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Verizon Supports Immersion Program to Teach Girls to Code

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09/01/2015

At Verizon, 60 percent of the new hires are within IT or engineering—but only a quarter of them are women.

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Two Hedge Fund Billionaires Donate $1M Each to Pro-Charter School Advocates

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10/21/2015

Officials at Families for Excellent Schools have declined to name the nonprofit’s funders since it was founded in 2012.

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Ford Foundation's $190M Revamp Receives Landmarks Approval

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04/21/2016

When the Foundation learned that it had to bring itself up to code, it decided not just to focus on technical improvements but also carry out some structural changes to make the building feel "less hierarchical," as the president of the foundation,...

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With Surdna and Open Society Support, Equitable Economic Development Fellowship Launches

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06/29/2016

... (NLC), PolicyLink and the Urban Land Institute (ULI) are convening today in Portland, Oregon to launch the ... for leadership development, technical assistance, and peer learning ... With Surdna and Open...

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Rita Allen Foundation Announces 2016 Scholars

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06/30/2016

... collaborations, and demonstration of leadership and learning potential... Rita Allen Foundation Announces 2016 ...

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Simons Foundation Researchers Flag Hundreds of New Genes That Could Contribute to Autism

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08/10/2016

... effort of its kind, the research team developed a machine- learning program that scoured the whole human genome to ...

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With Support From Simons Foundation, Rett Syndrome Study Finds Mechanisms Underlying Its Visual Deficits

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11/02/2016

... for Biomedical Research and the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MassachusettsInstitute of Technology ...

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Ford, Rockefeller, Atlantic, Pershing Square, Bloomberg and Open Society Named in Forbes' Big Bet Philanthropy

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11/30/2016

... and cultural institutions is the norm. Less common are donations targeted at “social change”–alleviating ... increasing employment and the like, though such donations are on the rise. Philanthropy consulting...

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NYSHealth Invests in Veterans' Health

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02/01/2017

... of our commitment to ensure community-based care options are available for veterans in New York State. NYSHealth ...

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New York Health Foundation

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Amsterdam News Profiles Harlem Native George Suttles of the John A. Hartford Foundation

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02/16/2017

A little over a month ago, Harlem native George Suttles joined The John A. Hartford Foundation as a new program office. The foundation is a private, nonpartisan philanthropy dedicated to improving the care of older adults.

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Staten Island Foundation Supports Worker-Owned Co-Op Businesses Starting Up on Staten Island

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06/20/2017

... Co-Op Businesses Starting Up on Staten Island Four women are meeting one last time, putting together final details, ...

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JPMorgan Launched a New Tool to Help Fill 7,500 Finance Jobs in New York City

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07/12/2017

... Finance Jobs in New York City Thousands of finance jobs are available in New York City, and JPMorgan is trying to ... the bank and the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning unveiled BankingOnMyCareer.com...

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DACA Recipients Scramble to Reapply, But Not All are Eligible

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09/21/2017

DACA Recipients Scramble to Reapply, But Not All are Eligible At a meeting in Jackson Heights, under the ... . . DACA Recipients Scramble to Reapply, But Not All are Eligible ...

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By Age 3, Inequality Is Clear: Rich Kids Attend School. Poor Kids Stay with a Grandparent

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09/28/2017

Only 55 percent of America’s 3 and 4-year-olds attend a formal preschool, a rate far below China, Germany and other power players on the global stage.

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Children, Youth and Families

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De Blasio’s ‘Homeless Hotels’ Plan Is Way Behind Schedule

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09/28/2017

... to deal with the homelessness crisis, just 48 units are ready and occupied, The Post has learned. Top city ...

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Community Development Lenders Go Where Amazon Goes When It Needs Cash

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10/06/2017

... communities have a foothold in the bond market. There are $92 trillion in bond markets around the world. ... In April, a CDFI made a bond offering. The bond markets are a whole new ocean of capital, with...

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World Cities Culture Forum Announces Four Leadership Awards across 9 Global Cities

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05/03/2018

... opportunity to bring cities together. Through peer-to-peer learning they will share the best ideas and approaches from ...

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Beyond the Rhetoric: Foundation Strategy

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10/2007

How do foundations maximize their impact? What is the role of strategy? Is your foundation strategic? Are you? This groundbreaking research examines the current ...

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