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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

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Youth Leaders are Changing the Conversation on College Access

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06/30/2016

Youth Leaders are Changing the Conversation on College Access by Cassie Schwerner, Senior Vice President of ... little time, says the film, to spend with their assigned students on college...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Why Philanthropy Should Help Strengthen Community Colleges

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04/17/2014

... toward a degree is not available to all. A large swath of students are left ill-prepared to enter the 21 st century ... onramps to the pathway to post-secondary success in both college and career for all? Over...

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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: One Student’s Story

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12/06/2012

... the most fun and most engaging. Sadly, reality hit me. College was right around the corner, and I had no idea ... competitive school where everyone received high grades, so how was I supposed to stand out from...

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NYCT Gives $5.6M For New Efforts to Stop Domestic Violence, Protect First Amendment Rights, Build Young Leaders and More

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04/12/2017

... help, and community events, the grant will help protect students against unlawful requests from Immigration and ... counselors, superintendents, and policy makers on creating college access programs in high...

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The New York Community Trust

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With Bloomberg Support, Rice University Researcher Maps “How to Succeed in College”

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05/31/2017

With Bloomberg Support, Rice University Researcher Maps “ How to Succeed in College ” What are common characteristics of student success ... existing research on improved outcomes for college...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

29 Nov 2023

Protecting the Right to Seek Refuge - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Wednesday, November 29, 2023 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... new community sponsorship program. What will you learn? How philanthropy can better mobilize resources to protect those seeking safety and refuge in the ... limited to organizations that share GCIR’s core...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Immigration

Human Rights Watch: Testosterone Limit for Female Athletes Is Discrimination

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07/27/2018

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Gender Justice

22 Jul 2014

The Rollback on Reproductive Rights and Justice

Tuesday, July 22, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Ways Different Communities are Impacted and How They Are Bridging Movements to Fight Back Part of ... You can view the power point presentation and other resources . The opposition to reproductive rights...

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Philanthropy New York Signs Letter to Governor Cuomo for Prompt Contracting and Payment of Nonprofits

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07/29/2020

... at a breaking point caused by underfunded and late contracts , late payments, high staff turnover, stagnant ... various nonprofit subsectors need to be consulted as to how to move forward as experts in their...

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Teagle Foundation Releases Report on Their Initiative to Encourage Liberal Arts Colleges to Create Online Courses

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01/30/2018

... colleges does not necessarily translate to high student enrollment , a report by Ithaka S&R suggests. The ... to develop online or hybrid online courses and educational resources . While many faculty members...

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Simple and Fast City Contracting

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07/17/2013

... HHS Accelerator is a new initiative designed to simplify how New York City does business with thousands of nonprofit ... Accelerator Team share the details of this new system and how it should make the...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards Grant to the Bard-Brooklyn Public Library College Degree Program

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10/30/2019

... Awards Grant to the Bard-Brooklyn Public Library College Degree Program Innovative Program Helps ... Public Library microcollege challenges us to reconsider how non-traditional students can...

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Mellon Foundation

11 Dec 2013

Leaving Vocational Education Behind: Making Sure College Ready = Career Ready

Wednesday, December 11, 2013 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... visited P-TECH in Brooklyn this October, the focus was on how the school – a public-private partnership par ... more than that! P-TECH and the other career-oriented early college high schools who share its...

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23 Jun 2022

On-Time and In-Full: Partnering with the City on Nonprofit Contracting

Thursday, June 23, 2022 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... network of nonprofit partners, it is imperative that contracts for services be registered on time and paid ... to share with City officials. What will you learn? How the City plans to address delays in the...

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Novo Foundation's Peter Buffett On The Power—And Limits—Of Art And Money

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02/13/2017

... has spent a lifetime with access to nearly limitless resources , though due to his father’s predilection for ... of the NoVo Foundation , working to advance the rights of women and girls, indigenous communities...

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Gender Justice

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Simple and Fast City Contracting: Introducing the Health and Human Services Accelerator

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07/17/2013

... of New York City management innovations aimed at improving how the City does business with thousands of nonprofit ... is to simplify and speed the contract process, minimizing resources required for...

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How to Level the College Playing Field

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04/09/2018

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The Century Foundation Has Obtained New Data Showing 99 Percent of Student Fraud Claims Concern For-Profit Colleges

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11/13/2017

... defense claims”—applications for loan relief from students who maintain that they have been defrauded or misled ... the first-ever public record of the number of claims students have filed against each and...

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Century Foundation Report Calls for Funding Reform for Community Colleges

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05/28/2015

... yet they are asked to push high numbers of low-income students into the middle class with few resources . A report released by the Century Foundation today -- " How Higher Education...

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