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De Blasio Pledged Progress for Schools. For $582 Million, Change Is Slow.

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09/26/2017

... ticking on the future of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s boldest education initiative. His Renewal School program, which pledged hundreds of millions of dollars to turn around the city’s most troubled schools, has .....

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A Think Tank To Benefit Farm Animals

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09/27/2017

A Think Tank To Benefit Farm Animals Why is meat so cheap? McDonald’s ... USDA and the Small Business Administration guarantee loans to farmers, including owners of CAFOs (Confined Animal ... conduct research, do...

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Food Systems

After Stabbing, Teachers Will Get Training on Defusing Behavior Issues

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10/03/2017

... chancellor, Carmen Fariña, said Monday that, in response to last week’s fatal stabbing at a school in the Bronx, the Education Department would focus its training for teachers on how to...

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New Initiative Aims to Have Every New York City Public School Student See a Broadway Show

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10/10/2017

New Initiative Aims to Have Every New York City Public School Student See a ... League has teamed up with the New York City Department of Education to launch the first year of Broadway Bridges,...

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Arts

City to Expand 3-K Program to 6 New Neighborhoods

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10/13/2017

City to Expand 3-K Program to 6 New Neighborhoods City Hall on Thursday announced plans to expand its pre-K education program for 3-year-olds in six new neighborhoods ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Joins Hotel Industry To Reduce Food Waste

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11/14/2017

The Rockefeller Foundation Joins Hotel Industry To Reduce Food Waste Today, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the ... Foundation are releasing a toolkit with strategies to help hotel properties and brands meet...

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Food Systems

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Atlantic Philanthropies and Ford Foundation Funded Lynching Memorial and Slavery Museum Sets April Opening

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11/14/2017

... will open the nation’s first memorial dedicated to lynching victims and a new museum dedicated to slavery on April 26 in Montgomery. The National Memorial ... The museum, called The Legacy Museum: From...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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Report Funded by The Clark Foundation Urges de Blasio to Prioritize Boosting Community College Graduation Rates in Second Term

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12/11/2017

Report Funded by The Clark Foundation urges de Blasio to Prioritize Boosting Community College Graduation Rates in ... funded by The Clark Foundation, urges Mayor Bill de Blasio to make boosting community college...

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The Samuel H. Kress Foundation Funded Study Shows Museum Field Trips Impact Learning

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09/28/2018

... a study that shows that facilitated classroom visits to an art museum have a measurable impact on key aspects of ... of Art, Rhode Island School of Design Museum; and, close to Central Penn., the Walters Art...

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Arts

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds New Visual Culture Program on Caltech Campus

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12/14/2018

... Foundation supports new opportunities for campus community to explore visual arts. A new visual culture program is about to make Caltech a lot more colorful. From tours of neon art ... known for its support of...

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UJA-Federation of New York Succeeds in Securing $84 Million for Local Jewish Day Schools and Yeshivot

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05/20/2019

... and eight visionary families. This Challenge Fund was used to match new endowment dollars raised by participating ... dollars provide a predictable revenue stream for schools to provide scholarships and invest...

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Estée Lauder Companies and Others Partner for Indonesian Sustainable Palm Project

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05/28/2019

... partnering with the civil society organization Solidaridad to promote sustainable palm oil and palm derivatives ... supports independent Indonesian smallholder farmers to improve their livelihoods and their...

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The Estée Lauder Companies

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07 Nov 2013

"MEDIACRACY" - A Dialogue with Experts on the Troubled Intersection of Media and Democracy

Thursday, November 7, 2013 -

12:45pm to 4:00pm

... an informed and engaged electorate without robust access to information and guarantees of free expression. While we ... and practitioners to learn about the critical role that funders play at...

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24 Jun 2015

Follow the Leader: Succession Planning and Leadership Transition

Wednesday, June 24, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... also provide organizations with critical opportunities to reaffirm goals and values, revitalize programming, and ... transition and succession planning. Explore How funders can encourage and facilitate...

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20 Oct 2015

More Than Giving: Theory of the Foundation

Tuesday, October 20, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... we frame the full scope of what a foundation is and does? To address this question, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors ... how the “Theory of the Foundation” framework allows funders to look...

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29 Oct 2015

Mergers: What is the True Cost of a Merger?

Thursday, October 29, 2015 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... 2008 economic turmoil led some underperforming nonprofits to consider mergers, financial distress is not the only ... anticipated efficiencies actually materialized. Learn why funders continue to...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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14 Jun 2024

Fireside Chat: Diving into Industry Innovations & False Solutions

Friday, June 14, 2024 -

12:00pm to 1:15pm

Please join the New York Environmental Funders Network for a Fireside Chat with our network co-chair ... investment and the false solutions that hinder our ability to make a just transition real on the ground. As...

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New Commitments Totaling $10.8 Billion Announced During 2013 Clinton Global Initiative Meeting

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09/28/2013

The new commitments included a call to action by the Nike Foundation, in partnership with the ... Center for Research on Women, and Girls Not Brides, to include adolescent girls in the United Nations’ ... Meeting...

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De Blasio unveils 60-person transition team

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11/20/2013

Mayor-elect Bill De Blasio has announced the members of his 60-person transition team, including Alexa Avilés, Program Officer at the Scherman Foundation; John Banks, Vice President of Government Relations at Con Edison; Peter Madonia, COO of the...

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