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Bank of America Foundation President Seeks to Increase Youth Development Opportunities

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08/19/2015

There is growing recognition that we need to find ways to harness the drive and commitment of young people, and leverage their unique skills.

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Backs Columbia's Justice-In-Education Initiative

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08/27/2015

The $1 million grant will provide education to current and former prisoners.

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Education

Justice Reform

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The Nation Asks if Child Protective Services Has Gone Too Far

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10/05/2015

A debate sparked by the free-range parenting movement has drawn attention to the threats and intrusions poor, minority families have long endured.

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5 Questions for. . .Judith Rodin, President, Rockefeller Foundation

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10/15/2015

The New York City-based Rockefeller Foundation was one of the first philanthropic organizations to respond to the devastation caused by Katrina. Rockefeller President Judith Rodin answers questions about Katrinia recovery and urban resilience in the...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Verizon Foundation Supports National Survey of Americans’ Health App Use

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11/04/2015

Are fitness apps the magic bullet to health? While fitness and other health-related smartphone apps are acquired in large numbers by Americans, many are left unused by those who download them.

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Technology

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Tow Foundation Touted as Prime Example of Funder Helping Turn the Tide for Juvenile Justice Reform

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11/19/2015

The Tow Foundation touted as a primary force for Juvenile Justice Reform in Connecticut and New York.

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Con Edison Among Backers of 24-Hour Hackathon and Youth Tech Challenge in Brooklyn

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12/16/2015

More than two dozen youth from across Central Brooklyn gathered for the first part of a 24-Hour Hackathon and Youth Tech Challenge presented by Central Brooklyn State Sen. Jesse Hamilton and Blue 1647 hosted at the Nigerian American Muslim...

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DNAinfo Highlights Senior Profiles Supported by New York Community Trust

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02/04/2016

... a project run by the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center at Columbia University's Mailman School of .....

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Aging

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Mellon Funds Efforts to Bring Medieval Works to the Digital World

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02/24/2016

Lehigh, the Free Library of Philadelphia, and the University of Pennsylvania are leading a project, called Bibliotheca Philadelphienis, that will digitalize the largest regional collection of medieval and early modern manuscripts in the country.

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Education

Technology

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How Mobile Games Can Help You Identify Your Next Great Employee (Rockefeller Foundation)

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03/28/2016

Using games to discover hidden potential and to match talent with jobs is quickly gaining traction in the workplace as a powerful tool to engage, identify, hire, develop, deploy, and retain the best business talent, wrtie Abigail Carlton, Associate...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Workforce Development

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Despite Legacy Connections, Rockefeller Family Fund Sets Trend by Changing its Fossil Fuel Investments

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04/04/2016

The Rockefeller Family Fund has long campaigned for green energy and against carbon emissions, so its fossil fuel investments certainly did not make sense ethically, but financially. Other organizations and investors are also questioning fossil fuel...

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U.S. Trust Annual Survey Finds Entrepreneurs Choose The Career Path Of Most Resistance

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05/31/2016

While there are distinct differences between younger and older owners, entrepreneurs of all ages share a strong desire to control their own destiny.

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Bank of America Private Bank

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Economic Security

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John A. Hartford Foundation's Fulmer to be Honored by New York Academy of Medicine

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08/25/2016

JAHF President Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN, will receive The New York Academy of Medicine’s Award for Exceptional Service to the Academy in a ceremony on Nov. 3, 2016. Dr. Fulmer is one of five distinguished leaders to be honored that day by the...

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