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Century Foundation Fellow Argues for an "Economic Fair Housing Act" to Combat Racial Zoning

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08/04/2017

Century Foundation Fellow Argues for an "Economic Fair Housing Act" to Combat Racial Zoning ... zoning that banned apartment buildings in areas designated for single-family homes, often adding minimum...

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Leon Levy Foundation Funds Civil War Brooklyn Historical Research via the BAM Online Archive

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08/14/2017

... Research via the BAM Online Archive It is always a cause for celebration when new archival history resources go online — especially for the enthusiastic digger of sometimes obscure history. ... of BAM...

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Rockefeller’s ‘Resilient Cities’ Noted in Article on Climate and Cities

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08/17/2017

... equipment yards and aging corner stores that dot the neighborhood . Tassafaronga Village, a six-year-old, $52.8 ... structures to withstand climate change also open the door for real estate speculation that...

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Is Rezoning In East Harlem A Trojan Horse For Gentrification?

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08/30/2017

Is Rezoning In East Harlem A Trojan Horse For Gentrification? A fence in East Harlem gets a facelift ... which formed in 2015. They have painted Aztec symbols, for example, and a piece devoted to women’s rights on...

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Opinion: The Risky Consequences Of Inclusionary Housing At Brooklyn’s Pfizer Site

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09/19/2017

... to set aside a certain percentage of affordable housing for low and moderate income New Yorkers. That’s the ... Stuyvesant. If approved, the proposed rezoning will allow for 1,146 apartments, 25 percent of...

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As Global Obesity Rises, Teasing Apart Its Causes Grows Harder

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09/19/2017

... health and eating habits is always going to be tricky for a reporter, but in some contexts it’s easier than others — say, at a program for overweight children, or an obesity clinic, two places ... in the...

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After School Stabbing, Parents Ask: Where Were Metal Detectors?

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09/28/2017

... a mother who hurried to the building in the West Farms neighborhood to retrieve her two elementary-school-aged ...

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Education

The New York Community Trust Awards $9.9 Million in Grants to 53 Nonprofits

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04/14/2021

... “The coronavirus pandemic not only created new needs for New Yorkers, but it also brought longstanding inequities ...

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Five Qs for…Douglas Bauer

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03/30/2012

... Board of Directors of Philanthropy New York, discusses how funders can support nonprofit leaders as they deal with the ... normal” of reduced revenue and growing need. Five Qs for …Douglas Bauer ...

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Post-Sandy Assistance Needed for Long Term

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05/22/2013

... Grantmakers President Nina Stack talks about the role funders can play in providing long-term relief after ... leave our region. Post-Sandy Assistance Needed for Long Term ...

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Mission Possible: Supporting Returning Veterans (No Matter What Your Mission)

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01/10/2013

... the needs of returning veterans and their families and how funders (regardless of their focus area) can support the ...

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Hurricane Sandy Relief and Recovery

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02/2014

... support Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts from the Center for Disaster Philanthropy , along with updates and opportunities for collaboration from regional associations, community foundations, and other key funders in the region. Hurricane Sandy Relief and Recovery ...

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Unbound Philanthropy is Laser-Focused on Immigration. Have You Heard of It?

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07/17/2017

... anti-immigrant president? That’s a question lots of funders have been asking themselves since last November, ... Foundations and Ford, as well as local and regional funders like New York Community Trust and a...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $45 Million for City Halls to Tackle Urban Issues

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08/20/2014

Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $45 Million for City Halls to Tackle Urban Issues Bloomberg ... Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $45 Million for City Halls to Tackle Urban Issues ...

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Commonwealth Fund Supported Study on Task-Shifting from Physicians to Nurses in Europe, U.S., Other Countries

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10/27/2015

... U.S. Faced with physician shortages, long wait times for patients, and high costs, health systems around the world ... by physicians to nurses with advanced training. For a study published in Health Policy,...

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Peterson Center on Healthcare Supports New Initiative to Forecast Trends in U.S. Healthcare Spending

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04/19/2016

... led by the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), will add scenario ...

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Commonwealth Fund Reports Detail Impacts of Clinton and Trump Health Reform Proposals

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09/23/2016

... number. The analyses also show lower out-of-pocket costs for consumers under the Clinton plan and higher out-of-pocket ...

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Regional Plan Association Wins Grant From Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to Study Climate's Impact on Wetlands

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04/19/2017

... region. The study, “New Coastline: Ensuring Pathways for Tidal Wetland Migration in the New York Region,” will ... changes to coastal wetlands, identify critical areas for wetland migration and recommend...

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Darren Walker Writes on Lessons Learned from Rikers Island

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05/15/2017

... crisis presents. While it seems that federal momentum for reform has slowed—if not reversed, as of late—it’s ... criminal-justice system, and may also offer a model for how it can be righted. . . Darren Walker...

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