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Could the Rauch Foundation Change Long Island? Only by Changing Itself.

Release Date:

05/05/2020

... role. The self-funded project would require major resources including new staff; we would need to master new ... ones; and the work would place us in a more expansive public role. Above all was the magnitude...

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Mellon and the Flamboyan Foundation’s Arts Fund Announce Letras Boricuas - A New Fellowship Aimed at Supporting Puerto Rican Writers Across Genres

Release Date:

05/12/2021

Newly created fellowship provides $25,000 unrestricted grant to emerging and established writers In Puerto Rico and across the US diaspora.

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Supports Database that Tracks Health Equity Implications of State COVID-19 Policies

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07/28/2021

... is bigger than any one team can undertake and manage. Public health researchers and economists must join in ...

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What’s at Stake and What’s at Play: My Reckoning with Philanthropy

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12/02/2022

... who isn’t here with me. Philanthropy can move capital resources quickly and with less friction than the public sector. The pandemic exposed how essential our work is ...

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12 Aug 2025

Anti-Authoritarian Funder Learning Series Part I: In Defense of Civil Society - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... democratic backsliding; and hone in on how philanthropic resources can support local-level defense of communities and ...

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15 Apr 2026

Budget Decisions, Community Impact: Understanding New York’s Fiscal Landscape

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... the state budget is a critical lever that determines the resources available to families and communities. The Fiscal ... New York Who should attend? All interested funders in public policy, priority-based...

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Shamira Lukomwa

... comes to PNY with rich experiences from the private, public and social impact sectors across North America, East ... and sustainable development. Shamira holds a Master of Public Administration degree from...

Katherine Bleich Joins American Express as Corporate Philanthropy Intern

Release Date:

07/02/2012

... to her role there, Bleich is a second-year Master of Public Administration candidate at NYU’s Wagner School of Public Service, specializing in international public and nonprofit management...

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Anti-Poverty Research Study Launched in NY

Release Date:

05/18/2014

... launched a new research study that will identify public policies that could have a significant impact in ... research, based on their work with the Community Advocates Public Policy Institute in Wisconsin...

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Ford Foundation Works to Promote Government Action on Income Equality

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11/18/2014

... in the United States has become a hot topic in the public conversation, but public opinion polls show that it’s not an urgent issue for ... Foundation sought to create a message that would build public...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Addresses Road Safety Issues in Mumbai

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02/23/2015

... the entity through which he is doing that, focuses on public health, environment, education, the arts and government innovation. One of the areas of focus in public health is road safety, and Mumbai and India...

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Century Foundation Fellow Comments on the Fate of Student Debt Forgiveness

Release Date:

04/05/2017

... Fate of Student Debt Forgiveness Under a program known as Public Service Loan Forgiveness, some student loan borrowers ... years of both on-time payments and eligible work in the public sector. Meaning, a...

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Charter Schools Are Losing the Narrative But Winning the Data

Release Date:

09/12/2017

... York Times summarizing evidence of the striking success public charter schools have had in providing better ... wrote University of Michigan professor of education, public policy, and economics Sue Dynarski in...

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Winners Announced for the 2018 Levitt AMP [Your City] Grant Awards

Release Date:

01/03/2018

... once again opened the Levitt AMP selection process to the public to choose the top 25 finalists. In June, the Levitt ... free, live Music; and illustrate the importance of vibrant public Places. Nonprofits...

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Farhad Asghar Joins Carnegie Corporation of New York as Program Officer for Pathways to Postsecondary Success

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11/29/2018

... working for Bank Street College, he taught in a Brooklyn public high school and was a staff member at a Queens based ... Education from CUNY’s Brooklyn College and a Masters in Public Administration from NYU’s...

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Simons Foundation Names Boyana Konforti Director of Education & Outreach

Release Date:

09/02/2014

... lead an expanding program initiative designed to enrich public understanding of science and mathematics. Konforti ... lay and scientific, as well as a longstanding interest in public education and outreach. An...

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The Century Foundation Files Lawsuit in Federal Court Against Department of Education

Release Date:

02/12/2018

... by TCF on January 23, in response to a solicitation for public comment issued by the Department that same day. TCF ... short timeframe—a mere 15 business days—for public comment on ACICS’s application for...

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New Report Funded by Foundation for Child Development Focuses On Restructuring the Financing of Early Care and Education

Release Date:

02/22/2018

... to at least an estimated $140 billion annually from the public and private (philanthropy, employers, and families) ... estimated potential contributions from families and the public sector over phases,...