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Surdna Foundation Announces Refined Program Strategies

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09/26/2018

The Surdna Foundation announced today refined strategies for its grantmaking programs, intended to reflect the Foundation’s belief that racial justice must underpin social justice.

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Inside Philanthropy Covers Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation’s Big Investment in City Parks

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10/30/2018

The foundation recently committed $200 million to create signature parks on the waterfronts of Buffalo and Detroit and their surrounding regions, and to advance regional trail systems. The idea is to deliver community and economic benefits to these...

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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

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McNulty Foundation & Aspen Institute Announce the 2018 McNulty Prize Winner, Mehrdad Baghai and High Resolves

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11/01/2018

Baghai is being honored for creating High Resolves, which delivers learning experiences to inoculate students against hatred and galvanize them to take action in their communities. Co-founded with his wife Roya, High Resolves is bringing immersive,...

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John P. & Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation

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Bank of America, Water.org Expand Partnership to Bring Safe Water to India and Brazil

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11/02/2018

Water.org received a $3 million grant over three years from Bank of America to empower more than 250,000 people in southern India and Brazil with safe water and sanitation, accelerating positive change in their homes and communities.

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Corporate Social Responsibility

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Bank of America [Corporate]

JPMorgan Spreads its Urban Development Money to Paris

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11/05/2018

The bank will contribute $30 million over five years to programs to teach job skills and expand small businesses in Seine-Saint-Denis and other places with high unemployment and poverty, JPMorgan said in a statement provided to Reuters.

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Arcus to Unveil Social Justice Request for Concepts on Dec. 3

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11/05/2018

... support to grantee partners on the frontlines. This year , staff across the foundation have prepared for a new ... updated Social Justice Strategy announced earlier in the year . On December 3, we will unveil a...

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United Hospital Fund and New York State Health Foundation Release New Report: Difficult Decisions About Post-Acute Care and Why They Matter

Release Date:

11/19/2018

... undergo major surgery or experience serious illness. Each year , approximately one in five hospital patients in the ... possible decisions. United Hospital Fund (UHF) conducted a year -long inquiry, supported by...

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New York Health Foundation

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Health

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New Study Funded in Part by Simons Foundation Study Hopes to Predict Autism Behaviors

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11/26/2018

... who is also a MBH vice president, is directing a three- year study on whether biosensors can alert of impending ... vacations. “His world was pretty big until his freshman year in high school and then he could...

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Health

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The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Committed $1 Million to Children's Health Fund

Release Date:

12/03/2018

... about good oral hygiene at an early age. Earlier this year , The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America® ...

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Warhol Foundation Expands Regional Regranting Program to Cleveland & Denver and Reinstates Baltimore Program

Release Date:

12/11/2018

... The Grit Fund (TGF), will come back online after a one- year hiatus under the new administration of Baltimore Arts ...

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

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$4 Million From Ford, Mellon, and Alice Walton Fund Goes to Promote Diversity on Museum Boards

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01/15/2019

A board-member matching service to identify and train candidates of color — and assess groups’ readiness to engage people of different backgrounds — will be key to change.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Arts

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JPMorgan Chase Launches Loan Fund to Boost Minority Entrepreneurs

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02/13/2019

... retail banking expansion in Greater Washington last year , with 70 branches planned from D.C. to Baltimore, ...

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Commonwealth Fund Survey Shows Coverage Gains Under ACA Have Stalled

Release Date:

02/13/2019

... care because of cost. Among adults who were insured all year , 29 percent were underinsured in 2018, up from 23 ...

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New York Community Trust to Provide Accessible Tickets in New York City

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02/13/2019

... accessible tickets at 12 New York City theatres. The one- year grants will gift each of the theatres amounts ranging ... their charitable goals.” The initial round of one- year grants will be awarded to the...

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The New York Community Trust

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NoVo Foundation Commits $10 Million to Help End Sexual Exploitation

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02/20/2019

... York City-based NoVo Foundation has announced a three- year , $10 million commitment in support of programs in the ... the Life Story Grants initiative follows the launch last year of Life Story: Moments of...

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Gender Justice

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation Announces Plans to Spend Down

Release Date:

03/05/2019

... focus more explicitly on racial justice and created a four- year funding initiative to help build the capacity of ...

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Education

Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

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Research Funded by Leon Levy Foundation Finds Climate Change Is Leading to Unpredictable Ecosystem Disruption for Migratory Birds

Release Date:

03/06/2019

Using data on 77 North American migratory bird species from the eBird citizen-science program, scientists at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology say that, in as little as four decades, it may be very difficult to predict how climate change will affect...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Science

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Leon Levy Foundation

20 Mar 2019

Collaborative Grantmaking for Early Childhood: The Raising Childcare Fund - A Webinar Hosted by the NY Funders Alliance

Wednesday, March 20, 2019 -

2:00pm to 3:00pm

*This program is hosted by our partner, the NY Funders Alliance, who has extended an invitation to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a first come, first served basis.* This webinar will provide an overview of the...

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Research Funded by the William T. Grant Foundation Finds Bonding Exercises Cut Discipline Disparity for Students of Color

Release Date:

04/04/2019

Exercises that address middle school students’ worries about belonging can help black and Latino boys develop better relationships with teachers, according to new research.

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