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The New York Women's Foundation

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches Stopping Tobacco Organizations and Products (STOP)

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03/07/2018

... industry is pushing to find new users, particularly among young people ," said Michael R. Bloomberg, WHO Global Ambassador ... the industry misleads the public in an effort to get more people...

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Former Brazilian Secretary of Justice Pedro Abramovay to Join Open Society Foundations

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08/22/2013

... Foundations. “He has a long track record of rallying people together to tackle the most entrenched issues facing ... that has grown up with democracy instead of tyranny. These young people...

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The Reckoning Philanthropy Needs Right Now

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08/11/2021

... that having honest, critical, and courageous conversations about race is key to building a more equitable, sustainable, ... ways that our policies have shaped the very ideas we have about race Why? Because...

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Chief Of 100 Resilient Cities, A Rockefeller Funded Program, On How Cities Can Tackle Climate Change

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07/25/2017

... best to cope with the next superstorm. “More and more people around the world are waking up to the fact that ... experts on Monday. “There are still denialists, but people get it more and more because of their...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Russell Sage Foundation Supported Studies Explore How Affordable Health Care Reduces Poverty and Payday Borrowing

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10/10/2017

... co-sponsors. Both pieces of legislation raise questions about the role of government in providing health care to its ... services contribute to significant drops in poverty among people below the age of sixty-...

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New Online Tool Created With Support from OSF Helps Immigrants Make a Plan

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04/04/2018

... Advocates Network has a new online tool to help people who are worried about aggressive immigration enforcement actions. "Make a ... the right information. "We created Make a Plan to give ...

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Immigration

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Open Society Foundations

A Look At The Building Bridges Program, Funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

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04/10/2018

... and non-Muslim communities nationwide.” Art connects people because “art opens us up,” says Zeyba Rahman, ... Rahman unabashedly aims to “move the needle for people .” The problem, she acknowledges, is that...

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Arts

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New Study Funded in Part by Simons Foundation Study Hopes to Predict Autism Behaviors

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11/26/2018

... Institute and Maine Behavioral Healthcare hope to answer about caring for people with severe autism. The Simons Foundation of New York, ... in children and adolescents with autism. “I’ve seen people...

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Aetna Foundation Announces Launch of the 2015 GoLocal: Cultivating Healthy Communities Grants Program

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03/27/2015

... Beyond bringing a richer array of nutritious foods to people , these programs by nature bring communities closer together — people of all ages come together to plan and nurture gardens, ... and/or cooking...

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Food Systems

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07 Nov 2019

Redistricting in 2021: Will the Fair Map Movement Catch On?

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11:30am to 2:00pm

We encourage all funders who care about communities and fair representation to attend this ... legislative vs. litigation vs. voter referendum Discussion about what we can do to prepare in New York State ... email...

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World Education Services Mariam Assefa Fund Supports Launch of Citywide Immigrant Workforce Initiative in Philadelphia

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01/15/2020

... the partnership will call on employers to learn more about opportunities to engage immigrant talent in ... workers, and committed employers. We hope the data and resources generated through this initiative can...

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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

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Community Development

Immigration

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Better Prepared for Tomorrow: Youth, Media, Technology and the Future of Education and the Workforce

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08/01/2013

... jobs . Participants were interested in learning more about how to support City schools as they adopt the Common ... Media Learning Conference in Boston will be another resource to get more information. As...

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The New Nonprofit: A Model for Innovation Across Sectors

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03/14/2013

... the creation of 145 direct jobs throughout the state. The resources NYSCF provides allow the brightest minds in biology ... have been possible had we waited for public opinion about stem cell research to catch...

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For Funders Focusing on Developing Countries, Impact Bonds Present Fresh Opportunities

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08/04/2016

... Experiment ” brought together members for a conversation about the potential and challenges that come with engaging in ... capital to achieve these sustained impacts in government— resource constrained...

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The Brookings Institution

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Arcus Foundation Names Kevin Jennings Executive Director

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07/02/2012

... Executive Director, will remain at the Foundation in her ongoing role as Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and ... ago,” said Jennings. “I could not be more excited about joining the team and helping to...

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Salesforce.org And United Way Are Teaming Up To Change Corporate Giving

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02/27/2018

... but a social networking app that allows you to learn more about causes, suggests new ways for you to get involved, and ... change how philanthropy works. As a workplace add-on, people wouldn’t have to seek the...

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Technology

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Mike Bloomberg Offers to 'Match Every Donation' to Fight Gun Violence

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10/05/2017

... are 25 times more likely to be murdered with a gun than people in other developed countries," it says. It also ... by a surge in donations on both sides of the gun control debate ... Mike Bloomberg Offers...

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Why a 'Gender Transformative' Approach?

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04/06/2015

... and educational achievement. For instance, young women who internalize codes of femininity that ... of rigid feminine norms on health and wellness among young Black women and girls. The white paper and...

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Community Development