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Advocacy Group Supporting NYC Pre-K Expansion Raised $1.76 Million

Release Date:

07/15/2014

... received its largest donations from unions, a political action committee and the Rockefeller Family Fund. The top ... HERE! ($200,000). The others were NY Progress, a political action committee union, which...

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Education

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Rockefeller Family Fund

Bloomberg and WHO Present Report on Global Road Safety

Release Date:

10/20/2015

... impact of changes three years in to the WHO’s Decade of Action on Road Safety and to highlight where more action is needed. For additional information on today’s ...

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Health

International/Foreign Affairs

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Milbank Memorial Fund: How Do State Health Policy Meetings Make A Difference?

Release Date:

02/10/2016

... If any of the groups we engage with regularly could take action to improve population health based on evidence and ...

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Health

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Report Highlights 20 Urban Resilience Strategies In The Rockefeller Foundation-Supported Resilient Cities Network

Release Date:

01/25/2017

While cities committed to building resilience are actively working to boost their capacity to survive, adapt to, and grow despite chronic stresses and acute shocks, service providers and private-sector investors are needed to bridge the gap in...

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Community Development

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The Rockefeller Foundation

PhilTV This Week: March 3, 2017

Release Date:

03/03/2017

... In the First Nations Struggle? Name A New Kind of Funder Action Meeting PhilTV This Week: March 3, 2017 ...

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PhilTV This Week

30 Oct 2017

Census 2020 - Time to Act - A Webinar Hosted by United Philanthropy Forum

Monday, October 30, 2017 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... facing Census 2020, it's imperative that philanthropy take action now to support a fair and accurate count. Join us to ... options for you and your organization to take policy action on the federal/state/...

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation Statement on Allegations of Workplace Misconduct

Release Date:

04/19/2018

... conclusion of that investigation, we will take whatever action is necessary to preserve the integrity of SVCF. All of ...

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Michael Bloomberg Announces Midwestern Collegiate Climate Summit

Release Date:

05/16/2019

... and the private sector to drive measurable, local action on climate by leveraging the partnerships, innovations ... Paris Agreement, the Climate Summit will catalyze climate action commitments from all...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Borealis Philanthropy’s Fund for Trans Generations Moves $2.5 Million to Trans-Led Organizations

Release Date:

07/12/2022

... Philanthropy’s Fund for Trans Generations (FTG) proudly resources trans-led organizations that are building futures ... FTG grantee partners have led efforts to bring safety, resources , and healing to their...

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LGBTQ

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Borealis Philanthropy

Choose the Fund for 2025 for #GivingTuesday

Today is #GivingTuesday, which you no doubt are aware of from the staggering number of year-end donation requests you’re receiving. If you are thinking about making a personal donation in the coming weeks (no pressure at all!) the Fund for 2025 is...

New York Life Donates $100,000 to Flood Relief Efforts in Louisiana

Release Date:

08/25/2016

... may be eligible for crisis relief and should call 1-800- CALL -NYL toll-free for assistance. In difficult times like ...

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Disaster Relief

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New York Life Foundation

PhilTV This Week Dec 1 Features Ford, Rockefeller, Pershing Square, Bloomberg, Open Society Foundations and More

Release Date:

12/01/2016

PhilTV This Week Dec 1 Features Ford, Rockefeller, Pershing Square, Bloomberg, Open Society Foundations and More

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PhilTV This Week

Indian Child Welfare at Casey Family Programs is Highlight for Native American Students in Crisis

Release Date:

08/02/2017

... there,” as the residents of the reservation call it. Here in the Jefferson County 509J School District, ...

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Education

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Casey Family Programs

Opinion: Why Small, Local, Organic Farms Aren’t The Key To Fixing Our Food System

Release Date:

10/02/2017

... I hear you asking. For these purposes, we’ll call it the loose coalition of sustainability-minded people ...

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Food Systems

Opinion: Disaster Preparedness Requires a 211 System; New York City Still Doesn’t Have One

Release Date:

10/04/2017

... every major U.S. city and in over 90% of counties, if you call 2-1-1, you’re connected to a directory assistance ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Funding From the Leon Levy Foundation Finds That Artificial Light Makes Birds Fly Into Buildings at Night

Release Date:

04/05/2019

Birds that produce faint chirps called flight calls during nighttime migration collide with illuminated buildings much more often than closely related species that don’t produce such calls, report researchers.

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Animal Welfare

Environment and Climate Change

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Leon Levy Foundation

Lukemia Drug Shows Promise for Treating a Childhood Brain Cancer, Research Supported by Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Clinical Scientist Development Award

Release Date:

09/20/2019

A drug used to treat chronic myeloid leukemia appears to be more effective at stopping a type of medulloblastoma in mouse models than existing treatments for the deadly pediatric brain tumor, reports a multi-institutional team.