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EAC Network Teams Up with Bank of America, Long Island Community Foundation for “Fresh from the Garden” Senior Initiative

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03/15/2017

... from the Garden” Senior Initiative EAC Network , in conjunction with the Town of North Hempstead and with ... Fresh from the Garden program to provide at-risk seniors in New Cassel, NY with a free, three-step...

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Bank of America [Corporate]

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Food Systems

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Long Island Community Foundation

The Tow Foundation Appoints Nadia Alia As The New Director Of Operations

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03/28/2017

... at The Tow Foundation. She joined The Foundation in 2013 as grants manager and was promoted to Manager of Grants and Communications in 2015. In this newly created role, Nadia will create and...

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Alliance for Charitable Reform Hosts Annual Summit for Leaders

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04/11/2017

... ACR Roadmap for Action - a 12-month guide to keeping in contact with your lawmakers with resources to help - was ... the roadmap. See further information on the webinar in the next section. In...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Gives $150M for An Initiative To Elevate Civic Discourse

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06/27/2017

... Union followed by the unexpected victory of Donald Trump in the 2016 U.S. presidential election has sent shock waves ... of the Atlantic are sharply polarized. Liberal elites, in particular are aghast that a...

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14 Dec 2017

Leveraging Small Grants for Big Impact - Webinar

Thursday, December 14, 2017 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... their relatively small grants. Whether it’s health care, education , or the environment, the foundations and funds featured in this webinar have harnessed the power of leveraging their ... and/or a colleague at...

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IBM Joins With Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Ford Foundation, And Carnegie Corporation to Help Students Tackle Math

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09/14/2017

... strategies that help students improve their proficiency in math, a linchpin academic subject. Teacher Advisor With ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

As Incident Reports Rise, City Officials Seek New Answers to Combat Domestic Violence

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09/18/2017

... Seek New Answers to Combat Domestic Violence Increases in reports of domestic violence have gotten the attention New ... more; while new legislation is expected to soon pass in the City Council. On Monday, the...

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Gender Justice

Funded In Part by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Bard College to Launch ‘Microcollege,’ Targeting Low-Income Applicants

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11/01/2017

Funded In Part by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Bard College to ... maximum-security inmates who beat a Harvard College team in a debate two years ago put a national spotlight on the ... Bard College in...

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New Report From Silicon Valley Community Foundation Helps Companies Align With the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals

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12/11/2017

... Achieving universal access to energy. Ending inequality in education . These are just some of the objectives of the ... Development Goals and the key role that businesses play in addressing...

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation

New Menino Survey of Mayors, Supported By Citi and The Rockefeller Foundation Reveals Top Issues for Mayors

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01/23/2018

... top reasons why people are moving away from their cities. In addition, they are deeply concerned by the consequences of ... change and agree that cities should play a strong role in mitigating its negative...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Community Development

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New York Times Op-Ed "Good Leaders Make Good Schools" Cites Important Wallace-Commissioned Research Report

Release Date:

03/13/2018

... to the nation’s problems already exist somewhere out in the country; we just do a terrible job of circulating ... colleges directly after graduation increased to 63 percent in 2015 from 50 percent in...

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Century Foundation Report Reveals NY’s For-Profit Colleges Leave Students with Debt and Little Impact on Earning Potential

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03/26/2018

... from a longitudinal survey by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Some previous data measured only ...

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Open Society Foundation Creates $10 Million Fund for Rohingya

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04/03/2018

... people displaced from Myanmar and their host communities in Bangladesh. From April to October, there is a high risk of flash floods, landslides, and cyclones in southern Bangladesh, where hundreds of thousands...

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BNY Mellon and Ashoka Launch Social Innovation Challenge

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05/09/2018

... out of ten Americans will experience financial insecurity in their lifetimes 1 . While saving money can be a challenge ... be original, ground-breaking ideas, demonstrate impact in expanding financial...

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The Pfizer Foundation Announces $5 Million in Grants to Support Women and Families

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05/30/2018

The Pfizer Foundation Announces $5 Million in Grants to Support Women and Families The Pfizer Foundation ... today a new $5 million grant commitment to initiatives in low- and middle-income countries that provide...

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Gender Justice

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The Pfizer Foundation Announces $5 Million in Grants to Support Women and Families

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05/30/2018

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With Support from The Andrus Family Fund, Firelight’s Impact Producer Fellowship Announces 2018 Cohort

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06/21/2018

... selection of a new class of fellows. “We believe that in order to change the narratives about marginalized ... engagement at Firelight Media writes about the fellowship in an emailed statement. “With this...

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Arts

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Andrus Family Fund

Funded by the Carnegie Corporation, New Digital Tool Gives Parents a Gut Check on Their Childs Readiness for the New School Year

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08/07/2018

... has learned foundational skills that they need to succeed in the next grade. The Readiness Check was designed in response to Learning Heroes' research, which found that nine in ten K-8...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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National Braille Press to Honor the Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation with its Hands-On! Award

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09/25/2018

... Gala on November 7, 2018, at historic Fenway Park in Boston. The Hands On! award is given to an organization or individual who has made a difference in the world of braille literacy and whose accomplishments...

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