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Last year, President Obama announced Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which temporarily frees ... Trust Two students who applied for and received Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Designed for...

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Ford Foundation Funds Expansion of REACT to Film Educationl Programs

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10/08/2014

... issues around the world. “I want to be aware and take action as much as possible,” said Nathalie, a student at ... educational programs, including its nationwide College Action Network, have tripled in size...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Don Chen New Director of Metropolitan Opportunity

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01/05/2015

... He has also written numerous articles for Environmental Action Magazine, Transportation Research Record, Scientific ... Growth and Livable Communities, West Harlem Environmental Action , the Environmental...

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Post Election: Can Philanthropy Move The Conversation On Gun Safety?

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11/03/2016

... show documentaries that can influence attitudes and spur action , and demonstrate the ways that funders have chosen ... presented and the potential for collaboration around action . Post Election: Can...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies' 2019 Annual Report: Michael R. Bloomberg’s Annual Letter on Philanthropy

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06/13/2019

... supporting Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action , which push state and city leaders to pass bills and take executive action on common-sense gun rules; creating a blueprint to ...

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Park Foundation Welcomes New Executive Director: Rachel Leon

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09/23/2020

... Before Common Cause, Rachel spent six years at Hunger Action Network, as a lobbyist, advocate and then as Associate Director. Hunger Action Network addresses the root causes of hunger and ...

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CSR, the Arts, and the Double Bottom Line

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04/14/2015

Americans for the Arts VP of Private Sector Initiatives, Emily Peck, discusses the critical relationship between corporate social responsibility and arts funding.

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New FORE Grants Support Community-Based Organizations Combatting the Opioid Use Disorder and Overdose Crisis

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03/29/2023

... OUD who are making the transition from incarceration or homelessness and are at increased risk of drug overdose. ...

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19 Jul 2012

Supreme Court Decision in Arizona v. United States: Implications for Funders

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2:00pm to 3:00pm

This one-hour call will provide an overview of the Supreme Court’s highly ...

14 Nov 2012

A Cultural Exploration of Russian Arts: Performance at BAM & Dinner

Wednesday, November 14, 2012 -

4:30pm to 9:30pm

Members are invited to a special dinner, talk and performance of Donka: A Letter to Chekhov , part of BAM’s 30th Next Wave Festival. Featuring a spectacular melding of acrobatics, juggling, clowning and music, internationally renowned circus artist...

Schendler & Haynes: Finally, ski resorts wake up to warming

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09/05/2013

Aspen Skiing Company Sustainability Director Auden Schendler and Mertz Gilmore Foundation Vice President Lukas Haynes talk about a collaboration between ski resorts and a climate-focused nonprofit to address global warming in The Salt Lake Tribune.

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The School That Will Get You a Job

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02/13/2014

TIME Magazine examined Chicago's Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy, where every student graduates with a promise of a $40,000-plus job at IBM, the school's corporate partner and a key developer of its curriculum

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If Pfizer Leaves NYC, Will It Start a Trend?

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05/01/2014

... keeping other multinational corporations that currently call New York home. Pfizer has deep roots in New York, ...

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A Coalition to Move de Blasio Along on Bus Rapid Transit

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06/09/2014

A coalition that includes the Rockefeller Foundation is intent on making sure that Mayor Bill de Blasio follows through on plans for a world-class” bus rapid transit system of at least 20 routes in New York City.

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