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Dr. Cassie Schwerner Selected as Next Executive Director of the Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility

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08/23/2018

Dr. Cassie Schwerner Selected as Next Executive Director of the Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility It's with joy and sadness that Schott announces that our friend, colleague and partner Dr. Cassie Schwerner has...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Scientists Develop a New Tool to Boost Regenerative Medicine and Cancer Research with Support from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation

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12/06/2018

... that will result in a new liver. Without this cellular tracking device, researchers are able to study the original ...

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Bloomberg Launches Beyond Carbon Campaign

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06/10/2019

Bloomberg Philanthropies founder Michael R. Bloomberg has announced the launch of a $500 million campaign to address climate change and put the United States on track toward a 100 percent clean energy economy.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Science

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Hyde and Watson Foundation Supports Vision Loss Alliance of NJ's Technology Learning Lab

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08/31/2019

Thanks to grants from two foundations, Vision Loss Alliance of New Jersey is on track to open its Technology Learning Lab in early 2020 and enhance both the personal and professional lives of people with vision loss.

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The Hyde and Watson Foundation

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Health

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28 Jul 2010

More than a Wage: Building the Economic Security of Women and Families in New York City

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 2:00pm

Philanthropy New York

Working 9 to 5 is no longer enough to support a family and make sure basic needs are met in a changing economy. Today, it is possible to work 40 hours a week and earn only $13,920 per year before taxes--a figure barely above the federal poverty line...

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Gender Justice

05 Dec 2013

Ripple Effects: DACA’s Impact on DREAMers and Their Families

Thursday, December 5, 2013 -

11:45am to 3:00pm

Philanthropy New York

Almost 600,000 young immigrants have applied for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Their applications and approvals have generated unexpected and exciting legal, financial, career, and other new opportunities for these DREAMers and...

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Former Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation VP to Lead LISC NYC

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09/18/2014

Sam Marks is the new executive director of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation's New York City program.

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Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation

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Ford Foundation Selects Nicolette Naylor to Lead its Southern Africa Office

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10/28/2014

Senior Program Officer, Nicolette Naylor, will become head of Ford Foundation's South Africa office.

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Community Development

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United Way of New York City Partners With Bank of America for Volunteer Day of Action

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05/13/2015

One hundred volunteers assembled 2000 "Basics for Babies" kits.

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Ford Foundation Hires Detroit Native, Kevin Ryan, as Program Officer for its New Detroit Office

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05/31/2017

Ford Foundation opens a Detroit office after 64-year hiatus and hires Detroit native and New York Foundation staffer as program officer.

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Housing and Homelessness

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Schott Welcomes Mark Paley and Roger Vann to the Board of Directors

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08/15/2017

The Schott Foundation is proud to announce the addition of two new members to our Board of Directors.

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Century Foundation President's Commentary Explains Why Teachers Deserve a Break on Student Debt

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10/03/2017

Yes, it's expensive. And Trump wants to eliminate the program. But helping public sector workers with their student loans is the right thing to do.

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Education

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Underwritten by JPB Foundation, New York City’s Libraries Will Forgive All Children’s Fines

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10/19/2017

On Thursday, the city’s three library systems — the New York Public Library, which serves Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island; the Queens Library; and the Brooklyn Public Library — will forgive all fines for children 17 and under and unblock...

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Children, Youth and Families

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New Study Sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation Shows Investigation and Design Can Improve Student Learning in Science and Engineering

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11/13/2018

Centering science instruction around investigation and design can improve learning in middle and high schools and help students make sense of phenomena in the world around them. Current approaches to science in many classrooms do not reflect this...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Tata Power and The Rockefeller Foundation Announce Breakthrough Enterprise to Empower Million of Indians with Renewable Microgrid Electricity

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11/04/2019

Tata Power announces setting up of TP Renewable Microgrid Ltd. in collaboration with the Rockefeller Foundation to become the world’s largest microgrid developer and operator.

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Sister Paulette LoMonaco Becomes Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation Board Member

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10/18/2013

... Shepherd has evolved from a small provider of out-of-home care to one of New York City's largest, most respected .....

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Flying the Colors: Empire State Building Lights to Honor Jonas Center

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03/17/2016

... signature colors. Envisioning a simple idea to “ care for those who care for us,” Barbara and Donald Jonas ten years ago sold a ...

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Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

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Health

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PhilTV This Week: Feb. 10, 2017

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02/13/2017

... Role of Nonprofits Law & Order Politicians Don’t Care About Your Programmatic Silos New Momentum in Youth ...

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The Foundation for Child Development Introduces The NYC Early Childhood Research Network

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02/28/2018

... of attention has been paid to the effectiveness of early care and education programs, little research guides ... and policymakers around a mission to focus on the early care and education workforce in the...

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