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Insha Rahman, Senior Planner at the Vera Institute, comments on the recent PNY Program, "Intersections of Health and Justice: A Conversation on LEAD and New York’s Opioid Epidemic."

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Vera Institute of Justice, Inc.

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Is Major Funder in the Fight Against Blindness

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03/03/2017

... a range of efforts have sought to bring poor countries affordable cataract surgery. Cataracts are the main cause of ...

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The Bank of America Charitable Foundation-A Leader in the Growth of Community Development Financial Institutions

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04/04/2017

... things like financial coaching, career counseling, affordable financial products, and help with food stamps, ...

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CareConnect Pulling Out Of New York Insurance Market

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08/28/2017

CareConnect, the health insurance company started by Northwell Health, has asked state permission to withdraw from the individual and small group market, the latest evidence of how hard it can be for new companies to compete with legacy players in...

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Indian Women Speak Out About A Government Tax that Declares Certain Feminine Hygiene Products 'Nonessential'

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09/08/2017

... of India’s female population, have far less access to affordable hygiene products. Most women use old cloth; ...

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Gender Justice

Ford Teams up with Stephen Ross to Invest $27.5M in Platform Projects throughout Detroit

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09/15/2017

... Knoer. The Platform Neighborhood Initiative is bringing affordable housing, plus market-rate apartments, to areas ...

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Community Development

Housing and Homelessness

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Ford Foundation

FAQ: Trust-Based Philanthropy Cohort with a Racial Equity Lens

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01/26/2022

... Engaging outside partners at a substantial cost to us requires that we charge members a registration fee to ...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Brooklyn Accelerator

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02/06/2015

... information, idea exchange, and gathering of philanthropic resources across the borough. “The idea for the Brooklyn ... local nonprofits. Nonprofits are always seeking more resources , donors, and board members...

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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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Community Development

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03 Mar 2015

Summer Youth Employment Programs: Ensuring Greater Career Readiness

Tuesday, March 3, 2015 -

7:00am to 10:00am

... jobs are an important part of a young person’s (16 to 19 year -olds) development and a key predictor of consistent ... the programs that do exist. Building on its existing 5- year commitment of 250 million...

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New York City

When a Successful Program Can’t Expand, It’s Time to Grow a Network

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11/23/2015

... questions: With so many science-based institutions in the five boroughs, why couldn’t the program be expanded to ... was hired and a request for proposals released. Five institutions—in addition to the museum—...

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Open Society Foundations Support Smallholder Farmers Facing Climate Risk

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05/13/2020

... Fund—which in turn invests in companies that offer affordable insurance products for smallholders and ... sector initiative within this broader effort to expand affordable insurance to those who are most at...

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Open Society Foundations

The Rockefeller Foundation Releases New Action Plan for Gathering and Sharing Information on SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Variants and Other Pathogens

Release Date:

03/08/2021

... the law while linking disparate data. Securing additional resources – The Biden administration’s $200 million ...

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Borealis Philanthropy Introduces María Alejandra Salazar, the new Program Officer of the Communities Transforming Policing Fund

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04/13/2022

... María Alejandra was director of the Multicultural Resources Program at Northside Community Services (NCR) in ... learned about movement ecology, the idea that all of us have a role to play. So, I thought, what...

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12 Aug 2025

Anti-Authoritarian Funder Learning Series Part I: In Defense of Civil Society - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... aside the false narratives that seek to divide and weaken us . Unfortunately, both here at home and abroad, autocratic ... ourselves in will require deep unity and resilience to see us through to a renewed and...

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National Service and Grassroots Youth Organizing Groups: A Strategy for Building Diverse Nonprofit and Civic Leadership for New York

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01/14/2010

... support and capacity for securing national service resources , conduct the monitoring work needed to manage ... organizing groups would be beneficial. If national service resources are not accessible to these...