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Charles H. Revson and Stavros Niarchos Foundations Announce Launch of NYC Neighborhood Library Awards

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02/09/2017

... Library Awards to celebrate the essential role of New York City' s 207 public libraries in communities across the Bronx, .....

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Jewish Foundation for Education of Women Extends Scholarships for Women Exploring International Relations

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02/16/2017

... funding and $3,500 to fund summer internships in New York City-based global organizations. In addition, the ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Jewish Interests

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Carnegie Supports Report on Incentives to Attend Private Colleges

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04/14/2017

... the liberal arts and independent colleges. The council’ s public-relations push has been supported by a number of funders, including the Carnegie Corporation of New York , the Lumina...

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The Uphill Battle Of United Way NYC’s First Female President

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04/19/2017

The Uphill Battle Of United Way NYC’ s First Female President When Sheena Wright stepped into the role of president of the United Way of New York City (UWNYC) nearly five years ago, she was the...

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NYSHealth to Provide Funding For Free Health And Wellness Programming at Randall’s Island Park

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04/21/2017

... For Free Health And Wellness Programming at Randall’ s Island Park Randall’ s Island Park Alliance announced that it has been awarded a 175,000 dollar grant from the New York...

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New York Health Foundation

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation Focuses on Impact Investing

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04/28/2017

... advisory firm Sonen Capital to guide the foundation’ s impact investing strategies. In addition, Lisa Green Hall ... investment committee. The New York foundation, which focuses on “inclusive...

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Novo Foundation, Carnegie and Ford Support Women for Afghan Women

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05/04/2017

... steady progress. Some of that progress resumed after the U. S . ousted the Taliban in 2001, ending a harsh period of ... disenfranchised Afghan women and girls in Afghanistan and New York...

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Fast Company Names James Anderson of Bloomberg Philanthropies 'The Most Creative Person of 2017'

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05/16/2017

... networks for ideas that work.” Among Anderson’ s projects are the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership ... director for Michael Bloomberg, then mayor of New York City. Fast Company Names James...

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Technology

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SUNY Tuition to Rise $200 for Students not Eligible for Excelsior

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06/23/2017

... fall, you will be paying more. The state University of New York this week quietly voted to raise tuition by $200 on ... to $6,670 this fall, a 3 percent increase. The state' s community...

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As Speaker Race Heats Up, Gender Disparity in The City Council Is On Display

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08/28/2017

... at least eight candidates in the race to replace current New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, who is ... Jr., and Donovan Richards are members of the Council’ s Black, Latino/...

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Closing a Racial Divide, One Swim Lesson at a Time

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08/28/2017

... children are finding their way into the water. And in New York City, they are helped in part by a growing array of free ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Landing High-Profile Employers Is Nice, But of Little Help to Those Who Need Opportunity The Most

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09/05/2017

... to head to the polls, voters should also realize that New York is a tale of two cities when it comes to jobs. From a ... a 4.7% unemployment rate, which is lower than last year’ s and...

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Workforce Development

LGBT History Gets Short Shrift in Schools. There's an Effort to Change That

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09/06/2017

LGBT History Gets Short Shrift in Schools. There' s an Effort to Change That Teachers sit at square tables in a ... icon Bayard Rustin. There' s his 1987 obituary in The New ...

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NYC and Studio Team Up to Keep Music Industry Humming

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09/07/2017

... a music education program, is taking over a legendary New York recording studio, bolstered by $6 million in city ... investment to help keep Avatar, the studio on Manhattan’ s West Side where...

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States Sue To Block DACA Termination, Citing Trump's 'Racial Animus'

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09/07/2017

States Sue To Block DACA Termination, Citing Trump' s 'Racial Animus' Several states are suing the Trump ... The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in the Eastern District of New York , was...

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Exxon Loses Bid to Keep Auditor Files Secret in Climate Fraud Investigation

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09/13/2017

... Investigation Brushing aside objections by ExxonMobil, New York ' s highest court has opened the door for state officials to .....

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Top White House Official to Discuss Climate Change at U.N.

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09/13/2017

... from about a dozen nations in advance of next week’ s United Nations General Assembly meeting, the White House confirmed Tuesday. The breakfast in New York next Monday will be held against a...

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Some NYC K-12 Schools Cross $50,000-a-Year Mark

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09/19/2017

... when the price for attending some private K-12 schools in New York City hit $40,000 a year. Now, a few have crossed the ... private schools increasingly are dominated by the city’ s most...

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