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Forest, Forest Everywhere. But Not an Acre to Touch.

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10/10/2017

... up to 10 minutes more. Local officials had the federal and state money in place to build a replacement bridge about two ... north. There was just one problem: The river is flanked by state forest preserve land...

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Program Recap—Philanthropy New York’s Documentary Film Series: Advise and Dissent

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10/16/2009

... a priority. The film also powerfully illustrated the sorry state of the Senate hearing process for judicial nominees, ... law. Doug Kendall is a litigator, author, activist, and nonprofit entrepreneur. He is...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces New Grants for Immigrant Families Facing Deportation

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06/21/2017

Brooklyn Community Foundation is announcing $72,500 in new grants through its Immigrant Rights Fund, a special initiative created by Foundation donors in the weeks after the 2016 presidential election to build a boroughwide response to unjust...

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As Consumers Seek Insurance Coverage During Pandemic, United Hospital Fund Study Outlines Need to Upgrade NY’s “Off-Exchange” Market

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04/23/2020

... who are not permitted to get coverage through the NY State of Health (NYSOH) marketplace. When the Affordable Care ... that off-exchange coverage is available to all New York State residents living in a health...

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Powerful Networks: Working Across Borders to Reconnect Separated Families

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01/20/2021

... what information it has. Despite these obstacles, nonprofit organizations soon organized to find parents and ...

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15 Jul 2025

Fostering Citizen Engagement and Trust, 21st-Century Style - A Webinar Hosted by Democracy Funders Network

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... Project, we’ll hear about promising initiatives at the state and local level occurring in red and blue parts of the ... , founder of InnovateUS , Chief AI Strategist for the State of New Jersey, and professor...

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Philanthropy’s Response To Hurricane Sandy

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11/08/2012

... be updated frequently over the coming weeks with news on resources , initiatives and stories of impact. If you know of any philanthropic activities or resources related to Hurricane Sandy that we haven’t listed...

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Ford Foundation to Fund Projects That Help Fight Violent Extremism

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08/03/2015

... projects that address inequality in access to natural resources and social injustice which have been linked to ... grant, says limited rights to access and use of natural resources to generate wealth by...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Names Atlanta and Seattle First Winners American Cities Climate Challenge

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09/21/2018

... into a two-year acceleration program with powerful new resources and access to cutting-edge support to help them ... or beat – their near-term carbon reduction goals. These resources include a philanthropy-...

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17 Jun 2021

Moving Beyond Anti-Asian Myths and Violence to Multi-Racial Solidarity and Action

Thursday, June 17, 2021 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... Back, Moving Forward program series, supporting the sector to shift power, center relationships, and move from ...

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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

... at the educational pipeline to the City’s technology sector , which is the fastest-growing and second-largest in ...

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10 Feb 2016

Put Your Foundation on the Impact Investing Map

Wednesday, February 10, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

You get the concept of impacting investing - merging social impact with financial results, unlocking private capital for social good, generating positive social and financial returns, and so on.

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Race to the Top: What Grantmakers Can Learn from the First Round

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06/2010

The nation's foundation community has provided critical financial and technical support to states applying for the first round of the U.S. Department of Education's "Race to the Top" education reform competition. Yet according to this issue brief from the Foundation Center, created from interviews conducted in March and April 2010 with foundation staff, education consultants, and government leaders who had guided the first-round application process in nine states, the success of future collaborations will depend on government including grantmakers in the development of new policies and...

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Atlantic Philanthropies to Award €15 Million to Address Child Poverty

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08/07/2013

The $19.78 million grant from Atlantic to the Irish state agency Pobal will be used to support children at risk ... its founder Chuck Feeney, has granted €14.85 million to State agency Pobal to fight poverty among...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches New Clean Energy Initiative

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01/26/2015

... the launch of a new Clean Energy Initiative to support state -based solutions aimed at creating a clean, affordable ...

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NYPost Takes On de Blasio's Relationship with Success Academy

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08/19/2015

... Blasio's Relationship with Success Academy The Empire State ’s top public-school system is no longer in Scarsdale ... is a system in its own right. And it romped in the latest state exams: 93 percent of...

United Hospital Fund Releases Guide to NY’s Value-Based Medicaid Reimbursement Roadmap

Release Date:

11/24/2015

... the United Hospital Fund distills information about the State ’s value-based payment roadmap (A Path toward Value Based Payment: New York State Roadmap for Medicaid Payment Reform) and the process .....

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JPB Foundation Research Finds Advanced Energy Driving Job Growth in Renewables, Smart Buildings

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05/02/2016

... Job Growth in Renewables, Smart Buildings Building on a state 's strengths in advanced energy technology can maximize job growth and give a state a competitive economic edge. That is according to .....

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Atlantic Philanthropies Advocating an End to the Death Penalty

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07/20/2016

The Atlantic Philanthropies and its network of partners are using advocacy and communications to end capital punishment in the United States once and for all.

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