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De Blasio Taps Acting Commissioner Vincent Sapienza To Head Department of Environmental Protection

Release Date:

10/03/2017

... permanent head left. Sapienza, a three-decade DEP veteran who worked his way up through the ranks, has been acting ... I guess it’s one less word I have to write,” Sapienza, who started as an engineer 34 years...

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Environment and Climate Change

Policy Brief: NYC’s Looming Task of Property Tax Reform

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10/04/2017

... Looming Task of Property Tax Reform There are people who deny, in the face of mounting scientific evidence, that ... change is something society must address. There are folks who deny any connection between...

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Housing and Homelessness

For the Disabled, New York’s Sidewalks Are an Obstacle Course

Release Date:

10/10/2017

... an obstacle course every time he goes out. Mr. Jones, who uses a wheelchair, gets stuck at sidewalk corners where ... said Mr. Jones, 29, a disability rights advocate who lives in the Bronx. “I believe it’s...

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More Training Needed to Fill New York’s ‘Middle Skill Jobs

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10/13/2017

... more money over the professional careers than their peers who only have a high school diploma. But less attention is paid to the workers in the middle – those who have some education or training beyond high...

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Workforce Development

New Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Grant to Fund Treatment for Underserved

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07/13/2018

... meet the needs of the residents of the state of Washington who are disabled, elderly, or medically fragile and suffer ... the process as well as identify volunteer dentists who can commit to treating patients...

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Health

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The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America

Brandee McHale Returns to Citi Foundation as President and Managing Director and Head of Community Investing and Development

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03/03/2020

... of Community Investing and Development Brandee McHale, who left last summer to lead the Wells Fargo Foundation ... of the Citi Foundation. McHale succeeds Bob Annibale, who is retiring. Brandee McHale Returns...

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New York Community Trust's HIVE Grants to Boost Digital Media Learning

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06/02/2014

... Trust has been the home of charitable New Yorkers who share a passion for the City and its suburbs - and who are committed to improving them. The Trust supports an ... to live, learn, work, and play, while...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The New York Community Trust

Pooled Journalism Funds Could Help Save Local Newspapers

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03/24/2021

... operate and by philanthropists and civic leaders who see the publications as essential community assets. The ... could be leveled against large donors, including Bainum, who is active in Maryland Democratic...

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

Salary & Benefits Survey

General information about participating in and accessing the annual Philanthropy New York/Council on Foundations salary and benefits survey.

Rockefeller Foundation Commits $3 Million to Help Cities Build Resilient Infrastructure Systems

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01/22/2013

... Initiative, which will align philanthropic and public resources to leverage private financing for sustainable urban ...

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RE.invest Initiative to Partner With Eight Cities to Develop Resilient Stormwater Systems

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05/29/2013

... finance urban infrastructure. By helping cities use public resources more efficiently and attract new sources of private ...

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Penn Announces $1.28 Million Grant for Digital Archaeological Archive

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08/01/2013

The grant from the Leon Levy Foundation to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology will support a collaboration with the British Museum to create a digital archive of archaeological excavations of the ancient...

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Arts

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Leon Levy Foundation

Why Impact Investing Is An Emerging Paradigm Shift In Philanthropy

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07/30/2013

An op-ed by Amy Bell, Executive Director and Head of Principal Investments for JPMorgan Chase’s Social Finance business unit.

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Hartford Foundation Awards Grants Totaling $6 Million to Improve Geriatric Care

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09/19/2013

... Change AGEnts Initiative, capitalizing on the strengths, resources , and expertise of the more than 1,000 nurses, ...

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Aging

Health

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

Bloomberg Lured Donors for New York Programs

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11/29/2013

... tapping his own fortune to fill in gaps in the city’s resources , whether spending millions of dollars to renovate ...

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Community Development

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Ford Foundation

Meet the 15 Most Powerful Women in U.S. Philanthropy

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03/05/2014

... philanthropy, bringing people together to mobilize huge resources for different causes. Too often, though, the quiet ...

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Gender Justice

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The Simons Foundation

NoVo Foundation

Learning Forward Launches Free, Online Learning Guide to Enrich Principal Preparation Programs

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05/06/2014

“The Principal Story Learning Guide” – based on PBS documentary and more than a decade of research, commissioned by The Wallace Foundation.

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Education

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The Wallace Foundation

More Technology Investment Needed To Boost Outcomes of Social Change Groups

Release Date:

07/25/2014

... the risk of not providing nonprofits the money and other resources they need to go digital."... More Technology .....

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Social Justice

Technology

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

New York Life Foundation Awards $1 Million to American Museum of Natural History

Release Date:

08/13/2014

The American Museum of Natural History has received a four-year, $1 million grant from the New York Life Foundation to support science education and personal development programs for promising middle and high school students from traditionally under...