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Open Society, Ford Foundation, Unbound Philanthropy Support Delivering on the Dream Initiative

Release Date:

09/27/2017

... Initiative The Trump Administration's decision to end DACA has created a lot of anger and pushback, including from some ... place to call home. The well-being of these young people has long concerned a...

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Bloomberg-supported Cities Work on Assembling the Open Government Puzzle

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09/27/2017

... from the start. Although the volume of data published has steadily increased, only recently has it taken the shape of something substantial and publicly ...

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Black And Hispanic Students In New York City Most Likely To Be Arrested And Handcuffed, Data Shows

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09/27/2017

... according to a new analysis — a racial disparity that has persisted even as the city has reduced in-school arrests and summonses. While just over ...

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Applying Social Enterprise to Refugee Settings

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09/28/2017

... have no time for school. In another family, a teenage son has now been out of school too long to be allowed back. He ... with refugees and humanitarian workers in Lebanon. Lebanon has a refugee problem—a bad...

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Advisers on Black, Latino, and Asian Students Say Trump Admin. Ignoring Them

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10/02/2017

... and members say months of silence from the White House has them worried they’re about to be dissolved. The ... members of the groups have reached out, the White House has not responded. “We assume that silence...

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Nonprofits Initiate Recall as Mayor Cuts Their Funding

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10/05/2017

... The unusual reason for this atypical action? The mayor has proposed cutting city funding for several local ... that the money might not get allocated the same way as it has been... Nonprofits Initiate Recall...

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A Spectrum of Change: Why Is An Art Foundation Tackling Mass Incarceration?

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10/06/2017

... many fields in which Rauschenberg worked, the foundation has taken the lead in the evolving and red-hot field of ... for social change. The Rauschenberg Foundation, meanwhile, has become more laser-focused in...

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NYC Will Miss a Deadline to Accommodate 5 New Charter Schools

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10/13/2017

... the mayor’s sharpest critics. For weeks, Ms. Moskowitz has said it was critical that the city make space proposals ... Panel for Educational Policy at its Nov. 28 meeting. She has argued that there is more...

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Rita Allen Foundation Supported Report Finds That Civic Tech Struggles with Sustainable Funding Despite Gains

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10/31/2017

... with Sustainable Funding Despite Gains A new report has found that while civic tech is a growth industry, it is ... and assessment. What the report found is that technology has opened new paths for citizens to...

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Jim Simons, the Numbers King

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12/13/2017

... a center for computer science at Berkeley. The foundation has also given grants—for autism research, for a giant ... impact on the sciences. The Simons Foundation has channelled hundreds of millions of dollars...

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With Funding From The JPB Foundation, Cities Connecting Children to Nature, Engages Second Cohort of Cities in 2017-2020 Phase

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12/18/2017

... Phase Across the ages and in every culture, childhood has included time playing in and exploring the outdoors. Yet over the last few generations, childhood has moved indoors, leaving kids disconnected from the...

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Freedom Together Foundation

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Appoints Distinguished Writer, Poet, Scholar, and Arts Advocate Elizabeth Alexander as President

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02/07/2018

... March 2018. Alexander will succeed Earl Lewis, who has served as President since 2013. Alexander, a renowned ... of a distinguished academic and artistic career, she has developed a number of complex, multi-...

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The JPB Foundation Supports Creation of ParkServe Database

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05/01/2018

... within a 10-minute walk of every American, a goal which has been endorsed by more than 200 U.S. mayors. The ParkServe ... accountable. Generous support for the ParkServe database has been provided by The JPB...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Tiffany & Co. Foundation Continues Commitment to Great Barrier Reef Conservation Efforts

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07/17/2018

... The Tiffany & Co. Foundation announced today that it has committed approximately $1.4 million AUD ($1 million USD) ... coral cover in recent years. The Tiffany & Co. Foundation has supported coral...

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Salesforce Commits to Adding 1,000 New Local Jobs

Release Date:

11/30/2018

... Public Schools, i.c. Stars and Year Up, Salesforce.org has granted more than $1M in funds to support Future Ready initiatives in Chicago. Additionally, Salesforce has hosted interns from Year Up and Genesys...

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Ms. Foundation for Women Partners with Gucci for Next Phase of Chime for Change

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01/29/2019

... with Gucci for Next Phase of Chime for Change Gucci has announced the latest chapter of its Chime for Change ... voices speaking out for gender inequality globally – and has managed to fund more than 425 non-...

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Joel Wallman Named Director of Research at Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation

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02/20/2019

... Foundation (HFG), a leader in understanding violence, has named Joel Wallman Director of Research. In this role, ... of The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation. “Joel has long been indispensable to identifying...

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Surdna Foundation, JPMorgan Chase, Prudential, Among Foundations Leading the Way in Impact Investing and Racial Equity

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02/26/2019

... Leading the Way in Impact Investing and Racial Equity It has been inspiring to be part of the rapidly growing impact ... of the movement. But one critical element of “impact” has received insufficient...

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Prudential Financial (Non Member)

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Community Development

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Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO) Welcomes Marcus F. Walton as President and CEO

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07/16/2019

... and CEO. Throughout his distinguished career, Walton has served as a community organizer, non-profit practitioner, ... leadership coach and collaborative change maker who has successfully harnessed the power...

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