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The New York Community Trust

Foundation-Funded Innovation Contests With Cash Prizes Attract More 'Average Joes'

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06/19/2014

... and The Rockefeller Foundation. From a search for new technology to thwart robocallers to a bid to boost the ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Tang Museum at Skidmore College Receives Grant from the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund to Build Endowment and Expand Education Programs

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07/21/2020

... Tisch Illumination Fund. The grant will build the Tang’ s endowment and expand its education programs. Skidmore ... grant will also fund expanding the museum’ s outreach to new audiences,...

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United Hospital Fund Report on CHIP Finds Sharp Increase in NYS Enrollment

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09/29/2017

... Hospital Fund just issued a HealthWatch brief on CHIP’ s impact on New York State that may be helpful in your coverage of the ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Diana Davenport Announces Retirement From the Commonwealth Fund at the End of 2018

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07/11/2018

... active member of the philanthropic and nonprofit worlds of New York for more than twenty years. In addition to keeping the ... she serves. Diana served on the board of Philanthropy New...

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The Commonwealth Fund

Commonwealth Fund: In the Healthcare Aftermath

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08/02/2017

... will be able to successfully reenroll during this fall’ s open enrollment period. Three key proposals for Congress to ...

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Funding the Future of Activism

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02/04/2013

... Fund Executive Director Hugh Hogan talk about the Fund’ s new $7 million Activism’ s Future campaign to support ... they advocate for equality and stand up for human rights. Funding...

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North Star Fund

Bloomberg Philanthropies Funded Studies Make Progress In Fight Against Malaria

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10/05/2017

... Funded Studies Make Progress In Fight Against Malaria Two new strategies show promise in battling malaria, a disease ... children ages five and under in sub-Saharan Africa.Both new strategies involve making...

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Peace and Security Funding Index Tracks More Than $280M in Grantmaking

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04/05/2016

Peace and Security Funding Index Tracks More Than $280M in Grantmaking A new research project by the Peace and Security Funders Group ... of total foundation giving. The Peace and Security Funding...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Toward a New Gospel of Wealth

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10/01/2015

... carry out our programming. I look forward to beginning a new phase for the foundation that builds on Ford’ s rich and ... and Warren Buffett, to the Robin Hood Foundation in New York...

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UJA-Federation Announces $50 Million Day School Challenge Fund

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06/09/2014

... $50 Million Day School Challenge Fund UJA-Federation of New York has announced the establishment of its $50 million Day ... total of $200 million in endowment funds will provide a new source...

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NEFA Expands National Theater Project with Doris Duke Foundation Funding

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12/13/2017

... Theater Project with Doris Duke Foundation Funding New England Foundation for the Arts announces plans to ... of artist-led theater projects, and provides critical resources to increase...

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United Hospital Fund Report: NYS Faces Obstacles in Signing up Remaining 1.2 Million Uninsured; "Public Charge" Regulation Could Lead to Significant Disenrollment

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08/20/2019

... Progress in Expanding Health Coverage, New York State Faces Obstacles in Signing up Remaining 1.1 ... of policymakers to further progress and identify state resources to support coverage...

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Anthony Shih, MD, MPH, Named President and CEO of United Hospital Fund

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05/03/2017

... . Dr. Shih is currently executive vice president of the New York Academy of Medicine, which advances solutions that ... successor to James R. Tallon, Jr., who has served as UHF’ s president...

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Michelle A. Adams and Stephen Berger Elected to United Hospital Fund Board

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06/24/2014

... Tishman Speyer, oversees the real estate investment firm’ s communications, philanthropy, and government and community ... she was executive director of the Association for a Better New York...

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F.B. Heron Foundation Funds Feasibility Study on Impact Investing in Western NY

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02/11/2015

... Study on Impact Investing in Western NY Western New York foundations and businesses have long invested their ... with Western New York leaders to determine the region...

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United Hospital Fund Expands its Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Initiative

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04/28/2017

... to improve antibiotic prescribing for outpatients across New York City, working with seven hospitals and health systems ... Initiative, started in February 2016 with $310,000 in UHF funding ,...

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In Memoriam: J.M. Kaplan Fund Trustee Richard D. Kaplan

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01/25/2016

... Fund Trustee Richard D. Kaplan Richard D. Kaplan of New York and Palm Beach died on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, after a ... and senior trustee of the J.M. Kaplan Fund, a private New York...

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Ford Foundation to Fund City Study of Diversity in Cultural Institutions

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03/04/2015

... the diversity of the boards, staffs and audiences of New York City cultural organizations, such as museums, orchestras ... staffs and boards,” said Tom Finkelpearl, the city’ s commissioner...

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Arts

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Ford Foundation

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

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07/03/2018

... Charitable Trust Looks at Human Well-Being in NYC New Yorkers on average are faring better than Americans as a ... yet deep and persistent disparities divide the city’ s diverse population. This is among the...

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