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Russell Sage Foundation Celebrates 110th Anniversary

Release Date:

04/20/2017

... a gift of $10 million. In its early years, RSF undertook major projects in low- income housing, urban planning, social work, and labor ... including the influential Pittsburgh Survey, the first major...

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Russell Sage Foundation

03 Jun 2026

Preparing for 2029: A Funder Briefing on Collaborative Efforts to Protect and Revamp Federal Governance - A Briefing Hosted by Economic Opportunity Funders

Wednesday, June 3, 2026 -

3:00pm to 3:45pm

... norms and institutions disproportionately harms low- income families and communities of color who rely most on ... to advancing economic justice and ensuring that public resources are deployed fairly and...

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All Funders

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Evelyn J. Blanck Joins Guttman Foundation Board of Directors

Release Date:

01/11/2016

... Advisory Board of the Profectum Foundation. A major focus of her work has been on promoting the integration ... its grantmaking to early childhood programs that serve low income infants and toddlers. The...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation

Correspondence Archives in the Age of Email: Technology, Privacy, and Policy Challenges

Release Date:

07/18/2017

... many of us know how to conveniently organize. That’s no major obstacle when messages are used for everyday purposes ...

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Communications/Media

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Mellon Foundation

Improving the Accuracy of Wikipedia’s Medical Information

Release Date:

01/06/2015

... is based on a unique peer-production and editorial-review system . Every fact and statement on Wikipedia must be ... us to accept and respect Wikipedia’s emergent role as a major health resource. Improving the...

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New York Health Foundation

Altman Foundation Announces Leadership Transition, New President and Chair

Release Date:

10/10/2018

... their full potential. With over one hundred years as a major funder in New York City, the Foundation has kept its ...

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Altman Foundation

Wallace Foundation Study Shows Significant Progress In Building Stronger Principal Pipelines

Release Date:

10/31/2016

... their schools." Offering the foundation's analysis of its major pipeline project, Wallace also released its own ... At least half the students in each district are from low- income families. The...

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The Wallace Foundation

Helmsley Charitable Trust Announces Transformative Partnership With Civica Foundation to Make Insulin More Affordable to Americans With Insulin-dependent Diabetes

Release Date:

03/03/2022

... Civica, Inc.’s (Civica, Civica Rx) manufacturing and distribution of insulins, which will be available at ... to survive. This is especially true among minority and low- income populations. There is a moral...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

28 Jul 2021

BBB Forum on Corporate Responsibility XIV: Exploring Business Approaches to Key Social Issues

Wednesday, July 28, 2021 -

1:00pm to 2:30pm

... to Key Social Issues". Sponsored by EY, Nielsen, and Major League Baseball. Explore Resources for Small Business Recovery Reskilling At-Risk Adults Innovative Learning Support for Low- Income...

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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 ... to colleagues from private and family foundations and the individual donor community, to disrupt a...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Social Justice

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Groundswell Fund

United Way of New York City Establishes the COVID-19 Community Fund

Release Date:

03/26/2020

... reach their families and provide critical and ongoing resources like learning, food distribution and social work supports. Additionally, ... Fund. The COVID-19 Community Fund will provide resources...

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United Way of New York City

Andrew W. Mellon and Doris Duke Charitable Foundations Support Creation of New Musical Works

Release Date:

07/15/2015

... a total of $475,000 to 21 ensembles through two of its major grant programs: New Jazz Works, supported by the Doris ...

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

Doris Duke Foundation

The Future is Now: The Need for Health Information Exchange

Release Date:

04/30/2012

... we seek aren’t available to all healthcare providers. A major barrier facing providers in non-hospital settings is ... organization allow providers to request information on an individual from other locations...

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Salesforce Announces Work.com For Schools and $20 Million to Help Schools Reopen Safely and Support Student Learning Anywhere

Release Date:

08/11/2020

... The company is also granting $20 million to support five major public school districts across the U.S.—empowering ... classrooms, placing incredible strain on already limited resources . For children, the...

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Salesforce

Bloomberg Philanthropies to Help Poor Countries Fight Big Tobacco

Release Date:

03/19/2015

... Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will help low and middle- income countries facing expensive legal battles with tobacco ... to suing under international trade agreements to ensure distribution of their...

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Health

International/Foreign Affairs

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Johnson & Johnson Makes $30 Million Commitment to USAID to Fight Tuberculosis

Release Date:

04/01/2015

... USAID to distribute Sirturo to over 100 low and middle income countries at little or no cost. Incidentally, after ...

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Johnson & Johnson

Weinberg Foundation Hires New Program Director

Release Date:

12/11/2015

... Israel issues. Rafi Rone will manage grants to help low- income and vulnerable adults in Israel, in addition to grants ...

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Jewish Interests

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Hyman & Marjorie Weinberg Foundation

Redlich Horwitz Foundation Co-hosts New York Hackathon to Unites Foster Youth and Technology

Release Date:

01/19/2018

... faced a two-fold challenge: tackling the NYC foster care system ’s most pressing policy concerns and developing ... like smartphone apps, social networking tools and digital resources to improve the delivery of...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Redlich Horwitz Foundation

Racism, Inequality, and Health Care for African Americans - New Report by The Century Foundation

Release Date:

12/19/2019

... Report by The Century Foundation The American health care system in beset with inequalities that have a ... also improved among African Americans. When it comes to income , gains have been made as well, but...