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The Pinkerton Foundation

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Strives to Provide Free Psychiatric Evaluations to 10,000 NYC Kids

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08/21/2015

... to 10,000 NYC Kids One in every five American children and adolescents -- or 17.1 million of the 74.5 million children under the age of 18, according to the U.S. census -- ...

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Simons Foundation Continues Quest to Understand and Treat Autism on Both Ends of the Spectrum

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07/19/2016

... vital to improve care for Kellen and other autistic children . That’s why she and her family were the first in ... unforeseen scale and, hopefully, find answers for autistic children with hard-to-treat symptoms...

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Funded by Russell Sage, Study Finds Childhood Obesity Rates Rise During Summer Break, Not During School Year

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11/02/2016

... Year Increases in overweight and obesity rates among young children occur during summer vacations, not during the school ... prevalence in a nationally representative sample of 18,170 children from the start...

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Reed: Dreamer Bill Could Be Part Of Broader Border Security Legislation

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09/13/2017

... to help undocumented immigrants who came to the country as children , also known as Dreamers. Last week, President Donald ... to be resolved in a way that is compassionate to those children ,” Reed said during...

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Improving the Health of Older Adults Using Integrated Networks for Medical Care and Social Services

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07/10/2015

... services that will be needed with the current levels of resources . Because the current model of funding social ... access to community supports, while focusing attention and resources on the unique needs of...

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J.M. Kaplan Fund Announces Open Call for Applications to 2019 Innovation Prize

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02/06/2019

... funding offers flexibility, letting awardees deploy resources where they are most needed, whether investing in ... for two convenings each year. Each meeting offers opportunities for peer learning and...

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Mellon Foundation Appoints Sheree Carter-Galvan as Chief Legal Officer

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01/11/2023

... Museum’s General Counsel’s office, oversaw its Human Resources and Revenue Security departments, and served on the ... broad effort among universities to bring their scholarly resources online and expand...

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13 Jun 2023

Three Years Later, Funding Social Movements Matters More Than Ever (Two-Part Series: May 9 and June 13)

Tuesday, June 13, 2023 -

2:00pm to 3:30pm

... barriers that arise in supporting social movements Resources to catalyze conversations within foundations about ...

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Philanthropy New York 36th Annual Meeting

... found common themes and contrasting ideas among the three women who had vastly different life experiences. These rapid-fire presentations covered topics like women 's rights, community development, human...

Kristen M. Ruff

... and humanitarian aid programs at MADRE, an international women ’s human rights organization. She holds a B.A. in Women ’s Studies from Wellesley College and MPA from NYU's ... including the United...

Penny Abeywardena Joins the de Blasio Administration as the Head of the Office of International Affairs

Release Date:

09/16/2014

... as the Clinton Global Initiative Director of Girls & Women Integration, will be named International Affairs ... During her time at CGI, she led the growth of girls & women related commitments; advised...

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Ford, Citi and MasterCard Among Leaders to Commit Millions to Gender Equality

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09/28/2015

... Business and Philanthropy Leaders’ Forum organized by UN Women today. Achieving gender equality is fundamental to ... by the UN Summit on Friday. But deep financing gaps for women and girls pose significant...

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Stonewall Community Foundation Is Key Funder of Trans and Queer Storytelling

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12/09/2016

... led to a repeat disappointment and fear that trans women being portrayed by cis men would only add to the transphobic belief that trans women are “really” men. And lest we forget: According to ... year on...

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Novo Foundation's Jesenia Santana Discusses the Dismissal of Domestic Violence and Its Effects in the Criminal Court System

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03/09/2017

... Foundation, which supports efforts to end violence against women and girls, and the co-chair of the Violence Against Women committee of the Coalition for Women Prisoners. For 11 years, she...

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George Soros, Mastercard to Partner to Aid Migrants, Refugees

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01/19/2017

Billionaire investor George Soros will partner with Mastercard Inc on a venture they said could help migrants, refugees and others struggling within their communities worldwide to improve their economic and social status.

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Open Society Foundations

15 Sep 2011

New York's Diverse Muslim Community: Building Civic Engagement and Responsive Social Services - Learning Tour

Thursday, September 15, 2011 - 8:00am

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

... emergency needs arising from September 11th, providing resources , social services, and the emotional support to cope ... Muslim community. Dr. Nurah Amatullah , Muslim Women ’s Institute for Research and...

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Eternal Recurrence: Philanthropy's Infrastructure Organizations

Release Date:

07/16/2015

... by which to learn how to be good at it. There are resources like Essential Skills & Strategies for New ... hone their leadership skills, collaborate for greater impact , get in touch with trends and issues...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards $1.5 Million to Organizations Building an Inclusive Conservation Movement

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04/13/2021

... forestry practices and connect them to government resources . Native Movement in Fairbanks, Alaska is an ... Southern Cooperatives that provides beginning farmers with resources , professional development and...

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