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William T. Grant Foundation Supports Research on How Social Context Shapes School Choice for Inner-City Students

Release Date:

02/10/2017

... Inner-City Students High school choice policies attempt to improve the educational outcomes of poor and minority students by allowing access to high schools beyond neighborhood boundaries. These ... policies...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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City Schools Buy Marked-Up Supplies Thanks To DOE System

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09/26/2017

City Schools Buy Marked-Up Supplies Thanks To DOE System City schools pay more for many basic classroom ... — thanks to an in-house purchasing system set up by education officials. Every school...

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Century Foundation Hosts Discussion on College Affordability Ideas for the Next Congress and Beyond

Release Date:

10/01/2018

... momentum recently, as public funding for higher education has fallen and student debt has skyrocketed. Watch ... affordability reforms with the nation’s leading higher education experts, advocates, and...

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Appointments & Transitions

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The Century Foundation

Jocelyn Downie Elected New Surdna Foundation Board Chair; Social Finance CEO Tracy Palandjian to Join Surdna Board

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11/01/2013

... prizes individual autonomy.” Professor Downie has helped to set the standards for governance of research involving ... begin her board service in May 2014. Palandjian has been working to...

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Surdna Foundation

Public Policy Positions and Priorities

When and How We Decide to Take a Position Philanthropy New York believes that ... as opposed to issue-specific policy matters on topics like education , health, etc. We will take our cues from our...

Your Favorite Philanthropic Insights

Release Date:

01/20/2016

... of the New York PhilanthroPost Policy Edition. A trip to Google Analytics may be the most fascinating rabbit hole ... behavior flows and bounce rates. It really is amazing to see, over the course of a year,...

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NYS Health 10th Anniversary Awards to Recognize Leaders Improving State Health

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05/03/2016

NYS Health 10th Anniversary Awards to Recognize Leaders Improving State Health To mark its ... a total of ten influential organizations and/or leaders working to improve health...

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11 Mar 2014

An Examination of the Nonprofit Revitalization Act from the Foundation Perspective

Tuesday, March 11, 2014 -

8:45am to 10:30am

... nonprofits and their boards – including foundations – to evaluate their current policies and procedures to assess ... for your own. The plan is to come away from the working...

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New Joint NEH & Mellon Foundation Fellowship Encourages Digital Research in the Humanities

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03/01/2016

... (NEH) and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the two largest funders of humanities research in the United States, today announced a new joint fellowship opportunity to support high-quality “born digital”...

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Don't Overthink It

Release Date:

04/30/2019

... for Sight Foundation Admittedly, as grantmakers, we like to fund projects where we can anticipate long-range payoffs, ... and small. But sometimes, a quick and nimble response to a small but urgent need is the...

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ASPCA Awards Nearly $7.4 Million In First Half of 2014

Release Date:

08/08/2014

... (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) today announced that it has granted nearly $7.4 million to animal welfare organizations across the country through ... two quarters of 2014. A...

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Animal Welfare

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The Future of News

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05/08/2009

... from the New York Times Company that it would be forced to shut the venerable Boston Globe if it did not receive concessions from the paper’s unions. Solutions to the crisis of journalism are elusive, with...

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In May, the Korean American Community Foundation Celebrated its 20th Anniversary and Raised a Record-Breaking Amount at the Annual Gala

Release Date:

06/16/2022

... individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to lifting up the stories and voices of the Korean American ... a record-breaking night, KACF raised over $4 million to support its mission to...

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Korean American Community Foundation

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Community Development

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Open Society Foundation-funded Report Finds Bias Warps the Way African-American Girls are Treated at School

Release Date:

11/06/2015

... Way African-American Girls are Treated at School Our education system is a reflection of our society, along with ... school encounter race and gender biases, which lead them to be unfairly labeled as...

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Gender Justice

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Open Society Foundations

School Choice and Privilege Are Inextricably Linked

Release Date:

11/09/2015

... Philamplify debate last month. As a panelist, I was asked to consider whether market driven strategies can be expected to drive equity in education . That question requires us to...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

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International Grantmaking: A Closer Look

Publication date:

06/2004

... grants through an intermediary is often the simplest way to fund internationally, and sometimes the most effective. ... of experienced grantmakers and experts about the keys to finding, working with, and getting the most from international ...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Goldman Sachs: Women Are the Smartest Investment We Can Make

Release Date:

06/16/2014

... women economically not just because it is the right thing to do, but to boost long term economic growth. Prime ... 10,000 women around the world with business and management education ,...

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Gender Justice

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Goldman Sachs

Racism, Inequality, and Health Care for African Americans - New Report by The Century Foundation

Release Date:

12/19/2019

... other marginalized groups. These inequalities contribute to gaps in health insurance coverage, uneven access to services, and poorer health outcomes among certain ... Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1968, they...

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