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Mellon Foundation Makes the Business Case for Humanities Education

Release Date:

09/29/2017

... Labor shortages and skill gaps in New Hampshire have limited overall growth and the state’ s ability to attract and retain growing businesses. While ... and business climate factors contribute to New Hampshire...

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Economic Security

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Mellon Foundation

Ford Foundation Provides $500 Thousand for Relief Efforts in Nepal

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04/30/2015

... for the well-being of millions of Nepalis whose lives have been so profoundly affected by this disaster," said Darren Walker, president of .....

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International/Foreign Affairs

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WES Mariam Assefa Fund Announces New Grants to Support New York City Asylum Seekers

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02/21/2023

... city. Since last spring, nearly 44,000 asylum seekers have arrived in New York City. The majority of migrants ... approximately 27,800 asylum seekers were in the city’ s shelter system and Humanitarian...

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World Education Services / WES Mariam Assefa Fund

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05 Aug 2019

FCCP Racial Equity Series: August 2019 - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, August 5, 2019 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... democratic ecosystems, and improving philanthropy’ s corresponding role in as much. Together, we will examine ... stand alone vs. integrated approaches to this work, and how we can change grantmaking...

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26 Jun 2020

What's Next for DACA? - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Friday, June 26, 2020 -

2:30pm to 3:30pm

... June 18th, the Supreme Court blocked the administration’ s attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ... allowed to move forward, over 650,000 DACA holders would have been at risk of losing...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Public Policy

13 Feb 2025

Tech for Good: Building Innovative Tools to Serve Immigrant Communities - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, February 13, 2025 -

12:45pm to 2:00pm

... will learn from talented innovators about the tools they have built and how philanthropic investments can catalyze this burgeoning ... can deploy investments that build the movement’ s...

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With Support from Several PNY Members, EngageNY Archive of Common-Core Materials Grows in Popularity

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05/18/2016

... common-core-aligned curricula hosted by New York state’ s education department, have now been downloaded more than 45 million times, far surpassing many people’ s expectations for the free...

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Education

Rockefeller's 100 Resilient Cities: Analysis Method Using Data-Driven Mapping

Release Date:

03/29/2016

Rockefeller' s 100 Resilient Cities: Analysis Method Using Data-Driven ... A new study from Sandia National Laboratories assesses how much the city, its region and the nation would suffer in ... conversation...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Funds Heart Attack Care in the Rural Midwest

Release Date:

02/09/2015

... three years, launching today, in collaboration with Iowa' s health systems, hospital networks, emergency medical service ... change in protocols and processes, and also in providing resources...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Health

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Bloomberg and CDC Foundation Explore Tobacco Use Covering 60 Percent of World's Population

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06/01/2015

... Explore Tobacco Use Covering 60 Percent of World' s Population Tobacco use represents the leading cause of ... policy formulation, the CDC Foundation along with the U. S . Centers for Disease Control and...

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13 Nov 2014

Infographics: Make Sure Your Picture Doesn’t Actually Say a Thousand Words

Thursday, November 13, 2014 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... making clearer what infographics actually are, how to engage in the development process and how to make them work for your organization. Data and a ... Concisely conveying meaning visually is a skill that few...

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Communications Staff

13 Nov 2018

California Fires Briefing with Local Responders and Funders - A Webinar Hosted by Philanthropy California

Tuesday, November 13, 2018 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... on the fires, local and state agency responses, and how to aid local efforts and avoid fraud. Fires in Northern ... on needs experienced by people with access to the fewest resources Information about ...

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26 Feb 2026

Don’t Look Away: Child Needs During Heightened Enforcement Actions - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, February 26, 2026 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... providing critical family support, information, and resources especially critical during this time of massive ... the country what sort of needs children and families have in this moment, how...

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MasterCard Foundation Launches $50 Million Fund to Help Smallholder Farmers in Africa

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01/21/2015

... the last decade, many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have enjoyed substantial economic growth but much of this ... to provide affordable and accessible savings, credit and insurance products. These services...

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Food Systems

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation-A Leader in the Growth of Community Development Financial Institutions

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04/04/2017

... Institutions The Bank of America Charitable Foundation’ s most recent gift is another $3.8 million in grant money to ... affordable financial products, and help with food stamps, insurance and utilities. LISC...

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Simons Foundation Releases The Eternal Sky, Part 2: The Hunt for Inflation

Release Date:

10/05/2017

... the rapid expansion of the universe that is thought to have followed the Big Bang. This inflation would have created gravitational waves that should have left a telltale pattern in the cosmic...

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Mike Bloomberg Offers to 'Match Every Donation' to Fight Gun Violence

Release Date:

10/05/2017

... effort to fight these crimes. Mass shootings like Monday' s at a country music concert in Las Vegas , which left 59 .....

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