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Ms. Foundation For Women and New York Women's Foundation Take A Stand With Prosperity Together

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11/14/2017

... million collective commitment over five years to invest in innovative programs and strategies in communities across the country that are creating pathways ...

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Gender Justice

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Ms. Foundation for Women

Ford Foundation Launches Effort To Diversify Art Museum Leadership

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11/29/2017

... Family Foundation will support innovative strategies and programs to advance diversity across the sector, including ... will affect curatorial and programmatic decision-making in the museums, as well as...

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Bloomberg Donates $5 Million To Baltimore Police For New Cameras, Technology

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12/04/2017

... violence reduction strategy,” Mayor Catherine Pugh said in a statement. “This grant will help provide ... maps of the camera system. “This will allow us to fill in those blind spots that exist currently,” he...

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Justice Reform

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Ford Foundation Appoints Roy Swan to Lead Mission Investments Portfolio

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12/05/2017

... Roy Swan as director of its Mission Investments team based in New York. Swan will lead a dedicated team managing the portfolio announced in April , when Ford committed to invest $1 billion over the next ten...

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Report Funded by the Silicon Valley Community Foundation Finds That California Traffic Fines Prey on Poor

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01/08/2018

... California has an opportunity to continue its leadership in building a fair society. So far, it has missed the mark on ... California has among the highest traffic fines and fees in the country – and the...

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation

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Justice Reform

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UJA-Federation To Launch Largest Anti-Poverty Push In Its History

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01/31/2018

UJA-Federation To Launch Largest Anti-Poverty Push In Its History In the teeth of the Great Recession of 2008, with many Jewish ... And the charity is installing digital food-ordering programs at...

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UJA-Federation of New York

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Food Systems

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A New Study Supported by Research to Prevent Blindness Reveals that Antioxidant Therapy Prevents Vision Loss in Rare Birth Defect

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02/07/2018

... Reveals that Antioxidant Therapy Prevents Vision Loss in Rare Birth Defect A new study led by vision researchers at ... to the current standard-of-care prevented vision loss in an animal model of a rare...

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Research to Prevent Blindness

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Rockefeller Foundation To Invest $20M To Electrify Rural India

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08/21/2018

The Rockefeller Foundation will invest $20 million in India over the next three years to increase energy access in the country’s rural areas, according to Vice President ... U.S.-based foundation has raised an...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust And The AHA Announce $6.5M Commitment To Expand And Enhance Stroke Care In Nebraska

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08/21/2018

... $6.5M Commitment To Expand And Enhance Stroke Care In Nebraska The American Heart Association/American Stroke ... Stroke initiative to expand and enhance stroke care in Nebraska. The foundation of this new...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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National Geographic Documentary Films Announces Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Paris to Pittsburgh

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09/13/2018

... premiering on Wednesday, December 12 at 9pm ET/PT in the U.S. and will air globally in 172 countries and 45 languages. Paris to Pittsburgh ... who are battling the most severe threats of climate change...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

David Rockefeller Gift Raises Rockefeller Brothers Fund Endowment to $1.2 Billion

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10/25/2018

... $960 million to over $1.2 billion. David, who in 1940 founded the Rockefeller Brothers Fund with his older ... D. III, Nelson, Laurance, and Winthrop, passed away in March 2017 at the age of 101. More than a...

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14 Mar 2019

Pride of Place: Sustaining a Family’s Commitment to Community - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

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12:00pm to 1:30pm

... and/or a colleague at your organization, please log in and click the Register Now link above. (no fee) R ... register@philanthropynewyork.org with any questions. In partnership with Pride of Place: Sustaining...

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18 Apr 2019

Impact Investing: Dipping Your Toes or Going All In- A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

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12:00pm to 1:30pm

... impact investing, dedicating either a small portion or, in some cases, all of their assets to this approach. This ... and/or a colleague at your organization, please log in and click the Register Now link...

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13 Jun 2019

The New Normal: How to Serve the Redefined Family - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

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12:00pm to 1:30pm

... need clear advice and guidance regarding who participates in their philanthropy and in what roles. This webinar examines changing family ... and/or a colleague at your organization, please log in...

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11 Jul 2019

Money, Values, and Culture - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

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12:00pm to 1:30pm

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08 Aug 2019

Family Philanthropy Through Multiple Vehicles - A Webinar Hosted by NCFP

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12:00pm to 1:30pm

... vehicles? And how are they managing family dynamics in these complex governance systems? This webinar will share ... and/or a colleague at your organization, please log in and click the Register Now link above...

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Research Funded by Leon Levy Foundation Finds Climate Change Is Leading to Unpredictable Ecosystem Disruption for Migratory Birds

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03/06/2019

... scientists at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology say that, in as little as four decades, it may be very difficult to ... ecosystems they inhabit. Their conclusions are presented in a paper published in...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Leon Levy Foundation

United Hospital Fund Report Takes In-Depth Look at Hidden Impact of Opioid Epidemic on Children

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03/07/2019

United Hospital Fund Report Takes In -Depth Look at Hidden Impact of Opioid Epidemic on ... kinship caregivers, typically grandparents who often step in to care for these children. Potential remedies are proposed,...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Health

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United Hospital Fund

Support From JPMorgan Chase and Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Aids Launch of Hudson County Workforce Leadership Academy

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04/19/2019

... on solutions to common challenges. The Academy will be run in partnership with The Aspen Institute and was approved by ... Hudson County Workforce Leadership Academy is the latest in a series of Aspen...

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