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Ms. Foundation Releases New Data on Women's Equality

Release Date:

08/27/2015

... “feminist” label, and a fresh understanding of how the public feels about community problems and solutions. This is the first survey of its kind that examines whether the public believes specific issues have...

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Gender Justice

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Ms. Foundation for Women

Bloomberg-Funded Study: Industry Initiatives to Prevent Drinking & Driving Lack Scientific Evidence of Effectiveness

Release Date:

02/22/2016

... been studied, new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health research suggests. Reporting Feb. 18 in the American Journal of Public Health, the researchers analyzed the content of 266 ...

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Health

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Aetna’s 1.5M Competition Encourages Cities and Towns to Get Healthier

Release Date:

04/06/2016

... Encourages Cities and Towns to Get Healthier A major public -health organization and a local government group are ... a lofty goal: a rise in healthy communities. The American Public Health Association (APHA)...

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Carnegie Attends Gathering to Discuss Launch of NYCitizenship Services

Release Date:

04/25/2016

... Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs joined forces with public and private corporations and organizations Tuesday, ... across New York City with a press conference at New York Public Library’s Mid-Manhattan...

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Kress Foundation Invites Applications for Scholarly European Art Projects

Release Date:

05/09/2016

The Samuel H. Kress Foundation is accepting applications for its History of Art grant program, which supports scholarly projects that enhance the appreciation and understanding of European art and architecture, from antiquity to the dawn of the...

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Arts

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Scherman, Altman, Lily Auchincloss, NY Community Trust and Supporters Launch QueensWay Design Phase

Release Date:

06/06/2016

... this summer, Friends of the QueensWay and the Trust for Public Land announced last Thursday. The QueensWay project ... from Rego Park to Ozone Park—into a $120 million public park, similar to the Highline in...

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Century Foundation Expert Says Tuition-Free College Wouldn’t Admit More Low-Income Students

Release Date:

08/18/2016

... Wouldn’t Admit More Low-Income Students Eliminating public university tuition for most families could encourage ... he says, wouldn’t address the principal reasons the top public schools don’t admit more...

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The Century Foundation

Funded by Russell Sage, Study Finds Childhood Obesity Rates Rise During Summer Break, Not During School Year

Release Date:

11/02/2016

... year, according to new research from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin. Paul von Hippel, an associate professor of public affairs at the LBJ School, examined body mass index...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation President Says Modern Water Infrastructure Is Critical For NJ's Economic Growth

Release Date:

11/07/2016

... broad range of approaches. Jersey Water Works is a unique public -private collaborative that includes private-sector ... the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, municipalities, public water and sewer...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

Rajiv Shah on Rockefeller Foundation Priorities, Multilateralism and Philanthropy

Release Date:

04/20/2017

... philanthropic foundations must prioritize winning public confidence, including by partnering together and taking risks, said Rajiv Shah in some of his first public remarks since taking the helm of the...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Student Loan Company Accused of Mismanaging Debt Forgiveness Program

Release Date:

08/28/2017

... loans has badly mismanaged debt forgiveness programs for public service workers, significantly raising repayment costs ... have jeopardized the financial futures of teachers and public servants across the...

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Nonprofit Supporting NYCHA Adds to Early Fundraising & Programs

Release Date:

08/29/2017

... & Programs More than a year-and-a-half after the Fund for Public Housing officially began soliciting donors, the ... Kirmani-Frye, the founding president of the Fund for Public Housing, said the nonprofit...

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Nonprofit Linked To NYCHA Creates Crowdfunding Portal For Sustainability Projects

Release Date:

09/25/2017

... Portal For Sustainability Projects The Fund for Public Housing, a nonprofit established last year to ... Kirmani-Frye, the founding president of the Fund for Public Housing, in an interview with Gotham Gazette...

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Tow Foundation Funded News Integrity Initiative Awards $1.8 Million to Build Support for Quality Journalism

Release Date:

10/04/2017

... lives by fostering trust between newsrooms and the public and nurturing constructive, inclusive community ... of mistrust in news and invest in solutions for building public support for quality journalism...

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Communications/Media

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IRS Audit Guides Inform Nonprofits about Review Criteria

Release Date:

10/13/2017

... uses to guide its reviewers through looking at 501(c)(3) public charities and other types of nonprofit organizations. ... 30 guides available on everything from charter schools and public interest law firms to...

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Ford Foundation and Citi Fund Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture $22.3 Million Renovation

Release Date:

10/17/2017

... in Black Culture $22.3 Million Renovation The New York Public Library’s renowned Schomburg Center for Research in ... renovations to the center — a vital part of The New York Public Library that has for 90...