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NBC News Profiles Asian Women Giving Circle at Ms. Foundation

Release Date:

01/29/2016

In 2005, Hali Lee invited 10 friends together to raise money for what she hoped would be a game-changing geh, a shared saving circle, and the Asian Women Giving Circle (AWGC) was officially born. AWGC functions as a donor-advised fund at the Ms...

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Bloomberg Report: 'Data Gap' at City Halls Across the Nation

Release Date:

03/10/2016

... hamper city efforts to use data-based decisionmaking in public safety, economic development and affordable housing, ...

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Community Development

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19 Apr 2016

A New Vision for Gates: Bob Hughes Goes to Seattle

Tuesday, April 19, 2016 -

9:00am to 10:30am

Robert Hughes, the President of New Visions for Public Schools since 2000, and long-time advocate and champion of public education in New York City, will be joining the Bill ... present and future Future...

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Bangladeshi Law Student Receives Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

Release Date:

04/19/2016

... leadership potential and have an interest in government or public sector service. And he’s also one of 30 recipients ...

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Immigration

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Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships For New Americans

New York Community Trust Helps Mexican Students with Resident-Led Advocacy and Organizing

Release Date:

04/28/2016

... strategy to improve the accessibility and quality of public education in New York City. The Mexican American ...

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Education

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Rockefeller Foundation Spearheads Resilience Strategy in Colorado

Release Date:

04/29/2016

... on climate action plans to have other net benefits—like public health... Rockefeller Foundation Spearheads ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Milbank Memorial Fund Releases Report on Evolving Models of Behavioral Health Integration

Release Date:

05/12/2016

Since 2010, when the Milbank Memorial Fund published its first behavioral health integration (BHI) report, the field has advanced conceptually, and there has been a proliferation of research.

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Health

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Three Ways Ford Foundation's Shift To Inequality Will Affect Nonprofits Everywhere

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05/24/2016

... Nonprofit Council discuss what Ford Foundation’s public shift to inequality means for the nonprofit world as ...

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Economic Security

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Rockefeller Assists Global Resilience Partnership With New Ideas In Flood Risk Management

Release Date:

05/24/2016

... has teamed up with the Global Resilience Partnership, a public -private initiative spearheaded by the Rockefeller ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Westchester Community Foundation Helps Students Turn Opportunity Into College Degrees

Release Date:

06/21/2016

... shock. Last month, Ramos and three other former Yonkers Public Schools students graduated from the private ...

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Ford Foundation's Jee Kim Contributes to 'The Nation' Article on Future of Philanthropy

Release Date:

07/21/2016

... old. Since its inception, both donors and the larger public have debated how individuals can deploy their ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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NY Community Trust Updates Grant Strategies for Behavioral Health and Special Needs Programs

Release Date:

07/25/2016

These strategies are the culmination of six-months of interviews with nonprofit leaders, government officials, and advocates; a literature review; and a scan of the field for best practices.

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Health

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Ford Program Officers on Why Black Lives Matter to Philanthropy

Release Date:

07/25/2016

... Castille and Alton Sterling sparked a new round of public protest against the toxic blend of racism, ...

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Supported by Rockefeller and Bloomberg, Climate Finance Project Finds Solutions for Low-Carbon Growth

Release Date:

07/26/2016

... the developing world requires dedicated work steering both public and private resources. Global Innovation Lab for ...

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NY Community Trust Releases Report on Collaborative Funds

Release Date:

08/16/2016

... much is possible. Collectively, we’ve made the City’s public school system better for all students; led the fight ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Carnegie's Kim Lew Voices Concerns on Low-Return Environments for Foundation Endowments

Release Date:

08/24/2016

... investments. The result could be increased pressure on public services, if foundations are forced to cut back on ...

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Mellon Foundation Gives $1M to University of Michigan to Endow Postdoctoral Humanities Positions

Release Date:

09/12/2016

Additional funds were committed by the Rackham Graduate School to permanently secure these positions. In 2007, a $1.97 million gift from the Mellon Foundation funded these positions for six years.