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Farms in the Projects? (Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund)

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01/05/2016

... find a vegetable farm at a public housing development in New York City. But a one-acre farm at Red Hook Houses—the first-ever large farm on New York City Housing Authority property—is growing ... cabbage,...

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NYS Health Foundation, Advocates Weigh in on Immigrant Health Care

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03/01/2016

... thrilled when she first received health insurance through New York state's Medicaid program. It made her feel just ... which made commuting a hassle, so at age 24 she moved to New York, which had a more...

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JPMorgan Chase Report: Tech Jobs for All? Exploring the Promise & Pitfalls of U.S. Tech Training

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03/09/2016

... of U.S. Tech Training JPMorgan Chase released a new report, "Tech Jobs for All?: Exploring the Promise & ... leaders, and the general public. The rapid growth of these new models for tech training –...

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The Daphne Foundation Appoints Yvonne Moore to Its Board of Trustees

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04/28/2016

... causes and consequences of poverty in the five boroughs of New York City. Ms. Moore brings with her a lifetime of ... Improving Transitions to Adulthood for Youth Served by the New Jersey Division of Youth and...

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28 Jun 2016

Building a Healthy Financial Ecosystem for Artists

Tuesday, June 28, 2016 -

9:00am to 10:30am

... their own basic needs and attain fiscal security. Join the New York Grantmakers in the Arts in this conversation on ... the Register Now link above. (no fee) Guests/Members of New York Grantmakers in the Arts...

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$1.6M in Grants from NY Women’s Foundation Focus on Economic Security and Justice

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01/19/2017

... Foundation Focus on Economic Security and Justice New York (January 18, 2017) - The New York Women’s Foundation (The Foundation) announced a ... security and justice for women and families throughout ...

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Joan Guzik Joins United Hospital Fund as Director, Quality Improvement of the Quality Institute

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01/19/2017

... as Director, Quality Improvement of the Quality Institute New York, NY - Joan Guzik has joined the United Hospital Fund ... Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset in Somerville, New Jersey and prior to that...

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Simons Foundation Sponsors "The Eternal Sky," A Short Film about Building the Simons Observatory

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03/09/2017

... Kellner documents the development and construction of the new Simons Observatory, located next to several other ... scientists and engineers are designing and building new telescopes with new...

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Rachel Block Joins Milbank Memorial Fund as Program Officer

Release Date:

04/03/2017

... private sectors, most recently spearheading development of New York state’s health information technology strategy as ... for Health Information Technology Transformation in the New York State Department of...

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NYSHealth Releases Survey Results on NYC Voters' Opinions on Universal Free School Lunch

Release Date:

04/19/2017

... on NYC Voters' Opinions on Universal Free School Lunch A new NYSHealth survey finds that 82% of New York City voters support universal free school lunch. ... in all five boroughs and across income and...

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Rockefeller Supports Food Tank’s Sold-Out NYC Summit on Food Waste

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07/25/2017

... summit on September 13, 2017, at the WNYC Greene Space in New York City (44 Charlton St., New York, NY, 10013), titled “Focusing on Food Loss and ... Pete Pearson, WWF; Tinia Pina, Re-Nuble; Antonio Reynoso,...

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Deutsche Bank, Newman's Own, MetLife, Fortitude Fund, and FB Heron Foundation among list of Funders Supporting the Nonprofit Investing Directly in Poor Families

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01/26/2018

... seeks out philanthropic and corporate partners in each new city where it sets up shop. Its national funders include ... Foundation, MetLife Foundation, Newman's Own Foundation, New Profit, the Ray and Tye...

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Propel Capital’s Sarah Williams Honored by The Center for Court Innovation

Release Date:

03/19/2018

... of L&L MAG, who served on the Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform ... to philanthropy; Quardean Lewis-Allen, who is offering new opportunities for disconnected...

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NYU’s Prison Education Program Receives $1 Million Grant from Mellon Foundation

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03/28/2018

... brings a college education to incarcerated individuals at New York’s Wallkill Correctional Facility. NYU has received ... Wallkill Correctional Facility, October 12, 2017. © 2017 New York University ...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Maria Torres-Springer As Next Vice President for US Programs

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02/01/2019

... . In close to 15 years of public service with the City of New York, Torres-Springer has led three agencies with over ... opportunity and more equitable communities for all New Yorkers. Torres-Springer...

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Carnegie Corporation Supported Report Finds America's $23 Billion School Funding Gap

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02/26/2019

... Funding Gap It was nearly three decades ago when the New Jersey Supreme Court found the state’s school funding ... serving large shares of low-income children. Now, a new report released on Tuesday suggests...

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Next Antibiotic May Come From Dirt Bacteria, Work Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds

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08/02/2019

... scaffolds construct in nature can help prospect for new classes of antibiotics through DNA sequencing and genome ... in St. Louis. “In the long term, we really need new structural classes of antibiotics that...

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Open Society Foundations Announce 2019 Soros Equality Fellows

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09/20/2019

... Society Foundations Announce 2019 Soros Equality Fellows NEW YORK—The Open Society Foundations is pleased to ... innovators and risk-takers striving to create and develop new ways of tackling the systemic...

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