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Jewish Group Slams Mayor De Blasio’s Free School Lunch Plan for Not Offering Kosher Foods

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10/02/2017

... plan isn’t kosher — and that’s left many in the city ’s Jewish community bellyaching about a program they ... funded program on Sept. 6, promising free meals for all city students. But Jewish advocates say 30,...

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Can Redevelopment of the Bedford Union Armory Be Saved?

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10/04/2017

... community advocates, the local community board, the local City Council member, Laurie Cumbo, and the borough president, ... has vowed to work with local elected officials and the city -selected developer behind...

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Community Development

Is There Really a Conflict between the Public Good and Professionalism in the Foundation Sector?

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08/26/2014

... which provide evidence that devoting substantial resources to intramural activities over an extended period ... direction that made them successful in creating major new businesses. Additionally, a growing...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Promotes David Gilmore to Role of Deputy Chief Investment Officer

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01/06/2021

... to diversify its investment manager portfolio.” In his new role, Mr. Gilmore will also assume additional team ... and this acknowledges his value to the Foundation, as well as his personal growth in the...

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07 Apr 2022

Legal Series - Making Grants to Individuals

Thursday, April 7, 2022 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... for private foundations and public charities, as well as potential pitfalls to be mindful of. Who should ...

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Mexico’s Muxe Leaders Assert Rights and Strengthen “Social Armor” Through Visibility - Work Supported by The Arcus Foundation Grantee

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02/21/2023

... the district attorney to correct terminology and create new tools for collecting information.” As part of the ... Gómez Regalado, a muxe activist and professor, as well as leader of the Transformándome project...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Gender Justice

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Arcus Foundation

Schott Foundation Welcomes Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks and Miren Uriarte to the Board of Directors

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02/26/2016

... The Schott Foundation announced the addition of two new members to the Board of Directors: Sharon J. ... that strengthen the progressive movement and give power to new ideas and policies. Her efforts to bridge...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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07 Oct 2013

Transition Town NYC: Priceless Prosperity With Market Rate Returns

Monday, October 7, 2013 -

8:30am to 11:30am

Surdna Foundation, 330 Madison Avenue, NYC

Join us as we bring three of the world’s leading economic visionaries together to discuss investing in local ... can strengthen food systems, renewable energy and overall economic progress. This special event has...

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Four Finalists Named in Global Competition for $100 Million Grant

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09/20/2017

Four impactful solutions to critical social problems of our time were named finalists today in 100&Change, MacArthur's global competition for a single $100 million grant.

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Foundations Should Push for Disclosure of Corporate ‘Welfare’ Deals

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12/18/2014

... they lose to business tax breaks granted in the name of economic development. While many foundations and ...

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Markle Foundation President Calls for Revamp of U.S. Higher Education System

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06/03/2015

... by technology and a networked world during the biggest economic transformation in a hundred years. The country is ...

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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Three Important Steps Philanthropies Are Taking to Curb Climate Change

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07/29/2015

... perhaps the most pressing social, environmental, and economic policy challenge of our time. One example of a ...

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Aetna Foundation Encourages Using Data to Help Tackle Healthcare Disparities

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08/11/2015

... that there are many public health, policy, social and economic factors involved in health outcomes, it's imperative .....

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Health

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Surdna Foundation Invites LOIs for Environmental Infrastructure Programs

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09/10/2015

... positive impacts and minimize negative environmental, economic , and social consequences. Through the Sustainable ...

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Bank of America Backs Community Development and Housing Projects

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09/21/2015

... housing services, including neighborhood revitalization, economic development projects, home ownership counseling and ...

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation

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Housing and Homelessness

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Philanthropy Must Move Fast on Climate Change, Robertson and MacArthur Leaders Say in Chronicle

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12/02/2015

... perils of a destabilized climate. Severe habitat loss and economic damage are facts of life in the United States and ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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HSBC Cuts Links With Big Muslim Aid Charity

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01/04/2016

... funds could end up in the hands of terrorist groups, Economic Times writes, citing reporting by London's Sunday .....

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International/Foreign Affairs

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HSBC Bank USA

Peter G. Peterson Foundation-Sponsored Team Wins Competition

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04/12/2016

... awareness about the United States’ long-term fiscal and economic health in a competitive and educational campaign. .. ...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

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Open Society Foundations Founder George Soros Writes in WSJ About $500 Million Investment in Migrants

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09/20/2016

... forced out by extreme poverty, lured by the possibility of economic advancement for themselves and their families. Our ...

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