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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

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

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09/17/2014

... was closed in 2003. It is projected to open to the public in September, 2015. Activities at the new Center ... with artists, workshops on Yoruba culture/religion, public discussions on the history and future...

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The New York Community Trust

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Ford Foundation

NYCT Funding Pilot Program for In-school STI Testing

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10/17/2014

... STIs—even though they represent a severe risk to the public and economic health of the United States. Given the ...

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The New York Community Trust

Health

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Pershing Square Foundation Grant Will Help Develop a New Way of Tracking Criminal Justice System Performance

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05/12/2015

... from beginning to end—the police, victims, defendants, public defenders, prosecutors, judges, and convicted ... designed to gauge performance in categories such as public safety, fiscal responsibility, and...

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Pershing Square Foundation

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Justice Reform

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WNYC Celebrates Neighborhood Library Awards Nominees

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05/14/2015

... librarian at the Windsor Terrace branch of the Brooklyn Public Library Jeanine Thomas-Cross, library manager of the Mott Haven Branch of the New York Public Library... WNYC Celebrates Neighborhood Library...

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Revson Foundation President Makes the Case for NYC Libraries in HuffPost Editorial

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05/22/2015

... are part of the city's three library systems: the Brooklyn Public Library; Queens Library; and the New York Public Library, which operates branches in the Bronx, .....

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

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Niarchos and Revson Foundations announce five winners of 2nd annual NYC Neighborhood Library Awards

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05/26/2015

... in New York City’s three library systems: the Brooklyn Public Library; Queens Library; and the New York Public Library, which operates branches in the Bronx, ...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

Six International Parks Selected as Finalists in 2015 Urban Land Institute Urban Open Space Award Competition

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06/08/2015

... outstanding examples of successful large- and small-scale public spaces that have socially enriched and revitalized the ... finance, architecture, land planning and development, public affairs, design, and...

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MetLife

The Kresge Foundation

Heckscher Foundation for Children Works to Demystify NYC High School Admissions Process

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07/13/2015

... NYC High School Admissions Process Applying to public high schools in New York City can be a daunting task, ... students rank their top 12 choices from among 700-plus public high school programs. Yet thousands...

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

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Carnegie and American Library Association Seek Nominees for I Love My Librarian Award

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07/31/2015

... the U.S. to recognize the accomplishments of exceptional public , school, and college librarians. Administered by the ... Nominees must currently be working in the U.S. in a public library, a library at an...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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

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08/27/2015

... More than two-thirds of the funds raised went to the D.C. Public Education Fund, which was created in 2007 to support reform efforts in the public school system. At least $ 7 million went to specific ...

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Commonwealth Fund Offers Guidance on the Creation of a High-Performance Health System for the Sickest and Frailest

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11/10/2015

New analysis from The Commonwealth Fund offers guidance on how to improve outcomes and lower costs for “high-need, high-cost” patients.

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Health

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Joins Others in Backing New High School Models

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11/11/2015

... Tuesday that it has gathered more than $375 million in public and private financing to be channeled into projects to ... reform, deepen learning about what works, and expand public knowledge of the school...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Century Foundation Analysis Noted, Poverty in Syracuse Examined

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11/20/2015

... has Victorian-style homes with big porches, immaculate public parks, and tree-lined streets where children play. But ... evident a few blocks away, where families are crowded into public housing near the...

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Housing and Homelessness

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The Century Foundation

Tow Foundation Founder to Serve on NP Board Taking Over Philadelphia’s Struggling Newspaper of Record

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01/12/2016

Owner H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest donated the entire Philadelphia Media Network, which runs the Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News and Philly.com, to the nonprofit Institute for Journalism in New Media, part of the Philadelphia Foundation. The institute...

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Communications/Media

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The Tow Foundation

Two Mexico City Landmarks Reopen With Support From The Tiffany & Co. Foundation

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06/10/2016

... in Mexico City’s Chapultepec Park, one of the oldest public parks in the world. In 2014, the Foundation provided a ... support of the Chapultepec Trust to restore these iconic public spaces. “As our cities...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Tiffany & Co. Foundation

George Soros, Steven Rockefeller, Abigail Disney and Some Of New York's Wealthiest Tell State Government To Raise Their Taxes

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03/21/2017

... ladder for all of our fellow citizens, including strong public education from pre-K to college. And, we need to invest in the fragile bridges, tunnels, waterlines, public buildings, and roads that we all...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Daphne Foundation

Open Call For Collaborative Reporting Projects

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05/10/2017

... call for collaborative reporting projects that will enrich public -interest journalism. Proposals are due June 30 . ... and ideas on projects to make timely contributions to public knowledge and civic life. The...

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Rita Allen Foundation

Schott Honors Rev. Dr. William Barber II, Kavitha Mediratta and Landmark Education Campaign at 25th Anniversary Awards Gala

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05/12/2017

... Gala On Thursday, May 11, 2017, the Schott Foundation for Public Education (@schottfound) marked 25 years of fighting to end educational inequities in America’s public schools by honoring grassroots, community...

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Columbia Law School Receives $15 Million From Greene Foundation

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05/12/2017

... program and clinical professorship and increase public service opportunities for deserving law school ... includes $7 million to establish and endow the Greene Public Service Scholars program, which will...

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