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Carnegie Supports Report on Incentives to Attend Private Colleges

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04/14/2017

States could save money and increase college-graduation rates by providing modest financial incentives for students to choose private colleges over comparable public ones, according to a report released this week.

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Supported by WT Grant Foundation, Research Finds School Choice Policies Impact Segregation

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05/23/2017

... districts to address rising segregation. Now, a Penn State researcher is looking at how student assignment ... of the Center for Education and Civil Rights at Penn State , the new generation of school choice...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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Soviet-Era Program Gives Even Unoppressed Immigrants an Edge

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08/29/2017

A growing number of Ukrainians who have streamed into the United States in recent months even as the country has closed the door on other refugees.

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U.S. Is Eliminating Its Arctic and Climate Envoys. What Message Does that Send?

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08/31/2017

... Envoys. What Message Does that Send? As Secretary of State Rex Tillerson eliminates or shifts dozens of high-level diplomatic positions within the State Department—including the special envoys for climate ...

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Mayor De Blasio: NYC Will Continue to Support People Who Rely on DACA Even As Trump Axes The Program

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09/06/2017

I have a message for President Trump: Don't mess with your fellow New Yorkers. As a city, we do not take kindly to anything that affronts our people. We don't like it when our neighbors are singled out for who they are.

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A Helpful Tool to Combat the Opioid Crisis

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09/11/2017

... and the Opioid Crisis. The epidemic has led every state but Missouri to establish one of these programs, which ...

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Health

Top CEOs Place High Value On Corporate Ethics And Social Responsibility To Drive Business

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09/12/2017

... I contacted leaders from various industries to discuss the state of corporate ethics and responsibility. . . Top ...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Cuomo Assigns ‘Gang Prevention’ Cops to Long Island Schools Where MS-13, Others Thrive

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09/14/2017

... gangs like MS-13, Gov. Cuomo on Wednesday announced state police will be going into schools to combat the ... appearance said “gang prevention officers” from the State Police will be posted in the 10 Suffolk...

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Feds Overrule New York's Natural Gas Pipeline Permit Denial

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09/18/2017

... Permit Denial Federal regulators have overruled New York state 's denial of a key permit for a pipeline expansion ... Energy Regulatory Commission determined Friday that the state Department of...

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Environment and Climate Change

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At James Blake Trial, Judge Invokes Law Shielding Police Records

Release Date:

09/21/2017

... has steadily expanded the city’s interpretation of a state law that bars public disclosure of the personnel ... citing the statute, known by the clause 50-a. A state appellate court this year upheld the de...

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Justice Reform

Myanmar Rohingya Abuses May Be Crimes Against Humanity, UN Rights Experts Warn

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10/04/2017

... to immediately stop violence in northern Rakhine State , and to promptly and effectively investigate and ... crimes against humanity and we are deeply concerned at the State ’s failure to put an end to these...

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Study Supported by Doris Duke Foundation Reveals Mumps Resurgence Due to Waning Vaccine Protection in Adults

Release Date:

03/23/2018

In the study, which was published in Science Translational Medicine , the researchers pooled and analyzed 6 epidemiological studies of mumps vaccine effectiveness conducted over past decades in the United States and Europe.

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19 Feb 2019

True or False Solutions to Climate Change

Tuesday, February 19, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... can funders find the right areas of overlap? Explore What state and local climate policies have the most potential to ... What climate policies are under consideration by New York State ’s new Senate, what...

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Which Nonprofits Are Most Ready for Capacity Building?

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07/20/2012

... Alice Hill shares her experience managing the Challenge Fund for Journalism (a funder collaborative of the Ford, ...

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Technical Assistance & Capacity Building

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Art of Inclusion: New York Funders Mobilize to Make the Arts More Accessible

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05/03/2012

At our recent collaborative program at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, funders explored how to effectively increase access to the arts and culture for people with disabilities.

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Arts

Grants to Individuals: Investing in People and Their Communities

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09/2008

In this GrantCraft guide, grantmakers talk about the rigors and rewards of investing in people. Learn how to design and manage a grants-to-individuals program, including developing a theory of change, using the right funding mechanism, and finding the right people to support.

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International Grantmaking: A Closer Look

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06/2004

... through an intermediary is often the simplest way to fund internationally, and sometimes the most effective. ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

Uniting Around a Shared Vision: Philanthropy and Citizens United

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10/04/2012

Becky Rafter, Director of Stakeholder Engagement at the Funding Exchange, provides us with a recap of our recent session on the impact of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision on the 2012 presidential election and philanthropy’s crucial role...

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5 Questions for...Kimberleigh J. Smith, Board President, Paul Rapoport Foundation

Release Date:

06/28/2013

PhilanTopic’s Laura Cronin talks with Kimberleigh Smith about the Rapoport Foundation’s decision to spend down by 2015, what they’ve learned about the spend down process and how they are helping their grantees navigate a difficult funding...

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