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Design Is Key to Expanding the 21st Century Neighborhood Library

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12/13/2016

... religion, or ethnicity can gather and obtain access to resources vital to full participation in contemporary ... his libraries—built through 1929 and located in all five boroughs—are concentrated in Brooklyn...

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

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Arts

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Coalition of Women’s Foundations Release Statement Supporting Key Elements of Obama Budget

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02/11/2016

... women-owned businesses; expanding access to quality, affordable early care and education; creating pathways to high-growth jobs; ... 13 at The White House Prosperity Together announced a five...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Ms. Foundation for Women

Philanthropy New York Calls for Solidarity Amid Ongoing Pressures on the Philanthropic and Nonprofit Sector

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10/27/2025

... independence protects our ability to act according to our values without fear of political ... of community, we are committed to using our voice and resources to: Stand together in defense of philanthropic...

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PNY News

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Commonwealth Fund Reports Millions Could Lose Coverage in Latest ACA Challenge

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04/03/2015

... The Supreme Court, once again, holds the fate of the Affordable Care Act in its hands. The first challenge to the law involved ...

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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

A Creative Approach to Advocacy: How One Foundation Tackles a Complex Issue

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09/07/2017

... outside of the typical grantmaking rule-book has allowed us to fund and advocate for people and causes in creative ... the Poses Family Foundation (PFF) has invested for over five years: helping people with...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Poses Family Foundation

Philanthropy in Focus

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10/07/2020

... on and commitment to combating homelessness, providing affordable , supportive housing and ensuring a fair and ... to inequitable systems? Do we become emboldened to act ? Over these past seven months, I’ve...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Disaster Relief

Social Justice

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Philanthropy New York

Capital One-Funded Report: Women Entrepreneurs On the Rise in NYC

Release Date:

03/04/2016

... times as fast as male-owned businesses during the past five years. The study, which was funded by Capital One’s ... are having an increasingly large impact on the city’s economy , it also concludes that New...

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Community Development

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Rockefeller Foundation Leverages Federal Spending for Disaster Relief

Release Date:

12/04/2014

... heatwave. Heat can be deadly. There needs to be a broader perspective on building resilience overall. The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Germany Provides One Example for Ending the Cycle of Homelessness to Prison

Release Date:

04/18/2017

... public, according to a report by the National Health Care for the Homeless Council. Mental illness and substance ... answer is yes. Before we discuss possible solutions, let us fully understand the far-...

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The David Rockefeller Fund

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Housing and Homelessness

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Beyond Grantmaking: Foundations as Impact Investors

Release Date:

05/12/2014

... even combined with governments, don’t have the resources to solve the world’s pressing problems alone – ... to support the growing patient-base thanks to the Affordable Care Act...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Impact Investing

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Trump Administration Makes ACA’s Health-Insurer Payments for September

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09/22/2017

... sharing’ funds this month amid renewed GOP health- care push. President Donald Trump has regularly threatened ... of his party's broader bid to overturn or weaken the 2010 Affordable Care...

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Health

Donn Weinberg Concludes Term as Weinberg Foundation Chairman, Judge Ellen Heller Assumes Board Leadership Role

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03/01/2013

... and Hospital in Baltimore, the largest gift to a long-term care center in the Foundation’s history; the $8.1 million ... Project; and a total $3 million investment in deeply- affordable housing for persons...

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Appointments & Transitions

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

Partner & Prepare: How to Fund Advocacy During Polarized Political Times

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02/06/2012

... Executive Director of the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE) , learned this when her own organization’s ... would mean that anyone attempting to receive preventive care through a government program...

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28 Jul 2010

More than a Wage: Building the Economic Security of Women and Families in New York City

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 2:00pm

Philanthropy New York

... a family and make sure basic needs are met in a changing economy . Today, it is possible to work 40 hours a week and earn only $13,920 per year before taxes--a figure barely above the federal poverty ... live...

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Renewing Philanthropy's Commitment to Local Journalism

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01/06/2020

... country. News Deserts The digital revolution has connected us in ways that no one could have imagined at the turn of the ... its own local news ecosystems to make the most of limited resources . Journalistic...

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

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Communications/Media

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Lavelle Fund for the Blind Announces Dr. Louis D. Pizzarello, M.D., M.P.H., as New Board Chair and Dr. Sharon McLennon-Wier to the Board of Directors

Release Date:

10/29/2021

... prevention programs, such as those providing primary eye care , sustainable ophthalmic services, and treatment of ... to his leadership and to many more years of providing resources to benefit blind and...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Lavelle Fund for the Blind

Free To Fail? Foundations Face Few External Performance Pressures

Release Date:

01/11/2017

... report, The Future of Foundation Philanthropy: The CEO Perspective , commissioned by the William and Flora Hewlett ... in the world, only about one out of every eight of us feel we actually are making such a...

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How COVID-19 Sent Women’s Workforce Progress Backward: Congress’ $64.5 Billion Mistake - Report from The Century Foundation

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10/29/2020

... COVID-19 pandemic on women—and the accompanying child care and school crises—would be severe. In July, ... mothers are quitting to take care of their kids, and the US job market may never be...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Public Policy

Workforce Development

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The Century Foundation

Excellence is the Best Strategy

Release Date:

12/10/2013

... better for the children, and for taxpayers. Preventive care costs $8,000 per child, compared to $130,000 for ... grant to help residents find health coverage under the new Affordable Care...

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