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Young Black Males and the Urgency of Now

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11/19/2012

The Schott Foundation for Public Education’s new report paints a bleak picture—nationally, 52 percent of ... philanthropy can and must play a leading role in investing resources and support for young black males...

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Education

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JPMorgan Plans to Unveil a Program for Job Skills

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12/11/2013

... ” Mr. Emanuel said in a phone interview. “I need resources .”... JPMorgan Plans to Unveil a Program for Job ...

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Workforce Development

Wallace Foundation Continues Investigation on Role of Principals In Improving Schools

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06/06/2016

... ready for it, a fact that was recently highlighted by a report from The Wallace Foundation, which has poured a lot of resources into the question of the role of principals for ...

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The Peter G. Peterson Foundation Frames the Long-Term U.S. Budget Picture

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04/04/2017

... on the rcently released Congressional Budget Office report and the importance of investment in creating a ... and sustainable can we ensure that we have sufficient resources to invest in our future.” The Peter...

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Economic Security

Research to Prevent Blindness Was Key Supporter of Zika Study

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09/15/2016

The Zika study, published in the prestigious journal Cell Reports , describes a mouse model developed by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis that shows that the Zika virus is detectable in tears.

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Research to Prevent Blindness

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Health

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Citi Community Development and The Poses Family Foundation Support New Initiative Aimed at Building the Financial Security of People with Disabilities

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01/29/2018

... their future financial decision making. The New York City efforts will help inform a national initiative that enlists ... nonprofit service providers with specialized training and resources to ensure that they...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Announces $3 Million in New Funding for Data Science Platform Global.health To Strengthen Pathogen Surveillance and Response

Release Date:

11/01/2022

... investors, businesses, and governments to combine their resources to scale funding solutions and bring about ... dataset became one of the most comprehensive and cited resources in the crucial first 100 days...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Science

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06 Feb 2019

The Fight for a Fair Vote - A Food for Thought Conversation

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... our society? If so, what can we do to counter such efforts ? How can philanthropy support the fight for a fair vote? Resources Links to articles exploring efforts to diminish or ... to discuss...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Brooklyn Community Foundation Welcomes Four Members to Board of Directors

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02/09/2022

... was previously the Vice President of Finance, Human Resources , and Administration at Sponsors for Educational ... of the Stardust Fund, where she leads the Fund’s philanthropic investment in leaders,...

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16 Feb 2023

For the Love of Data: How Census Data Drives Decision-Making - A Webinar Hosted by the New York State Census Equity Fund

Thursday, February 16, 2023 -

11:00am to 12:30pm

... regularly by the US Census Bureau. The American Community Survey , the nation’s largest household survey , is the most well-known. But many other complementary ... as well as to interested staff at nonprofit...

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Census 2020

United Way of New York City Releases 2014 Self-Sufficiency Standards

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12/02/2014

... City Harvest, published the 2014 Self-Sufficiency Standard Report (SSSR)—a study that establishes the new template for ... Crain's New York Business, we officially released the report at a panel event...

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“Poor” is Washington’s Four Letter Word

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01/21/2015

... I listened to President Obama’s State of the Union address last night intending to write about the implications for the philanthropic sector. There were, as there always are, too ... end aren’t tiny at all...

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Rockefeller Foundation Awards $3.8 Million for IT Jobs in Ghana

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03/26/2014

... to the Ghanaian government in support of its job creation efforts in the field of information and communications ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Technology

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JPMorgan to Commit $100-Million to Boost Detroit’s Recovery

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05/21/2014

... bankruptcy, The New York Times and the Detroit Free Press report . The nation’s biggest bank will invest $50-million ...

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Who's Been the Biggest Superstar in the Fight for Health Reform?

Release Date:

05/28/2014

... forget about the funders who've been quietly bankrolling efforts to break the will of red states resisting Medicaid .....

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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Health

Public Policy

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The California Endowment

Carnegie-Backed Teacher Training Program Shows Early Signs of Success

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08/12/2015

... signs of success, according to a new RAND Corporation report . The program also includes the mentoring of other teachers by those receiving these more-intensive efforts . Support for this research was provided...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Education

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Red Cross Exec Doesn't Know What Portion Of Donations Go To Harvey Relief

Release Date:

08/31/2017

... Americans are opening their wallets and donating to relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, one of the most ...

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Investing in our Mission: A Five-Year Case Study of Fossil Fuel Divestment at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Release Date:

05/11/2020

... holdings—returned 6.71 percent annually. When the RBF, a philanthropic foundation founded by the grandsons of oil ... shifted away from carbon-intensive energy to mitigate the impacts of global warming. “When...

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