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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Increases Investment in Funding Prison Education and Re-entry Programs

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06/13/2019

... Mellon Foundation believes in each and every student’ s humanity and sees expanding access to higher education in ... inside prisons, improve incarcerated students’ ties with family and community in advance of...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Will Distribute $2.5 Million Recovered Through Lawsuits Against Sham Cancer Charities

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06/21/2019

... Inc., Cancer Support Services, Inc., and the Children’ s Cancer Fund of America – and their founder James Reynolds ... cancer patients in need. Instead, James Reynolds and his family members squandered...

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New Report Funded by the Long Island Community Foundation Reveals the Economic Impact of Long Island's Opiod Crisis

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09/04/2019

... Foundation Reveals the Economic Impact of Long Island' s Opiod Crisis Advocates, Elected Officials, and Parents ... (Long Island, NY) Today the Fiscal Policy Institute’ s new report “The Staggering Cost...

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State-by-State Impact of Opioid Epidemic on Children - New Report from the United Hospital Fund

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11/13/2019

... The Ripple Effect: National and State Estimates of the U. S . Opioid Epidemic’ s Impact on Children , maps out the impact on children in ... said study co-author Suzanne Brundage, director of UHF’ s...

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Melissa Beck Steps Down as Executive Director of The Educational Foundation of America

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05/20/2020

... Executive Director since 2013, has stepped down. Beck’ s last day at EFA will be May 22, 2020. She has accepted a ... grantmaking across the United States.” EFA’ s Board has named David Stocks, Arts Program...

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Pfizer Foundation Awards Grant to the Maryland Department of Health to Address Decreases in Childhood Vaccinations During COVID-19 Pandemic

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07/21/2020

The grant will be used for communications, outreach and vaccination clinics in areas showing the most significant declines.

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Weinberg Foundation Announces Additional $5 Million to Expand and Strengthen Baltimore Library Project

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12/10/2020

... as the Library Project. This grant brings the Foundation’ s total commitment to this initiative to $15 million. The new ... challenges. To learn more about the Library Project’ s history and growth please...

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20 Oct 2021

Impact Investing, Picking Up Where Philanthropy Leaves Off

Wednesday, October 20, 2021 -

2:00pm to 4:00pm

... be a tool in your toolkit to advance your foundation' s mission What different types of impact investing a private ... Speakers Amy Houston , Executive Director, The Thompson Family Foundation Christine...

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JPMorgan Chase Launches Annual AdvancingCities Challenge

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06/02/2021

... that sources innovation to drive systemic change in U. S . cities, helping support economic opportunity for more ... and Latina women are the backbone of many of America’ s cities – as consumers, homeowners,...

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Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts Welcomes a New Board Member and Two New Members to the Scientific Advisory Council

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09/22/2021

The Reverend Dr. LaKeesha Walrond Joins Board of Directors and Dayna Bowen Matthew and David K. Mineta join FORE Scientific Advisory Council

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Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE)

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13 Apr 2022

Seizing the Moment: Managing Risks and Closing Gaps in NYS’s Health Insurance Safety Net

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1:00pm to 2:30pm

NYS has been among the nation’ s leaders in its commitment to maximizing access to health ... Recording In Collaboration With Philanthropy New York' s Health Working Group Seizing the Moment: Managing Risks...

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Me/We & Public Policy: A Journey from Foundations on the Hill to NYC to…

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05/25/2023

... Fellow, Philanthropy New York Philanthropy New York’ s recent trip to Foundations on the Hill was the first time ... of firsts for just me; it was a series of firsts for my family and my entire lineage...

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Brenda Henry-Sanchez Joins the Foundation Center as Director of Research for Special Projects

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07/01/2013

... to create new opportunities for better health for society' s most vulnerable members. "Brenda offers a unique blend of ... said Lawrence T. McGill, the Foundation Center' s Vice President for...

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Ira R. Halperin Named Vice Chair to Long Island Community Foundation Board

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02/01/2012

... work with LICF,” noted David M. Okorn, the foundation’ s Executive Director. “As a business leader, CPA, and ... named by Long Island Business News as one of Long Island' s top lawyers in its "Who...

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Long Island Community Foundation

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Westchester Community Foundation Announces the Appointment of Rebecca Kraley Putter

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01/02/2012

... and the American Red Cross. She holds a Bachelor’ s degree in Political Science from Vassar College and a Master’ s certificate in International Security from Stanford ...

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