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01 Mar 2012

Using Time to Transform Schools: Opportunities, Challenges, and How Foundations Can Make a Difference

Thursday, March 1, 2012 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... among policymakers, practitioners, and advocates that how schools use time is key to their effectiveness. Like other resources , time can be used well or squandered. The question that confronts districts,...

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NY Community Trust Supports Wide Range of Education Technology Efforts

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08/12/2014

NY Community Trust Supports Wide Range of Education Technology Efforts The NY Community Trust's support for technology learning in NYC ... workforce development and technology skills training for ...

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The Citi Foundation Launches Pathways to Progress to Improve Career Readiness for 100,000 Youth

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03/31/2014

... through the initiative, the Citi Foundation will work with community partners, government officials and Citi volunteers ...

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Morgan Stanley/ANHD Community Development Fellowship Graduate Class Selected

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05/23/2016

Morgan Stanley Community Development Fellowship Graduate Class Selected The ... development organizations and to create a pipeline for the next generation of community...

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

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02/19/2022

... narratives are tied specifically to the Williamsburg community , Colonial Williamsburg and William & Mary. ... and vice president for museums, preservation and historic resources . “The restored structure...

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Opinion: With Or Without DACA, New York Must Step Up For Immigrant Communities

Release Date:

09/05/2017

... they couldn’t earn enough to send my siblings and me to college . When I arrived, I was undocumented, and I spent my ... New Yorkers are able to get, I was able to graduate from college . Now I’ve just started...

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20 Jun 2011

School Transformations: Taking a Sad School and Making It Better

Monday, June 20, 2011 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... improving and even transforming low-performing public schools . Our first session, which focused on how to identify schools that are failing their students and what to do about ... and practitioners what the...

24 Apr 2024

Food Waste Roundtable - An Event Hosted by Community Food Funders

Wednesday, April 24, 2024 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... funders working on current issues in food justice? As Community Food Funders’ membership has grown across the New ... with Food Waste Roundtable - An Event Hosted by Community Food Funders ...

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DNAinfo Highlights Senior Profiles Supported by New York Community Trust

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02/04/2016

DNAinfo Highlights Senior Profiles Supported by New York Community Trust Eighty-five-year-old Luis Cajigas doesn't ... and 10 great-grandchildren — feasting on sopa de gandules and Kola Champagne soda and...

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Reimagining Early-Warning Systems for At-Risk Students in NYC High Schools

Publication date:

03/2013

... Early-Warning Systems for At-Risk Students in NYC High Schools from Susan Fairchild of New Visions for Public Schools discusses how policymakers and educators are ... rethinking how to measure what matters when it comes to college and career readiness for New York students. ...

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NY begins first statewide school-to-job project

Release Date:

11/03/2013

... companies. That program will mesh with two-year college degrees tailored to companies' needs... NY begins .....

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces New President Cecilia Clarke

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07/01/2013

... Fishman, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Brooklyn Community Foundation , announced that Cecilia Clarke will ... will serve as interim President until she begins. Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces...

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Rockefeller Foundation Survey Reveals Insight into the College Skills Gap

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05/01/2017

Rockefeller Foundation Survey Reveals Insight into the College Skills Gap A March 2017 survey by the Rockefeller Foundation noted that half of recent college graduates are not using skills they learned in ...

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An Analysis of Bloomberg Philanthropies Boost for Disadvantaged Students at Top Schools

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12/22/2016

... Philanthropies Boost for Disadvantaged Students at Top Schools Many funders want to ensure college access for disadvantaged and first- generation college students, but fewer...

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Philanthropists, Lawmakers Behind New Push for College Education in Prison

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07/29/2015

Philanthropists, Lawmakers Behind New Push for College Education in Prison Philanthropy groups and lawmakers are giving college education for prisoners a fresh look, as ... policies around the country place...

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Wallace, Ford, and Mellon on Strategies that Boost Arts Engagement Across Diverse Communities

Release Date:

06/09/2017

... will be rolling out additional targeted studies over the next year. Mellon's grantmaking tends to focus on the young .....

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The Century Foundation Report on For-Profit Colleges Cited in NY Times

Release Date:

10/13/2015

... of millions of dollars every month to other forprofit schools that have been accused of predatory behavior, ...

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Henry Luce Foundation Emergency Grants Support Underserved Communities in the US

Release Date:

06/05/2020

... million in May. Through long partnerships with theological schools , the Theology Program has come to work closely with a ... communities that are least heard and support them through community -based responses...

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Citi Foundation Helps NYC Nonprofits & Cornell University Prepare Underserved Youth for Foodservice, Customer Service, & Hospitality Jobs

Release Date:

07/27/2017

The nonprofit STRIVE New York has broadened its impact on urban youth unemployment by partnering with eCornell and local city organizations to launch Serve UP Harlem, an initiative to prepare 18- to 24-year-olds for career paths in food service,...

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