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Foundations Work Together to Improve Broadband Service in Low-Income Communities

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12/10/2014

Ford and OSF among partners in Next Century Cities initiative.

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Technology

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Earthquake Rocks Nepal

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04/28/2015

The Center for Disaster Philanthropy reports on the response to the earthquake in Nepal.

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Disaster Relief

Studio Museum in Harlem Unveils Design for Expansion

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07/06/2015

... have long been checked by the limitations of its 1914 building , will construct a new $122 million home designed by ... David Adjaye on West 125th Street. Plans for the new building , which will occupy the...

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MetLife Foundation Will Appear on 'Be the Change,' A Lifetime TV Network Program

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09/18/2015

... women pursue their goals, such as finding a better job, building credit and sticking to a budget. LISC’s Financial ...

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The Gender Divide in Ballet Leadership and Choreography

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09/29/2015

... a number of reports over the past few years on ideas for building audience in the arts. As discussed often, the arts ... as ethnicity and age, could become part of an audience- building strategy.... The Gender...

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NoVo Foundation Picked by Cuomo to Create New York City Women's Center

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10/27/2015

... to redevelop a former prison in New York City into a building for groups that advocate women’s equality. The ... owned and operated by women. Cuomo, a Democrat, said the building will be at the center of the...

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MetLife Foundation Partners with Duke University on CommonCents Lab

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12/08/2015

With support from MetLife Foundation, Duke University is launching the CommonCents Lab, an initiative that will apply behavioral economics to identify new ways to help millions of Americans improve their saving and spending habits.

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Surdna Foundation’s Cordery: Communities Should Define Their Futures

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08/25/2016

... but one that is committed to investing in new ways of building economies, environments and communities that place ... national foundations support marginalized communities in building local leadership and long...

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Bank of America to Spur Economic Gains For Low-Income Families, Communities

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03/16/2017

The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) today announced a $3.8 million grant from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation to support programs focused on reviving local economies, including efforts to help residents build employment skills...

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Wallace, Ford, and Mellon on Strategies that Boost Arts Engagement Across Diverse Communities

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06/09/2017

The foundations weigh in on the challenges and strategies in reaching a diverse audiences and using art to build positive, relevant, and inspiring forces in the daily lives of diverse communities.

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Overbrook Foundation: A Small Family Funder Trying to Cure What Ails Environmentalism

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08/01/2017

... Bullitt Foundation, with its deep-green commercial office building and accompanying green building program. Or Heron’s unparalleled commitment to ...

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Success Academy Boss Eva Moskowitz and Charter Leaders Demand Answers on Space Requests from de Blasio

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09/07/2017

The charter school war grinds on. Success Academy founder Eva Moskowitz and other leaders of city charter schools held a demonstration Wednesday on the steps of City Hall to rip Mayor de Blasio for failing to respond to requests for space in city...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Gives $55 Million to a Mid-Manhattan Library

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09/14/2017

... the ungainly stepsibling to the magnificent Beaux-Arts building across Fifth Avenue that houses its world-class ... Stephen A. Schwarzman gave in 2008. (The flagship building was renamed in his honor.)...

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Amazon Inks Office Space Deal on Manhattan’s Far West Side

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09/22/2017

... 360,000 square feet at Five Manhattan West, a revamped building that is part of Brookfield Property Partners L.P.'s .....

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Toward Liberation: A Staunch Social Justice Funder Puts Women of Color Up Front

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09/29/2017

... here’s one funder that’s actually walking the walk. Building on its initial focus, reproductive ... Fund has expanded to support broader movement building by women of color, low-income women and LGBTQ ...

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Is ‘Housing Not Warehousing’ Next?

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10/02/2017

The fight to compel landlords to return their properties to productive use is by no means a new one, but the discussion has a new urgency given the current severity of the homelessness crisis as well as the ongoing debates regarding the de Blasio...

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Toshiba America Foundation Announces $110,000 for 11 Innovative Classroom STEM Projects

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01/16/2018

The Toshiba America Foundation (TAF) today announced nearly $110,000 in grants for 11 innovative classroom STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematic) projects in grades 6-12.

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