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13 Nov 2013

Where is Opportunity in America? - New York Index Launch

Wednesday, November 13, 2013 -

3:00pm to 6:00pm

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

... access. Join Opportunity Nation at a briefing that will feature new data from the Opportunity Index and a ... your voice is a key part of the conversation. We hope you will join us to learn more about ...

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One year after Sandy, are we prepared for another superstorm?

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10/31/2013

... of New York City residents and inducing visions of a bad Will Smith end-of-the-world movie. For many in the Northeast, that is exactly how it must have felt... One year after Sandy, are we...

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Philanthropy New York

One year after Sandy, are we prepared for another superstorm?

Release Date:

10/31/2013

... of New York City residents and inducing visions of a bad Will Smith end-of-the-world movie. For many in the Northeast, that is exactly how it must have felt... One year after Sandy, are we...

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Wanted: Hartford Change AGEnts with Red Pens

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03/13/2014

... Program Officers a giant cup filled with new red pens. It seemed to me at the time that the program staff spent a ... feedback among our staff. In fact, we have been trained on how to receive feedback: Simply...

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Simons Foundation Gives University of Hawaii $40M—Largest Gift of its Kind Ever

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06/16/2014

... of the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, will be charged with leading the Simons Collaboration on ... understand the microscopic organisms in seawater and how those creatures control the...

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NYPL Wins $500,000 in News Challenge for Internet Access Project

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06/23/2014

... best responded to the question posed by the challenge: " How can we strengthen the Internet for free expression and .....

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Report Outlines Internet and Broadband "Vision" for LGBT Community

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06/26/2014

... Vision for Inclusion: An LGBT Broadband Future , describes how , among other things, these technologies can contribute to ...

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The Palette Fund

Surdna's Head Reflects on Aligning Program With Mission, Impact Investing

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06/25/2014

... launch into the impact investing world. In discussing how Surdna zeroed in its current direction, Henderson who ...

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Mellon's New Leader Reshaping Foundation's Public Face

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06/29/2014

... March 2013, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is reviewing how it presents itself to the world and positions itself in ... in the value of the humanities and the arts ... there will come times...

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Helmsley Trust Grant Gives Educators A Voice In Common Core Discussions

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07/21/2014

... to give educators on the front lines more of a voice on how states implement the Common Core standards. The $1.7 ... to support the group's Teachers and Fellowship program will enable America Achieves to...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Among Backers of Education Post News Site

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09/01/2014

... the Walton Family Foundation and an anonymous donor. It will focus on three areas: K-12 academic standards, high-quality charter schools, and how best to hold teachers and schools accountable...

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Foundation to Move Funds to Detroit Pensions

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11/12/2014

Foundation to Move Funds to Detroit Pensions Exactly how will millions in private dollars in the "grand bargain" make .....

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Ford Foundation Bets on Slow Food Movement to Help Global Poor

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01/23/2015

... Movement to Help Global Poor Mention "slow food" and it 's hard not to think of a more affluent crowd of foodies ... have the luxury to think in highly intentional ways about how and what they...

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TCC Group Exlpores a New Approach to Capacity Building

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02/03/2015

... of stakeholders can have a powerful effect on the impact it can achieve. And while situations vary, there are better ... the term "capacity building." In the social sector, it has been lifted up as a...

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Partnerships Are Key to Our Programming

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03/04/2015

... and immigrants’ rights, among others. You might wonder how we can offer so many programs with such a small staff, and I can honestly say it would be impossible without help from colleagues like you. ... from...

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Rockefeller Foundation-Funded Research Examines the Dearth of Youth Employment Opportunities

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05/28/2015

... released yesterday that examines youth employment and how to prepare your organization for the future. “Youth ...

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North Star's Hogan Calls for de Blasio to Give Acitivists a Bigger Role in Policymaking

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08/14/2015

... elected officials like the term “grass roots” – it ’s reliable shorthand, a way to show they grasp the ... ardent account of what that connection would look like and how it would influence him...

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Ms. Foundation Releases New Data on Women's Equality

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08/27/2015

... the “feminist” label, and a fresh understanding of how the public feels about community problems and solutions. ...

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MetLife Releases 2014 Corporate Responsibility Report

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09/23/2015

... responsibility report, highlighting the positive impact it makes on society while achieving its core business goals ... update on last year’s report and includes information on how the company performs on...

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Wallace Foundation Releases Report on Creating Effective School Principals

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10/07/2015

... principals for public schools. According to the report, it is the first study of its kind to examine how state policy could be effective in helping to produce ...

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