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Ford-Supported Survey Finds Black, Hispanic Youth Less Likely To Get Money From Parents

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10/06/2016

... items like college tuition to smaller expenses, than do whites or Asians, according to a new GenForward poll. And ... of Chicago with the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research... Ford-...

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Economic Security

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Brain Insight Lecture Series Continues

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02/10/2017

... University’s Faculty House in Morningside Heights. How Do Early Life Experiences Shape Behavior? was presented by ... through epigenetic variation. Offered free to the public to enhance the understanding of...

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Carmen Fariña Promises to Improve Classroom Diversity By Rezoning Schools

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08/31/2017

... reporters Wednesday at a ribbon cutting for Manhattan’s Public School 191 campus, Fariña said she would promote ... other neighborhoods. “Right now, we want to be able to do what we’ve done in District 3, in...

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Ms. Foundation to Philanthropy: Grow Local Economies by Supporting Low Wage Workers and Childcare Access

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09/08/2017

... strategy to address child care access calls on funders to do three things: 1. Support low-wage workers’ rights ... Support new and innovative campaigns that increase public sector funding for childcare at the...

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JPMorgan Chase Releases New Report As Part Of Its Global Workforce Training Efforts

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10/16/2017

... especially to strengthen collaboration between the public , private and nonprofit sectors.. JPMorgan Chase ...

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"Eye-Popping" Costs for Drugs Could Threaten Other Pressing Societal Needs

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07/28/2014

... to prevent "eye-popping" prices of new drugs from driving health care costs so high that other societal needs suffer, ... This would create huge new challenges in balancing high health care costs...

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Peterson Center on Healthcare and Three Other Funders Unite to Support Access to Clinical Notes for 50 Million Patients

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02/24/2016

... can prompt patients to be more active in their own health and healthcare, and greater patient engagement can ... that was further validated by researchers at Geisinger Health System in a rigorous scientific...

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Joan Guzik Joins United Hospital Fund as Director, Quality Improvement of the Quality Institute

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01/19/2017

... nonprofit organization working to build a more effective health care system for every New Yorker. About the Quality ... Institute at United Hospital Fund is working to improve health and health...

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Investing: Can You Apply Your Values to Create Value?

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05/06/2014

... in the private sector, but I’ve also had roles in the public sector, and served in the philanthropy sector as chief ... from different sectors, a couple things have become clear: First , too many of the same...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation, OSF and New York Foundation Accept National Impact Awards

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05/20/2015

... philanthropy. Brooklyn Community Foundation—the first and only public foundation dedicated to New York City’s largest ...

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NYC Social Impact Investment Fails to Meet Goal

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07/06/2015

... the bill for it, the Bond Buyer reports. The nation's first social impact bond — a pay-for-performance vehicle that leverages private funding to finance public services — the Adolescent Behavioral...

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Philanthropists, Lawmakers Behind New Push for College Education in Prison

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07/29/2015

... emphasis on preparing inmates for life beyond bars. Public funds for college education largely dried up in the ... the chance to earn college credit. And this year, for the first time, the Kresge Foundation in...

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Bank of America Provides Light to 500 Schools in the Developing World

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08/13/2015

... 511 schools in Africa and Central America, exceeding its first year goal to provide light to a school in a developing ... came entirely from SolarCity in 2014, will begin to accept public donations in 2015...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Wallace Foundation Releases Report on Creating Effective School Principals

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10/07/2015

... in order to create the most effective principals for public schools. According to the report, it is the first study of its kind to examine how state policy could be ...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Contributes Funds for Online Tool to Reveal Commercial Fishing Activity Worldwide

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09/15/2016

... Worldwide Oceana, SkyTruth and Google today launched the public Beta of Global Fishing Watch, a new online technology ... fishing vessels in near real-time. By providing the first free global view of...

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Supported by Ford Foundation, GenForward Poll Shows Clinton’s Edge With Young People Crosses Racial Lines

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10/25/2016

... of Chicago with the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The first -of-its-kind poll is designed to pay special attention ...

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