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06 Aug 2018

The Supreme Court Nominee and the 2018 Elections - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, August 6, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

*This program is hosted by our partner, Funders ' Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP), who has ... on a first come, first served basis.* The retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, and subsequent...

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25 Feb 2014

Game On: New Tools for Learning and Advocacy

Tuesday, February 25, 2014 -

1:45pm to 5:30pm

Philanthropy New York

Mobile apps and computer games often spark images of teenagers in basements battling sci-fi creatures. But ... with the added advantage of being entertained. And funders are...

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Selects Ten Communities as 2020-2021 RWJF Culture of Health Prize Winners

Release Date:

10/26/2021

... Selects Ten Communities as 2020-2021 RWJF Culture of Health Prize Winners Princeton, N.J. —Today the Robert ... within southcentral Alaska. The Tribe made health services at C’eyiits’ Hwnax Life House...

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Schools Urged To Implement Alternatives to Zero-Tolerance Discipline Policies

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07/24/2014

... educational outcomes, writes Kavitha Mediratta, the head of racial-equity program at The Atlantic Philanthropies, in Education Week. Zero-tolerance policies "hurt students’ ... Consensus...

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Century Foundation Report Calls for Funding Reform for Community Colleges

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05/28/2015

... Community colleges tend to receive the least amount of public financial support compared to other institutions, ... released by the Century Foundation today -- "How Higher Education Funding Shortchanges...

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D.C. Schools Attracted Record Amounts of Philanthropy in Recent Years

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08/27/2015

D.C. Schools Attracted Record Amounts of Philanthropy in Recent Years Washington, D.C., became a ... according to an analysis by two professors at Michigan State University of...

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Backed by Henry Luce and Andrew W. Mellon Foundations, Report Shows Need for U.S. to Invest in Language Learning to Remain Competitive

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02/28/2017

... Learning to Remain Competitive The American Academy of Arts and Sciences today released the final report and ... a national effort established to examine the current state of U.S. language...

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Andrus Family Fund Appoints Edgar Villanueva to Its Board

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09/22/2017

... Family Fund appoints Edgar Villanueva, Vice President of Programs and Advocacy at the Schott Foundation for Public Education , to its board. For the first time in the history of...

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Long Island Community Foundation Along with National and Local Donors Join Collaborative Charged with Closing the Racial Wealth Gap on Long Island

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02/27/2020

... landscape scan that identified key organizations working on economic justice and financial inclusion, and ... constraints and a lack of connectivity to national and state -level partners who...

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Judy Woodruff and Jared Cohon to Join the Carnegie Corporation Board of Trustees

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12/11/2013

Journalist Judy Woodruff , co-anchor of the PBS NewsHour , and civil engineer Jared L. Cohon, ... through their work in the fields of journalism and higher education . We welcome...

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Ford Foundation's Chris Cardona on Inequity in Grantee Inclusion

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07/29/2016

Ford Foundation's Chris Cardona on Inequity in Grantee Inclusion I wish I could say it was easy. Grantee inclusion seems, on the face of it, like such an obviously good idea: Of course the...

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Ford Foundation Bets on Slow Food Movement to Help Global Poor

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01/23/2015

... Poor Mention "slow food" and it's hard not to think of a more affluent crowd of foodies and hipsters who have the ... this is a movement that, among other things, has long been working...

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United Hospital Fund Report Find's NY's Individual Health Insurance Market Held Its Ground in 2017

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10/09/2018

... NY's Individual Health Insurance Market Held Its Ground in 2017 Despite concerted efforts by Congress and the Trump administration to roll back key provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), New York...

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Robin Hood, in collaboration with Columbia University's Center on Poverty and Social Policy and The Helmsley Charitable Trust Released its latest Poverty Tracker report, "Special Series on Health and Health Care in New York City"

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02/09/2022

... condition, and/or severe psychological distress. One third of New Yorkers – or more than two million people – have ... for food, compared to just 4% of those without such needs. Education :...

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Wallace Video Series Shows How Illinois Revamped Requirements for Preparation of Principals

Release Date:

10/18/2016

... Shows How Illinois Revamped Requirements for Preparation of Principals New York City (October 18, 2016) - The Wallace ... to revamp the way school principals are prepared. The state required all of...

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It’s Time to Face the Long-Term-Care Dilemma

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06/09/2014

It’s Time to Face the Long-Term-Care Dilemma Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Dr. David Blumenthal, president and CEO of the Commonwealth Fund, says that the United States needs ... cover what can be the...

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Commonwealth Fund Report Reveals that Americans Spend More on Health Care, But Fare Worse

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10/09/2015

... money doesn't buy everything when it comes to health care in the United States. When compared to 12 other ... Americans shelled out the most cash on health care services , but they fared worst in...

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JPB Foundation Grant Helps Affordable Housing Providers Install Solar Power

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04/13/2016

... nonprofit solar installer, today announced an expansion of its multifamily solar program to include free technical ... PV design/installation for multifamily affordable housing in several states. The technical...

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Housing and Homelessness

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Rausch and Long Island Community Foundations Partner to Expand Tourism in Riverhead

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07/15/2016

... organization, and Long Island Arts Alliance, a network of art organizations. Their focus is on expanding tourism — ... around — and emphasizing the town’s arts and culture services . The organizations, along...

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