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The Mastercard Foundation Research Shows How African Youth Navigate Risk To Survive

Release Date:

10/30/2015

... Solutions for accessing employment and micro-business opportunities within the agriculture value chain are a main ... particularly mobile phones. Although this provides new opportunities , it also presents...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth

Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches $9 Million Mayors Challenge in Latin America, Caribbean

Release Date:

01/22/2016

Bloomberg has offered $9 million for Latin American and Caribbean mayors to jump start innovation projects in their cities.

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Technology

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Arabella Advisors Director to Speak at 2nd Annual Food Tank Summit

Release Date:

04/18/2016

Food Tank, in partnership with American University, is hosting the 2nd Annual Food Tank Summit in Washington, D.C. on April 20–21, 2016.

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Arabella Advisors

Open Society Foundations Tackles the Challenge of Prisoner Reentry

Release Date:

04/26/2016

Project New Opportunity is aimed at assisting a few of the thousands of inmates who were charged with drug violations and are being released by order of the U.S. Sentencing Commission under revised guidelines approved in 2014.

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Open Society Foundations

Bank of America Announces $300k to Boost Workforce Skills Among Local Youth, Veterans and People With Disabilities

Release Date:

06/20/2016

... unemployed and underserved youth and adults to workforce opportunities and skill-building education. The groups ...

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Workforce Development

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Bank of America [Corporate]

Funded by the New York Community Trust, Redford Center Establishes Filmmaker Grants

Release Date:

06/22/2016

... Grants. The program will provide grant funds, mentorship opportunities and networking to support filmmakers “who ...

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Arts

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The New York Community Trust

Rita Allen Foundation Announces 2016 Scholars

Release Date:

06/30/2016

... scientific approaches, focus on areas of global concern, opportunities for lasting outcomes, collaborations, and ...

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Health

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Rita Allen Foundation

NYCT, Jonas Center, John A. Hartford and Edna McConnell Clark Foundations Highlighted in Health Affairs

Release Date:

07/20/2016

... the need to replace RNs who are retiring will create opportunities for many new nurses. .. NYCT, Jonas Center, ...

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The New York Community Trust

The John A. Hartford Foundation

Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

Helmsley Charitable Trust Gives $5.5M to Launch Mobile Simulation Initiative for Rural Emergencies

Release Date:

07/27/2016

... mobile, high-tech simulation trucks to provide training opportunities on life-saving procedures for rural emergency ...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Ford's Walker Included in New Class of Disrupters Making New York’s Cultural Boards More Diverse

Release Date:

08/01/2016

... game. In exchange for the social status and networking opportunities provided by the Met, MoMA, Lincoln Center and ...

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Ford Foundation

Mellon Foundation Gives $1M to University of Michigan to Endow Postdoctoral Humanities Positions

Release Date:

09/12/2016

Additional funds were committed by the Rackham Graduate School to permanently secure these positions. In 2007, a $1.97 million gift from the Mellon Foundation funded these positions for six years.

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Education

03 Nov 2016

Summer of Savings: Integrating Financial Empowerment into Summer Youth Employment Programs

Thursday, November 3, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... successes and challenges in New York City. We will look at opportunities for philanthropy to learn from and build on ... work of integrating banking and financial empowerment opportunities into employment...

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Community Development

Workforce Development

Children, Youth and Families

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Launches New CT Scanner Initiative for Rural Hospitals

Release Date:

10/28/2016

The Trust aspires to improve lives by supporting exceptional nonprofits and mission-aligned organizations in the United States and around the world in the areas of health, education, human services, and place-based initiatives.

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Health

Gap Inc. Connects Unemployed Youth with Organizations That Need Talent

Release Date:

11/04/2016

Gap Inc. understands both hiring math and competitive strategy when it comes to filling entry-level jobs in its 3,000-plus Gap, Banana Republic, and Old Navy stores.

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Economic Security

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Workforce Development

For Noyes Foundation, Fixing Food Means Racial and Economic Justice

Release Date:

11/09/2016

For the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation, a better food system is about equity as much as it is sustainability. It's working to help marginalized communities lead the way to a better system.

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Food Systems

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Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation

Three PNY Members Join GCIR Board

Release Date:

01/30/2017

Luna Yasui of the Ford Foundation, Shawn Morehead of The New York Community Trust and Evan Bacalao of Open Society Foundations have joined the board of Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The New York Community Trust

Open Society Foundations

Bloomberg and Rockefeller Are Crowding the Field of Urban Innovation Funding — and Making it More Interesting

Release Date:

02/13/2017

Bloomberg Philanthropies has focused heavily on governance and innovation, with a big focus on data, evidence-based programs, and leadership development.