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William T. Grant Foundation

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Ford and Markle Foundations Support National Alliance To Increase College Graduation Rates

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04/19/2018

Eleven large research institutions, including Michigan State University, have come together across state and conference lines to increase the rate at which students from low-income and underrepresented backgrounds graduate from college.

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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The Rockefeller Foundation sends 20,000 NYC Public School Students to See Hamilton

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06/13/2018

This educational partnership, made possible through a $1.46 million grant by The Rockefeller Foundation, is not only providing 20,000 NYC public school students with the opportunity to see HAMILTON on Broadway, but provides educational material by...

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Report Funded by Helmsley Charitable Trust Looks at Human Well-Being in NYC

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07/03/2018

... American Human Development Index, which combines health, education , and earnings data from the U.S. Census Bureau and ... life expectancy, living standards, overall health, education levels, access to...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Community Development

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United Hospital Fund Releases Report With Observations from New York City’s Partnerships for Early Childhood Development Initiative

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07/12/2018

... or developmental needs. The teams reported that adult education and child care were the two most common social ...

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Health

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Newman's Own Foundation Provides Over $1.7 Million to Support Nutrition Initiatives

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10/02/2018

... and vegetables in underserved communities, and offer education programs about healthy and nutritious eating. ... variety of programs including: healthy cooking, nutrition education , fresh food access, pop-up...

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Food Systems

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Mellon Releases New Publication Celebrating 30 Years of Grantmaking in South Africa

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10/22/2018

... to strengthening the arts and humanities, and to higher education more generally,” writes Saleem Badat, program ... director of the Foundation’s International Higher Education and Strategic Projects team (...

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Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality Appoints Diahann Billings-Burford as New CEO

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10/30/2018

The Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality (RISE), which was founded by Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross to help bridge the nation’s racial divide, has hired Diahann Billings-Burford as its new CEO.

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Co-Impact Announces Inaugural Grants Totaling $80 Million

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01/16/2019

... announced its first round of grants today to improve education , health, and economic opportunity for an estimated ... in systems that hamper human progress in the areas of education , health, and economic...

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Co-Impact Philanthropic Funds, Inc.

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Century Foundation Launches New Public Policy Pop Up Think Tank - Next 100

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02/21/2019

... collective future, from immigration to racial justice to education to climate change. That’s where Next100 comes in. ... or a high school teacher with ideas about how to make education better for everyone, we...

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Public Policy

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Carnegie Corporation Supported Report Finds America's $23 Billion School Funding Gap

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02/26/2019

... report by EdBuild, a nonprofit think tank that focuses on education spending. Nationally, EdBuild researchers found ...

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Community Development

Carnegie Corporation of New York

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William T. Grant Announce Winners of 2019 Institutional Challenge Grant Competition

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04/05/2019

... to work in partnership with the Puerto Rico Department of Education , and the University of Colorado Boulder to work in ... add our support in a year with such strong applicants in education and excited about...

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Pennsylvania Joins Skillful State Network, Initiative of the Markle Foundation

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04/18/2019

... technologies and strategic location with innovative education and job training to prepare people for those ... the Skillful State Network as we continue to invest in education and job training and partner with...

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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Workforce Development

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Names 32 Winners of Andrew Carnegie Fellowships

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04/23/2019

... impact of the Vietnam War. “Andrew Carnegie believed in education and understood its influence on the progress of ... for demonstrating the vitality of American higher education and scholarship... Carnegie...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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New York Life Foundation Invests in Expanding Access to Summer and Afterschool Learning

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04/23/2019

... to Summer and Afterschool Learning BellXcel, a national education nonprofit, today announced a $3 million, three-year ...

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Support From Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Continues College Access and Success Program of American Indian College Fund

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05/02/2019

... to 20 percent. The American Indian College Fund knows that education improves the lives of individuals, their families ... students who transition into a new institution of higher education . Support From...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation Welcomes New Board Members

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07/18/2019

... foundation supporting communities of color fighting for education and racial justice, has elected three new members ... their communities and the national movement for racial and education justice, and their...

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The Wallace Foundation Names Bronwyn Bevan as New Director of Research

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07/31/2019

... at the University of Washington Seattle, College of Education , Bevan succeeds Edward Pauly, who retired at the ...

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