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Warren Buffet Pledges$2.9 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Others

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07/15/2016

... BRKA ), according to an official filing Thursday. He' s now made a huge donation 11 years in a row. This year, ... links to the Buffett family will share the rest: Buffett' s education-focused...

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Ford Foundation’s Darren Walker In NY Times Piece on Criminal Justice

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07/15/2016

Ford Foundation’ s Darren Walker In NY Times Piece on Criminal Justice In ... almost two-thirds of white Americans have said that blacks are treated fairly by the police, and four out of five whites ... has always...

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Century Foundation Fellow on Legacy Admissions Begetting Educational Inequality

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07/29/2016

... years immediately following the decision. The university’ s capital campaign raised $1.5 billion from 2003 to 2007, ...

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Wallace Foundation Funds Research on Summer Academic Programs for Poor Children

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09/07/2016

... an especially big academic hurdle for poor children, whose families might not have time or money for camps or enrichment ...

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Anthony Bourdain and Rockefeller Foundation Partner On Food Waste Documentary

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11/01/2016

... Zero Point Zero Production, the team behind Bourdain' s PBS series "The Mind of a Chef," will also be a partner on ... of being used to feed the hungry. In the United States, families trash...

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Century Foundation Fellow Asks If Trump's Victory the Jump-Start Civics Education Needed

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11/11/2016

Century Foundation Fellow Asks If Trump' s Victory the Jump-Start Civics Education Needed The 2016 ... critics), the rule of law (endorsing the murder of the families of terrorists), and the independence of...

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Former Goldman Sachs Foundation President Among Many GS Leaders Now in Trump Administration

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02/03/2017

... he has made the move to the White House – and he’ s taking part of New York with him. While son Barron and first lady Melania Trump are staying in New York City for now, there are a number of...

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Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation Support Exhibition on Gender Politics in the Age of Trans-Identity

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02/27/2017

The Intersectional Self questions how notions of femininity (and alternately, masculinity) have shifted in the context of newly defined gender identities, and how family structures have been reimagined and reshaped through relatively recent advances...

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With Support from the Wenner-Gren Foundation, Fossil Hunters Discover New Primate Species

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02/28/2017

Fossil hunters have found part of an ancient primate jawbone related to lemurs — the primitive primate group distantly connected to monkeys, apes and humans, a USC researcher said

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In Memory of Former Century Foundation President Janice Nittoli

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07/03/2017

... endowment, and laying the groundwork for the think tank we are today. Our thoughts and prayers are with Janice’ s family and friends on this sad day. Chairman Bradley Abelow ...

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Warren Buffett Donates $3.17 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Other Charities

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07/11/2017

... 12th annual donation to the group of charities. Buffett’ s gift included 18.63 million Class B shares of his company’ s stock, which carried a value of $170.25 each at the ... Foundation, the others that...

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Rockefeller Foundation’s Focus on Food Waste Includes Food Summit and Pop-up at Blue Hill Restaurant Featuring Chef Dan Barber’s WastED Initiative

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08/09/2017

Rockefeller Foundation’ s Focus on Food Waste Includes Food Summit and Pop-up at Blue Hill Restaurant Featuring Chef Dan Barber’ s WastED Initiative Food Tank (foodtank.com), in partnership ... distributors,...

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Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Kicks Off Next Week, Supported by Capital One Bank, Doris Duke and Gilman Foundations

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08/17/2017

... Parker Jazz Festival. The festival is New York City' s annual salute to the legendary late saxophonist, featuring ... who continue to shape and drive the art form. This year' s festival runs August...

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Google Critic Ousted From Think Tank Funded by the Tech Giant

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08/30/2017

... more than $21 million from Google; its parent company’ s executive chairman, Eric Schmidt; and his family’ s foundation since the think tank’ s founding in 1999. That money helped to...

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Opinion: Small Charities Should Lead by Example in Paid Parental Leave

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08/29/2017

... maternity- or parental-leave policies, and it’ s time the federal government made this a priority. Yet a ...

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Success Academy Boss Eva Moskowitz and Charter Leaders Demand Answers on Space Requests from de Blasio

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09/07/2017

... school leaders said they needed a response by then so that families can plan where kids will go to school next year. . . ...

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Prodded by Advocates, City Unveils District-Wide Integration Plan for Lower East Side

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09/13/2017

... 1, which also includes the East Village. The plan’ s goal is for each school’ s share of disadvantaged students to match the district’ s , ... will depend to a large degree on recruitment...

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The Studio Museum Has a Vision for Its Home. And a Power Player at the Helm.

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09/26/2017

... an exhibition at the Studio Museum in Harlem, the city’ s premier showcase for African-American art. And at the ... big sister and art world celebrity — was the museum’ s director and formidable steward,...

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The Fatal Stabbing In A Bronx Classroom Was Horrific — But Also Extremely Rare

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09/28/2017

... in schools — but also as serious crimes in schools are at near-record lows. Details about the incident at the ... for 25 years, officials said. And though Wednesday’ s events have put some families...

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