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Edwin Gould Foundation Accelerator's BEAM Addresses Equations & Inequality in NY Times Feature

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02/17/2017

... Accelerator's BEAM Addresses Equations & Inequality in NY Times Feature The extreme racial homogeneity in the rarefied realm of young math wizards has drawn little attention ...

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Aetna Foundation Looks Beyond the Doctor's Office in a Quest for Better Health

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03/17/2017

Aetna Foundation Looks Beyond the Doctor's Office in a Quest for Better Health Aetna recently announced a new RFP for the latest cycle of its Cultivating Healthy Communities grant program. The .....

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Mellon Foundation President Earl Lewis Writes About the Absence of Federal Arts Funding

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03/17/2017

... Foundation President Earl Lewis Writes About the Absence of Federal Arts Funding Since President Lyndon Johnson and a ... pause and think about what our country would be like in their absence. In...

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NY Times Common Sense Columnist Says Ford Foundation Is an Unlikely Convert to ‘Impact’ Investing

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04/17/2017

... returns but concrete social returns as well,” as it said in a news release. Earning high returns isn’t just a matter of bragging rights — endowment income supports the missions of nonprofit...

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Awards Scholarship Grant to the Schwartz Center and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing for Compassion Scholars Program

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04/27/2017

... Grant to the Schwartz Center and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing for Compassion Scholars Program The ... Center for Compassionate Healthcare, a national leader in the movement...

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Ms. Foundation Noted in Article on Fighting for Women of Color

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06/21/2017

Ms. Foundation Noted in Article on Fighting for Women of Color By now it’s clear ... cuts to the nation’s most effective health, nutrition, education , and disability programs, eviscerating...

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Gender Justice

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United Hospital Fund Report Examines Ramifications of Eligible Adults Refusing Prescribed Home Health Care

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08/24/2017

United Hospital Fund Report Examines Ramifications of Eligible Adults Refusing Prescribed Home Health Care The report includes a fear of losing control and privacy, concerns about finances, and ... for folks...

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Prodded by Advocates, City Unveils District-Wide Integration Plan for Lower East Side

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09/13/2017

... Integration Plan for Lower East Side The New York City education department on Tuesday revealed a plan that officials hope will spur more economic diversity in Lower East Side elementary schools. It is the...

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De Blasio Pledged Progress for Schools. For $582 Million, Change Is Slow.

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09/26/2017

... new year this month, the clock was ticking on the future of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s boldest education initiative. His Renewal School program, which ... and Mr. de Blasio has said that decisions will be made...

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Many Students Around the World Can’t Read or Add, World Bank Says

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09/27/2017

... Read or Add, World Bank Says Around the world, hundreds of millions of students are spending years in school while learning virtually nothing, and many ...

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After Stabbing, Teachers Will Get Training on Defusing Behavior Issues

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10/03/2017

... The schools chancellor, Carmen Fariña, said Monday that, in response to last week’s fatal stabbing at a school in the Bronx, the Education Department would focus its training for teachers on...

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New Initiative Aims to Have Every New York City Public School Student See a Broadway Show

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10/10/2017

... League has teamed up with the New York City Department of Education to launch the first year of Broadway Bridges, an ... accessible by offering $10 tickets to tenth grade students in...

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City to Expand 3-K Program to 6 New Neighborhoods

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10/13/2017

... City Hall on Thursday announced plans to expand its pre-K education program for 3-year-olds in six new neighborhoods over the next three years. The free, ... Bronx and District 23 in...

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Atlantic Philanthropies and Ford Foundation Funded Lynching Memorial and Slavery Museum Sets April Opening

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11/14/2017

... victims and a new museum dedicated to slavery on April 26 in Montgomery. The National Memorial for Peace and Justice ... have interactive content that confronts visitors with some of the nation's arduous...

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Social Justice

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Open Society Foundations, Ford and the Rockefeller Foundation Pledge Initial $5M For Battered Puerto Rico

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11/16/2017

... Rico recover from Hurricane Maria, including the creation of an advisory commission to help guide reconstruction ... two months after the Category 4 storm destroyed tens of thousands of homes...

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Report Funded by The Clark Foundation Urges de Blasio to Prioritize Boosting Community College Graduation Rates in Second Term

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12/11/2017

... to Prioritize Boosting Community College Graduation Rates in Second Term A new report revealed that just 30.8 percent of Staten Island residents have at least a bachelor's degree -- that's roughly...

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds New Visual Culture Program on Caltech Campus

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12/14/2018

... is about to make Caltech a lot more colorful. From tours of neon art around Los Angeles to campus artists- in -residence, the program will have a little bit for anyone ... known for its support of...

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UJA-Federation of New York Succeeds in Securing $84 Million for Local Jewish Day Schools and Yeshivot

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05/20/2019

UJA-Federation of New York Succeeds in Securing $84 Million for Local Jewish Day Schools and Yeshivot New York, NY (May 20, 2019)…UJA-Federation of New York announced today that its Day School...

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Estée Lauder Companies and Others Partner for Indonesian Sustainable Palm Project

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05/28/2019

... sustainable palm oil and palm derivatives production in the district of Waykanan, Lampung, Indonesia. The project supports ... of palm oil and palm kernel oil. It offers continuous ...

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