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Commonwealth Fund Survey Reveals Rising Rate of Uninsured People

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05/02/2018

... The Commonwealth Fund on Tuesday released a survey of working -age Americans that found that 15.5 percent were estimated to lack health insurance coverage as of February and March 2018. That’s up from 12.7...

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Health

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Ford Foundation Provides Initial Funding for Black Feminist Fund

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03/25/2021

... announced on Thursday that it’s providing US$15 million to help launch a philanthropic organization led by Black ... each other,” McHarris says. There is also no comparable group looking at connecting this...

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Water.org Receives $2.9M Grant from Helmsley Charitable Trust to Provide Safe Water and Sanitation in East Africa

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10/22/2014

... Receives $2.9M Grant from Helmsley Charitable Trust to Provide Safe Water and Sanitation in East Africa ... and the work of Water.org, 16,000 people will gain access to safe water and improved sanitation in...

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Health

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Mastercard Foundation Announces New University Partnerships in Africa

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12/08/2014

... announced that over 2,300 university students will be able to hit the books in classrooms in Uganda, South Africa and ... next year. The Foundation is committing $86.6 million to work in collaboration with...

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Dan Cardinali Named New President and CEO, Independent Sector

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02/23/2016

... in May 2011, he was appointed by President Barack Obama to the Presidential Advisory Commission on Educational ... Dan’s leadership, the Independent Sector looks forward to completing the work to...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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New York Community Trust Supports Artists at Museum of Arts & Design

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03/03/2017

... MAD. Funded by the New York Community Trust and introduced to the Museum by its Education Department in 2016, the fellowship provides ...

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Open Society Foundation Funds Program with Elmo And Big Bird Talking To Refugees

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05/09/2017

... Foundation Funds Program with Elmo And Big Bird Talking To Refugees Elmo and Big Bird have lots of experience teaching children everything from the ABCs to autism. Soon, they could be bringing smiles — and...

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Children, Youth and Families

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International/Foreign Affairs

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New York’s Most Controversial Teacher Certification Exam Is Now a Little Easier To Pass

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09/13/2017

... Teacher Certification Exam Is Now a Little Easier To Pass Just years after New York began requiring prospective teachers to pass a tough new exam, the state’s top education policy makers are...

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With A New School Year Underway, Hundreds of Teaching Positions Remain Unfilled In New York City

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09/26/2017

... and struggling schools that are typically the hardest to staff, according to postings on a city database in mid-September. There were ... openings. Still, they indicate a critical need for special- ...

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How Did Marriage Become a Mark of Privilege?

Release Date:

09/26/2017

... Marriage Become a Mark of Privilege? Marriage, which used to be the default way to form a family in the United States, regardless of income or education , has become yet another part of...

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Gender Justice

How a Quirky Art Prize Tied to the DeVos Family Went Political

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09/28/2017

How a Quirky Art Prize Tied to the DeVos Family Went Political Patricia Constantine thought hard about whether to use an image of the education secretary, Betsy DeVos, in her entry to...

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Ford Foundation to Support 'Student-Centered' Learning Systems

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10/26/2017

Ford Foundation to Support 'Student-Centered' Learning Systems The Chan ... initiatives for a new program that will award up to $150,000 each to 10 communities that propose new ideas...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Provides Grant to Investigate and Conserve Art

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08/03/2018

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Provides Grant to Investigate and Conserve Art The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awarded a $3.5 million grant to the Center for the Scientific Studies in the Arts, a ... partnership with...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Speaks with Kaywin Feldman on Leading the Nation's Museum in Uncertain Times

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05/19/2020

... calling, and in March 2019, Feldman became the first woman to lead the National Gallery. She arrived in Washington, ... present fresh leadership challenges for me, as does working for a federal institution. My...

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A Nobel Prize For The Voluntary Sector

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11/15/2009

... A few words about a recent Nobel Prize and its relevance to philanthropy. No, this isn’t about the Peace Prize to ... ways to work more closely with communities to help them...

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17 Dec 2013

Molto Media: Digital Media Culture

Tuesday, December 17, 2013 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

Studios of WQXR and WNYC

Join us for a discussion among arts funders about the role of digital media within the arts, and ... connections between the arts and media. In addition to data on the field of digital media funding and the arts...

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Beyond the Renovation: The Other Exciting Changes at The New York Public Library

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06/03/2013

... materials, laptops, and critically needed one-on-one and group homework help. To help these same students in the hours ... joined the forces of the New York City Department of Education and...

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The Pocantico Center at The Rockefeller Brothers Fund Announces Summer Performance Series to Support Artists and Honor Local Frontline Communities Impacted by the Pandemic

Release Date:

06/07/2021

... Brothers Fund Announces Summer Performance Series to Support Artists and Honor Local Frontline Communities ... Brothers Fund announced its summer performance series, to be held in-person at Pocantico in...

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