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Johnson & Johnson Joins the Coalition for the American Dream

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01/05/2018

... combine to unleash the potential of the brilliant mix of people , in every corner of the world. Because delivering life-changing, lifesaving solutions to more people , in more countries, requires new ways of...

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Immigration

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Investors Devote $13.5-Million to Combat Recidivism in New York

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01/03/2014

A group of investors drawn from high-net-worth Bank of America clients have invested in a social-impact bond issued by Merrill Lynch and U.S. Trust for a program combating recidivism in New York, reports The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

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Investors Devote $13.5-Million to Combat Recidivism in New York

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01/03/2014

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Ending Child Marriage in a Generation: What Research is Needed?

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05/13/2014

Each year, some 10 million girls are compelled to marry before they reach age 18—the age the world has agreed upon as the beginning of adulthood under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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Data is Needed to Address Worldwide Women's Issues

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12/16/2014

Hillary Clinton, Bloomberg Philanthropies and UN Foundation teamed up to gather data and advance women's initiatives.

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Covenant Foundation-Backed Study Examines the Health and Well-Being of Jewish Teen Girls

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04/14/2015

The Study looked at four key areas of development: building self-esteem, empowerment, fostering peer-to-peer relationships and cultivating deeper Jewish connections.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

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Howard Gilman Foundation Helps Bring the Arts to Public School Children

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04/24/2015

The foundation has announced a $1.5 million grant to the National Dance Institute.

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Funded by the New York Community Trust, Redford Center Establishes Filmmaker Grants

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06/22/2016

The pilot program will focus on environmental projects.

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The New York Community Trust

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Simons Foundation Continues Quest to Understand and Treat Autism on Both Ends of the Spectrum

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07/19/2016

As a researcher, Dr. Ruth Ann Luna knows that subtyping autism—finding all the genetic variables that may lead to a diagnosis—is vital to improve care for Kellen and other autistic children.

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Health

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Ford's Walker Included in New Class of Disrupters Making New York’s Cultural Boards More Diverse

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08/01/2016

The glass ceilings at elite cultural organizations are starting to crack after some pressure from the city.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Contributes Funds for Online Tool to Reveal Commercial Fishing Activity Worldwide

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09/15/2016

... of commercial fishing*, Global Fishing Watch delivers a powerful and unprecedented tool that can help to rebuild fish ...

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Rockefeller Foundation Starts News Site to Spur Resilience Work

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02/15/2017

Rockefeller's new platform, Zilient, wants to expose leaders to solutions that will help cities and countries bounce back from disasters.

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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PIMCO Foundation Supports Skating to Success in Harlem

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04/18/2017

... gender inequality through active mentorship. Women are a powerful force for positive change, and in order to unlock ...

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Theatre of the Oppressed NYC's Katy Rubin and Devyn Mañibo on the Importance of Fun in Community Engagement

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06/22/2017

In this tag-team PHIL Talk, Katy Rubin and Devyn Mañibo discuss the importance of fun in engaging communities in social justice work, and the power of "spect-acting" in humanizing policy proposals to elected officials.

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Open Society Foundations: Central Asia at History’s Crossroads

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07/17/2017

Central Asia’s long history of domestic repression and foreign subjugation is well known. Less appreciated, but just as important, is the on-the-ground work activists throughout the region are doing to support the people of Central Asia’s right to...

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The Overbrook Foundation Tries to Cure What Ails Environmentalism

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08/11/2017

The Overbrook Foundation has worked during the past few years to improve an underperforming U.S. environmental movement.

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Robert Sterling Clark Adopts Trust-Based Grantmaking Model and Garners Thousands of Positive Comments from Nonprofit Community

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08/22/2017

Robert Sterling Clark Foundation has been implementing The Whitman Institute’s Trust-Based Grantmaking Model and receiving great reviews.

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Cuomo Administration Bullish On State Climate Action After RGGI Agreement

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08/28/2017

The head of the state Department of Environmental Conservation said there's a good chance the Northeast agreement between states to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the power sector will expand after the members this week agreed to lower caps in...

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De Blasio Wants To Install 1,000 Electric-Car Charging Stations By 2020

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09/21/2017

Mayor de Blasio rolled out a $10 million plan to install as many as 1,000 new electric-car charging stations throughout the city by 2020.

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