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Toyota Named Among of World’s Best Companies on Addressing Water Concerns

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10/22/2015

... that are on the path to sustainably managing water resources . They are taking action to mitigate corporate ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Urging the U.S. Senate to Pass the America Gives More Act

... Act The Council on Foundations is urging the philanthropic community to rally in support of the America Gives More Act, ...

Rockefeller's Edwin Torres Joins the de Blasio Administration

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09/16/2014

... with applicants and residents as well as NYC's design community to develop new communication tools and services; .....

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Rockefeller Foundation Addresses Youth Unemployment by Connecting Employers with Untapped Talent Pool

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10/24/2014

"Grads for Life" program specifically targets youths ages 16 to 24.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Addressing Poverty Through Digital And Financial Literacy (Capital One)

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01/07/2016

Many experts concur that two of the challenges keeping people underserved, underbanked and underemployed are a lack of digital skills and financial literacy.

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Economic Security

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Dana K. Bezerra Named President of Heron Foundation

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11/20/2017

Dana K. Bezerra will assume the role of President at Heron as of December 31, 2017, the Heron Foundation announced today.

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Mayor De Blasio and The Rockefeller and Pinkerton Foundations Launch 'CareerLift'

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01/17/2018

... private-sector employers to help reduce employee turnover rates and improve productivity. This project will also ...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Increases Investment in Funding Prison Education and Re-entry Programs

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06/13/2019

... improve incarcerated students’ ties with family and community in advance of parole, reduce rates of recidivism, and interrupt the cycle of ...

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Pfizer Foundation Awards Grant to the Maryland Department of Health to Address Decreases in Childhood Vaccinations During COVID-19 Pandemic

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07/21/2020

... to address a steep decline in childhood vaccination rates statewide due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant will ... not just COVID-19.” “We continue to coordinate with community and health partners to make...

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Children, Youth and Families

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13 Sep 2016

Intersections of Health and Justice: A Conversation on LEAD and New York’s Opioid Epidemic

Tuesday, September 13, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... Commission recommendations for transforming police‐ community relations. It is now being piloted in Albany, the ... implications of this model for policing practices and community relations. Panelists Roy L...

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Nathan Cummings Foundation Welcomes Lavastian Glenn, Director, Racial and Economic Justice

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10/04/2018

... of experience leading racial and economic justice through community -based problem solving and philanthropic strategy ... income, and end mass incarceration, using all of our resources for impact.” Most...

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

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Morgan Stanley Announces $10 Million Cash Commitment to Support Coronavirus Relief Efforts

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03/19/2020

... critical frontline medical responders globally as well as community providers serving those economically impacted by ... Foundation, will help food banks secure the food and other resources they need to...

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Humanizing Immigration: A Three Part Conversation Recap

... in New York City, which coupled with declining birth rates and an aging population, threatens the vitality and ... Pat Swann , Senior Program Officer, Civic Affairs, Community Development, and Technical...

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Announces Shaheen Kassim-Lakha as Director of Strategic Partnerships

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07/03/2019

... funders and national and international partners to unlock resources and shift policies that enable the Hilton ... role will be working to leverage the Hilton Foundation’s resources , flexibility, solutions...

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Open Society Names Yamide Dagnet as Director for Climate Justice

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12/07/2021

... as the director of climate negotiations at the World Resources Institute in Washington, D.C., focusing on the ... NDC Partnership, providing strategic advice and mobilizing resources from donors and agencies...

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Groundswell Fund Shares An Open Letter to Philanthropy, from People of Color-led, Movement-Accountable Public Foundations

Release Date:

06/10/2021

... By contrast, the cornerstone of racial equity is sharing resources and decision-making power in a way that ... “different way” must include a significant transfer of resources into the control of institutions...

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Evaluation of OSF-Funded Education Program for Boys of Color Finds Efforts Didn’t Improve Outcomes

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05/10/2018

... strides getting those students to graduation. With extra resources , the theory went, those same schools might be able ... included 40 high schools that had strong graduation rates among young men of color, but...

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Philanthropic Responsibility in the Wake of the Killing of Jordan Neely

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05/12/2023

... Killing of Jordan Neely Philanthropy New York joins our community in the collective heartbreak, disgust, and anger ... its institutional power to advocate for and distribute resources to ensure the social...

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Mellon Foundation Supported New York Historical Society Fellows Announced

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10/21/2015

... their academic careers—provide scholars with material resources and an intellectual community to develop new research and publications that ... military practices evolved during the war, analyzing the ...

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