ...

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School Systems Prepare for Puerto Rican Students

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10/03/2017

... been closed since the Category 4 hurricane made landfall on Sept. 20, battering the island and knocking out the ... systems. Officials there said schools could open on Oct. 16. “We are living through a unique...

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Kessler Foundation Awards Reeves-Reed Arboretum with Grant to Complete Accessibility Project

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10/03/2017

The Kessler Foundation, of East Hanover, NJ, has just awarded Reeves-Reed Arboretum a grant for $8,000 towards the completion of the first phase of this ambitious project.

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The Simons Foundation Awards “Science Everywhere” Grants to Teachers

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11/03/2017

As part of a campaign to bring science and math outside the classroom, The Simons Foundation and Overdeck Family Foundation join forces to award five teachers $5,000 each for innovative projects.

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The Art for Justice Fund, in Partnership With Ford and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Announces First Grant Recipients

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11/16/2017

... that seek to safely reduce prison populations, strengthen education and employment opportunities for formerly ...

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Laura Landy, CEO and President of The Rippel Foundation Joins Grantmakers In Health Board of Directors

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12/01/2017

... which helped address changing dynamics in health, higher education , finance, social services, and culture. Laura ...

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Fannie E. Rippel Foundation

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds Program to Improve Retention and Graduation Rates for All Students

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04/27/2018

... graduation rates for all students with special emphasis on students from particular populations that have been historically disadvantaged in higher education . The grant will build on the...

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New York Life Foundation Announces New National Initiative to Help Schools Support Students Who Have Lost a Parent or Loved One

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10/11/2018

The New York Life Foundation, the largest corporate sponsor of childhood bereavement support, today announced the national launch of its Grief-Sensitive Schools Initiative (GSSI).

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Children, Youth and Families

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14 Jun 2022

A Moment for International Grantmaking: Applying Ethics to Practice

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3:30pm to 5:00pm

... Fund Buff Kavelman (Moderator) , President, The Kavelman Group and Co-Chair of Philanthropy New York’s ... Arabella Advisors Who should attend? All interested funders in grantmaking roles. What to expect: A...

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Insights from “The Path to Racial Equity: How Board Readiness Informs Organizational Readiness for Black Board Leadership”

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02/03/2023

... exploring the journey toward greater racial equity on boards. As moderator Keecha Harris , who leads an ... to making the necessary changes to its culture and ways of working . It is also important to ensure...

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Dyson Foundation Backs Service Week in the Mid-Hudson Region

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05/15/2015

... Omega Women’s Leadership Center, supports organizations working to positively impact the lives of women. The ... for those who work in the nonprofit community to reflect on the meaning and importance of their...

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Surdna Foundation’s Cordery: Communities Should Define Their Futures

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08/25/2016

... is not only guided by principles of social justice, and working to address real societal problems, but one that is ... impacted by inequity at the center of making decisions on the best solutions. In essence,...

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Mellon Foundation Awards Nearly $3.8 Million for Theater Program

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04/11/2017

... former NTP grantees boost their sustainability. Modeled on the now twenty-year-old National Dance Project , NTP has ...

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Top Science Foundation, Simons, Latest Endeavor is its Most Ambitious Project Yet

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05/15/2017

... of neurons firing by the millions. But get everyone working together under the same roof with extensive time and ...

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Supports Exhibition of Contemporary Women Abstractionists

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08/25/2017

... established, mid-career, or emerging—and a focus on creative processes that utilize current digital ... modernized sources. These include “DIY” videos on YouTube, Photoshop errors, digital distortions, smart...

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James and Charlotte Brooks Foundation Donates Art Holdings, Archives to Parrish Art Museum

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08/30/2017

... and Charlotte Park first spent a summer in the Hamptons on Long Island, New York, because “Jackson Pollock and Lee ... studio,” Sultan continued. The two newcomers “worked on this tiny little shack on...

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