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More Than Half of City's 1.1M Students Attend Overcrowded Schools: Watchdog

Release Date:

09/21/2017

... or the elimination of annexes, mini-buildings and trailers housing temporary classrooms, according to the report released Thursday. As trailers housing temporary classrooms — with nearly 8,000 seats — ...

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Presidential Advisers on Black, Latino, and Asian Students Say Trump Admin. Ignoring Them

Release Date:

10/03/2017

Three long-standing presidential commissions designed to expand educational opportunities for non-white students are set to expire Saturday and members say months of silence from the White House has them worried they’re about to be dissolved.

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Education

New York Is Betting $155 Million That It Can Cut Evictions

Release Date:

10/03/2017

... $155 Million That It Can Cut Evictions At New York City's housing court in downtown Brooklyn, where judges preside over ... court. “This is the kind of bottleneck entry point to housing court,” said...

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Can Redevelopment of the Bedford Union Armory Be Saved?

Release Date:

10/04/2017

... in Crown Heights to create a mix of different types of housing and a state-of-the-art recreation center has seen ... of whom believe the project should include more affordable housing . The de Blasio...

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Should We Be Worried That Foreclosure Sales Are Near Recession Levels?

Release Date:

10/10/2017

... last seen at the onset of the Great Recession left many housing experts scratching their heads. Economic indicators ... been trending down since 2008 and is now just under 4%. Housing prices continue to rise,...

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JPMorgan Chase, Ford Foundation and Kresge Foundation Back Development in Detroit's North End and Grandmont-Rosedale Neighborhoods

Release Date:

05/11/2018

... Development Corporation. Develop Detroit’s work to build housing that is affordable and dynamic is aligned with the ... Detroit for all of us,” says Arthur Jemison, director of housing and revitalization for...

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Ford Foundation

The Kresge Foundation

Rockefeller Foundation Names Deborah Wright as New Managing Director for U.S. Jobs and Economic Opportunity

Release Date:

07/30/2018

... served as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Housing , Preservation and Development, where she funded development of 21,000 affordable housing units and managed 43,000 residential properties... ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Study Funded by The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Shows No Early Dementia in 21 Past NHL, NFL Players

Release Date:

08/09/2018

... Past NHL, NFL Players In a new study, researchers found no evidence of early onset dementia in a small sample of retired ... small sample of former athletes,” did not find evidence of early onset dementia in...

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Health

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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

Investment in Light Rail Program Helps Create Jobs, Stimulate Economy

Release Date:

06/17/2014

A new light rail line that connects the downtowns of Saint Paul and Minneapolis for the first time in decades is being hailed by the Ford Foundation as an example of how strategic public investments in transit and transit-oriented development can...

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Ford Foundation

Declaration Of Principles Across Hockey Takes NHL Where Other Pro Leagues Ought To Go

Release Date:

09/08/2017

At an announcement and ceremony in New York, stakeholders from the the NHL, NHL Players Association, and International Ice Hockey Federation, along with 14 major organizations across all levels of hockey signed on to a Declaration of Principles that...

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On The Foundation Freeway: Entering And Exiting Priority Areas With Caution

Release Date:

08/02/2016

... funders, no matter their size, have big dreams and limited resources . I have yet to meet grantmakers—even the largest ... health reform effectively. NYSHealth supported policy analysis and technical assistance...

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Insights

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Health

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New York Health Foundation

Trinity Church Wall Street Names Beatriz de la Torre as Chief Philanthropy Officer

Release Date:

04/17/2023

... that Beatriz de la Torre, currently Managing Director of Housing & Homelessness, has been named Chief Philanthropy ... function , which includes its efforts to address housing and homelessness, racial...

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Trinity Church Philanthropies

The J.M Kaplan Fund Announces the 2023 J.M.K Innovation Prize

Release Date:

02/09/2023

... – and their many promising initiatives – with resources and opportunities. As part of this effort, the Fund ... technical assistance funds also allows awardees to deploy resources when and where they’re needed...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The J.M. Kaplan Fund

15 Jul 2024

The Value of Learning in Grantmaking to Migrant Communities - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Monday, July 15, 2024 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... learning framework. For example, how is having a learning orientation to grantmaking distinct from monitoring and evaluation? What impact can a learning orientation have on grantmaking in support of immigrant...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Immigration

Eligibility & Policies

... New York is open to philanthropic organizations based in the greater New York City region or focusing ... are available to other philanthropic organizations based outside of New York wishing to engage with our...

MAC AIDS Fund Supports Efforts to Spread the Word About HIV Prevention For African-American Women

Release Date:

01/27/2017

... empowering women, especially black women, by giving them sexual health options and also embarking on a path of ...

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MAC AIDS Fund, MAC Cosmetics

NYC Schools Are Inadequate on Sex Education, Stringer Says

Release Date:

09/15/2017

... Meanwhile, 4 percent of New York City teenagers reported sexual dating violence over a period of 12 months in a 2015 ...

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43% of City Students Not Getting Required Sex Ed Courses, Comptroller Says

Release Date:

09/18/2017

More than 40 percent of the city’s middle and high school students are not getting the sex education required by the state, according to a report released on Thursday by New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer.