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In Diller Island’s Demise, a Cautionary Tale of Donor Influence

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09/21/2017

... island? entertainment center? performing arts pier?) to be built over a dilapidated pier on the Hudson River, is ... are very upset about its demise, angry at an opposition group that hit the project with...

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Commonwealth Fund Survey Reveals Just How Little Access to Healthcare Americans over 65 Have

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12/11/2017

Commonwealth Fund Survey Reveals Just How Little Access to Healthcare Americans over 65 Have A survey, produced by ... their counterparts in other countries and are more likely to go without needed health care...

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With Support from Citi and The Rockefeller Foundation, Boston University Releases “Cities Joining Ranks—Policy Networks on the Rise”

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04/23/2018

... the activities, visibility, value, and membership of city- to -city policy networks, and provides the first evaluation of ...

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Community Development

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Impact Shares Gets $1M from Rockefeller Foundation

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10/26/2018

... The Rockefeller Foundation has given a $1 million grant to Dallas-based Impact Shares, which says it is the first ... fund (ETF). Impact Shares will use the money to expand its partnerships with leading...

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Harry and Jeannette Weinberg Foundation Award 16 Jewish Camps With Grants to Increase Accessibility

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04/01/2019

... Weinberg Foundation Award 16 Jewish Camps With Grants to Increase Accessibility Sixteen Jewish camps in North America have been awarded grants to increase accessibility for campers and staff with ... Weinberg...

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Children, Youth and Families

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UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies Receives Grant From Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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08/02/2019

... Mellon Foundation has awarded a two-year grant of $350,000 to UCLA to support a pilot project designed to reframe how Middle Eastern studies are conceptualized and ...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Lourdes Lopez to Board of Trustees

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03/12/2014

... Foundation has announced the election of Lourdes Lopez to serve as a member of its Board of Trustees. Lopez will be ... Miami City Ballet School, and a strong proponent of arts education and the...

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The Pfizer Foundation Partnered With CARE to Help Deliver Catalytic Care to Women in Benin

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11/08/2018

The Pfizer Foundation Partnered With CARE to Help Deliver Catalytic Care to Women in Benin The Pfizer ... we focused on a simple question: how can we best deliver education and care for family...

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26 Feb 2018

What Happens After the “Win”? - Lessons Learned from State and Local Money in Politics Campaigns - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

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3:00pm to 4:00pm

*This program is hosted by our partner, Funders ' Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP), who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a first come, first served...

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Long Island Community Foundation Welcomes Mary Beth Guyther as New Program Officer

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09/03/2012

... Universalist Fund. Guyther has an extensive background working for nonprofits, including stints at The Enterprise ...

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Long Island Community Foundation

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Unbound Philanthropy Welcomes Elyse Lightman Samuels

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04/18/2014

... Jewish World Service. She has also spent extensive time working in Cambodia as a founding member and Trustee of the Harpswell Foundation, whose mission is to empower a new generation of women leaders in...

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How Institutions Take Risks

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10/12/2014

... Foundation pivoted from its core public-health work to the heart-wrenching and perilous business of saving ... Nazis. In light of this episode and others, I decided to explore the Rockefeller Foundation's...

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Why Should Climate Philanthropy Care About Energy Access?

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07/02/2015

... in clean energy access provides a disruptive opportunity to revolutionize electricity systems and get on the right ... -- philanthropy just hasn't realized it yet. To be fair, philanthropy needs ...

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Torres: Federal Section 8 initiative would cripple thousands of New York City families

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08/22/2016

Torres: Federal Section 8 initiative would cripple thousands of New York City families It has been said that history rhymes rather than repeats itself. For New Yorkers who have seen record levels of homelessness on the streets, in...

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Housing and Homelessness

Bloomberg Philanthropies, Tiffany & Co. Foundation and Others Partner to Launch '50 Reefs' Global Initiative to Protect Critical Ecosystem

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02/28/2017

... Tiffany & Co. Foundation and Others Partner to Launch '50 Reefs' Global Initiative to Protect Critical Ecosystem Bloomberg Philanthropies, in ... and marine scientists and conservation...

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Why the Ford Foundation Launched a Program for Formerly Incarcerated People—and How They Did It

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05/19/2017

... Talent and Human Resources team and asked us to create a professional development program for graduates of ... BPI, which gives incarcerated men and women an opportunity to earn a Bard College degree while...

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Justice Reform

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Open Society Research Looks at New Technology Predicting Recidivism Without Being Racist

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09/25/2017

... Being Racist So you’ve just been arrested. Welcome to Philadelphia’s criminal justice system. You’ll soon be ... criminal justice system that are afoot, city officials are working with top data scientists...

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Estée Lauder Names Bari Seiden-Young Svp, Global Corporate Communications, Citizenship and Sustainability

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04/15/2019

... Inc. has announced the promotion of Bari Seiden-Young to the role of senior vice president, global corporate ... and sustainability. The position will be in addition to Seiden-Young’s existing responsi...

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JPMorgan Chase Foundation Announces New Roles

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08/14/2019

... Foundation Announces New Roles Maximizing our expertise to deepen impact Over the last five years, Employee ... that deploys the firm’s expertise, talent and time to solve the most pressing problems facing...

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