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Long Island Community Foundation-Backed Report Finds Racial Inequities Cost LI’s Economy Billions Each Year

Release Date:

04/25/2017

Long Island’s economy could have had an infusion of $24 billion in 2014 alone were it not for racial inequities resulting in an income gap faced by African-American residents, according to a report released Monday by the Urban League of Long Island.

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Long Island Community Foundation

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Commonwealth Fund Report Finds that the GOP Health Care Act Would Reverse Gains Made by Community Hospitals

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05/05/2017

As House Republicans savor their major victory Thursday in narrowly passing their highly controversial and little-understood plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, it’s instructive to consider some of the highly positive fiscal...

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Health

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JPMorgan Chase and NY Community Trust Partner to Bring Middle-Skills Jobs Training

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05/10/2017

Part of JPMorgan Chase's five-year, $75 million New Skills for Youth initiative, the program aims to connect career and technical education schools in the South Bronx to NYC employers in health care, information technology, and transportation,...

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Workforce Development

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Three Exceptional New York Nonprofits Recognized At The 2017 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards

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12/04/2017

... “Well-run nonprofits are better able to serve their communities , and contribute tremendously to our society. ...

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Report Funded by The Clark Foundation Urges de Blasio to Prioritize Boosting Community College Graduation Rates in Second Term

Release Date:

12/11/2017

The report, "Degrees of Difficulty: Boosting College Success in New York City," which was funded by The Clark Foundation, urges Mayor Bill de Blasio to make boosting community college graduation rates a key part of his second term agenda.

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Education

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The Clark Foundation

Open Society Foundations Along with Collaboration of Funders Highlight Immigrants’ Vital Role in Ohio Communities

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03/16/2018

... of Funders Highlight Immigrants’ Vital Role in Ohio Communities Open Society Foundations, in partnership with a ... can help immigrants contribute to Ohio's economy and our communities more quickly. We...

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Immigration

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The New York Community Trust Grants $4.8 Million to Invest in a Fairer, More Equitable New York

Release Date:

04/08/2019

Combating youth violence, addressing climate change, and improving access to mass transit. These are just three of the 46 projects New York’s community foundation is supporting to improve life for New Yorkers.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

Environment and Climate Change

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Application Period for New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards Opens Today

Release Date:

04/06/2016

Applications are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, May 20, 2016.

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Long Island Community Foundation Provides At-Risk Seniors With Fresh Produce And Nutrition Education

Release Date:

01/25/2017

Many residents in New Cassel living below the federal poverty line have limited access to fresh food at a reasonable price.

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Long Island Community Foundation

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Food Systems

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New York Community Trust Supports Program to Educate Parents and Families About LGBTQ Issues

Release Date:

02/01/2017

By the time a homeless young person who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning arrives at the Hetrick-Martin Institute , it is often too late to mend their frayed family bonds, according to staff members at the 37-year-old...

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The New York Community Trust Issues A Request for Proposals (RFP) Focused on Programs Serving Immigrant Youth

Release Date:

05/08/2018

The New York Community Trust Issues A Request for Proposals (RFP) Focused on Programs Serving Immigrant Youth The Trust invites local, immigrant-led nonprofits to submit proposals for grants to support programs that serve immigrants (and/or children...

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28 May 2013

Community Food Funders Breakfast Series on Risk and Resiliency in the Food System: Fostering Equity and Adaptation in a Post-Sandy World

Tuesday, May 28, 2013 -

8:30am to 10:00am

Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have now surpassed 400 parts per million. Our food and agricultural system is already exhibiting impacts from our changing climate as evidenced by recent storms, floods, and droughts. We invite you to join...

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New York Community Trust Encourages Foundations to Share Excellence Awards Application Clinic Dates with Grantees

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03/13/2014

We are pleased to announce the 2014 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards are now accepting applications.

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EAC Network Teams Up with Bank of America, Long Island Community Foundation for “Fresh from the Garden” Senior Initiative

Release Date:

03/15/2017

... eating more fruits and vegetables.” Seniors who live in communities with few or no grocery stores around are at risk ...

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Bank of America [Corporate]

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Food Systems

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Long Island Community Foundation

A New Map, Funded By The New York Community Trust Lets You Search Every NYC Landmark

Release Date:

12/19/2017

Today the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) launched an enhanced version of its popular interactive landmarks map. If you’ve ever wondered whether the protected building you’re standing in front sports Richardsonian Romanesque or...

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Community Development

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The New York Community Trust Awards $600K Grant for NYC Creative Aging Initiative

Release Date:

01/05/2018

Lifetime Arts to lead major effort to advance Creative Aging movement in NYC.

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Aging

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Rachel Pardoe of The New York Community Trust is one of New York Non-Profit Media's 40 Under 40

Release Date:

04/12/2018

The 2018 NYN Media 40 Under 40 awards honor a talented group of 20 and 30-somethings who are shaking up the New York nonprofit sector.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Ballmer Group Announce Joint Project to Increase Economic Mobility in Local Communities

Release Date:

11/15/2018

... Joint Project to Increase Economic Mobility in Local Communities Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Bill & Melinda ... announced today a new $12 million project that will help communities analyze economic...

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Largest-Ever Study of Coral Communities Unlocks Global Solution to Save Reefs, Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies' Vibrant Oceans Initiative

Release Date:

08/12/2019

Largest-Ever Study of Coral Communities Unlocks Global Solution to Save Reefs, Funded by ... its kind has identified where and how to save coral reef communities in the Indo-Pacific, according to an ... revealed...

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