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Advisory Board Picked to Help Move Community Schools Plan Forward

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07/17/2014

As part of his promise launch 100 community schools by 2018--including the first 40 in partnership with the United Way of New York City--Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday announced a 50-member advisory board to help implement the plan.

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Helmsley Trust Grant Gives Educators A Voice In Common Core Discussions

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07/21/2014

A recent grant from the Helmsley Charitable Trust to America Achieves Inc. is meant to give educators on the front lines more of a voice on how states roll out the Common Core standards.

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $45 Million for City Halls to Tackle Urban Issues

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08/20/2014

... Innovation Delivery model, an approach to generating and implementing new ideas that has been tested and refined over ...

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Water.org Receives $2.9M Grant from Helmsley Charitable Trust to Provide Safe Water and Sanitation in East Africa

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10/22/2014

The grant will provide access to safe water and sanitation to 42,000 people in Ghana and Kenya.

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International/Foreign Affairs

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Jersey City Receives $1 million Investment for Job Training from JPMorgan Chase

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07/09/2015

The investment will be divided among the Jersey City Economic Development Corporation, the New Jersey City University's Logistics Center, NPower and the Jersey City Internship Program.

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Technology

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David Berg Foundation Underwrites Free Saturdays at the Jewish Museum

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09/02/2015

Since its inception in 2006, the Free Saturdays program has brought over 328,000 visitors to the Museum.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Arts

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The David Berg Foundation

Gates and JPMorgan Back White House Outreach to 'Unbanked'

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12/03/2015

The Obama administration announced a set of public-private programs to expand financial services to the millions of low-income people in America and around the world who lack access to credit, savings accounts, and other fiscal essentials, reports...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Economic Security

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Bloomberg-Funded Study: Industry Initiatives to Prevent Drinking & Driving Lack Scientific Evidence of Effectiveness

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02/22/2016

Researchers find that the most effective interventions, such as use of sobriety checkpoints and ignition interlocks, are rarely used in industry-sponsored programs.

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Dan Cardinali Named New President and CEO, Independent Sector

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02/23/2016

Begining in July, Dan Cardinali will become the new President and CEO of Independent Sector. With years of leadership in the charitable community, Dan currently serves as president of Communities In Schools, Inc., the nation’s largest dropout...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust $8.4M Gift Began the Process to Improve Care For Heart Attacks

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06/09/2016

... were all recognized with Mission Lifeline Awards for implementing quality improvement measures for the treatment ...

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Twenty Cities Advance in Bloomberg Philanthropies' Latin American and Caribbean Mayors Challenge

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06/20/2016

Finalists selected from pool of 290 cities that submitted bold ideas to address urban challenges and improve city life.

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Carnegie Corporation Names Robert Rosenthal Director of Information Technology

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08/01/2016

Rosenthal brings over 30 years of experience in information management and systems, having worked in a range of industries, including banking, newspaper publishing, and philanthropy.

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Open Society Foundations Founder George Soros Writes in WSJ About $500 Million Investment in Migrants

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09/20/2016

I will invest in startups, established companies, social-impact initiatives and businesses founded by migrants and refugees.

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Immigration

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Bloomberg Philanthropies 'What Works Cities Initiative' Issues Data Management Platform Request for Info

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11/22/2016

Launched by Bloomberg Philanthropies in April 2015, What Works Cities (WWC) is a national initiative to help a hundred-plus mid-sized American cities enhance their use of data and evidence. The initiative is administered by Results for America (RfA).

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The Commonwealth Fund Outlines 10 Recommendations for Policymakers Designing a High-Performing Health Care System for Patients with Complex Needs

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01/20/2017

In 2014, the New York–based Commonwealth Fund established the International Experts Working Group on Patients with Complex Needs through a grant to the London School of Economics and Political Science. The group’s purpose was to outline the...

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Regional Plan Association Wins Grant From Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to Study Climate's Impact on Wetlands

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04/19/2017

... will be available to help guide New York State in implementing the Community Risk and Resilience Act... ...

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