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Century Foundation Report Calls for Funding Reform for Community Colleges

Release Date:

05/28/2015

... of low-income students into the middle class with few resources . A report released by the Century Foundation today ... Community Colleges" -- calls on states to reform funding models to better help two-...

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06 Nov 2013

Why the Affordable Care Act Matters to Diverse Older People - Conversations with Grantmakers in Aging

Wednesday, November 6, 2013 -

10:00am to 12:00pm

Webinar

The health coverage expansions under the Affordable Care Act ... those affected by the these expansions. They include the Health Insurance Marketplace, the Medicaid expansion, new ... to rise—from 3.7 million in...

2020 Open Society Fellows Developing Approaches to Counter Economic Inequality

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02/06/2020

Responding to growing global agitation over the effects of concentrated wealth, the Open Society Foundations announced today that 16 fellows will take part in a collaborative effort to combat economic inequality.

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund Brings Art to the Public Hospital System

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07/19/2019

... Hoping to make residents care more about their local health centers, the city’s public hospital network is ... help of muralists. The Arts and Medicine Program under NYC Health + Hospitals announced nine...

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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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NYSHealth Foundation Testimony on Maternal Mortality and Morbidity in New York City

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12/09/2020

... in New York City The New York City Council Committee on Health , Committee on Hospitals, and Committee on Women and ... on severe maternal morbidity in New York to add to the evidence base of racial and ethnic...

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New York Health Foundation

New United Hospital Fund Report Finds AHCA Ill-Suited and Destructive for New York

Release Date:

06/08/2017

... AHCA Ill-Suited and Destructive for New York The American Health Care Act (AHCA), approved by the U.S. House of ... progress New York has made since the ACA was enacted in 2010 —including cutting its uninsured...

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How The Rockefeller Foundation Is Bringing Electricity To Hundreds Of Villages Across India

Release Date:

09/18/2017

... basic needs such as clean water, securing food, access to health services, and sufficient lighting that enables ... on your screen, ask yourself: What powers your day? Since 2010 , The Rockefeller Foundation...

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As Bloomberg Hammers Away at Coal, What Might Be Next for His Climate Giving?

Release Date:

10/18/2017

... power plant emissions, which are a major threat to public health and a major contributor to climate change. But with half of the country’s coal plants closed since 2010 , what’s to come for Bloomberg's...

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New York Life Foundation Awards $1 Million Grant to the YMCA of Greater New York

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10/21/2014

The grant will expand the Y Scholars Program to reach at least 400 additional children in New York City.

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PNY's Disaster Relief Work Featured in SSIR

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02/09/2015

... need most is good, real-time data on current needs, resources , and gaps. In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the ...

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation Tackles Workforce Development in Baltimore

Release Date:

05/28/2015

... The city’s unemployment rate was 8.1 percent as of March 2015 , compared with 5.5 percent for the state of Maryland. ... low-income individuals and families to job training resources at their point of need......

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Bloomberg Report: 'Data Gap' at City Halls Across the Nation

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03/10/2016

... at City Halls Across the Nation Limited training and resources hamper city efforts to use data-based ... 115 city applications and 39 visits to municipalities in 2015 —representative of about 40 percent of all...

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With Support from Rockefeller, '100K Opportunities Initiative' Achieves Hiring Goal Two Years Ahead of Schedule

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09/01/2016

... years ahead of schedule. The coalition, formed in July 2015 , is now aligning with the cross-sector goal of creating ... continue to capture and share new recruiting and human resources practices tailored to...

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Wiliam T. Grant Foundation Announces Institutional Challenge Grant to Support Research-Practice Partnerships

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04/06/2017

... the production and use of rigorous and relevant research evidence . These partnerships are a promising strategy for ... obstacles that inhibit partnerships, including limited resources and capacity, as well as...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Names Ruth Brenner New Senior Vice President, Finance & Operations

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06/29/2021

... and collaborating with Grants Management, Human Resources , IT, and the Foundation’s other administrative ... will formally join the Foundation in September. Since 2010 , Brenner has served as the Director of...

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13 May 2013

TED: Media As A Catalyst for Ideas and Community

Monday, May 13, 2013 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

Founded nearly three decades ago as a conference forum for spreading ideas, TED has since evolved and grown into an organization with worldwide media reach and ongoing initiatives in translation, education, science and the environment. The TED model...

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25 Apr 2022

Risk, Reward, and the Reality: What Don't We Know About Intermediaries?

Monday, April 25, 2022 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

Join a diverse panel of members working inside intermediaries and private foundations who fund intermediaries to hear about the practices and approaches funders are adopting at this time to support the change we want to see. Learn about the...

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Renewing Philanthropy's Commitment to Local Journalism

Release Date:

01/06/2020

... ago—are spreading like contagion and threatening the health , welfare, and civic vitality of small towns and big ... and small the viability of new, noncommercial business models for local news. It means...