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United Way To Receive $52 Million Over Four Years To Help Turn New York City Schools Into Services Hubs

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06/16/2014

... about 40 schools and nonprofit partners that can team up in high-poverty areas this fall. He said it would take no ... kids can come to school worrying about nothing but sitting in class and learning," he...

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Warren Buffett Honors His Hero, The Billionaire Who Secretly Gave It All Away

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06/18/2014

... and Bill Gates, two of the most iconic philanthropists in the world, say their role model is Chuck Feeney, founder ... a fortune selling cigarettes, booze and bags to travelers. In 1984, he secretly...

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UBS Announces $10 Million Commitment To Support College Success

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06/20/2014

... million, five-year commitment on Friday to establish a new education platform for improving college success among under-resourced populations. Commencing in three markets — New York, New Jersey and Connecticut...

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Laboratory Announces $50 Million Gift To Establish Simons Center for Quantitative Biology

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07/07/2014

... Biology. The Center will support research and education programs at one of the world’s leading ... of molecular biology and one of the first institutions in the world to recognize the importance of...

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Kopp Joins Changing Our World As Managing Director

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08/12/2014

... counsel to a wide array of nonprofit organizations in the optimization of the constituent communication and ... annual, capital campaign, and special fund programs. In addition, Kopp has served as executive...

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NYCT, American Express, Ford Support Launch of Caribbean Cultural Center

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09/17/2014

... designed by Napoleon LeBrun & Sons and completed in 1889, will be fitted with gallery and community ... replaces a "dead zone" left when the firehouse was closed in 2003. It is projected to open...

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SIFMA Funded Programs Provide Financial Literacy to Millions of Students

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10/02/2014

... Stock Market Game™. The program is an online simulation in which student teams in grades 4-12 manage a hypothetical portfolio of $100,000. ... Game has reached 15 million students since its inception ...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Addresses Road Safety Issues in Mumbai

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02/23/2015

Bloomberg Philanthropies Addresses Road Safety Issues in Mumbai Billionaire media mogul and former New York city mayor Michael Bloomberg, who was in India earlier this week, has vowed to give away most of ... he...

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Aetna Foundation Initiative Promotes Healthy Eating in Inner-City Neighborhoods

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04/07/2015

Aetna Foundation Initiative Promotes Healthy Eating in Inner-City Neighborhoods Recently, Aetna has announced ... of community gardens, urban farms, and farmers’ markets in urban, disadvantaged communities. During...

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Markle Foundation President Examines China as a Source of Jobs for the U.S. in WSJ OpEd

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06/04/2015

... President Examines China as a Source of Jobs for the U.S. in WSJ OpEd The 2016 presidential-campaign season will bring all sorts of familiar proposals to create jobs in the U.S., but candidates who really...

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NYCT Grant Will Build Capacity for Child Welfare

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07/02/2015

... practices. CCF was formed to respond to many changes in New York’s Medicaid system. Experts agree that children ... the New York Community Trust taps CCF’s vast expertise in child welfare, mental health, and...

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Inside HigherEd Examines New Book from Russell Sage Foundation

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08/04/2015

... been found to be some of the most successful individuals in education , with many earning top grades at some of the top schools in the nation before attending highly ranked colleges and ...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Backs Initiative to Increase Arts Integration in Research Cirricula

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08/06/2015

... Foundation Backs Initiative to Increase Arts Integration in Research Cirricula The Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities (a2ru) and the University of ... a2ru to expand research in...

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OSF and Ford Help Address the 'Accountability Gap'

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08/13/2015

... materials, such as textbooks, were delivered to schools in a timely manner. Monitoring teacher absenteeism – ... Now with the click of a button, the Ministry of Education is receiving information about these...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center Director Examines Link Between Art and Economic Development

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08/18/2015

... climate is today more imperiled than it ever has been in the modern era, a situation that has affected nearly every aspect of life in the country. This has included, of course, cultural ... restaurants, and so...

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Foundation for Child Development-Backed Research Examines the Effects of Discrimination on the Children of Immigrants

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09/10/2015

... and social consequences for immigrants’ children.   In three papers coming out over the next two weeks, the ... whether they are themselves immigrants or were born in the United States to immigrant parents...

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Bank of America and Habitat for Humanity Launch Second Global Build

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10/06/2015

... and Habitat for Humanity Launch Second Global Build In recognition of the United Nations’ World Habitat Day, Bank of America, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity International, is ... to financial well-...

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Rockefeller Foundation, J.P. Morgan Chase and Goldman Sachs Noted As Supporters of Impact Investing

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11/17/2015

... Over the past decade, there has been significant growth in socially responsible investing. Just as the formation of ... towards climate change, alleviating poverty, increasing education or anything which makes...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Trustee: Bring Restorative Justice to Our Schools

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02/04/2016

... a White school safety officer at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, South Carolina, pulled a Black, female student ... the classroom. Most disturbingly, the actions depicted in the video may be extreme,...

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