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Century Foundation Report: The Real Price of College

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03/15/2016

... student and family pocketbooks, and the economy. Some people caution against giving too much weight to the ... of financial aid means that college is not as expensive as people think it is. But they overlook a...

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Education

Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Is Major Funder in the Fight Against Blindness

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03/03/2017

... main cause of blindness for half of the 40 million or so people who cannot see. Millions of people can see today because of these efforts... Conrad N. ...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

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Century Foundation Fellow Comments on the Fate of Student Debt Forgiveness

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04/05/2017

... for the program had revoked. These include four people , all attorneys, working for the American Bar ... "the retroactive aspect of this filing reasonably causes people to be nervous." Century...

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Education

Clark Foundation Emphasizes Access to Higher Ed for City Students

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06/27/2017

... and bring up some of the most amazing and thoughtful people on this issue,” said Jonathan Bowles, CUF executive ... and accessibility continue to be problems for many young people seeking a college education...

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F.B. Heron: Charitable Giving Is Only a Small Part of What Foundations Do With Their Money

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06/30/2017

... U.S.—that’s everything from foundation grants to money people gave at church. That year, foundations reported more ... any other, to maximize its financial value. One set of people in a foundation would manage...

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The Blaustein Foundation Focuses on Mental Health Diversion

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07/28/2017

... police officers with social workers on calls that involve people in the throes of a mental health crisis in an effort ... the public and reduce use of jails and emergency rooms for people who would be better...

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The Morton K. and Jane Blaustein Foundation

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Sixty Days Into MTA's 'State Of Emergency,' Critics Wonder What Happened To Review Plans

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08/30/2017

... As if redesigning a bureaucracy that employs 70,000 people within 30 days weren’t enough, Cuomo said Lhota ... two days after a subway derailment in Harlem injured 34 people . Sixty days later, the MTA says it...

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Community Development

Fat Bias Starts Early and Takes a Serious Toll

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09/05/2017

... admitted to me that she “can’t stand to be around fat people .” Her reaction is almost visceral, and it prompts her to avoid social and professional contact with people who are seriously overweight. Although...

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Executive Director of the Staten Island Foundation to be Honored by City & State NY Media Company

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09/05/2017

... & State for a cocktail reception to mix and mingle with people from the borough and people who helped shape the borough. Executive Director of ...

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The Staten Island Foundation

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High-Profile Philanthropy Contests Take Hold, Raise Concerns

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09/14/2017

... went looking for simple technologies that could help people in developing countries, it didn’t ask for grant ... for foundations: a prize competition. The Empowering People Award, first given in 2012,...

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Bloomberg Among Top Donors Who Give Largest Share of Wealth to Charity

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09/19/2017

... are the three most generous donors among the 10 richest people in America, according to new analysis by The Chronicle ... Pledge, an effort to encourage the world’s richest people to contribute most of their...

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The G.O.P. Bill Forces States to Build Health Systems From Scratch. That’s Hard.

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09/21/2017

... how markets should be used to distribute coverage, whether people who didn’t buy coverage should be penalized. They had to build a computer system to help people check their eligibility and understand their...

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Citi Foundation and Citi Canada Announce a $700,000 Commitment to Youth

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09/22/2017

... investment of US$100 million to connect 500,000 young people around the world, ages 16-24, to training and jobs ... a US$50 millioneffort that helped more than 100,000 young people across ten cities become...

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Bemoaning Budget Cuts, Health Care Navigators Say Feds Don't Get It

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09/22/2017

... administration says many of the organizations that help people enroll in health plans on the federal insurance ... to qualify for premium tax credits that are available for people with incomes up to 400...

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Bloomberg and Gates Back A $225 Million Effort to Save 100 Million Lives Over Five Years

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09/26/2017

... cause of death worldwide. In 2015 alone, nearly 18 million people died from CVDs which accounts for 31 percent of all ... the outcomes of those living in wealthy countries; many people are dying needlessly...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Open Society, Ford Foundation, Unbound Philanthropy Support Delivering on the Dream Initiative

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09/27/2017

... what are foundations doing to protect undocumented young people from deportation and save DACA, the fate of which is ... no other place to call home. The well-being of these young people has long concerned a...

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Immigration

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Opinion: New York City’s Runaway Homeless Youth Deserve Better Services

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09/28/2017

... Homeless Youth Deserve Better Services For most young people , turning 21 is ceremonious. It's a rite of passage ... daunting significance. Per existing law, homeless young people can only stay in...

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Housing and Homelessness

Toward Liberation: A Staunch Social Justice Funder Puts Women of Color Up Front

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09/29/2017

... the lack of support to organizations headed by women and people of color. Well, here’s one funder that’s actually ... building by women of color, low-income women and LGBTQ people . Groundswell was founded in...

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Gender Justice

Many Young Adults With Autism Also Have Mental Health Issues

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10/03/2017

... was also managing all the aspects of daily life that most people not on the autism spectrum take for granted. ... disorder (ADHD) than are typically developing people or those with other developmental...

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