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CUNY Receives $10 Million from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to Expand Pandemic and Racial Justice Initiatives

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08/13/2020

... from a growing list of foundations, corporations and individuals , the University has thus far awarded $500 grants ...

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Moving to An Earned Knowledge Model of Philanthropy

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03/24/2020

... folks have kept things the way they are as much through what we have not written down as through what we have. Many of the RBF trustees on the trip came to ...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation grant supports civic engagement at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago

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06/22/2023

... thoughtfully doing this work, imagining a new paradigm for what a public forum for civic engagement and civil discourse ... “The Democracy in Action Lab will represent the best of what we do at the Foundation—...

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The Pocantico Center at The Rockefeller Brothers Fund Announces Summer Performance Series to Support Artists and Honor Local Frontline Communities Impacted by the Pandemic

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06/07/2021

... in-person at Pocantico in accordance with New York State health guidelines. The series marks the first reopening of ... director of The Pocantico Center. “With special health and safety precautions in place,...

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20 May 2014

Building a Legacy of Healthy Children in New York

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Join Grantmakers in Health and Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families as ... discuss their grantmaking strategies related to children's health . Presented by Grantmakers in Health...

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Casey Family Programs Publishes Report on How Positive Factors Change Child Trauma

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06/09/2017

... Family Programs partners with think tanks to understand health outcomes that children and families experience in ... link between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and poor health outcomes later in life...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust-Backed Research Makes Breakthrough in Regenerative Medicine

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05/07/2015

... new stem cells to develop the first reliable method for integrating human stem cells into nonviable mouse embryos in ...

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Century Foundation Releases Report on NYC Universal Pre-K

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05/13/2015

The new report offers diversity as a means for improvement.

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The Mellon Foundation Backs Bard's Innovative Masters Program in Orchestral Performace Studies

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08/14/2015

Bard College has been awarded a $2 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support the launch of an innovative Master of Music Degree Program.

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Mellon, Ford and NYCT Support WNYC Series on Gentrification

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03/03/2016

WNYC's 'There Goes the Neighborhood' takes an in-depth look at gentrification in Brooklyn and the integral role that race plays in the process.

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Co-Sponsored by Simmons Foundation, New Report Examines Immigrants, Refugees and the Future of Texas

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07/11/2016

One in three children in Texas—most of whom are U.S. citizens—has a foreign-born parent.

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Mellon Foundation Awards Wilson College $100K to Strengthen Writing Instruction

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07/25/2016

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Wilson College a $100,000 grant to strengthen writing instruction for students, especially those in their first year.

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Sloan Foundation to Honor Recipients of Teaching Champion Awards

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09/08/2016

Three recipients of the 2016 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Teaching Champion Award– K-12 teachers in the New York metropolitan area who have successfully integrated economics and financial literacy education into everyday learning in their classrooms–...

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Open Society Foundations Founder George Soros Writes in WSJ About $500 Million Investment in Migrants

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09/20/2016

I will invest in startups, established companies, social-impact initiatives and businesses founded by migrants and refugees.

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Bank of America Grant and Volunteers Support Partnership with Eva’s Village

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01/25/2017

Eva’s Village, a Paterson, NJ, anti-poverty, nonprofit organization, partners with local businesses and community groups to raise funds for its 20 integrated anti-poverty programs.

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Supported by WT Grant Foundation, Research Finds School Choice Policies Impact Segregation

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05/23/2017

Despite decades of educational reform and legal efforts, many U.S. schools are experiencing increasing segregation. The new generation of school choice policies adopted in response to legal decisions may actually be increasing school inequalities,...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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New MIF/Hewlett Foundation Webinars Explore How Funders Can Fight Misinformation

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09/27/2017

Media Impact Funders are planning a three-part webinar series: The Future of Truth: Can Philanthropy Help Mitigate Misinformation?

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After Months of Searching, De Blasio Promotes Acting Corrections Chief to Permanent Post

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10/03/2017

After considering nearly a dozen candidates around the country for the post, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has opted to keep acting Department of Correction Commissioner Cynthia Brann as the permanent replacement for former Commissioner Joseph...

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Live Now From The Century Foundation: Diversity Matters: Getting Public School Choice Right

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05/15/2018

Tune into the webcast throughout the day to hear from speakers including former secretary of education John King , professor Melissa Harris-Perry , author Monique Morris , TCF experts, student...

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