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More Than Half of City's 1.1M Students Attend Overcrowded Schools: Watchdog

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09/21/2017

... attend overcrowded schools, according to a new report from the watchdog group Class Size Matters. Despite the Department of Education ’s addition of more seats and new buildings, many ...

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World Bank Withholds Myanmar Funding, but Some Call for Sanctions

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10/13/2017

... represented the first instance of direct financial support from the World Bank to Myanmar’s government. The World ... to Myanmar and has “strengthened” its engagement in “ education , health services,...

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More Training Needed to Fill New York’s ‘Middle Skill Jobs

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10/13/2017

... paid to the workers in the middle – those who have some education or training beyond high school but have not earned ... part of the New York economy, according to a new report from the New York Association of...

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Big Gaps in the Big Apple: Measuring Well-Being in the New York Metro Area

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05/10/2012

... Area lives over 9 years longer and has about the same education level as the area’s typical white resident , but ... DC and Boston. While it has strong health and higher education indicators, New York lags in...

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04 Mar 2021

Financial Series: What to Look for in a Nonprofit's Financial Statement

Thursday, March 4, 2021 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

... of the Financial Series (Fundamentals to Financials) from our PNY Core : February 25 – Intro to Financial ... Principal, PKF O'Connor Davies, LLP Webinar Designed for Funders with less than two years of...

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Don't Overthink It

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04/30/2019

... paychecks. Financial hardships varied in impact – from lack of grocery money to missed mortgage payments. But ... and employees who are dependent on the income generated from these businesses located within...

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Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation

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10 Dec 2019

Understanding Identity, Privilege and Power in Philanthropic Practice

Tuesday, December 10, 2019 -

9:00am to 11:30am

... work with an anti-oppression lens, acknowledging and working through questions of power and privilege Identity and positionality work as a process, not an event or one-time goal, and how to make it a part of...

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Arcus Foundation Names Kevin Jennings Executive Director

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07/02/2012

... Great Ape Programs. Arcus supports organizations worldwide working to advance equality across the spectrum of sexual ... Change, Jennings served as Assistant Deputy Secretary of Education , by appointment of...

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27 Jul 2020

Racial Gerrymandering: A Fundamental Threat to Equity - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, July 27, 2020 - 2:00pm

**This program is hosted by our partner, Funders ' Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP), who has ... groups are organizing to ensure fair representation How funders can engage to support this critical,...

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The Century Foundation Has Obtained New Data Showing 99 Percent of Student Fraud Claims Concern For-Profit Colleges

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11/13/2017

... The Century Foundation (TCF) has obtained new data from the U.S. Department of Education about nearly 100,000 “borrower defense ... Information Act (FOIA) request from TCF, the Department of...

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UJA-Federation of New York Launches Centennial With Largest Volunteer Initiative in its History

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01/12/2017

... the Board. UJA-Federation was established in 1917 when a group of Jewish community leaders, determined to more ... year to support childcare agencies, programs for at-risk youth , hospitals, and a home for the...

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United Way of New York City Establishes the COVID-19 Community Fund

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03/26/2020

... of New York City Establishes the COVID-19 Community Fund FROM OUR CEO: “UNITED WAY WILL WORK TIRELESSLY TO HELP OUR ... families. We know that with schools closed that many working parents will not have...

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The 2013 Nonprofit Excellence Award Winners

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11/21/2013

... for the Programs in Social Enterprise in Executive Education at Columbia Business School. Learn more about the ...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Announces $2.2 Million in Emergency Funding for Ebola Response Efforts

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11/18/2014

... deeply-rooted in the affected communities and already working on the ground, the grant will fund ongoing activities ...

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JP Morgan, Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer Lead the Charge to Develop Dementia Treatment

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03/18/2015

... launch a new multimillion pound fund to encourage research into treatment for dementia. The New York-based investment bank said it had been working with the government to structure the Dementia ... in...

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United Hospital Fund and New York State Health Foundation Release New Report: Difficult Decisions About Post-Acute Care and Why They Matter

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11/19/2018

... choices. The stakes are high—patients who receive care from lower-quality providers have higher rates of ... complying with federal regulations that limit hospitals from recommending specific providers. United...

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New York Health Foundation

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Adam Falk Named Next President of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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06/29/2017

... I look forward to joining the Foundation in January, and working with the staff and board of trustees to build on Paul ... shown a deep commitment to the advancement of research, to education and the...

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New York Life Foundation and the American Federation of Teachers Release New COVID-19 Survey on the Grief Support Crisis in Schools

Release Date:

10/21/2020

... family members of students, teachers or staff) had died from the coronavirus. “COVID-19 is powerfully and ... the New York Life Foundation, one of the largest corporate funders of childhood bereavement support...

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Pinkerton, Kaplan and NY Community Trust Staff to Be Honored by City & State

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02/05/2016

... Their work will be celebrated on Thursday, March 3, 2016 from 8am-10am at the New York Law School. Former NY Board of ... Tisch, will be the featured speaker. The breakfast event will honor Suzette Brooks...

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