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Sheena Wright of the United Way of NYC Talks About Removing Silos and Saving Lives

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11/22/2016

... About Removing Silos and Saving Lives Sheena Wright is the first woman to lead the United Way of NYC, one of the oldest ... the building blocks of education, income stability and health . She spoke with editor-...

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Gender Justice

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Commonwealth Fund: Coverage Gains Among Lower-Income Blacks and Latinos Highlight ACA’s Successes & Areas for Improvement

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08/21/2017

... by at least 10 percentage points between 2010, when the first Affordable Care Act coverage expansions went into ... 2016, according to the latest Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Survey. These...

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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: One Student’s Story

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12/06/2012

... get deported.” Upon arrival, I started going to a public elementary school and led the simple life of any other ... hit me. College was right around the corner, and I had no idea whether or not I would apply...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Appoints Sharon Percy Rockefeller, Mellody Hobson and Admiral James Stavridis to Board of Trustees

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12/11/2017

... Woodrow Wilson School of International Relations and Public Policy. “I have long admired The Rockefeller ... in philanthropy and business, and am eager to continue advancing its mission,” said Hobson. Sharon...

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20 Apr 2017

Helping Foster Care Youth Succeed: Skills and Strategies that Support the Transition to Adulthood

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3:00pm to 5:00pm

... and other post-secondary pathways; housing access; mental health supports; and building social/emotional and life ... The development of a body of successful evidence-based practices to encourage systemic...

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The New Nonprofit: A Model for Innovation Across Sectors

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03/14/2013

... of nonprofits in New York’s diverse economy, it comes as no surprise that it’s here where a new economic model of ... an organization’s model is based on innovation for the public good, philanthropic dollars...

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Compensating for Your Philanthropic Blind Spots

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01/09/2014

... New York Stock Exchange to commemorate Twitter's initial public offering on November 7, 2013. Vivienne’s story is ... of two boys in child slavery, she set an audacious goal to do something about it: sell...

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College and Career Readiness: Are We Measuring What Matters?

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06/11/2013

... and philanthropists need to question and examine: How do we best prepare young people to enter college ready to ... disadvantaged student groups in the New York City public school system. Our resources...

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25 Mar 2015

Beyond Gender Equity: How Philanthropy is Taking Gender Norms into Account

Wednesday, March 25, 2015 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... them is proving to be an overlooked key to basic health , educational achievement, and economic security. Yet ... please log in and click the Register Now link above. ( no fee) Guests of Organizers: Please...

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03 Aug 2017

VR For The Real World: New Tools To Make The World Better

Thursday, August 3, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... to intimidate patients who seek sexual and reproductive health care. Testimony is an interactive documentary that ... mission Learnings and promising practices from the first annual VR for...

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See the Storify and More: Education Funders Research Initiative Launch Event

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10/10/2013

... ; and moderator Beth Fertig of WNYC to discuss the first two research papers commissioned by EdFunders. ... of our launch event — you can read it (and several other resources and write-ups) below. The ...

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NYC Cultural Agenda Fund Places Marker on Racial Justice Initiative Ahead of City’s Cultural Plan Release

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10/12/2016

... Cultural Plan Release As New York City prepares its first comprehensive cultural plan, the New York City Cultural ... unions to ensure that the myriad voices of the City's public school community are...

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Philanthropy New York's By-Laws

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04/2015

Governing by-laws for Philanthropy New York.

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Renowned Scholar and Author Carolyn Dinshaw Joins the Mellon Foundation as Senior Program Officer for Higher Learning

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02/10/2022

... City.” “The breadth of Carolyn’s experience across public and private universities and liberal arts colleges, ... Sexual Poetics (University of Wisconsin Press, 1989)—the first full-length feminist study of...

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Education Coalition Promises To Continue ‘Opt-Outs’

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09/14/2017

... boycotting New York’s standardized tests. NYS Allies for Public Education said the new standards do little to move away from the test-based accountability ... Deutermann, parent and founder of NYSAPE said. “We...

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New York Botanical Garden Humanities Institute To Explore Social Impact of Gardens

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06/19/2014

... grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, holds its first public event on Friday--a symposium that will explore the ... design. The new humanities institute is the first of its kind at a U...

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Carnegie Fellowships to Aid Researchers in Humanities and Social Science

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04/22/2015

... and the history of immigration reform are among the first recipients of the Andrew Carnegie Fellowship, a new ... The Carnegie Corporation of New York, which announces its first class of 32 fellows on...

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New York City Students Are Getting Younger

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10/05/2017

... school system over the course of two years. Now, for the first time, the city's public schools are offering programs targeted at even younger toddlers: 3-year-olds. The first phase of...

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Moving to An Earned Knowledge Model of Philanthropy

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03/24/2020

... He was black and looked to be in his sixties. “ Do you know where Rosa Parks boarded the bus?” he asked. ... to mention that 1619 was also the year that James Jope first brought enslaved people to America via...

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