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Opinion: Learning from Harvey and Sandy

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08/30/2017

... has already a debate about who should’ve evacuated and when . Let’s be clear, mass evacuation of an entire city is ... Orleans and Rita on the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana, when many more died...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Community Development

Are Artists the New Interpreters of Scientific Innovation?

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09/13/2017

Are Artists the New Interpreters of Scientific Innovation? When we think of artist residencies today, we think of the ... a voice in the world of business and science — and then, when possible, organize...

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Arts

Student Sues Columbia Over ‘Deliberate Indifference’ to Harassment Claims

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10/03/2017

... female doctoral student and disparaging her to colleagues when she rebuffed him. According to a lawsuit filed Monday in ... the woman while serving as her mentor at the university. When the woman, identified...

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Gender Justice

Jim Simons, the Numbers King

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12/13/2017

... became major charitable donors in the nineteen-nineties, when they launched their foundation. They have funded a math ... role in these projects was relatively limited, and when he retired he found himself...

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Science

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ASPCA Assists Nearly 600 Animals Displaced by Hurricane Michael

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10/30/2018

... care for nearly 600 animals displaced by the storm. “ When disasters as destructive as Hurricane Michael occur, ... and reunite lost pets with their families during a time when residents have already lost so...

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Animal Welfare

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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Working to Gather 20,000 Teen Opinions Across Western New York & Southeast Michigan

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11/29/2018

... this sentence: "Where I live or work, one thing teens want when they are not in school is ...". Teen Opinions Count, the ... from teens about what they're most interested in doing when they...

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Children, Youth and Families

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New York State Health Foundation Publishes Review of NY State Laws Regarding Surprise Bills

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02/26/2019

... federal fix to combat "surprise" bills, which often occur when patients receive out-of-network care in an emergency or ... are responsible for their in-network payment only in cases when they did not...

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New York Health Foundation

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Philanthropy New York Members Featured Among The 50 Most Influential Philanthropists in New York

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02/11/2020

... operations at foundations were picked over their founders when possible and, when founders were picked, their examination was focused ...

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Funder Collaboratives: Why and How Funders Work Together

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05/2009

When it comes to funder collaboratives, is the whole truly ...

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The Secret to More Effective Philanthropy: Funding the Unknown

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03/28/2013

... faith for both the innovators and those who support them. When you trace the development of big new ideas, you often ...

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Polling Group in Russia Says It May Close

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05/20/2013

... the Open Society Institute Foundation. In recent years, when public opinion turned against the Kremlin, there was one ...

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NYC losing small hospitals as money woes mount

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08/06/2013

... President of the United Hospital Fund. There was a time when the neighborhood hospital was a cornerstone of New York ...

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Health

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Reimagining Early-Warning Systems for At-Risk Students in NYC High Schools

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03/2013

... and educators are rethinking how to measure what matters when it comes to college and career readiness for New York ...

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Funders Launch National Conversation on A ‘Common Purpose’

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10/01/2013

... Heintz, president of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF), when he opened the Monday afternoon plenary session of ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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B. Altman, a Store From Yesteryear, Still Makes Its Presence Felt in the City

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11/28/2013

... of the store and the foundation. There was a time when shoppers would crowd into B. Altman & Company on the ...

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Ford Foundation Hires Michelle Obama’s Aide

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04/17/2015

... 4. Ms. Jarvis began working with the Obamas in 2005, when she joined the office of then-Sen. Barack Obama as ...

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Ford Foundation Awards $1 Million to Help Prisoners Get a College Education

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08/06/2015

... to do course work with Bard professors and get help when reentering society. The grant will allow the program, ...

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