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Major Research Groups Are Given Low Marks on Disclosing Donors

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05/06/2014

A New York Times article discusses research on donor ... on Wednesday, an advance copy of which was provided to The New York Times…. Major Research Groups Are Given Low ...

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Unions, Reform Groups Gird for California-Inspired Lawsuit

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06/17/2014

... I n the wake of last week's Vergara v. California ruling, New York’s teachers unions and education reform groups are ... Education reform groups like StudentsFirstNY and the New Teacher Project say a...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $45 Million for City Halls to Tackle Urban Issues

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08/20/2014

... Urban Issues Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced a new $45 million investment to boost the capacity of city ... Delivery model, an approach to generating and implementing new ideas that has been tested...

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Smaller High Schools and Outside Funding Increase Graduation Rates, Test Scores and College Enrollment

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10/17/2014

... Test Scores and College Enrollment Findings from a new long-term study of small high schools in New York City show the approach may not only boost a ... & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Carnegie Corporation...

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National Journal Notes Ford, Open Society Role in Net Neutrality Victory

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03/13/2015

... groups that typically march in lockstep have split over new net-neutrality rules, and their discord has escalated ... even personal, feud. Beyond a split over the merits of the new policy, civil rights groups...

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NYCT-Funded Initiative Has Taken on 424 Cases to Get Lawyers for Undocumented Immigrant Kids

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03/24/2015

... Cases to Get Lawyers for Undocumented Immigrant Kids New York City’s effort to supply lawyers for every ... has kept 13 children from being deported as of February, new data provided to BuzzFeed News shows...

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UJA-Federation Launches Campaign for Passage of Education Tax Credit

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05/27/2015

... of the Orthodox Union, together with the UJA-Federation of New York, is launching a 30-day campaign to push – over the next six weeks – for New York State legislators to pass the Education Tax Credit ... to...

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Jersey City Receives $1 million Investment for Job Training from JPMorgan Chase

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07/09/2015

... two years. The investment is part of JPMorgan Chase's " New Skills at Work" initiative, which has been implemented in about a dozen cities, including New York City, Chicago and Detroit. "...

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Wallace Foundation Releases Reports on Successful Audience-Building Efforts

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08/14/2015

... Efforts The Wallace Foundation today released two new case studies analyzing strategies used by two ... Fleisher Art Memorial – to reach and engage audiences new to those organizations. The reports explore how...

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Stonewall Foundation’s Jarrett Lucas Among '40 Under 40' Nonprofit Rising Stars

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11/05/2015

... 40 Under 40 Nonprofit Rising Stars For the first time, New York Nonprofit Media is recognizing 40 of New York’s rising stars in the nonprofit world under the ... events journal provided at our celebratory...

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Tow Foundation Gives $25M to Barnard for Tech Center

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02/01/2016

... the Columbia University affiliate will use to build a new teaching center in New York City. The Tow Foundation, overseen by Leonard Tow ... Vagelos and Roy Vagelos. The money will be used for a new...

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Mellon Foundation Contributes to 'THATcamp' on Humanities and Technology

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04/21/2016

... to 'THATcamp' on Humanities and Technology At the Central New York THAT (The Humanities and Technology) Camp held in ... subject matter, since digital humanities is a relatively new and rapidly...

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NYS Health Foundation Leads to Financially Sustainable Care Model For Resettled Refugees

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05/05/2016

... Currently, 97 percent of refugees resettling in New York State are located upstate, particularly the greater ... decade, this influx of newly resettled people in upstate New York has forced several nonprofit...

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Carnegie, Helmsley Release Study On Building a Successful Transfer Program

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05/17/2016

... Study On Building a Successful Transfer Program A new 60-page guidebook on effective transfer practices is ... of process and policies. Although almost every day a new articulation agreement is announced...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Mentioned in Atlantic Article On School Discipline Reform

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06/30/2016

... like a parent’s nightmare. Roughly two dozen children at New York City schools were hit, kicked, and bullied by fellow ... shows a clear and undeniable escalation of violence in New York City schools,” said...

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Bloomberg Urges World Leaders Not to Follow President Donald Trump’s Lead On Climate Change

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04/24/2017

... Follow President Donald Trump’s Lead On Climate Change New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg urged world leaders ... considered a presidential bid after serving three terms as New York City’s mayor, addressed...

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NYS Health Foundation Releases Assessment of the Region’s Population Health Investments

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05/02/2017

... of the Region’s Population Health Investments A new NYSHealth-funded report, prepared by Lake Fleet Consulting, analyzes the New York State Department of Health's current funding for ... value for funds...

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Darren Walker Writes on Lessons Learned from Rikers Island

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05/15/2017

... locally. Several weeks ago, the Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform—of ... Rikers Island, the 8,000-person jail in the East River of New York. While the decision...

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Mellon Foundation Makes the Business Case for Humanities Education

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09/29/2017

... collaboration. Labor shortages and skill gaps in New Hampshire have limited overall growth and the state’s ... and other costs and business climate factors contribute to New Hampshire’s business outlook and...

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