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

Release Date:

09/19/2017

... pegged at $81 billion. Mr. Gates and his wife, Melinda, have given 22 percent of their wealth to charity in the past 17 years. The three have a close association. Mr. Buffett pledged more than $36 ...

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Nonprofits Initiate Recall as Mayor Cuts Their Funding

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10/05/2017

... A coalition of nonprofit leaders and community activists have launched a recall campaign against the new mayor of ... proposed 2018 city budget said that “recall efforts to have him removed from office...

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Report Funded by The Clark Foundation Urges de Blasio to Prioritize Boosting Community College Graduation Rates in Second Term

Release Date:

12/11/2017

... that just 30.8 percent of Staten Island residents have at least a bachelor's degree -- that's roughly half the rate of Manhattan, where 59.9 percent of residents have an baccalaureate degree or...

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Century Foundation Releases New Report: Finding Workers Where They Are

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02/07/2019

... though the nation’s commercial and political campaigns have used digital marketing for years with remarkable ... brag—union members earn significantly higher wages, have more job stability, and better access...

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20 May 2015

Youth Participation: Creating a Rich Civic Ecosystem for Young People in NYC

Wednesday, May 20, 2015 -

8:30am to 11:30am

... intermediaries will speak about these issues and engage funders in an interactive discussion. Attendees will become ... Development Speakers: Eric Braxton, Executive Director, Funders ’ Collaborative for Youth...

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New York City

Moyer, New York Life Foundations Announce National Memory Board Project

Release Date:

11/29/2013

... Awareness Day, the Moyer and the New York Life foundations have announced a national initiative to increase awareness of ... A National Memory Board Project, families and adults who have experienced the death...

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MetLife Foundation, Sesame Workshop Launch Financial Knowledge Program

Release Date:

11/22/2013

... reported that the MetLife Foundation and Sesame Workshop have announced a five-year, $20 million partnership to ... the world. The MetLife Foundation and Sesame Workshop have announced a five year, $20 million...

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17 Foundations Join Forces to Divest Fossil-Fuel Stocks

Release Date:

01/30/2014

... Smith Noyes Foundation are among the 17 foundations who have vowed to divest the fossil fuel stocks in their ... Seventeen foundations with nearly $2-billion in assets have vowed to divest the fossil-fuel...

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The Educational Foundation of America

Job Posting Payment for Non-Members

... here . ( NOTE : This product is only for non-members who have been approved to post their job. Please do not pay for a job listing unless you have received an email from jobs@philanthropynewyork.org ...

Cost of Health Care a Burden for Most U.S. Households

Release Date:

04/15/2014

... for most U.S. households. Since 2001, health care costs have become more burdensome for almost all Americans, at ... of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). “What would things have looked like in 2014, ’15, and ’16...

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Milbank Memorial Fund

NYC Schools Chief Vows to Preserve Number of Gifted Programs and Their Exams

Release Date:

06/17/2014

... popular classes and schools that draw high achievers but have been criticized as shutting out low-income children. ... right now is serving the purpose of communities, and I have no intention of touching it,”...

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Whatever Happened to Obama’s ‘Promise Neighborhoods’ in NYC?

Release Date:

11/12/2014

... like extended school days and teacher development, it must have been music to the ears of at least five city organizations that have been ploughing this terrain for several years now. ...

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Simons-Funded Study Finds Connection Between Genes That Contribute to Autism

Release Date:

03/11/2015

... Between Genes That Contribute to Autism Recent studies have identified several dozen genes potentially associated ... inactivates the corresponding protein, are very likely to have an autism diagnosis. CHD8 is...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies to Help Poor Countries Fight Big Tobacco

Release Date:

03/19/2015

... Fight Big Tobacco Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg have set up a $4 million fund to help poor countries resist ... facing expensive legal battles with tobacco giants, which have increasingly resorted to suing...

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Rockefeller Foundation Pledges $75 Million for Smart Power India Project

Release Date:

04/16/2015

... distributed power systems or off-grid solutions have been a rage among renewable energy companies, government ... some not-for-profit organisations and many such systems have come up across the country over...

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Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City Cannot Accept Donations for World Cup Parade

Release Date:

07/10/2015

... Donations for World Cup Parade Big-hearted New Yorkers have been offering to pitch in to help pay for the World ... $2 million projected tab, average Gotham residents have been flooding the Mayor’s Fund to...

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Ms. Foundation for Women Report Calls for Reform in Light of Abuse of Girls in Juvenile System

Release Date:

07/10/2015

... of the girls in some states’ juvenile justice systems have a history of sexual or physical abuse, according to a ... examination of their plight, recommends that girls who have been sexually trafficked no...

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Several NY Donor Families Among Millionaires Asking for Tax Raise on the Wealthy

Release Date:

03/23/2016

... a “1% plan for tax fairness”. “As New Yorkers who have contributed to and benefited from the economic vibrancy of our state, we have both the ability and the responsibility to pay our fair ...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Anti-Coal Campaign Reaches Milestone

Release Date:

05/04/2016

An effort to shut down coal-fired power plants reached a major milestone Tuesday, with 100,000 megawatts of coal electricity capacity having announced shutdown plans since 2010.

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Rockefeller Assists Global Resilience Partnership With New Ideas In Flood Risk Management

Release Date:

05/24/2016

... insured natural and man-made catastrophes since 1974, 12 have occurred since 2000 — and 10 of the 15 have involved flooding. To encourage new ideas and actions in ...

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