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This week we're back to school and the data point is $66 billion: the amount New York's school districts received in revenue during the 2015-2016 school year.

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Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks

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09/11/2017

"Never forget" became a national rallying cry after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

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Opinion: New York’s Republicans Must Resist The Obamacare Repeal And Replace Effort

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09/27/2017

The latest effort, Graham-Cassidy, is by far the worst for New York: it completely eliminates the Basic Health Plan (renamed the Essential Plan in New York), which offers excellent coverage for $46 or less to 700,000 New Yorkers.

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UN Moves To Blacklist Saudi Coalition For Violations Against Children In Yemen

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10/05/2017

... improve child protection. It is the first time the annual study has distinguished between parties that have introduced ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

Toshiba America Foundation Awards High School Students Grant to Support Yeast Experiment

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02/16/2018

A science experiment by Stamford High School students is getting ready to launch into space.

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Provides Grant to Investigate and Conserve Art

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08/03/2018

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awarded a $3.5 million grant to the Center for the Scientific Studies in the Arts, a collaborative partnership with the Art Institute of Chicago to investigate and conserve art.

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The Commonwealth Fund Finds that Middle-income Americans are Paying More for Health Insurance

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12/10/2018

Middle-income families are spending more of their incomes on health insurance as average premiums skyrocketed in 2017 after modest rate increases earlier this decade, The Commonwealth Fund found in a new report.

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The Philanthropic Closet: LGBTQ People in Philanthropy

... Professionals (DAPP) Survey, a first-of-its-kind pilot study on diversity in philanthropy, conducted in partnership ...

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15 Nov 2016

School Discipline is Changing. For the Better?

Tuesday, November 15, 2016 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Kavitha Mediratta, Chief Strategy Advisor for Equality Initiatives and Human Capital Development at The Atlantic Philanthropies, just co-edited and published her latest book, Inequality in School Discipline , that addresses the profound and life-...

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18 Mar 2019

National Emergency Declaration: Implications for the Rule of Law and Our Democracy - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP & GCIR

Monday, March 18, 2019 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

On February 11, 2019, President Trump declared a national emergency to secure funding to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Congress stands at the brink of the first-ever bi-partisan rebuke of a presidential executive order, though a vote...

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10 Dec 2019

"All Immigration Is Local": Philanthropy's Role in State and Local Advocacy - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Tuesday, December 10, 2019 -

1:00pm to 2:15pm

While national headlines are dominated by federal immigration policy —family separation, the border wall, the Muslim ban, public charge—many of the day-to-day realities of immigrants across the country are informed by state and local policies.

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Children, Youth and Families

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16 Feb 2023

A Layered Disaster: Supporting Long-Term Recovery in Turkey and Syria - A Webinar Hosted by CDP

Thursday, February 16, 2023 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

The Center for Disaster Philanthropy is hosting a webinar to look at the earthquake’s impact on a region already destabilized by one of the largest humanitarian crises in the world. The quake will undoubtedly exacerbate ongoing challenges and...

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Disaster Relief

31 Mar 2026

Philanthropy New York's 2026 Annual Learning Meeting - Embracing Risk To Lead With Courage

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 -

1:00pm to 6:00pm

Philanthropy New York; 320 East 43rd Street; NYC 10017

... recording of our PhilTalk with Deepak Bhargava here. Join us on March 31 for Philanthropy New York’s new Annual ... positioned to move differently based on their visibility, resources , relationships, and risk...

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08 Feb 2012

Strengthening Primary Care: Aligning Healthcare with Our Needs

Wednesday, February 8, 2012 -

2:00pm to 5:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Avenue, 4th Floor, NYC

The Health Policy Working Group has identified strengthening primary care as their top priority area for potential collaboration. At this session, funders will be joined by Dan Lowenstein , Director of Public Affairs at the Primary...

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Critic Calls Grants Aligned With Government Programs "Crony Philanthropy"

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07/07/2014

Writing in Forbes, Howard Husock, vice president for policy research at the Manhattan Institute, says that a $10 million commitment from UBS to help underserved students attain a college education is an example of corporate leaders using...