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Ford Joins Growing List of Grant Makers Focused on People With Disabilities

Release Date:

09/12/2016

Saying it made a major mistake by overlooking the needs of people with disabilities in revamping its programs to focus on inequality, the Ford Foundation pledge Monday to undertake a top-to-bottom review of its policies and practices on the issue.

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Ford-Supported Survey Finds Black, Hispanic Youth Less Likely To Get Money From Parents

Release Date:

10/06/2016

More young blacks and Hispanics feel that they can't depend on family to help them with financial needs, from big-ticket items like college tuition to smaller expenses, than do whites or Asians, according to a new GenForward poll.

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Surdna Foundation to Recognize Four Community Development Financial Institutions

Release Date:

10/31/2016

Opportunity Finance Network, Goldman Sachs, and the Surdna Foundation will award four CDFIs, including Accion and CSBDF, with the 2016 Small Business Leader Award for Mission-Driven Lenders.

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Rockefeller Foundation Gives $150K to Leading Disaster Relief Organization

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11/23/2016

... enable responders to immediately launch responses based on need rather than the potential to cover costs through fund ...

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United Hospital Fund Supports Family Caregiver Centers

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01/18/2017

... Gottlieb said when family caregivers get the support they need , they are better poised to help patients successfully ...

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Ford's Darren Walker Says Arts Are ‘The Soul Of The Country’ and Are Worth Fighting For

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03/21/2017

... times, these menacing, perilous challenging times, we need the arts and humanities more than ever before.” Walker ...

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Podcast: Mellon Foundation Remains a Bulwark for the Humanities

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04/10/2017

Today, with funding for NEA and NEH in jeopardy, the Mellon Foundation’s website prominently features an article on why America needs the federal culture bodies.

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Markle Foundation Collaborates With LinkedIn, Arizona State and edX to Address Technology’s Impact on Jobs

Release Date:

04/14/2017

The U.S. needs new tools to measure and monitor technology, jobs and skills to cope with the advance of artificial intelligence and automation, according to a group of economists and computer scientists.

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New York Stem Cell Foundation HQ is a Linchpin for Biotech

Release Date:

05/05/2017

The New York Stem Cell Foundation's $22 million, 40,000-square-foot headquarters on West 54th Street, which opened last month, represents founder and CEO Susan L. Solomon's grand effort to turn the Far West Side into the city's newest biotech hub.

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Theatre of the Oppressed NYC's Katy Rubin and Devyn Mañibo on the Importance of Fun in Community Engagement

Release Date:

06/22/2017

... Those are the three things that you really, really need to move forward." Theatre of the Oppressed NYC's Katy .....

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SUNY Tuition to Rise $200 for Students not Eligible for Excelsior

Release Date:

06/23/2017

If you're not getting free SUNY tuition this fall, you will be paying more.

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Macquarie Announces $100,000 Social Innovation Award Recipient

Release Date:

08/11/2017

The Macquarie Group Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Macquarie Group, has announced Cerebral Palsy Alliance as the recipient of the 2017 Macquarie Social Innovation Award.

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How To Balance Policies And Guidelines To Prompt Different Levels Of Employee Engagement

Release Date:

08/30/2017

... e.g. “Think customers first and pull in the people you need to answer customer inquiries right the first time as ...

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Opinion: How A Pied-À-Terre Tax Could Help Solve New York City's Housing Crisis

Release Date:

08/31/2017

... continue to climb. To change these trends, we primarily need to build more homes not just in New York City, but in ...

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F.D.A. Approves First Gene-Altering Leukemia Treatment, Costing $475,000

Release Date:

08/31/2017

... and deadly” and said the new treatment fills an “unmet need .” . . F.D.A. Approves First Gene-Altering Leukemia ...

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City Busing Over 5,000 Students Living In Homeless Shelters To Public Schools This Year

Release Date:

09/11/2017

The city will bus a record number of homeless students from shelters to public schools this year in an effort to get more kids to class.

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

Release Date:

09/13/2017

Southern Tier Republican Rep. Tom Reed said he’s in favor of a permanent solution for former Deferred Action of Childhood Arrival (DACA) recipients. He believes there is far-reaching support for legislation to help undocumented immigrants who came...

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Feds Overrule New York's Natural Gas Pipeline Permit Denial

Release Date:

09/18/2017

Federal regulators have overruled New York state's denial of a key permit for a pipeline expansion fueling a $900 million power plant under construction.