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U.S. Education Secretary Addresses Century Foundation Forum

Release Date:

04/19/2016

... nation's population of students is increasingly diverse, public schools are becoming more segregated, with a majority ... This has happened despite research showing that students do better academically in...

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The Century Foundation

New York Foundation Releases New Report Showcasing Strategies and Case Examples by Grantees

Release Date:

10/31/2016

... participants. With increasing inequality, slashes in public budgets, and greater demand on their services, nonprofits are looking for new ways to do their work... New York Foundation Releases New Report ...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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New York Foundation

William T. Grant Foundation Supports Research on How Social Context Shapes School Choice for Inner-City Students

Release Date:

02/10/2017

... attainment. However, research on the effects of public school choice programs on the academic achievement of ... disadvantaged students is mixed, suggesting that families do not necessarily respond to these...

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William T. Grant Foundation

To Sell Themselves to Donors, Nonprofits Are Turning to the Pros

Release Date:

09/13/2017

... topics related to the deadly disease. What it did not do was provide a concise explanation of what the group’s ... executive of the alliance. “It was very unclear to the public exactly what it was we did...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Should New York City's 'Symbols of Hate' Be Reconsidered?

Release Date:

09/19/2017

... Advisory Commission on City Art, Monuments and Markers, a public art scholar and a professor of art history at the City ... climate, people are frustrated and feel a need to do something. Removing statues is a...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation Fast Tracks $2.8 Million in Grants to Support Grantees Responding to COVID-19 Pandemic in Communities of Color

Release Date:

04/30/2020

... made in the summer in order to provide organizations with resources as they ramp up programming to respond to the ... still inside. With so much at stake right now, we saw no reason to delay much needed...

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Disaster Relief

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Strives to Provide Free Psychiatric Evaluations to 10,000 NYC Kids

Release Date:

08/21/2015

... and learning disorders. But the majority of them do not get treatment. The Healthy Brain Network (HBN) is a ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

Sustainable Innovation: 5 Questions Every Company Should Ask Itself

Release Date:

09/25/2017

... in the search for the intersection of desirability ( do people want it?), feasibility (is it technologically and ...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Foundations Aim to Save Pensions in Detroit Crisis

Release Date:

01/13/2014

... bankruptcy proceedings announced on Monday. The plan was a first both in the foundation world, which has not been a source of money to shore up public -sector pensions in the past, and in municipal ...

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Ford Foundation

Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation Awards Grants in New Art & Social Justice Initiative

Release Date:

01/08/2016

... The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation has selected the first 46 recipients to share in nearly $1 million under its ... programming that promotes equality, collective action and public discourse. . ...

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Arts

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The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation

Rockefeller Foundation Grants 'Hamilton' Tix to Bronx Theatre High School Students

Release Date:

04/07/2016

... Theatre High School. On April 13, they will be among the first of 20,000 New York City public -school students given access to $10 ‘Hamilton’ ...

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Arts

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The Rockefeller Foundation

City Officials Want New Program to Connect Troubled Students with Legal Support

Release Date:

05/06/2016

... Reading, writing and lawyering up. Confronted with public high school students in a jam with the law, the city ... legal support and help them stay out of trouble in the first place. City officials are...

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Justice Reform

United Hospital Fund and Members of Home Alone Alliance Support Videos for Family Caregivers

Release Date:

03/23/2017

... The Home Alone Alliance is pleased to release its first series of family caregiver instructional videos. Developed by Alliance members -- the AARP Public Policy Institute and the U.S. Veterans Administration...

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Video

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Health

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United Hospital Fund

New York Grantmakers in the Arts

... is a member-driven group that aims to provide information, resources , and networking opportunities for funders to invest ... equitable cultural sector in New York City . In order to do this, NYGIA support...

Teagle Foundation Releases Report on Their Initiative to Encourage Liberal Arts Colleges to Create Online Courses

Release Date:

01/30/2018

... to develop online or hybrid online courses and educational resources . While many faculty members who took part said they ... Liberal arts colleges offering online or hybrid courses do seem to face a unique set...

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The Teagle Foundation

28 Apr 2025

Fighting Exclusion and Expulsion: Protecting the Freedom to Move and to Stay - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Monday, April 28, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... to organizations that share GCIR’s core values.) How do you sign up? Registration is required by April 25th. ...

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Issue-Based

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Webinar/Teleconference

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All Funders

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Immigration

06 Jan 2016

Beyond Coverage: Getting Healthcare to Neighborhoods in Need

Wednesday, January 6, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... food deserts, but did you know that New York City – the health care capital of the world – also has primary care ... For many New Yorkers, this program represents the first opportunity to receive high-quality...