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Laboratory Announces $50 Million Gift To Establish Simons Center for Quantitative Biology

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07/07/2014

... Biology. The Center will support research and education programs at one of the world’s leading independent biomedical research ... of molecular biology and one of the first...

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Health & Human Services

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All Health Care is Local: The Power of Community to Drive Improvement

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09/11/2014

All Health Care is Local: The Power of Community to Drive Improvement In many communities across the U.S., poverty is a ... socioeconomic challenges associated with poor health—low education...

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NYCT, American Express, Ford Support Launch of Caribbean Cultural Center

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09/17/2014

NYCT, American Express, Ford Support Launch of Caribbean Cultural Center Caribbean Cultural Center ... designed by Napoleon LeBrun & Sons and completed in 1889, will be fitted with gallery and community .....

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The New York Community Trust

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SIFMA Funded Programs Provide Financial Literacy to Millions of Students

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10/02/2014

... Funded Programs Provide Financial Literacy to Millions of Students While several factors contributed to the financial crisis of 2008, a lack of financial literacy among the general ... Stock...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Addresses Road Safety Issues in Mumbai

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02/23/2015

Bloomberg Philanthropies Addresses Road Safety Issues in Mumbai Billionaire media mogul and former New York city ... in India earlier this week, has vowed to give away most of his wealth — his...

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International/Global Affairs

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Support from MasterCard Facilitates Launch of the Global Girls Entrepreneurship Project

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03/25/2015

Support from MasterCard Facilitates Launch of the Global Girls Entrepreneurship Project The Network ... Global Girls Entrepreneurship Project and sustain ongoing education programs in U.S. and...

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Workforce Development

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Aetna Foundation Initiative Promotes Healthy Eating in Inner-City Neighborhoods

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04/07/2015

Aetna Foundation Initiative Promotes Healthy Eating in Inner-City Neighborhoods Recently, Aetna has announced ... Roots program will support the creation and expansion of community gardens, urban farms, and...

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Food Systems

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Inside HigherEd Examines New Book from Russell Sage Foundation

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08/04/2015

... Foundation Asian Americans have been found to be some of the most successful individuals in education , with many earning top grades at some of the top ...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Backs Initiative to Increase Arts Integration in Research Cirricula

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08/06/2015

... Foundation Backs Initiative to Increase Arts Integration in Research Cirricula The Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities (a2ru) and the University of Michigan's ArtsEngine...

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Gap Inc. Announces Commitment To Advance The Lives Of One Million Women

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09/28/2015

Gap Inc. Announces Commitment To Advance The Lives Of One Million Women Art Peck, chief executive officer of ... by expanding the company’s award-winning life-skills education program, Gap Inc. P...

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Bank of America and Habitat for Humanity Launch Second Global Build

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10/06/2015

Bank of America and Habitat for Humanity Launch Second Global Build In recognition of the United Nations’ World Habitat Day, ... to financial well-being and is linked to improved health, ...

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New York Life Foundation Supports Ozone Park Students Learning about Start-up Businesses

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10/23/2015

... phone charger or a jacket that adjusts itself to changes in temperature? No, not Silicon Valley. They’re at MS 137 in Ozone Park. The students there are part of a pilot program that brings...

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Rockefeller Foundation Funds Tickets for Students to See 'Hamilton'

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10/28/2015

... excited critics and audiences with its hip-hop exploration of America’s revolutionary era. Now educators and ... City 11th graders, all from schools with high percentages of students from low-income families,...

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Rockefeller Foundation, J.P. Morgan Chase and Goldman Sachs Noted As Supporters of Impact Investing

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11/17/2015

... J.P. Morgan Chase and Goldman Sachs Noted As Supporters of Impact Investing There is a growing realization that, ... Over the past decade, there has been significant growth in socially responsible investing...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Trustee: Bring Restorative Justice to Our Schools

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02/04/2016

... a White school safety officer at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, South Carolina, pulled a Black, female student ... All across America, schools predominantly serving students of color are being buried...

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Century Foundation NYTimes OpEd: The Secret to School Integration

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02/23/2016

... segregated than they have been for decades. In the Northeast, 51.4 percent of black students attend schools where 90 percent to 100 ... to 2010. In some ways, it’s as if Brown v. Board...

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Wallace Foundation to Invest $47 Million In Redesigning Principal Preparation

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03/16/2016

Wallace Foundation to Invest $47 Million In Redesigning Principal Preparation Strong principals are critical components of successful schools, and yet school leaders usually receive ... attention than teachers...

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CEO Writes Op-Ed on Why JPMorgan Chase & Co. Is Giving Employees a Raise

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07/12/2016

... a Raise WAGE stagnation. Income inequality. A lack of quality education . Insufficient training and skills development. ... Issues like these have led approximately two-thirds of Americans to...

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Warren Buffet Pledges$2.9 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Others

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07/15/2016

... The billionaire investor gave away $2.9 billion worth of stock in his holding company Berkshire Hathaway ( BRKA ), ... links to the Buffett family will share the rest: Buffett's education...

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