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Ford Foundation President Refocuses Grant Outreach

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09/02/2014

... Grant Outreach Darren Walker, who became president of the Ford Foundation in October 2013, says he will restart ... peace and global-security efforts, and increase the amount of money the foundation...

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Social Justice

NYCT Supports South Bronx Culture Trail

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10/03/2014

NYCT Supports South Bronx Culture Trail An arts and education center and what's believed to be the first Puerto ... sites set to get markers that will designate them as part of the South Bronx Culture Trail...

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The New York Community Trust

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White House Debuts $240 Million in New STEM Commitments

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03/24/2015

Supporters include the Simons Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Mentioned in Atlantic Article On School Discipline Reform

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06/30/2016

... data we have seen shows a clear and undeniable escalation of violence in New York City schools,” said Jim Walden, an ... suit, which is being backed by the charter-school advocacy group Families for Excellent...

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Mellon Foundation Awards Wilson College $100K to Strengthen Writing Instruction

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07/25/2016

... the Wilson Writing Academy, a comprehensive system of instruction that will shape students' writing skills and ... capacities -- central components of a liberal arts education . The...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Contributes to Mayo Performing Arts Center 2016-2017 Season

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11/03/2016

... Brigade Touring Co., the famed improvisational comedy group , comes to Mayo Performing Arts Center on Thursday, ... a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, presents a wide range of programs that entertain, enrich,...

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Arts

More Than Half of City's 1.1M Students Attend Overcrowded Schools: Watchdog

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09/21/2017

More Than Half of City's 1.1M Students Attend Overcrowded Schools: Watchdog ... schools, according to a new report from the watchdog group Class Size Matters. Despite the Department of...

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Minorities and Americans Without College Degrees Showed Greatest Gains In Wealth Since 2013, New Data Shows

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09/28/2017

... Americans who were left behind as the country pulled out of the Great Recession — African Americans, Hispanics and ... improvements didn't narrow the inequality gap: The share of U.S. income held by the...

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Economic Security

World Bank Withholds Myanmar Funding, but Some Call for Sanctions

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10/13/2017

... to the “violence, destruction and forced displacement of the Rohingya,” it will delay the release of a $200 million loan planned for Myanmar. The money was ... to Myanmar and has “strengthened” its engagement...

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More Training Needed to Fill New York’s ‘Middle Skill Jobs

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10/13/2017

... paid to the workers in the middle – those who have some education or training beyond high school but have not earned ... workers fill may be overlooked, they are a growing part of the New York economy,...

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UJA-Federation of New York Announces Additional $11 Million in Grants and Loans to Those Affected by COVID-19

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03/31/2020

... to attend college, and most hold jobs to pay for their education . Many are now without their part-time jobs, leaving ... services to New Yorkers, and (3)to join the $75 million NYC Covid-19 Response &...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Issue Guide: Capping the Charitable Deduction

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08/2013

Philanthropy New York's public policy issue guide on the Obama Administration's proposed percentage cap for charitable deductions.

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LaVerne Evans Srinivasan named Program Director for Teaching and Human Capital Management at Carnegie Corporation

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03/25/2014

... expert on employing talent strategies to strengthen urban education , has joined Carnegie Corporation of New York as Program Director for Teaching and Human ... teaching and learning. Srinivasan will join the...

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New Tech, Renewed Trust and a Less Lunatic Political Process

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10/12/2012

... Politics Foundation Chris Hayes, in his book Twilight of the Elites , writes: “The most important social project ... trusted institutions provide, we cannot produce the level of consensus necessary to confront...

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Rita Allen Foundation Announces 2019 Scholars

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07/01/2019

... The Rita Allen Foundation has named its 2019 class of Rita Allen Foundation Scholars , celebrating ten young ... the biomedical sciences whose research holds exceptional promise for revealing new pathways to...

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ASPCA & Lil BUB’s Philanthropy Isn’t Just Fluff

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10/29/2014

By Adam Liebling, Director of Grant Compliance and Communication, ASPCA There have ... to support their philanthropic activities. The resulting partnership is Lil BUB’s BIG Fund for the ASPCA . ... to help animals...

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As Incident Reports Rise, City Officials Seek New Answers to Combat Domestic Violence

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09/18/2017

... Answers to Combat Domestic Violence Increases in reports of domestic violence have gotten the attention New York City ... from Mayor Bill de Blasio to the NYPD to members of the City Council. The de Blasio...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Gender Justice

McNulty Prize Catalyst Fund Launches at the Aspen Institute

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07/10/2018

... The McNulty Foundation announced the inaugural recipients of the McNulty Prize Catalyst Fund, a new fund at the Aspen ... social ventures at vital inflection points. A total of $110,000 will be granted to six...

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