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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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From Poverty to Giving Away Millions: Darren Walker Shares His American Dream

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11/11/2014

... Millions: Darren Walker Shares His American Dream Born in a Louisiana charity hospital, Darren Walker grew up in a poor town in rural Texas with his single mother and three sisters. But ...

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AXA Announces the 2015 AXA Achievers

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04/21/2015

... awareness, discovery and general community outreach in areas such as education , the environment and disease prevention. Every ... award of $15,000. AXA has given more than $25 million in...

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Pershing Square Foundation

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Pershing Square Foundation Establishes $10 Million Endowment To Support Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Life Science Research

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06/02/2015

... to support its leading biology and genetics research and education programs . The uniquely structured grant reflects a commitment ... and innovative organizations that are catalyzing change in...

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NY State Health Foundation Grants Available to Brownsville Residents to Help Improve Community Health

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06/09/2016

... organization is welcoming ideas. Crowd-resourcing platform In Our Backyards, or ioby, is partnering with the New York ... safer, improve access to fresh food or introduce new education programs...

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New York Health Foundation

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City Council to Examine Young Men's Initiative Funded by Bloomberg and Open Society Foundations

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09/21/2016

... are greatest and the consequences most harmful: education , health, employment, and the justice system.” The ...

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Workforce Development

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NPCC Announces Winners of 2016 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards

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11/08/2016

... scholarships for the Columbia Business School Executive Education Programs in Social Enterprise. The three organizations will be honored ...

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The New York Community Trust

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Nearly Two Dozen Teachers at Brooklyn’s New American Academy Taking Pay Cuts Of Up to $50G

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09/25/2017

... at Brooklyn’s New American Academy took pay cuts, some in the $50,000 range, after Education Department officials killed an experimental pay ... qualified instructors at the public elementary school in...

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The Art for Justice Fund, in Partnership With Ford and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Announces First Grant Recipients

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11/16/2017

The Art for Justice Fund, in Partnership With Ford and Rockefeller Philanthropy ... a total of $22 million was awarded to 30 innovative programs that seek to safely reduce prison populations, strengthen ...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Arts

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New York Life Foundation Announces New National Initiative to Help Schools Support Students Who Have Lost a Parent or Loved One

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10/11/2018

... employees and agents to give presentations about grief in schools and the resources available for educators. Schools ... a grant if they strive to become grief-sensitive. In addition to facilitating local...

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The Spend-Out Presumption And The Value Of Enduring Institutions

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02/26/2010

... explicitly consider their lifespan options. However, in my last contribution , I wrote that focusing simply on ... ignored. First, for instance, some outsiders and policy people emphasize the advantages of...

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Hartford Foundation Awards Nearly $2.3 Million in Grants

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03/20/2014

The John A. Hartford Foundation awards $2.275 million in grants to the areas of palliative care and aging-related ... Foundation has announced grants totaling $2.275 million in the areas of palliative care and...

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What's Next for Community Philanthropy

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02/2015

To help funders adapt, the Monitor Institute’s free, do-it-yourself ... life and your organization will be forever changed.’ In a rapidly changing world, it truly equips community ... I’ve now used the toolkit with a number of foundations in Ohio and it pushes people’s thinking in amazing ways. ...

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Three Ways Ford Foundation's Shift To Inequality Will Affect Nonprofits Everywhere

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05/24/2016

... Today, the Ford Foundation gives over $500 million in grants every year and is second only to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in assets. You can imagine the hype it created when Ford ... and similar...

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Ms. Foundation to Philanthropy: Grow Local Economies by Supporting Low Wage Workers and Childcare Access

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09/08/2017

... Foundation strategy to address child care access calls on funders to do three things: 1. Support low-wage ... rights organizations and workers’ centers who organize in sectors that are made up of up 50% women...

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Economic Security

Gender Justice

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Jayson Jarushewsky Returns to Stonewall Community Foundation Board

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07/02/2012

... board. Jarushewsky first became involved with Stonewall in 1999, joining the Board of Directors shortly thereafter. ... risks in the Americas. Jarushewsky began his legal career working as an...

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Ford Foundation Supports Universities' Efforts to Boost Student Grad Rates by 20%

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03/04/2016

... 10 years than they would have prior to their involvement in the group . UIA recently received $3.85 million in new funding ... University of California, Riverside. Each has committed to...

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Russell Sage Foundation Quoted in Article on Men’s Salaries in Decline

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09/14/2017

Russell Sage Foundation Quoted in Article on Men’s Salaries in Decline American household income is rising, but it may ... 2015 earnings. They represented the only major demographic group to lose...

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Children, Youth and Families

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New Census Figures Offer Hope in Buffalo's Fight Against Child Poverty

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10/02/2017

New Census Figures Offer Hope in Buffalo's Fight Against Child Poverty While poverty remains a big problem in Buffalo, new census figures show significant drops in the ... and the latest...

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Carnegie Sponsors 9/11 Commemoration "Tribute in Light"

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09/07/2017

... have its effect on New York City and the country, but in the 16 years since, New Yorkers have shown resiliency ... the city’s spirit. Here are ten ways to commemorate 9/11 in New York City this year. Six...

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