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Ford Statement on Importance of Arts Amidst Pressing Poverty

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08/18/2015

... confront this question directly. In 1994, a small pot of money was allocated by the court to commission artwork to decorate its new building. At the time, some asked whether it was right to ...

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Wallace Foundation Funds Research on Summer Academic Programs for Poor Children

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09/07/2016

... for poor children, whose families might not have time or money for camps or enrichment activities. Now new research suggests that school districts can stave off the ...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Effort to Enroll More Low-Income Students at Top Universities

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12/13/2016

... to Enroll More Low-Income Students at Top Universities A new effort to enroll low- and moderate-income undergraduates ... $1.7 million over two years to start the project, money that won’t go directly to...

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Russell Sage Publishes Study on the Problems of Parents Funding College Education

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12/14/2016

... might be exacerbating economic inequality, according to a new study by a University of Kansas professor. “Young ... wealth distribution received more than eleven times more money for school than those in the...

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NY Community Trust Urges Mega-Donors Can Offset Their Clout By Empowering Community Funders

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06/22/2017

... social good and we're excited by the prospect of lots of new money flowing into the social sector. What's a cause for .....

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The New York Community Trust

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At Google, She Oversees $100 Million in Giving. She Thinks Companies Should Do More.

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08/28/2017

... commitments. In February, it announced $11.5 million in new grants focused on racial equity and the criminal-justice system. The money will support the Center for Policing Equity, which ...

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Is Rezoning In East Harlem A Trojan Horse For Gentrification?

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08/30/2017

... in East Harlem gets a facelift every few months — a new mural painted by the Harlem Art Collective, which formed ... a giant Trojan horse rolls down a wide avenue, suited money -man and -woman types coming out...

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Study: Giving Leads to Happiness

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09/18/2017

... on themselves. The other half were instructed to choose a new recipient each week on whom to spend the money . In other words, half the volunteers agreed to be ...

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Citigroup Sets Restrictions on Gun Sales by Business Partners

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03/23/2018

... stance in the divisive nationwide gun control debate. The new policy, announced Thursday, prohibits the sale of ... who offer credit cards backed by Citigroup or borrow money , use banking services or raise...

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Supported By The Prudential Foundation, the National Fund For Workforce Solutions Selects Four Cities to Participate in Job Quality Initiative

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01/19/2018

... Foundation , will enable local employers to incorporate new skill development strategies and/or business practices ... collaboratives will partner with companies to implement new hiring and training strategies...

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27 May 2020

The Climate Crisis & COVID-19: How Grassroots Movements Work – A Webinar Hosted by CLIMA Fund

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12:00pm to 2:00pm

... play in supporting action towards justice, collective health , and sustainability? In this five-part dialogue ... Association Human Rights Funders Network Justice Funders New York...

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18 Jun 2020

The Climate Crisis & COVID-19: Internationalism – A Webinar Hosted by CLIMA Fund

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... play in supporting action towards justice, collective health , and sustainability? In this five-part dialogue ... Association Human Rights Funders Network Justice Funders New York...

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22 Jul 2020

The Climate Crisis & COVID-19: Funding Grassroots Movements – A Webinar Hosted by CLIMA Fund

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12:00pm to 2:00pm

... play in supporting action towards justice, collective health , and sustainability? In this five-part dialogue ... Association Human Rights Funders Network Justice Funders New York...

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18 Aug 2020

The Climate Crisis & COVID-19: Integration and Commitments – A Webinar Hosted by CLIMA Fund

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12:00pm to 2:00pm

... play in supporting action towards justice, collective health , and sustainability? In this five-part dialogue ... Association Human Rights Funders Network Justice Funders New York...

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Are Too Many Seniors Taking Antidepressants?

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07/31/2015

... Older Americans receive prescriptions for mental health medications at more than twice the rate that younger adults do, a new study finds. The worry of previous decades—that ... seniors weren’t receiving...

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

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Bloomberg-Funded Study: Industry Initiatives to Prevent Drinking & Driving Lack Scientific Evidence of Effectiveness

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02/22/2016

... lack evidence of effectiveness or haven’t been studied, new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health research suggests. Reporting Feb. 18 in the American Journal of Public Health , the...

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Report Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies Finds Smoking Still Kills Many Every Year

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04/06/2017

... kills more than one in 10 people worldwide. A major new study in the medical journal Lancet found that, in 2015, ... identified through several sources, including the Global Health Data Exchange ( http://ghdx...

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All Investing is Impact Investing

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01/12/2015

... donations for the public good. The great majority of those resources are invested for a financial return without regard ...

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation Tackles Workforce Development in Baltimore

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05/28/2015

... as of March 2015, compared with 5.5 percent for the state of Maryland. The recognized nonprofits play a critical ... low-income individuals and families to job training resources at their point of need......

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