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Newsmakers: Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation

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12/23/2013

... mobility for low-income and marginalized communities was improving — employment among urban black males in the 1990s ... in a small hospital where blacks and poor whites received care . My parents never married...

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Five Qs for…Douglas Bauer, Executive Director, Clark Foundation

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03/30/2012

... filling some of these gaps. We all know, however, that the resources available to private philanthropy pale in ... a lot, you are demonstrating, via your actions, that you care about the organization and its...

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Backs Program to Address Patient Safety

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03/23/2015

... The $600,000 grant aims to ensure that all health care professionals who are UNE graduates are equipped with ... necessary team-based skills to ensure high quality patient care . Also, the grant also aims to...

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Casey Family Programs President and CEO to Ring Closing Bell at New York Stock Exchange on June 3

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06/03/2016

... of the more than 400,000 children living in foster care in America. The occasion also recognizes the important ... and opportunities that safely reduce the need for foster care by ensuring every child has a...

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Atlantic Philanthropies, Commonwealth Fund and Other Foundations Take a Stand — or Not — on the GOP Health Plan

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03/20/2017

... were instrumental in building the case for the Affordable Care Act seven years ago don’t want Congress to gut the ... federal health-insurance legislation. But some health- care advocacy groups say the current...

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Editorial: A Promising Idea To Fight Opioids

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09/12/2017

... had thought of it before. Such is the case with Peconic Care , a proposed addiction treatment facility that promises ... would combine world-class research with clinical care such that every patient who comes...

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NYS Health’s Event Recap: Reporting in the ‘Fake News’ Era: A Conversation With Health Reporter Charles Ornstein

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09/13/2017

... Charles Ornstein, senior reporter covering health care at ProPublica, for a wide-ranging conversation about the evolution of journalism and health care . Mr. Ornstein spoke about how journalists break through...

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New York Health Foundation

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We Cannot Let COVID-19 Be a Death Sentence For Refugees

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08/12/2020

... of them lost their jobs and their livelihoods as well as access to medical care and other life-saving necessities. While our team ... that clients in the most vulnerable situations retained access...

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Private Philanthropy Cannot Replace the NEH

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05/16/2017

... Given these constraints, abolishing the NEH would make access to our cultural resources less equitable, rather than give everyone a fair ...

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Brooklyn’s Crown Heights Residents Direct $100,000 for Inclusive Public Spaces via Brooklyn Community Foundation

Release Date:

07/13/2017

... into community spaces since 2011. It provides land access advocacy for spaces that are ultimately transformed ... over 150 years ago, BUMC’s vision is to be a hub of resources for Crown Heights, ensuring that...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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The State of Philanthropy Tech and Implications for Our Workplace

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03/2023

The Foundation Administrators Network (FAN) is a Philanthropy New York professional peer network of HR and operations professionals at member grantmaking organizations. FAN hosts quarterly meetings on a broad range of topics relevant to HR and operations administration. How common is it for foundation staff to be back in the office? What platforms and tools are others using for remote and grantmaking? How can I leverage peer benchmarking to advocate change within my organization? To assist in answering these questions, in July 2022, Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG) conducted a...

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Puerto Rico's Governor Calls for Greater Federal Response to Hurricane Maria

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09/25/2017

... to provide more search-and-rescue help and humanitarian resources to help the beleaguered island recover from ... devastation” from Hurricane Maria. “We need more resources from the Department of Defense so we...

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Supported By The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Scientists Create New Therapeutic Gel That Shows Promise Against Cancerous Tumors

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02/22/2018

... for patients bearing tumors or after removal of the primary tumors. The research, published in Science ... significantly inhibited the recurrence of cancer after the primary tumor was surgically removed. “We’...

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Citi Foundation Announces Recipients of Community Progress Makers Initiative in the United States

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12/13/2021

... Maker will receive an unrestricted grant of $500,000 and access to technical assistance and a supportive learning ... of color by working to expand affordable housing and access ; environmental sustainability;...

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Century Foundation Scholar Releases Report on The Future of Statewide College Promise Programs

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03/07/2018

... broader desire to grow state economies and provide greater access to economic mobility and financial security for their ...

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An Open Letter to Philanthropy, from People of Color-led, Movement-Accountable Public Foundations

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10/21/2021

... By contrast, the cornerstone of racial equity is sharing resources and decision-making power in a way that ... “different way” must include a significant transfer of resources into the control of institutions...

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Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice

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The J.M Kaplan Fund Announces the 2023 J.M.K Innovation Prize

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02/09/2023

... Conservation: Conserving the places that communities care about most. Social Justice: Strengthening democracy ... – and their many promising initiatives – with resources and opportunities. As part of this...

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27 Apr 2023

New York City Workforce Funders Collaborative Quarterly Convening: The Future of NYC’s Workforce Development Board

Thursday, April 27, 2023 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... Following the release of Rebuild, Renew, Reinvent: A Blueprint for New York City’s Economic Recovery in Spring ... Mayor Eric Adams signed Executive Order 22 to advance the blueprint ’s workforce development...

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At Rockefeller Forum, Companies Commit to Simplify Food Date Labels Worldwide by 2020, Reducing Food Waste

Release Date:

09/21/2017

... food waste, save their families money, and conserve resources to protect our planet." "Walmart has worked with ... Senior Fellow and Director, Food Loss and Waste at World Resources Institute. "...

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