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B. Altman, a Store From Yesteryear, Still Makes Its Presence Felt in the City

Release Date:

11/28/2013

... a time when shoppers would crowd into B. Altman & Company on the Friday after Thanksgiving. That imposing Fifth Avenue ... after a listless going-out-of-business sale that began on the day after...

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Altman Foundation

JPMorgan Plans to Unveil a Program for Job Skills

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12/11/2013

JPMorgan Chase's new $250 million initiative aims to close the "skills gap in in some of the largest United States and European job markets, reports The New York Times.

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New York Life Foundation Awards $1.4 Million to National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement

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12/23/2013

A four-year grant from the New York Life Foundation will build the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement's capacity to provide bereavement resources in schools, reports Philanthropy News Digest.

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Spending Down the Family Foundation

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03/10/2014

... share their thoughts in a Wall Street Journal article on the growing spend-down trend at family foundations. ...

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Arabella Advisors

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Peggy Saika Named a 2014 North Star Award Honoree

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04/15/2014

Peggy Saika, President and Executive Director of Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy has been named a 2014 North Star Award Honoree for her commitment and work in social justice.

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Social Justice

Effective Philanthropy Takes Time

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06/26/2014

... Foundation, discusses why effective philanthropy is about working toward a long-term goal, even if change is barely ...

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Surdna Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation and the Urban Institute Evaluate Rebuild by Design

Release Date:

09/04/2014

... across the United States. The evaluation focuses solely on Phase I of Rebuild by Design, but it demonstrates that ...

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Disaster Relief

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Sharon B. King, Noted Philanthropic Leader, Dies at 68

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10/27/2014

... respected leader in philanthropy, died peacefully at home on October 21st, following a long battle with cancer. She was ...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

F.B. Heron Foundation

Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

Four Freedoms Fund Names New Director

Release Date:

11/14/2014

... Director of the Vera Institute of Justice's Center on Immigration and Justice, which develops pilot programs, ... systems for immigrants and their families. Prior to working at Vera, Khashu was a staff...

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Cuomo Assures Fracking Report will be Released by End of the Year

Release Date:

12/08/2014

... in New York -- by month's end. Still, advocates on both sides of the contentious issue are left wondering .....

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Environment and Climate Change

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Seven Million Fewer Uninsured Under Obamacare, Commonwealth Fund Finds

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01/15/2015

... Commonwealth Fund Finds The number of uninsured, working -age Americans has decreased by 7 million since full ...

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Ford Foundation Hires Michelle Obama’s Aide

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04/17/2015

... special assistant to First Lady Michelle Obama, takes on a newly created position at the Ford Foundation: chief of ... Darren Walker, the grant maker’s president. She begins on May 4. Ms. Jarvis began ...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches Data Initiatives for Cities

Release Date:

04/21/2015

The $42 million program will help 100 mid-sized cities better use data and evidence.

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Earmarks Support for ArtPlace America

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05/21/2015

The $1 million grant will support the foundation's work in the field of creative placemaking.

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The PIMCO Foundation Sends Employees to Peru to Build Sustainable Small Businesses with Coffee Farmers

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08/26/2015

The project is part of PMCO's Emerging Enterprise Program (EEP) which encourages entrepreneurship and create opportunity in developed countries.

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PIMCO Foundation

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grants $5.6M to Enable Residencies for Playwrights

Release Date:

04/11/2016

... What that means, in a profession that is notoriously short on financial remuneration, is that the designated playwrights ...

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Mellon Foundation

Brooklyn Community Foundation Spark Prize Application is Now Open

Release Date:

05/03/2016

... to spark lasting social change by supporting organizations working toward greater equity and justice, with a critical focus on racial justice... Brooklyn Community Foundation Spark ...