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Deutsche Bank, Newman's Own, MetLife, Fortitude Fund, and FB Heron Foundation among list of Funders Supporting the Nonprofit Investing Directly in Poor Families

Release Date:

01/26/2018

... Foundation among list of Funders Supporting the Nonprofit Investing Directly in Poor Families It’s not often that a ... Foundation among list of Funders Supporting the Nonprofit Investing Directly in Poor...

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Children, Youth and Families

Economic Security

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F.B. Heron Foundation

MetLife

Deutsche Bank (Corporate)

Fortitude Fund

Newman's Own Foundation

Beyond Grantmaking: Foundations as Impact Investors

Release Date:

05/12/2014

... 10 percent of the endowment that it earmarked for impact investing – a number that grew to 26 percent in just a ... even combined with governments, don’t have the resources to solve the world’s pressing...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Sharing What Matters: Foundation Transparency

Publication date:

03/2016

The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) examined the perspectives of foundation CEOs and learned that there is much agreement on the audiences for their transparency efforts. Foundation CEOs also agree about what they believe is the most important information to share with those audiences.However, foundation practice lags behind CEOs’ beliefs.

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Report

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Center for Effective Philanthropy

Philanthropy's Key Contributions to Society

Publication date:

08/2008

A compilation of well-known innovations that can be traced to foundation funding over the past 100 years.

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Article

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Benchmarking Foundation Governance

The Center for Effective Philanthropy produced this report on Benchmarking Foundation Governance, with support from the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation.

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Report

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Center for Effective Philanthropy

Westchester Community Foundation Supports Westchester Green Business Program in New York State

Release Date:

12/19/2016

Westchester Green Business was awarded funding through The Cleaner, Greener Communities initiative (CGC), a statewide program, to incorporate sustainability goals and principles into local decision-making, and leading to a reduction of greenhouse...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The Westchester Community Foundation

Commonwealth Funded Study Shows Impacts State-based Individual Mandates Would Have in 2019

Release Date:

07/25/2018

... of The Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017. Currently only three states have implemented state-specific individual mandates. ... DC were not included in the Commonwealth Fund’s list of states with individual mandates...

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Executive Director of the Staten Island Foundation to be Honored by City & State NY Media Company

Release Date:

09/05/2017

City & State will be honoring Betsy Dubovsky, executive director, Staten Island Foundation, as one of the most influential individals living or working in Staten Island.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Staten Island Foundation

State Recoups $30 Million for Workers Who Failed to Receive Proper Minimum Wage

Release Date:

02/05/2015

The recovered funds were part of the Department of Labor’s Division of Labor Standards investigation.

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Workforce Development

Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation Supports Initiative to Eliminate Veteran Homelessness in the United States

Release Date:

02/19/2015

... Initiative to Eliminate Veteran Homelessness in the United States Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation today announced a ... two years in 71 US communities, representing 30 different states and the District of...

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Veterans

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Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation

Sloan Foundation Backs Digital Public Library of America's Push to Serve All 50 States by 2017

Release Date:

06/29/2015

... Digital Public Library of America's Push to Serve All 50 States by 2017 The Digital Public Library of America ... these twin grants, we will be able to bring online 16 new states , and approach completion...

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Children, Youth and Families

Technology

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

NYC Secures $80.2 Million from State Funding Competitions for 112 Projects Across City

Release Date:

12/09/2016

The city was awarded $80.2 million for 112 projects across the five boroughs, by far the largest allocation it has received since Gov. Cuomo created the Regional Economic Development Council competitions for state dollars six years ago

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Community Development

Herbert Sturz of Open Society Foundations Named A City & State Lifetime Award Winner

Release Date:

01/12/2017

City & State is proud to announce the 2017 50 Over 50 honorees! The 50 Over 50 Awards recognizes some of the most distinguished public servants in New York City over the age of 50 who have committed decades of their life to making the city a...

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Civic Engagement

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Open Society Foundations

Markle Foundation Collaborates With LinkedIn, Arizona State and edX to Address Technology’s Impact on Jobs

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04/14/2017

The U.S. needs new tools to measure and monitor technology, jobs and skills to cope with the advance of artificial intelligence and automation, according to a group of economists and computer scientists.

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Workforce Development

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

Eight Top 10 Lists From New York City’s 2017 State Test Scores

Release Date:

08/29/2017

Test scores in New York City continued their upward march this year, with small gains in average English and math scores — a cause for celebration among city officials.

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Education

New York State Census Equity Fund in the New York Community Trust Awards Grants for Census 2020

Release Date:

09/17/2020

Grants to 23 Organizations Aim to Maximize Self-Response Rates Even as Census-Takers Go Door-to-Door

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Census 2020

Community Development

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The New York Community Trust

Morgan Stanley Foundation Announces $1 Million in Grants to Local Food Banks Across the United States

Release Date:

05/28/2015

... $1 Million in Grants to Local Food Banks Across the United States Morgan Stanley Foundation today announced $1 ... in grants to local food banks in 24 cities across 17 states to support hunger-relief programs...

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Food Systems

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Morgan Stanley

Sixty Days Into MTA's 'State Of Emergency,' Critics Wonder What Happened To Review Plans

Release Date:

08/30/2017

Sixty days ago Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo took to the stage of the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan and announced a top-to-bottom review of the calcified organization that runs the subway system.

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Community Development

Michael R. Bloomberg To Convene Heads Of State And CEOs At Inaugural Global Business Forum

Release Date:

08/22/2017

Bloomberg announced featured speakers for the first-ever Global Business Forum, which will bring heads of state together with global CEOs to discuss opportunities for advancing trade and economic growth, and the related societal challenges - from...