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Make Room for Makerspaces

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12/08/2015

... Trust Makerspaces are community-oriented workspaces where people gather to tinker, take things apart, and engage in ... “education” often means “rote memorization” and “ high -stakes testing,” makerspaces are a...

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The New York Community Trust

Six Nuclear Security Programs Win Major Grants from Carnegie Corporation of New York

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10/29/2015

... suite of technologies that, taken together, accentuate the risk of nuclear accident or miscalculation,” said Carl ... the program officer who oversees the initiative. “ No one knows which capabilities will...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Vision and Purpose for Long-Life Foundations

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03/12/2014

Letter from President Ronna Brown: Foundation leaders need to be able to clearly articulate a vision and purpose for long-life foundations and forestall tax and regulatory changes that could compromise their ability to affect social change.

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

University of Pennsylvania Receives $6 Million Stavros Niarchos Foundation Gift to Launch Paideia Program

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03/15/2019

... pilot program, building on and collaborating with existing programs and organizations on Penn’s campus. ... 12 schools, the Program will also identify and curate existing courses and co-curricular activities...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

A Toxic Chemical in Marine Ecosystems Turns Out to Play a Beneficial Role, Study Funded by Ford Foundation Finds

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07/22/2019

Reactive oxygen species associated with cellular damage actually aid photosynthesis, according to study.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Westchester Community Foundation Met $2 Million Goal and has Distributed $861,500 in COVID-19 Grants to Date

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08/03/2020

... the region and are best positioned to deploy the right resources to meet such a critical moment.” ... David Sandman, Ph.D., President & CEO People ’s United Community Foundation: “ People ’...

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Disaster Relief

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Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Asphalt Art Initiative Expands Grant Opportunity to Cities in Canada, Mexico, and the United States

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04/25/2023

... more than doubled the share of drivers yielding to people crossing the street. In Kansas City, Missouri , the ... street; in Durham, North Carolina , the percentage of people who felt unsafe crossing fell from...

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27 Jan 2021

Connected? Broadband Access Remains a Challenge - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Wednesday, January 27, 2021 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... in, stay socially distanced, and stay connected through high -speed internet access. Internet access is essential to ... Americans, with 14 million living in rural areas – risk falling farther behind ( Federal...

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Information Technology

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Economic Security

Membership Snapshot

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05/2023

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation and Basketball Legend Join Forces for Youth Empowerment and Establish Field of Life

Release Date:

12/18/2019

... and SNF’s collaborative vision for empowering young people , helping them reach their potential, and enhancing ... is to serve a critical underserved community—young people —through the creation of an innovative...

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Jennifer Correa Joins The Pinkerton Foundation as Associate Program Officer

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01/02/2012

... Ladder, a youth development and employment program for NYC high school and college students. Participants, known as ... the Science Career Ladder as a summer intern from a local high school for pregnant and...

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The Pinkerton Foundation

The School That Will Get You a Job

Release Date:

02/13/2014

... a modern-day Ikea catalog. It's also the name of a new high school on Chicago's South Side that is redefining what ... they walk away with an associate's degree on top of their high school...

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Boys & Girls Clubs of America Taking Arts Programs to the Next Level with The Wallace Foundation

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03/20/2014

... today announced a partnership to provide innovative, high -quality arts programming for underserved youth that ... Initiative will develop programs based on 10 principles of high -quality arts programming in...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Wallace Foundation

Bloomberg Philanthropies to Lead Coalition to Get Low-Income Students Through College

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10/28/2014

... of school districts, across 15 states, now help every high school junior take the SAT. Delaware’s governor has ... half of the income distribution attends a college with a high six-year graduation rate (at...

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Rockefeller Foundation Funds Tickets for Students to See 'Hamilton'

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10/28/2015

... educators and philanthropists are hoping it will excite high school students as well. The Rockefeller Foundation ... 20,000 New York City 11th graders, all from schools with high percentages of students from...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Trustee: Bring Restorative Justice to Our Schools

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02/04/2016

... Internet: a White school safety officer at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, South Carolina, pulled a Black, ... the kindergartner handcuffed for throwing a tantrum or the high school students arrested...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Commonwealth Fund Questions Usefulness of Mobile Health Apps

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02/22/2016

... their potential for patient engagement while also offering high quality and safety, according to an issue brief ... patients in their health care, particularly those with high health care needs, the issue...

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The Commonwealth Fund

U.S. Trust Annual Survey Finds Entrepreneurs Choose The Career Path Of Most Resistance

Release Date:

05/31/2016

... The Career Path Of Most Resistance In its annual survey of high net worth business owners, U.S. Trust found that ... desire to control their own destiny. The study of 242 high net worth business owners with at...

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Economic Security

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PIMCO Awards New York City Mission Society Money for College Readiness Program

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11/17/2016

... to Work. Since its inception, LTW has served thousands of high school students in New York City’s most underserved ... returning after dropping out or are struggling to finish high school, helps them navigate...

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The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Views the Arts as a "Community Anchor"

Release Date:

12/12/2016

... Foundation Views the Arts as a "Community Anchor" “ High -impact” and “visionary” are two terms the Bank of ... In the realm of arts and culture, that boils down to high -impact and visionary programs...

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