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For funders bailing out Detroit, does the funding commit them to a long-term engagement or is it a one-time rescue mission? Ford Foundation discussed in The Atlantic.

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Funders Teaming Up to Strengthen Voices of LGBTQ People of Color

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06/16/2014

... Racial Justice Fund to support new voices and leaders in communities of color who are crucial to building continued ... of progress when it comes to improving the lives of LGBTQ communities ... Funders Teaming...

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Ten NYC Nonprofits Selected As 2014 Nonprofit Excellence Awards Semifinalists

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08/04/2014

A group of 10 diverse nonprofit organizations from the NYC area have been selected as semifinalists for the 2014 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards, a project of the Nonprofit Coordinating Committee and its partners, The New York...

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The Rockefeller Foundation and USAID Launch $100 Million Partnership

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08/04/2014

... to chronic stresses and increasing climate shocks in communities across Africa and Asia. Announced at the ... and solutions, the Resilience Partnership will enable communities to prepare for, withstand, and...

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Penny Abeywardena Joins the de Blasio Administration as the Head of the Office of International Affairs

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09/16/2014

Penny Abeywardena will depart Clinton Global Initiative to join the de Blasio administration as the head of the Office of International Affairs.

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NYCT Backs Legal Aid Program for Young Migrants

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09/23/2014

New York Community Trust has committed support to a program to provide legal representation to 1,000 unaccompanied immigrant children.

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MasterCard Foundation to Help Address Water Sanitation in East Africa with Micro-Credit Program

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10/27/2014

... forum held on Wednesday in Nairobi noted that poor communities are using micro loans to expand water supply and ...

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United Way of New York City Releases 2014 Self-Sufficiency Standards

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12/02/2014

United Way of NYC explores the key issues that prevent New Yorkers from achieving self-sufficiency.

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GIH Elects Jacqueline Martinez Garcel to Board of Directors

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12/04/2014

Jacqueline Martinez Garcel, VP of New York State Health Foundation, has been appointed to the Grant Makers in Health Board.

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Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Studies Impact of Volunteerism

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03/06/2015

... one-on-one tutoring to struggling readers in low-income communities . The study found that Reading Partners ...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Backs the National Dance Project

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04/13/2015

... the creation of new dance work to share with audiences in communities throughout the U.S. Since then, the program has ... and the opportunities it provides to both artists and communities across the country,”...