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Whatever Happened to Obama’s ‘Promise Neighborhoods’ in NYC?

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11/12/2014

... like extended school days and teacher development, it must have been music to the ears of at least five city organizations that have been ploughing this terrain for several years now. ...

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Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Discusses the Difficulties of Evaluation

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03/17/2015

... All of EMCF’s 19 current grantees are undergoing or have completed rigorous evaluation. Just as every ... One size does not fit all. But over the years, we have made some general observations and learned some...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies to Help Poor Countries Fight Big Tobacco

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03/19/2015

... Fight Big Tobacco Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg have set up a $4 million fund to help poor countries resist ... facing expensive legal battles with tobacco giants, which have increasingly resorted to suing...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Weinberg Foundation Approves $400,000 in Emergency Response Funding for 10 Baltimore Nonprofits

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05/14/2015

... City. “Based on all of the information that we have obtained, we believe this is a focused and sensitive ... and longer-term Foundation strategy for our grantmaking to have even a greater impact in Baltimore...

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Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City Cannot Accept Donations for World Cup Parade

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07/10/2015

... Donations for World Cup Parade Big-hearted New Yorkers have been offering to pitch in to help pay for the World ... $2 million projected tab, average Gotham residents have been flooding the Mayor’s Fund to...

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Ms. Foundation for Women Report Calls for Reform in Light of Abuse of Girls in Juvenile System

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07/10/2015

... of the girls in some states’ juvenile justice systems have a history of sexual or physical abuse, according to a ... released Thursday. The report, a rare examination of their plight, recommends that girls who...

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Justice Reform

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Asked and Answered, With Implications for Philanthropy

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12/16/2015

... at minimum, 10% for indirect costs. Since then, there have been important developments here in New York that tell ... leaders from some of the philanthropic organizations that have focused on nonprofit health...

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Several NY Donor Families Among Millionaires Asking for Tax Raise on the Wealthy

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03/23/2016

... a “1% plan for tax fairness”. “As New Yorkers who have contributed to and benefited from the economic vibrancy of our state, we have both the ability and the responsibility to pay our fair ...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Anti-Coal Campaign Reaches Milestone

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05/04/2016

An effort to shut down coal-fired power plants reached a major milestone Tuesday, with 100,000 megawatts of coal electricity capacity having announced shutdown plans since 2010.

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Ford, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, FB Heron Named to 2016 Nonprofit Times Power & Influence Top 50

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08/01/2016

... sustainability and change is why these 50 executives have been selected for the 2016 NPT Power & Influence Top 50. ...

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Simons Foundation Researchers Flag Hundreds of New Genes That Could Contribute to Autism

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08/10/2016

... eager to uncover the genetic basis of autism could now have hundreds of promising new leads thanks to a study by ... on the 65 autism-risk genes currently known. Researchers have recently estimated that 400 to...

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Jerome Foundation, United Memorial Medical Center Seek Nominations for Health and Humanitarian Award

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08/15/2016

... outstanding men and women whose volunteer efforts have improved the physical, emotional or spiritual well-being ... greater Genesee County area. “We are fortunate to have many caring and committed volunteers...

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Simons, Gates Foundations, HHMI Announce Faculty Scholars

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09/26/2016

... Foundation, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have announced the selection of eighty-four faculty scholars, ... early-career scientists at forty-three institutions who have great potential to make...

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Mellon Foundation Supports Zimmerli Art Museum's Examination of American Art Circa 1966

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10/06/2016

... addition to spotlighting revolutionary movements that now have an established presence in art history, the subjects of ... on social and political discussions from the era that have prominently re-emerged...

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Survey Supported by Ford Foundation Says Nearly Half of Young Adults Lack Retirement Savings, Pension

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10/17/2016

... pack. Forty-eight percent of all Americans aged 18 to 30 have zero in retirement savings and no access to a ... still be in school, but the trend also holds for those in their late 20s. More than 4 in 10 of...

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Difficulties Accessing Medical Records Will Soon Be Outdated, Says Commonwealth Fund

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10/21/2016

... Outdated, Says Commonwealth Fund Historically, hospitals have argued that medical records belong to the health care ... engagement, she said. Most electronic health records now have patient portals where...

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Rockefeller Study Finds Media Coverage Misses Gig Worker Concerns

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01/04/2017

... rock stars. But the largely positive wave of attention may have missed much of the downside participants have experienced. The Rockefeller Foundation paid for PR and ...

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Commonwealth Fund President Writes About Keeping Perspective During Turbulent Times

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02/07/2017

... true for younger members of our attentive public, who have not lived through, and emerged safely from, some of the dark periods we have experienced as a country... Commonwealth Fund President ...

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Surdna, JPB Foundations Provide Grants to Help Low-Income Communities Access Solar+Storage Solutions

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03/29/2017

... nonprofits and affordable housing developers have been selected to receive grants from Clean Energy ... as part of the Resilient Power Project, to build their organizational capacity on the benefits of solar...

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