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MetLife Foundation Launches $200 Million Campaign for Financial Inclusion

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10/28/2013

... Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and the United States . The MetLife Foundation has announced the launch of a ... Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and the United States . The global campaign will...

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A Nobel Peace Prize Nomination for the National Priorities Project

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02/28/2014

... clear and transparent information about the United States ' federal budget process, making it easier for citizens ... Americans about the nation's war spending; the United States accounts for 43...

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Unions, Reform Groups Gird for California-Inspired Lawsuit

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06/17/2014

n the wake of last week's Vergara v. California ruling, New York’s teachers unions and education reform groups are preparing to battle over expected legal action seeking to change the state’s tenure laws and possibly many other teacher protections.

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Ford Foundation President Refocuses Grant Outreach

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09/02/2014

... programs that deal with urban issues, both in the United States and internationally. Mr. Walker envisions a shift ... foundation’s support of racial equality in the United States . Support for groups that take...

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Tow Foundation President Emily Tow Jackson Supports Governor Cuomo's Recommendation to Raise the Age

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01/20/2015

Tow Foundation President and Executive Director Emily Tow Jackson is a member Governor Cuomo's Commission on Youth, Public Safety and Justice Recommendations.

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To Frack or Not To Frack in New York: Observations from a Donor Briefing

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08/16/2012

... rural landscapes and put stress on communities. The states are in the driver’s seat in terms of regulating ... of federal environmental laws. But only 13 of the 30 states with natural gas drilling have passed...

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ASPCA Cautions Against Using New Cannabis Treats for Ailing Pets

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04/23/2015

... for Ailing Pets With medical marijuana now legal in 23 states , and recreational use permitted in four states as well as Washington, D.C., a burgeoning cannabis ...

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Well Application Challenges Fracking Ban

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07/14/2015

Energy company wants to drill natural-gas well using waterless method.

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Environment and Climate Change

Russia Bans Soros-Backed Foundations as Security 'Threat'

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12/02/2015

Russian authorities have barred the pro-democracy charity network founded by billionaire philanthropist George Soros from the country, saying its work undermined state security, Reuters and CNBC report.

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation-Sponsored Team Wins Competition

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04/12/2016

... millennials on the fiscal challenges of the United States . Up to Us, a non-partisan program sponsored by the ... to empower students to raise awareness about the United States ’ long-term fiscal and economic...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Poll Finds Broad Support For Clean Power Plan

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04/28/2016

... of voters toward the Clean Power Plan (CPP) in four key states : Florida, Michigan, Missouri, and Wisconsin. In each of these states , attorneys general have sued the U.S. Environmental ...

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Co-Sponsored by Simmons Foundation, New Report Examines Immigrants, Refugees and the Future of Texas

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07/11/2016

One in three children in Texas—most of whom are U.S. citizens—has a foreign-born parent.

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Lois Quam Elected to Commonwealth Fund Board of Directors

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07/11/2016

“Lois Quam brings to The Commonwealth Fund’s Board a wealth of experience in health care coverage and delivery in both the private and public sectors."

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NYS Health Foundation President & CEO Wonders if NY Can End the AIDS Epidemic

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07/18/2016

... 1981 to 2013, an estimated 1,194,039 people in the United States had been diagnosed with AIDS. Of those, 658,507 have ... died. Today, more than 1.2 million people in the United States are living with HIV...

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Wallace Selects Seven Universities to Participate in $47M Initiative

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10/13/2016

Universities to redesign programs in collaboration with their states and local school districts.

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Contributes to Mayo Performing Arts Center 2016-2017 Season

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11/03/2016

Mayo Performing Arts Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, presents a wide range of programs that entertain, enrich, and educate the diverse population of the region and enhance the economic vitality of Northern New Jersey.

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Campuses Confront Hostile Acts Against Minorities After Donald Trump’s Election

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11/11/2016

Since the election of Donald J. Trump, a series of racially motivated episodes have occurred at schools and colleges across the United States.

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The MasterCard Foundation Supports $828 Million in Private Scholarships for African Youth

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12/09/2016

The MasterCard Foundation’s scholarship program funds high school and higher education for thousands of students from Africa.

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NYSHealth Invests in Veterans' Health

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02/01/2017

... to the fourth-largest population of veterans in the United States . We know that half of veterans returning to New York ...

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Con Edison, Bank of America, Mertz Gilmore, Howard Gilman Support New Programming at Queens Theatre

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03/10/2017

Queens Theatre is launching its Winter/Spring 2017 Season with a diverse array of presentations, including the acclaimed Dance Company Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, Neil Simon's Last of the Red Hot Lovers and a new Queens Theatre production of the...