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'Inside Philanthropy' Analyzes Doris Duke's Bet on the Arts to Counter Islamophobia

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04/12/2017

... non-Muslims through the arts. More precisely, the four- year -old program is a project of the Doris Duke Foundation ... Art (DDFIA) , a subsidiary of the bigger foundation. Every year , the Building Bridges...

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SeaChange Capital Partners Writes "Coming Back from Bankruptcy: How We Fixed Healing Arts Initiative"

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06/06/2017

... formerly Hospital Audiences Inc., declared bankruptcy a year ago, it was the last in a series of tragic events that was seemingly the death knell for the 47- year -old nonprofit. Former executive director D...

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Investing in Young Scientific Talent: How (and Why) Rita Allen Foundation Does It

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06/14/2017

... Princeton, New Jersey-based Rita Allen Foundation. The 40- year old philanthropy, which gave away $6 million in a recent year , still focuses much of its giving on young scientists of ...

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Sloan Foundation Among Funders of World’s Smallest Neutrino Detector That Found A Big Physics Fingerprint

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08/08/2017

... That Found A Big Physics Fingerprint After more than a year of operation at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the ...

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Philanthropy vs. Tyranny: Inside the Open Society Foundations' Biggest Battle Yet

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08/21/2017

... Africa. OSF’s budget will be around $930 million this year —which is substantially more than Ford’s total ...

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A Golf Center Grows in Harlem

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08/28/2017

... Golf Course in the Bronx, toward the end of the school year last May. Everyone fell hushed as he settled into his ...

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Holistic Therapy Programs May Help Pain Sufferers Ditch Opioids

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08/29/2017

... Programs May Help Pain Sufferers Ditch Opioids Each year , more than 300 patients with chronic pain take part in a ... under control. Half are taking opioids. But in this 40- year -old program, they can't...

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Should Kids Be Sedated for Dental Work?

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08/30/2017

In rare cases, children fall into a much deeper level of sedation than intended during dental procedures. If they aren’t rescued quickly, they may stop breathing or even die.

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Newman's Own Pops The Champagne - Salad Dressing - That Is

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08/30/2017

... 10 states through the sale of that dressing in its first year . Giving now approaches $500 million to date, benefiting ... part of the approximately $30 million being donated this year by the foundation and...

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Trump Plans to Phase Out DACA, Administration Officials Say

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09/05/2017

... between now and March 5, 2018, can apply for a two- year renewal. That application must be submitted by Oct. 5. ...

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Success Academy Boss Eva Moskowitz and Charter Leaders Demand Answers on Space Requests from de Blasio

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09/07/2017

... for getting back to them on space requests for the school year starting in 2018. Moskowitz and other charter school ... that families can plan where kids will go to school next year . . . Success Academy Boss...

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Can Pope Francis Get Colombia to Reconcile After Decades of War?

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09/08/2017

... seeks lasting peace. Cheering crowds greeted the 80- year -old Argentine pontiff as he prayed for the country to ... group, the ELN. Santos won a Nobel Peace Prize last year for his part in the accord that has...

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A Brooklyn Food Festival Dishes Out Extra Helpings of Culinary Theory

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09/11/2017

... Extra Helpings of Culinary Theory During the course of the year , New Yorkers have no shortage of food events to attend. ... Stedman. Mr. Stedman added that about 6,000 attended this year ’s Taste Talks—around...

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Food Systems

NYC Schools Are Inadequate on Sex Education, Stringer Says

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09/15/2017

The New York City comptroller’s office said not all middle and high school students are being taught sex education as required by law.

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43% of City Students Not Getting Required Sex Ed Courses, Comptroller Says

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09/18/2017

... 100,000 in 2015, which was also a slight increase from the year before. . . 43% of City Students Not Getting Required ...

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Long Delays Cloud Police Department Disciplinary Trials

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09/19/2017

The process, long and byzantine as it is, is the easiest path to holding an officer accountable for many victims of police misconduct.

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Justice Reform

Bloomberg Among Top Donors Who Give Largest Share of Wealth to Charity

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09/19/2017

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg comes in third among the three most generous donors (numbered among the 10 richest people in the United States), for giving more than 10 percent of his fortune to charity since 2000.

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High-Level UN Dialogue on Harnessing Africa's Demographic Dividend

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09/22/2017

At the United Nations, His Excellency Prof. Alpha Condé, President of Guinea and Chairperson of the African Union, convened a high-level meeting to strengthen the partnership with the private sector and discuss opportunities created by Africa’s...

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De Blasio Pledged Progress for Schools. For $582 Million, Change Is Slow.

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09/26/2017

... New York City’s schools opened their doors for the new year this month, the clock was ticking on the future of Mayor ... most troubled schools, has entered its fourth school year , and Mr. de Blasio has said...

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