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Prudential and Goldman Sachs Developing World’s Largest Vertical Farm in Newark

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03/12/2015

Together with the City of Newark and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA), the $30 million project will redevelop a former industrial site in the Ironbound community of Newark, NJ

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Food Systems

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funding Spurs Federal Synthetic Biology Research

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09/17/2015

... Research, finds that between 2008 and 2014, the United States invested approximately $820 million dollars in ...

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Ford Foundation Appoints John Irons as Director of Inclusive Economies

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05/19/2016

... of work: 'Quality Work and Economic Security' and 'Impact Investing .' As director, he will advance Ford's work in .....

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How Propel Capital is Charting New Paths For Venture Philanthropy in Progressive Organizing

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12/12/2017

... strategies that build progressive political power in states of critical electoral importance.' The fund has .....

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Sister Paulette LoMonaco Becomes Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation Board Member

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10/18/2013

... 32 years, LoMonaco, Executive Director of Good Shepherd Services , has made an impact on the lives of countless ... expert. A founding member of the Neighborhood Family Services Coalition, LoMonaco serves on...

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Simons Foundation, Autism Speaks and Autism Science Foundation launch Autism BrainNet registration site

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05/16/2014

... Speaks to collect, store and distribute brain tissue resources necessary for researchers to understand the ...

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Heckscher Foundation for Children Works to Demystify NYC High School Admissions Process

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07/13/2015

... difficult admissions process. As a result, a number of resources have been developed, from websites to new apps, to ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Education

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

FORE Releases Request for Proposals Focused on Engaging and Empowering Vulnerable Families and Communities to Prevent Opioid Use Disorder

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07/20/2021

... state, and local officials; Capitol Hill staff; and health care providers. The goal is to examine evidence-based ... expand, scale, and/or evaluate evidence-based prevention services for vulnerable children...

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Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE)

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The Case for Giving Cash to Poor Kids

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08/25/2014

... the poorest citizens are the children . In the United States , which has the second-highest child poverty rate among ... you took all of the 16 million poor children in the United States , they could form a...

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The Century Foundation

23 Jun 2022

On-Time and In-Full: Partnering with the City on Nonprofit Contracting

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3:00pm to 5:00pm

In a city where critical, life saving services are contracted out to a robust network of nonprofit partners, it is imperative that contracts for services be registered on time and paid promptly. Yet, more than 70...

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Open Society Foundations Contributes $4 Million to Aid in the Fight Against Ebola

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09/16/2014

... outbreak in Africa is getting a new player: Partners in Health , an international aid organization. Six leaders of ... on the fast-growing epidemic in cities, Partners in Health intends to set up treatment...

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Immigrant Rights Fund: 6 Lessons We’ve Learned So Far

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05/09/2017

... ongoing civil resistance and the acceleration of legal and social supports undertaken by organizations across the city ... and undocumented. They are afraid to access needed social services ,...

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Century Foundation Report Maps the Effects of a $15 Minimum Wage on Food Insecurity

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09/01/2016

... Around 17.4 million American families report inadequate resources to provide enough food to keep all members healthy ... Recession, and the economy’s slow climb back toward health has barely alleviated this...

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Commonwealth Fund Report Finds Americans’ Salaries Can’t Keep Up With Rising Medical Costs

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10/26/2016

... Costs Americans are spending more of their paychecks on health insurance because stagnant wages aren’t keeping up ...

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Prudential Doubles Down On Financial Wellness

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05/17/2017

... American workers, and armed employers with new tools and resources to help them to understand and improve the financial health of their workforce. The company also published The ...

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Rockefeller Foundation Funds Denver Food Action Plan

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07/06/2018

... Denver Food Action Plan Denver's Department of Public Health & Environment has launched its Food Action Plan to cut ... equity for all residents. A partnership with the National Resources Defense...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Food Systems

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The Rockefeller Foundation

29 Nov 2017

The Changing Nature of Work and Income: How Philanthropy Can Respond to and Support Low Income Families - Webinar

Wednesday, November 29, 2017 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

... undermines every investment in education, public health , and economic development, chipping away at what would ...

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Leading With Race Equity: Building Stronger Culture and Practice 2024-2025

... designed to help foundation leaders gain the tools and resources to work towards equity internally and externally. ...

NoVo Foundation Featured in Funder Spotlight

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09/20/2017

... Fund, a multi-year commitment to bold and transformative social justice work across the globe. With a motivation to give social justice leaders ‘room to dream,’ and a desire to ... making their own choices...

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