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Community Revitalization Works Better When A "Quarterback" Is In Charge

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07/22/2014

... work across sectors such as affordable housing, education, health care , and workforce development," they write. They add .....

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Community Development

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Scientists Find Key Driver for Treatment of Deadly Brain Cancer (Helmsley Charitable Trust)

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01/11/2016

... tumor typically survives 15 months, if given the best care . The late Senator Ted Kennedy succumbed to this disease ... . . The work was funded by the National Institutes of Health , the H.N. and Frances C...

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Edwin Gould Foundation Accelerator's BEAM Addresses Equations & Inequality in NY Times Feature

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02/17/2017

... the basic institutions of civic life — schools, housing, health care , policing — remains elusive. But it has become an ...

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Awards Scholarship Grant to the Schwartz Center and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing for Compassion Scholars Program

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04/27/2017

... patient-family engagement and the quality of compassionate care in health systems, this conference is an ideal forum for this ...

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Cuomo Says Special Session Might Be Necessary to Allocate Public Hospital Funding

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10/04/2017

... onto federal funding that helps offset uncompensated care until it can determine an equitable way to distribute ... harmful to public hospitals, such as the 11-hospital NYC Health + Hospitals and SUNY...

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Philanthropic Leaders Call for Protecting the Independence of Special Counsel Investigation

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11/20/2018

... of nonpartisan American philanthropic institutions, we care deeply about the long-term health of our republic, our two-party system, and our ...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation President Warns Against Education Tax Credit

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01/30/2015

... Cuomo provoked strong reactions with his proposals to reform education, particularly teacher evaluation. But what ... education tax credit, or ETC, a term unfamiliar to most New Yorkers. We would all do well...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

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Ford Foundation Joins Bipartisan Coalition to Change Criminal Justice System

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02/20/2015

... liberal issues group, are coming together to back a new organization called the Coalition for Public Safety. The ... — the American Civil Liberties Union, Americans for Tax Reform , the Tea Party-oriented...

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D.C. Schools Attracted Record Amounts of Philanthropy in Recent Years

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08/27/2015

... Education Fund, which was created in 2007 to support reform efforts in the public school system. At least $ 7 ... charter schools or to organizations, including the New Schools Venture Fund, that support...

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Fast Company Names Ford Foundation As One of the World's Most Innovative Companies

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02/21/2018

... The group is known for spending creatively to find new ways to solve problems: Typically, foundations limit ...

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Groups seek changes in NY policy as hunger grows

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10/14/2013

ALBANY, N.Y. — Advocacy groups are pushing for changes in New York policy to attack what they say is a rising tide of ... to streamline its procedures to make it easier for older New Yorkers to get monthly SNAP...

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Food Systems

NYCT Gives $7.6 Million in Largest Round of 2014 Grants

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10/07/2014

... Gives $7.6 Million in Largest Round of 2014 Grants The New York Community Trust is giving grants to nonprofits to ... arts to help schools meet Common Core standards; protect New Yorkers from mortgage fraud;...

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12 Sep 2012

Technology and the Promise of Blended Learning

Wednesday, September 12, 2012 - 11:00am to Thursday, September 13, 2012 - 4:00pm

The Roosevelt Hotel, 45 E. 45th Street at Madison Ave, NYC

... How can funders help prepare teachers and leaders for this new style of education? What role do for-profit investors and ... from meeting students’ needs? A Philanthropy New York Collaborative Program co-...

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If Pfizer Leaves NYC, Will It Start a Trend?

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05/01/2014

... leaves NYC, will it start a trend? WNYC reports. This week New York-based Pfizer announced plans to buy British ... other multinational corporations that currently call New York home. Pfizer has deep roots in...

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UJA-Federation Announces $50 Million Day School Challenge Fund

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06/09/2014

... $50 Million Day School Challenge Fund UJA-Federation of New York has announced the establishment of its $50 million ... total of $200 million in endowment funds will provide a new source of revenue for schools...

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UJA-Federation of New York

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Niarchos and Revson Foundations announce five winners of 2nd annual NYC Neighborhood Library Awards

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05/26/2015

... celebrate the crucial role of local libraries in serving New York City’s diverse communities. The winners emerged from more than 13,000 nominations by New Yorkers, who nominated every single branch in ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Charter Schools Are Losing the Narrative But Winning the Data

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09/12/2017

... Several months ago, David Leonhardt wrote a column in the New York Times summarizing evidence of the striking success ... a variety of places, including Washington, Boston, Denver, New Orleans, New...

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Opinion: Planned Parenthood of NYC Joins Call to Remove Racist Statue

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09/14/2017

... streets in Charlottesville first surfaced, thousands of New Yorkers participated in rallies to condemn the hateful ... city’s stance against racism and hatred. But even though New York City is seen as a...

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