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43% of City Students Not Getting Required Sex Ed Courses, Comptroller Says

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09/18/2017

... students are not getting the sex education required by the state , according to a report released on Thursday by New York ... been in decline for four years, according to the city's Health Department. For...

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Pound Foolish

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09/22/2017

... we have missed a real opportunity to improve the diet and health of those we serve... Pound Foolish ...

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Food Systems

As Bloomberg Hammers Away at Coal, What Might Be Next for His Climate Giving?

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10/18/2017

... power plant emissions, which are a major threat to public health and a major contributor to climate change. But with ...

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Philanthropy New York Members Featured Among The 50 Most Influential Philanthropists in New York

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02/11/2020

... of all sizes invest countless dollars into shaping the state ’s approach to criminal justice, health care, education, poverty and many other policy issues. ...

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Teagle Foundation Gives $2M for College/Community Partnerships

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03/14/2016

The Teagle Foundation awarded more than $2 million in grants across 11 projects under its “College-Community Connections” program.

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29 Nov 2017

New York Foster Youth Funders Group – Fall Meeting

Wednesday, November 29, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... refugees. A focus will be on recommendations for city and state policy, practice, and process and how our grantee ...

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Atlantic Shows Support for Grassroots Organizing in Sandy-Affected Communities

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03/05/2013

... to recently provide a $250,000 grant to the North Star Fund , New York’s community foundation supporting ... grassroots groups, to contribute to its Hurricane Relief Fund and the Alliance For A Just Rebuilding...

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Novo Foundation's Push For Bottom-Up Power

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06/26/2018

... combination of radical sensibilities and major financial resources . Fueled by steady infusions of Berkshire Hathaway ... globe. The grants, which NoVo calls the “Radical Hope Fund ,” well exceed the $20 million...

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30 May 2018

New York Foster Youth Funders Group – Spring Meeting

Wednesday, May 30, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... Group for a conversation including updates about the State budget impact on child welfare, the NYC Inter-Agency ... recommendations, the jointly-funded Foster Care Excellence Fund for kin and foster parent...

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NoVo and NY Women’s Foundation Match $10 Million NYC Commitment for Girls, Young Women of Color

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02/12/2016

... find new ways to collaborate, and leverage diverse resources to address structural inequities facing girls, ... is a first step in a long-term effort to bring many more resources to the table for girls and...

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From Katrina to the “Next Sandy”: Disaster Preparedness, Relief and Recovery for Older Adults

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04/04/2013

... Former Director of the Grantmakers in Aging Hurricane Fund for the Elderly following Hurricane Katrina; and Ruth ... Ms. Campbell discussed the efforts of the Hurricane Fund for the Elderly to raise money for...

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23 Jul 2012

How Youth are Transforming the Food Justice Movement

Monday, July 23, 2012 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... Creative strategies to address inequalities and improve health in underserved communities Leadership development ... sponsored by New York Community Trust , North Star Fund and Levitt Foundation in...

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Brigadier General (Ret.) William T. Bester Joins Jonas Veterans Healthcare Program

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04/02/2012

... give him an unparalleled perspective into veterans' health issues and how best to train nursing faculty and ... Affairs at the Uniformed Services University (USU) of the Health Sciences. Before that, he...

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Beyond the Renovation: The Other Exciting Changes at The New York Public Library

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06/03/2013

... There is no question that we must invest in our library system at a time when use of our facilities and collections, both physical books and virtual resources , is skyrocketing, and by building capacity in .....

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

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06/13/2019

... Education, Environment, Government Innovation, and Public Health : Launching the $500 million Beyond Carbon campaign to ... for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action, which push state and city leaders to pass bills...

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New Interactive Data Tool from the Education Opportunity Project, Supported by William T. Grant Foundation, Finds that School Poverty - Not Racial Composition - Limited Educational Opportunity

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09/23/2019

... the first comprehensive national database of academic performance . The database, first made available online in ...

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Samsher (Sam) Singh Gill Named President of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

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01/11/2021

Knight Foundation Chief Program Officer to Succeed Ed Henry

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William T. Grant Foundation Announces Support for Research on Reparations for Black American Descendants of Enslaved Persons

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07/27/2021

In what may be a historic first for a national foundation, the William T. Grant Foundation today announced a $300,000 grant to the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity at Duke University

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's Monuments Project Supports Williamsburg Bray School project

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02/19/2022

... and vice president for museums, preservation and historic resources . “The restored structure will become a key ... at William & Mary. “Combining the talents and resources of a leading public university and...

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