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The Taft Foundation

The Artistic Gains of an Ethnically Diverse Society are Irrefutable

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05/19/2020

... Leah Krauss, Senior Program Officer for Dance & Special Projects , Mertz Gilmore Foundation The current face of dance ... and durably persuades. Immigrant dancers from across the five boroughs keep our city...

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Mertz Gilmore Foundation

Flexible Funding Is the New Kid on the Block

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03/04/2020

... After all, these organizations could not carry out these projects without the non-programmatic infrastructure that ... technology, rent, and people (salaries and other human resources costs), you know, that...

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Build Up Companies

The Rockefeller Foundation Commits to Making Healthy and Sustainable Foods More Accessible Around the World

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03/24/2022

... and their families. Unhealthy diets account for one in five deaths worldwide, and the food system generates over a ... all the costs of the food system beyond what consumers pay in stores; standardizing and...

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Food Systems

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Can Redevelopment of the Bedford Union Armory Be Saved?

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10/04/2017

A land use proposal to redevelop the 138,000-square-foot, publicly-owned Bedford Union Armory in Crown Heights to create a mix of different types of housing and a state-of-the-art recreation center has seen successive setbacks in recent months.

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Community Development

United Hospital Fund Names New Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer

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11/30/2020

... Fund announced that Vaughn R. Murria, Director of Human Resources , was named to the additional position of Chief ... power differentials, microaggressions, and restorative justice . Staff feedback from the...

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United Hospital Fund

2017 NoVo Social Emotional Learning Innovation Fund Award Winners Announced

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07/17/2017

... is the process of developing fundamental skills for life success within supportive, participatory learning ... Fund offered up to $5,000 grant awards for teacher-led projects and $25,000 grant awards for...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Education

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NoVo Foundation

Thrive by 25: Casey Foundation Announces Increased Focus on Youth and Young Adults

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01/28/2021

... policies and practices that can thwart their success . The health and economic crises of the past year have ... young parents and youth involved in the child welfare or justice system face significant obstacles...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Annie E. Casey Foundation

United Way of New York City Announces Grace C. Bonilla, Esq. as the New President and CEO

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05/23/2022

... into that role after leading the New York City Human Resources Administration, as the Administrator of the largest ... poverty and income inequality. This built on her earlier success as a Deputy Commissioner...

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Commonwealth Fund Advice: It’s Important to Read the Fine Print of Healthcare Coverage

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12/16/2015

... Care Affordability Tracking Survey reveal that two of five adults with private coverage are unaware that their ... do not count toward the deductible that people need to pay before their insurance kicks in...

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The Commonwealth Fund

NYS Health Foundation Co-Authors Column on Blocking Immigrants from Essential Services

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06/01/2017

... of immigrants are felt in every corner of the five boroughs: immigrants are just under half of the ... medicine and entertainment; and immigrant communities pay over $10 billion in property and income taxes a...

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New York Health Foundation

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F.B. Heron: Charitable Giving Is Only a Small Part of What Foundations Do With Their Money

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06/30/2017

... grants they make. U.S. law requires most foundations to pay out at least five percent of their net assets to charitable causes every ...

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Commonwealth Fund Study Reveals State Rankings on the Nation’s Best Health Care

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05/08/2018

... Louisiana, Florida and Arkansas finishing in the bottom five in the U.S. “If every state achieved the performance ...

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The Commonwealth Fund

NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund Has Issued Over $110 Million in Emergency Funds to New York City-Based Nonprofits

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07/29/2020

... loans. Small to mid-sized nonprofits across New York’s five boroughs applied for grants or interest-free loans to ... counteract lost revenue that challenged their ability to pay rent, make payroll or fulfill...

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The New York Community Trust

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Arts

Community Development

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

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UJA-Federation of New York

Does Funder Risk Aversion Stifle Innovation?

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09/12/2013

... great social entrepreneurs, who founded Dress for Success and turned DoSomething.org into a national powerhouse ... or encouraging mergers — but many foundations at least pay lip service to innovation. I’ll...

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Mertz Gilmore Foundation

Lessons Learned from a Journey to Impact Investing

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03/13/2017

... John E. Andrus founded the Surdna Foundation in 1917, five successive generations of the Andrus family have worked ... sustainable communities and charting the path to social justice . We had made a few program...

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Surdna Foundation

JPMorgan Chase Report: Tech Jobs for All? Exploring the Promise & Pitfalls of U.S. Tech Training

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03/09/2016

JPMorgan Chase published, "Tech Jobs for All?: Exploring the Promise & Pitfalls of Technology Training in the United States,"a first-of-its-kind analysis that identifies the challenges faced by the rapidly evolving world of tech training...

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Technology

Workforce Development

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

It’s Time Responsible Business Became Business as Usual

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03/22/2016

... their employers, the shareholders, and as such, allocating resources to CSR amounts to spending shareholder money ... in a clear timeline and shows that transparency can pay big dividends and is central to all...

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