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What Philanthropy’s Response to Changes in Washington Means for Civic Engagement

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06/15/2017

... committed to civic engagement and democracy, so it’s no surprise that we’ve been fielding questions about the ... investments in this area (or starting to invest for the first time). In an effort to support...

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Small Victories in Affordable Housing? We'll Take it!

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01/19/2018

... York Community Trust The affordable housing shortage is no longer just a problem in strong market cities like New ... and rumors distort neighborhood markets long before the first zoning lines are set. And the...

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Housing and Homelessness

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Talking Politics

Release Date:

02/06/2018

... country, private foundations, conversion foundations, and public charities. All were interested in this feedback and ... news. It’s been a year since the inauguration. Trump’s first State of the Union was...

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Center for Effective Philanthropy

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Simons Foundation Names Boyana Konforti Director of Education & Outreach

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09/02/2014

... lead an expanding program initiative designed to enrich public understanding of science and mathematics. Konforti ... lay and scientific, as well as a longstanding interest in public education and outreach. An...

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The Century Foundation Files Lawsuit in Federal Court Against Department of Education

Release Date:

02/12/2018

... by TCF on January 23, in response to a solicitation for public comment issued by the Department that same day. TCF ... short timeframe—a mere 15 business days—for public comment on ACICS’s application for...

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The Century Foundation

New Report Funded by Foundation for Child Development Focuses On Restructuring the Financing of Early Care and Education

Release Date:

02/22/2018

... to at least an estimated $140 billion annually from the public and private (philanthropy, employers, and families) ... estimated potential contributions from families and the public sector over phases,...

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Foundation for Child Development

29 Apr 2015

What Kind of Welcome? How are Unaccompanied Children from Central America Faring in New York?

Wednesday, April 29, 2015 -

2:15pm to 4:30pm

... that involve provision of legal, medical and mental health services Support and programs in school Presenters ... Executive Director and Founder, Internationals Network for Public Schools Suzette Brooks...

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Stephanie Bencivenga Joins Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Release Date:

01/01/2013

... College, where she studied Finance. She holds a Master of Public Administration degree with a Public Policy concentration from Baruch College, where she ...

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Donors Education Collaborative Awards $995,000 For Education Reform

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08/04/2014

... York Community Trust established to improve New York City public schools, and whose contributors are all Philanthropy ... Trust, The NoVo Foundation, the Schott Foundation for Public Education, and the Trinity...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation

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Fordham Street Foundation

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NoVo Foundation

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Trinity Church Philanthropies

NYCT and Tiger Foundation Among Funders of Single-Sex Education

Release Date:

10/28/2014

... education has been thriving in New York. This fall, Public Prep, a network of girls charter schools in New York ... charter school in the Bronx. Funders behind Public Prep include the New York Community Trust...

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The New York Community Trust

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Verizon Foundation to Support STEM Programs in 80 Schools

Release Date:

12/05/2014

... STEM Programs in 80 Schools Verizon will give 80 public schools $20,000 each to stimulate interest in and ... Innovate Learning Grants that will go to underserved public schools, those with large numbers of...

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Close That Gap: William T. Grant Foundation Zeroes in on Inequality and Kids

Release Date:

03/30/2015

... may be poised to break out and help fuel changes in public policy. Putnam is one of many researchers now ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

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Hess Named to 2015 Best Corporate Citizens List

Release Date:

04/22/2015

... List Hess Corporation (NYSE: HES) has been ranked the No . 1 oil and gas company on Corporate Responsibility ... 100 Best Corporate Citizens for 2015. The list recognizes public companies across the United...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Names 33 Winners of Its Prestigious Andrew Carnegie Fellows

Release Date:

04/19/2016

... areas including education, law, technology, business and public policy. The philanthropic foundation selected the ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Carnegie Supports New Study on What Keeps Parents Up at Night

Release Date:

04/21/2016

... Parents Up at Night A national poll released today reveals public school parents' perspectives on their children's ... data. The study "Parents 2016: Hearts and Minds of Public School Parents in...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Carnegie Attends Gathering to Discuss Launch of NYCitizenship Services

Release Date:

04/25/2016

... Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs joined forces with public and private corporations and organizations Tuesday, ... across New York City with a press conference at New York Public Library’s Mid-Manhattan...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Immigration

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Kress Foundation Invites Applications for Scholarly European Art Projects

Release Date:

05/09/2016

The Samuel H. Kress Foundation is accepting applications for its History of Art grant program, which supports scholarly projects that enhance the appreciation and understanding of European art and architecture, from antiquity to the dawn of the...

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Samuel H. Kress Foundation

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Arts

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Century Foundation Expert Says Tuition-Free College Wouldn’t Admit More Low-Income Students

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08/18/2016

... Wouldn’t Admit More Low-Income Students Eliminating public university tuition for most families could encourage ... he says, wouldn’t address the principal reasons the top public schools don’t admit more...

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Funded by Russell Sage, Study Finds Childhood Obesity Rates Rise During Summer Break, Not During School Year

Release Date:

11/02/2016

... year, according to new research from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin. Paul von Hippel, an associate professor of public affairs at the LBJ School, examined body mass index...

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