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26 May 2015

Next Steps: Supporting the Community Schools Initiative

Tuesday, May 26, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... best respond. Join us on May 26 to discuss the City’ s Strategic Plan (released May 4) with City officials and ... funders interested in community development, education, health , housing,...

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Nourishing Strong Communities: Thoughts on Food Policy from Karen Karp

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03/15/2010

... on ways that the public, private, and government sectors are working together to improve the food system. This program ... and practices in New York City and the role nonprofits and funders can play in...

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Community Development

Food Systems

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation Selects Rey Ramsey as Independent Trustee

Release Date:

05/15/2017

... serves as the Managing Partner at Centri Capital, an impact asset management firm focused on investments in ... Sophal Ear, Tricia Rose, and Jane M. Saks. “Mr. Ramsey’ s decades of work at the intersection of...

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Carnegie-Backed Study Explores Adolescent Girls' Knowledge of HPV and Sexuality in Western Uganda

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09/02/2015

... cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among adult women . This is projected to increase to 90% by 2020 [1]. The human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes most of the cervical cancer is primarily sexually...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Gender Justice

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To Be Brave and Radical in Arts Philanthropy

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02/20/2019

... and Fund in The New York Community Trust Today’ s cultural and political moment demands action from all of ... fund to support arts and cultural organizations that are led by, created for, and accountable to...

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Arts

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Doris Duke Foundation

Congratulations to the 2018 Young Leaders Breakfast Club!

Release Date:

01/15/2019

... Advisors Nupur Chaudhury, Program Officer, New York State Health Foundation Juliana Chessin, Grants Associate, The ... Music Programs, The ELMA Philanthropies Services (U. S .) Mentors Abbey Carlton, Director...

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As Incident Reports Rise, City Officials Seek New Answers to Combat Domestic Violence

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09/18/2017

... to soon pass in the City Council. On Monday, the Council’ s Committee on Courts and Legal Services will hold an ... which dedicate specific judges, counselors, and other resources to domestic violence cases...

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Gender Justice

Karen B. Peetz Elected to Guardian Board of Directors

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04/25/2019

... Company of America® (Guardian), one of the nation’ s largest mutual life insurers and a leading provider of ... services business. She also led global innovation, human resources and regulatory oversight...

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North Star Fund Welcomes Junie François Pswarayi as new Finance & Operations Director

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11/03/2022

... — Junie brings 15 years of experience in finance, human resources and operations at for profit and non-profit ... Group , a democratic polling firm in Washington, DC. From 2013 -2020, she helped build and...

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Give Generously—You Can’t Help It!

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12/18/2009

... about altruism and giving and human biology. Since we are deep in the middle of the “Giving Season,” I decided ... to share. Pet food is gobbled up or protected like it’ s the last meal they’ll ever have...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Works to Build a Better South Bronx

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07/10/2015

... that will improve quality of life and deliver measurable health benefits for South Bronx residents with parks, ... Mott Haven and Port Morris was designed with community and health partners to promote physical...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Only a Third of These Obamacare Insurers Made Money on Their Plans in 2014

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07/20/2016

... Insurers Made Money on Their Plans in 2014 It was hard to make money selling Obamacare health insurance in the first year. Next year might not be ... Obamacare plans, as well inaccurate guesses about the...

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Commonwealth Fund Exec Comments on Obamacare Marketplace Pressures

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08/22/2016

... Obamacare Marketplace Pressures Recent decisions by giant health insurers to pull back from Obamacare exchanges across the country could make this fall’ s enrollment period crucial to the...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Climate-Smart Agriculture Urgently Needed in Africa

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09/05/2017

... of global greenhouse gas emissions, while six of the 10 most affected countries by climate change are in Africa, warns a major agricultural research for ... Research (CGIAR) System Organization, analyses the...

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International/Foreign Affairs

2017 NoVo Social Emotional Learning Innovation Fund Award Winners Announced

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07/17/2017

... disabilities “All across the country, school districts are beginning to recognize that a well-rounded education must ... of the NoVo Foundation. “These teachers and districts are showing us how to put this...

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Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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Education

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New Menino Survey of Mayors Reveals Top Priorities For Cities Across The Country (Citi)

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01/21/2016

... Priorities For Cities Across The Country (Citi) The U. S . Conference of Mayors in partnership with The Boston ... of mayors in cities across the country. America' s mayors are on the...

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Mellon Foundation Appoints Sheree Carter-Galvan as Chief Legal Officer

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01/11/2023

... of the Foundation and Secretary of the Foundation’ s Board of Trustees. She will join Mellon in March after ... justice, the work aligns precisely with the issues I care most deeply about. I...

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