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A Look At The Building Bridges Program, Funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

Release Date:

04/10/2018

... and non-Muslim communities nationwide.” Art connects people because “art opens us up,” says Zeyba Rahman, ... Rahman unabashedly aims to “move the needle for people .” The problem, she acknowledges, is that...

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09 Oct 2012

College and Career Ready: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

Tuesday, October 9, 2012 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

Thousands of young New York City immigrants -- many of them high school students -- waited on line on August 15 to ... DREAM Act, which would have provided undocumented young people with a clear pathway to...

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Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation Launches Program to Support Community Development in Underserved U.S. Regions

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10/23/2014

... (CDFG). The Program will deploy the Bank’s philanthropic resources for community development through high -performing nonprofit CDFIs in Appalachia, Maine, Puerto ... investments in New York City. This...

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Mellon and the Flamboyan Foundation’s Arts Fund Announce Letras Boricuas - A New Fellowship Aimed at Supporting Puerto Rican Writers Across Genres

Release Date:

05/12/2021

... how to do best. Our Flamboyan Arts Fund recognizes the existing lack of support for this particular sector and the ... theaters, arts education programs, and music venues are at risk of cutting back services...

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Commonwealth Fund's Blumenthal Explores Health Data Security in WSJ Editorial

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05/01/2015

... data that we can now collect, store and process. If people can’t trust the privacy and security of cloud-based ... them. But health-care information systems are currently no more secure than those of retailers...

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The New York Community Trust

It’s Time to Shut Down Government’s Unfair Treatment of Nonprofits

Release Date:

04/26/2024

... that are disbursed when the government is open, get to the people who need them most, and in an equitable way. ... the COVID-19 pandemic, working on the frontlines at great risk to themselves and their...

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24 Oct 2018

The Underpinning Stories: Climate & Innovation - A Webinar Hosted by CLIMA Fund

Wednesday, October 24, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

... in climate action How funders can invite failure and risk -taking by transferring the risk to ourselves as funders How funders can listen more and ... crisis and new ideas about how we are supporting climate...

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Environment and Climate Change

Program-Related Investing: Skills & Strategies for New PRI Funders

Publication date:

08/2006

... asked five experienced PRI makers how they think about risk , how they weigh and balance different sorts of risk , and how they mitigate risk in their PRI portfolios. Program-Related Investing: ...

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15 Leaders of Color Selected for Pinkerton Leadership Network

Release Date:

03/03/2021

... to investing in one of the most critical and undervalued resources in the social sector—BIPOC (BIack, Indigenous, People of Color) executives who have risen to become C-suite ... and largest security firm. The...

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The Pinkerton Foundation

United Hospital Fund Report Finds Some 2.6 Million New Yorkers Face Hunger this Holiday Season

Release Date:

12/15/2021

... Season NEW YORK, NY—December 15, 2021—The number of people in New York State experiencing food insecurity ... age 65. Rates of food insecurity across the state reach a high of 22 percent in the Bronx and 15...

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JPMorgan Chase Commits $30 Million to Support Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Students

Release Date:

06/16/2022

... and provide the next generation with access to tools and resources to get ahead.” Deepening Partnerships Over the ... to help these institutions increase student completion of high -quality career pathways and...

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Indian Child Welfare at Casey Family Programs is Highlight for Native American Students in Crisis

Release Date:

08/02/2017

... in central Oregon, nearly two dozen American Indian high -school students sit facing computers, teaching ... previously taught third grade; he’s certified to teach high -school continuing education and...

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On The Foundation Freeway: Entering And Exiting Priority Areas With Caution

Release Date:

08/02/2016

... appeared in the Health Affairs Blog . All funders, no matter their size, have big dreams and limited resources . I have yet to meet grantmakers—even the largest ... like New York. The state is home to more than...

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Salesforce Gives $19M to Support Five School Districts Across the US and Education Nonprofits

Release Date:

09/20/2021

... surges, school administrators must adapt to changing conditions in real time and make decisions in an uncertain ... Superintendent Dr. Alessia Johnson. “These additional resources will help IPS address the...

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. Has Officially Launched The Fellowship Initiative

Release Date:

11/07/2017

... local Dallas organization that has been working with young people in the city for many years. This intensive academic, ... to build their skills, networks and ability to access resources . Despite a growing...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches Stopping Tobacco Organizations and Products (STOP)

Release Date:

03/07/2018

... as a robust global monitoring system that complements existing efforts in identifying industry deception. The ... is pushing to find new users, particularly among young people ," said Michael R. Bloomberg...

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Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation Grantee Develops New Crowd-Sourced Initiative in the Disability Field

Release Date:

05/22/2018

... New Crowd-Sourced Initiative in the Disability Field People with disabilities make up about 20% of the population, ... of images that break stereotypes and authentically portray people with disabilities in...

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12 Oct 2023

Funding Low-Attention Disasters: From Preparedness to Long-term Recovery - A Webinar Hosted by CDP

Thursday, October 12, 2023 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... “secondary perils,” which SwissRe describes as “ high -frequency, low-to-medium-severity events such as ... to be held a day before the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction , panelists will discuss how...

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Disaster Relief

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Grant Helps Launch AGU Ethics and Equity Antiharassment Initiative

Release Date:

07/12/2019

... Catalyzing Cultural Change in the Sciences with New Resources and Tracking Tools. This initiative is designed to ... that affect gender discrimination through new educational resources and validated...

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IBM Joins With Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Ford Foundation, And Carnegie Corporation to Help Students Tackle Math

Release Date:

09/14/2017

... to provide elementary school teachers with targeted math resources for their kindergarten through fifth grade ... a critical need for easy-to-use, well-designed math resources and ongoing support. Even with...