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NYU Uses $6 million Bloomberg Grant to help AGs fight Climate Rollback

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08/18/2017

New York University is using a $6 million grant from former Mayor Michael Bloomberg to create a center helping state attorneys general (AGs) target the Trump administration’s climate policies.

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Private Managers of Public Schools, Charter Leaders Enjoy Extra Buffer From Public-Records Laws

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09/21/2017

... confidantes about the incident? Did her team craft a new policy on board member conduct? It turns out, we may never ...

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Obama Environmental Chief Says Trump Rollbacks Won't Wash

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10/04/2017

... administrator during Obama’s second term, said in an interview at the University of Pennsylvania, where she ... the Carnot Prize from the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy . . . Obama Environmental Chief Says...

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AAPI Civic Engagement Fund and Groundswell Fund Collaborate on a Groundbreaking New Report - Ahead of the Majority: Foregrounding Women of Color

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08/13/2019

... that women of color are poised to play a pivotal role in the 2020 elections, shaping policy through a variety of civic engagement activities and ... demonstrating women of color’s influential role in...

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Nathan Cummings Urges Firstenergy Shareholders to Vote for Proposal Regarding Disclosure of Lobbying Expenditures

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05/06/2016

... Shareowner: We write to you as long-term shareholders in FirstEnergy Corporation (FE) and sponsors of the lobbying ... FE to prepare and annually update a report disclosing its policy and procedures governing...

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Laura Wolff Named Acting Director of Robert Sterling Clark Foundation

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06/03/2013

... July 1, 2013. Ayers will continue to serve the Foundation in a consulting capacity through February 2014. For the past ...

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Morgan Stanley Foundation Announces $1 Million in Grants to Local Food Banks Across the United States

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05/28/2015

Morgan Stanley Foundation Announces $1 Million in Grants to Local Food Banks Across the United States Morgan Stanley Foundation today announced $1 million in grants to local food banks in 24...

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Wall Street Not Giving Up On U.S. Social Impact Bonds

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07/30/2015

... Goldman Sachs helped to fund the first such program in the United States three years ago, a $9.6 million plan to ... scheduled to run for four years, would shut down in August. Goldman lost $1.2 million and...

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The Promise of Skills-Based Volunteering

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09/07/2017

... all kinds have become much more socially aware and active. In 2015, more than 75 percent of large US corporations were engaged in corporate citizenship activities of one type or another.1 ... activities such...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Grants $3.5M to South Arts to Launch "Jazz Road"

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12/10/2018

... foundation’s Arts Program is funding South Arts, based in Atlanta, Ga., to launch Jazz Road, a national program ... long term on formal programming for the first time in their histories, forging a national...

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2021 J.M.K. Innovation Prizes Awarded to 10 Initiatives With Standout Potential, Shared Community Focus

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11/16/2021

... identify and elevate transformative, early-stage projects in the fields of social justice, the environment, and ... a cash award of $150,000 over three years, plus $25,000 in technical assistance funds, for a...

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Number of Latinos with Insurance Surges with Affordable Care Act, According to Commonwealth Fund Report

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09/25/2014

... 2013 and spring 2014. That parallels a broader increase in coverage that has taken place since insurance marketplaces ... rate for U.S. adults under 65 plummeted from 20% to 15% in the same period, according...

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Deutsche Bank, MetLife, Prudential and Posner-Wallace Join Forces for Capital Consortium Fund

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03/17/2015

... Consortium Fund Deutsche Bank’s Global Social Finance Group today announced the closing of the Essential Capital ... part of its family of social impact funds first launched in 2005. With a list of investors...

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NoVo Foundation Picked by Cuomo to Create New York City Women's Center

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10/27/2015

... investor Warren Buffett, to redevelop a former prison in New York City into a building for groups that advocate ... led by Buffett’s youngest son, Peter, and daughter- in -law Jennifer, won the bid to redevelop...

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Bessemer Trust Among Experts Tapped by NYTimes for Piece on Social Change Major Gifts

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05/16/2016

... through. Instead, according to research by the Bridgespan Group , a philanthropic consultant, they tend to fall back on ... their biggest bets. Those may be worthy recipients but, in the eyes of some in...

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Rockefeller Family Fund Leads Summit To Oppose Pipelines In Georgia

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06/17/2016

Rockefeller Family Fund Leads Summit To Oppose Pipelines In Georgia Anti-pipeline activists from across the country met in Atlanta this week to talk strategy. The summit brought ... Bonitatibus, the executive...

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2016 Grantmakers Salary Survey Benchmarking Now Available

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10/03/2016

... annual initiative of the Council on Foundations conducted in partnership with the Foundation Center. The Council also ... field. Philanthropy New York members must log in to access the reports. 2016...

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Should You Agitate, Innovate, or Orchestrate?

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09/22/2017

... A framework for understanding the roles you can play in a movement for social change. In this article, we build on research on social change,1 ... three distinct roles played by those who participate ...

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New York State Health Foundation Releases Snapshot: Success in the Empire State: Health Insurance Coverage Trends

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11/15/2017

New York State Health Foundation Releases Snapshot: Success in the Empire State: Health Insurance Coverage Trends New York State has been a leader in implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) effectively and .....

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