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The School That Will Get You a Job

Release Date:

02/13/2014

... that would fit right into a modern-day Ikea catalog. It 's also the name of a new high school on Chicago's South Side that is redefining what it means to be educated in the 21st century. Kids at the...

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08 May 2014

Community Food Funders Annual Gathering

Thursday, May 8, 2014 -

5:30pm to 7:30pm

Please join us to celebrate another year of organizing funders to transform our regional food system! Gather with colleagues for a relaxed evening featuring locally-sourced bites, wine and brews, networking and brief updates on CFF's work, and...

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Food Systems

Unbound Philanthropy Welcomes Elyse Lightman Samuels

Release Date:

04/18/2014

Elyse Lightman Samuels joined Unbound Philanthropy as Communications, Learning, and Special Projects Officer. Elyse has worked in communications, qualitative data analysis, and external relations at EngenderHealth and American Jewish World Service.

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Sean Gibbons Named Communications Network Executive Director

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04/28/2014

The Communication’s Network announced that Sean Gibbons will be their new executive director starting on June 3. ...

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Jonas Center Support For Online Tutorials Helps Healthcare Students

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06/17/2014

The Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare, Khan Academy and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) are providing online tutorials to supplement the learning of healthcare students, practitioners and patients worldwide.

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Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

A Year of Service

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07/23/2014

... would like to create a national movement where young Americans discharge their national service obligation by ... of people who serve in the military) by 2023. Because it 's unlikely that a mandatory year...

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Kopp Joins Changing Our World As Managing Director

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08/12/2014

James Michael Kopp has joined Changing Our World as a managing director.

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Bank of America Among Organizations Supporting Giving Tuesday

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10/16/2014

... community centers, and students around the world will come together for one common purpose: to celebrate ... of its holiday Give A Meal campaign to help the 49 million Americans who struggle with hunger. For...

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PNY Members Explore Barriers Placed on Black Girls in School

Release Date:

02/10/2015

... to college and careers. On February 11, a panel of experts will gather on Capitol Hill to discuss the issue with Sen. ... and Rep. Yvette D. Clarke. Following these examples, it ’s time to give some attention...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

Ford Foundation Backs New Associate's Degree Program at New York State Prison

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03/02/2015

New York University has enrolled 36 inmates in the new program.

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Rita Allen Foundation Backs Innovative Biomedical Research

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01/27/2015

... been around since 1976, but I bet you’ve never heard of it . Some programs are like that—kind of under the radar, ... This one’s covert because the foundation that spawned it isn’t solely or even mostly about...

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Citi is Giving Women the Tools to Shatter the Entrepreneurship Gender Gap

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03/20/2015

Citi and the Department of Small Business Services has just launched Women Entrepreneurs NYC.

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Citi [Corporate]

Verizon Foundation to Match Employee Contributions to Nepal Relief Efforts

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04/28/2015

... employees to donate money to the affected areas, Verizon will also match all employees’ donations to the American ... matching is set at $1,000. The program starts today and will extend through May 10......

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OSF Grants $8 Million to Immigrant Advocacy Programs

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06/09/2015

... groups in the country feel that the administration will win at the court proceedings. “There is a sense of ... they are eligible for the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents...

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Arcus Releases Statement Responding to United States Supreme Court Marriage Ruling

Release Date:

06/26/2015

... ruling opens yet another door to the possibility that LGBT Americans will one day be able to enjoy all of the possibilities that ... to those of our fellow citizens, and that our neighbors will...

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Survey Shows Afterschool Participation Grows but Unmet Demand Nears 20 Million Children

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07/07/2015

The America After 3 PM survey was funded by Wallace, Ford, and The Robert Bowne Foundation, among others.

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Arcus Director Examines the Story Behind LGBT History Month

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09/04/2015

Kevin Jennings and other academic leaders describe how LGBT History Month was launched, amid stiff resistance, more than two decades ago.

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Ford and Atlantic Back Education Policy Think Tank

Release Date:

09/04/2015

... of California, Berkeley. The Learning Policy Institute will be based in Palo Alto, Calif. but will also have a Washington office. And it 's coming on the scene at a time of major...