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Sloan Foundation Partners With Cornell, Georgia Tech, Penn State to Boost STEM Mentoring Among Minorities

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08/05/2013

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation’s partnership with Cornell University, the Georgia Institute of Technology and Pennsylvania State University will fund University Centers of Exemplary Mentoring for minority graduate students in STEM (science,...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Education

State Recoups $30 Million for Workers Who Failed to Receive Proper Minimum Wage

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02/05/2015

The recovered funds were part of the Department of Labor’s Division of Labor Standards investigation.

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Workforce Development

Sloan Foundation Backs Digital Public Library of America's Push to Serve All 50 States by 2017

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06/29/2015

... Digital Public Library of America's Push to Serve All 50 States by 2017 The Digital Public Library of America ... these twin grants, we will be able to bring online 16 new states , and approach completion...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Technology

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NYC Secures $80.2 Million from State Funding Competitions for 112 Projects Across City

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12/09/2016

The city was awarded $80.2 million for 112 projects across the five boroughs, by far the largest allocation it has received since Gov. Cuomo created the Regional Economic Development Council competitions for state dollars six years ago

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Community Development

Herbert Sturz of Open Society Foundations Named A City & State Lifetime Award Winner

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01/12/2017

City & State is proud to announce the 2017 50 Over 50 honorees! The 50 Over 50 Awards recognizes some of the most distinguished public servants in New York City over the age of 50 who have committed decades of their life to making the city a...

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Civic Engagement

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Open Society Foundations

Markle Foundation Collaborates With LinkedIn, Arizona State and edX to Address Technology’s Impact on Jobs

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04/14/2017

The U.S. needs new tools to measure and monitor technology, jobs and skills to cope with the advance of artificial intelligence and automation, according to a group of economists and computer scientists.

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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Workforce Development

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Eight Top 10 Lists From New York City’s 2017 State Test Scores

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08/29/2017

Test scores in New York City continued their upward march this year, with small gains in average English and math scores — a cause for celebration among city officials.

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Education

New NYSHealth Report Examines Growing Community Health Centers Across New York State

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12/07/2018

Since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) passed in 2010, nearly 1 million New Yorkers have gained health care coverage—requiring expanded primary care capacity across the State both to care for the newly insured and to ensure a strong safety net for...

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

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02/10/2016

... This lofty goal turned the conversation to the Reforming States Group (RSG), a bipartisan voluntary association of ...

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Brian Byrd, Program Officer, New York State Health Foundation, Chats About the Intersection of Health & Justice

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09/19/2016

Brian Byrd, program officer at the NY State Health Foundation, explains how he chose the panel for the PNY Program, "Intersections of Health and Justice: A Conversation on LEAD and New York’s Opioid Epidemic."

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After the Q&A

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Justice Reform

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Commonwealth Fund, NY State Health Foundation, Peterson Center Noted as the Funders Behind the Movement for Open Notes

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05/16/2017

... thinks it can and, today, millions of patients in 37 states have access to notes in their medical records. If ...

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New Study From The Commonwealth Fund Examines State Regulation Coverage Options Outside the Affordable Care Act

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03/29/2018

... and health care sharing ministries — and the actions states have taken to regulate them. The researchers find: ... the individual market. State oversight is weak. Although states have broad authority to...

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David Sandman, President and CEO of the New York State Health Foundation on Strengthening and Adapting New York’s Hospitals

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05/24/2018

"New York State’s hospitals still face many of the same issues we grappled with back then: How can hospitals best serve their communities and patients? What should we do about hospitals that seem to have permanent financial struggles? How do we...

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Avital Havusha Named New York State Health Foundation’s Vice President For Programs

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10/11/2019

The New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) has named Avital Havusha its new Vice President for Programs, effective November 4th. Ms. Havusha currently serves as Managing Director, Performance Improvement at the Primary Care Development...

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New York State Census Equity Fund in the New York Community Trust Awards Grants for Census 2020

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09/17/2020

Grants to 23 Organizations Aim to Maximize Self-Response Rates Even as Census-Takers Go Door-to-Door

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The New York Community Trust

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Census 2020

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16 Feb 2023

For the Love of Data: How Census Data Drives Decision-Making - A Webinar Hosted by the New York State Census Equity Fund

Thursday, February 16, 2023 -

11:00am to 12:30pm

This upcoming webinar will highlight innovative ways in which various entities have made use of recently released Census 2020 data to inform funders, advocates, community organizations, service providers, and businesses.

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Tools & Strategies

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19 Sep 2023

State Voting Rights Acts: A Racial Equity Framework for Protecting Community Interests in Redistricting, Representation and Access to the Ballot

Tuesday, September 19, 2023 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... by the U.S. Supreme Court over the last decade, some states are taking the lead to enact state voting rights ... advocates who are advancing these reform efforts in the states Who should attend? This webinar...

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Appointments & Transitions

James R. Knickman, Founding President and CEO, Stepping Down from New York State Health Foundation

Release Date:

09/29/2015

Knickman has been with the New York State Health Foundation since May 2006.

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