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After Months of Searching, De Blasio Promotes Acting Corrections Chief to Permanent Post

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10/03/2017

... of Searching, De Blasio Promotes Acting Corrections Chief to Permanent Post After considering nearly a dozen candidates ... for the post, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has opted to keep acting Department...

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Ford Foundation's Darren Walker, One of Rolling Stones 25 People Shaping the Future

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11/22/2017

... have long operated by noblesse oblige, seeking to blunt the sharp edges of capitalism by funding programs ... philanthropy we must move from a perspective of generosity to a perspective of justice,"...

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After-School All-Stars Receives $4 Million Grant From New York Life Foundation

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03/08/2014

... a $4 million grant from the New York Life Foundation to expand its services in six U.S. cities, reports ... $4 million grant from the New York Life Foundation to expand its services to middle...

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Weinberg Foundation To Make $700,000 in Emergency Grants to Nonprofits in Israel

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07/29/2014

Weinberg Foundation To Make $700,000 in Emergency Grants to Nonprofits in Israel The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg ... services to older adults, people with disabilities, and youth...

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Rockefeller Foundation Taps Skilled Workforce in Kenya

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02/17/2015

... Program Related Investment from The Rockefeller Foundation to expand its SpeakerText service, for fast, accurate video ... Jobs Africa initiative, a seven-year, $100 million effort to improve a million lives...

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New York Women's Foundation Celebrates Leaders in Philanthropy

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04/18/2016

... New York Women’s Foundation (The Foundation) on May 5 to celebrate the leadership and philanthropy of Tory Burch, ... Council, the nation’s first-ever effort solely dedicated to supporting girls, young women...

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Twenty Cities Advance in Bloomberg Philanthropies' Latin American and Caribbean Mayors Challenge

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06/20/2016

... Challenge, a competition that encourages cities to generate bold ideas that solve urban challenges and improve city life – and have potential to spread. The finalists, hailing from 10 countries, will .....

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William T. Grant and Century Foundations Support Study on Effects of For-Profit Schools on African-Americans

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09/19/2016

... Students from disadvantaged neighborhoods are often drawn to for-profit trade schools after high school, seeing them as the quickest route to jobs. A new study finds the streamlined, focused ...

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Supported by Ford Foundation, GenForward Poll Shows Clinton’s Edge With Young People Crosses Racial Lines

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10/25/2016

... Americans across races and ethnicities are now more likely to support Hillary Clinton than Donald Trump for president, and to say the former secretary of state will help people like ... GenForward is a survey...

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Will the Trump Era Transform the School Lunch?

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09/06/2017

... the cinnamon rolls baked by the lunchroom ladies of his youth , he delivered a rousing defense of school food-service ... drastically reduced. Portion sizes shrank. Lunch trays had to hold more fruits and...

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Delaware Juvenile Justice Reforms Signed into Law

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10/13/2017

... Carney, D-Delaware, signed three bills Thursday that aim to divert juveniles away from the criminal justice system in ... are arrested per year. The pieces of legislation aim to ensure juveniles have access...

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Aetna Foundation Supports Anti-Bullying Campaign

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11/17/2017

... Healthy Communities program has awarded SPOT 127, KJZZ’s Youth Media Center, a $65,000 grant to implement a peer- to -peer multimedia bullying and cyberbullying prevention ...

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Westchester Teens Represent UJA-Federation of New York at Tree of Life Commemoration

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11/01/2019

... of Life Commemoration J-Teen Leadership, and Center for Youth Philanthropy and Leadership represented UJA-Federation of New York as a teen delegation to Pittsburgh on Sunday, October 27, 2019, the one-year...

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... New York partners with the Council on Foundations to conduct a salary survey of New York City-metro area ... within position by asset range. Access Salary Tables for NYC -area Foundations (PNY member login...

Century Foundation Intern Discussion Series Kicks Off With Look At Regulating Marijuana Sales

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06/11/2014

... off its annual policy forum series for summer interns in NYC with a discussion about the challenges of regulating the ... by two foundation fellows who spent time in Syria to better understand what's...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies' Global "To Do" List Has Familiar Look

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08/23/2014

Bloomberg Philanthropies' Global " To Do" List Has Familiar Look As mayor, Michael Bloomberg fought against smoking and sugary drinks in NYC and now--as a philanthropist--he's taking those...

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City Hospital System Is Expanding Children’s Mental Health Programs

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09/06/2017

... programs for children and adolescents. The programs, which NYC Health & Hospitals plans to announce on Wednesday, are designed to address the challenges facing many of the hospital ...

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John Ruskay, Ph.D., to Step Down in June 2014 as Executive Vice President and CEO of UJA-Federation of New York

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05/01/2013

... this responsibility for more than 90 years. I am so proud to have helped it grow and add to its enormous impact on our community and individuals," Dr. Ruskay said. "We have been able to...

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New York Community Trust Announces Gold, Silver and Bronze Winners of Nonprofit Excellence Awards

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12/06/2016

... December 2nd at the New York Academy of Medicine. The event is one of the largest nonprofit regional gatherings and ... scholarships for the Columbia Business School Executive Education Programs in Social...

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