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24 Apr 2014

The Future of Education for New Yorkers Without High School Diplomas

Thursday, April 24, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

An estimated 1.8 million New Yorkers do not have high school diplomas. Until December ... Education Development (GED) exam. On January 2, 2014, the New York State Department of Education replaced the GED with .....

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16 Mar 2016

New York Foster Youth Funders Group - Spring Meeting

Wednesday, March 16, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

New York Foster Youth Funders Group is a peer network of ... are funding or interested in the area of foster youth in New York. The purpose of the group is to keep our hand on the ... salient issues and...

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Children, Youth and Families

Gates Foundation Names Robert Hughes as New K-12 Strategy Director

Release Date:

02/18/2016

Gates Foundation Names Robert Hughes as New K-12 Strategy Director The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation welcomed the new director of its K-12 strategy, Robert L. Hughes, President of New...

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New York is building one of the nation’s largest computer databases of medical records

Release Date:

06/01/2014

New York is building one of the nation’s largest computer databases of medical records New York is quietly building one of the nation’s largest ... to initial limited studies done around Rochester, New...

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Teagle Foundation Awards $2.1 Million for Two New Higher Education Initiatives

Release Date:

05/24/2014

Teagle Foundation Awards $2.1 Million for Two New Higher Education Initiatives The Teagle Foundation in New York City has announced grants totaling more than $2.1 million through two new programs...

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New York Botanical Garden Humanities Institute To Explore Social Impact of Gardens

Release Date:

06/19/2014

New York Botanical Garden Humanities Institute To Explore Social Impact of Gardens The newly formed New York Botanical Garden's Humanities Institute, made ... explore the role of women in landscape design...

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Arts

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Mellon Foundation

White House Debuts $240 Million in New STEM Commitments

Release Date:

03/24/2015

White House Debuts $240 Million in New STEM Commitments President Obama debuted more than $240 million in new STEM commitments this week at the fifth annual White House Science Fair. The new...

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The Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans Program Announces 2015 Fellows

Release Date:

04/15/2015

The Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans Program Announces 2015 Fellows The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, the premier graduate school fellowship for ... Paul Soros (1926-2013...

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New JPB-Backed Collaborative Aims to Make Affordable Housing Healthier

Release Date:

05/21/2015

New JPB-Backed Collaborative Aims to Make Affordable Housing Healthier Co-founded by The New School's Parsons School of Design, Healthy Building ... building materials, while also encouraging the adoption of...

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Housing and Homelessness

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Freedom Together Foundation

New York Foundation and Brooklyn Community Foundation Lauded for Nimbleness

Release Date:

05/27/2015

... is to make their mark on just one pressing need, but two New York grant makers just got national recognition in part ... because they are fast on their feet and versatile. The New York Community Foundation has...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Commonwealth Fund Finds Mixed Views of PCPs Towards New Payment Models

Release Date:

08/14/2015

Commonwealth Fund Finds Mixed Views of PCPs Towards New Payment Models On August 5, The Commonwealth Fund, the New York-based not-for-profit “private foundation that aims ... young children, and elderly adults. “...

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Health

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New York Community Trust Adds Funds to the QueensWay Plan

Release Date:

10/16/2015

New York Community Trust Adds Funds to the QueensWay Plan ... Rockaway Beach Rail Line turn orange and red. The New York Community Trust has given the Trust for Public Land ... $443,000 was given to the trust...

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Environment and Climate Change

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5 Questions for...Heather Nesle, President, New York Life Foundation

Release Date:

11/23/2015

5 Questions for...Heather Nesle, President, New York Life Foundation The New York Life Foundation is one of a handful of grantmakers ... and guidance to grieving children. PND asked New York Life...

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Ford Foundation's Darren Walker Advocates for Keeping Artists in New York City

Release Date:

06/10/2016

... Darren Walker Advocates for Keeping Artists in New York City When he was in his freshman year of college ... making organizations. After graduating, Walker moved to New York City a few years later in part, he...

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Arcus Foundation Launches Fourth New York Pride Photo Book

Release Date:

06/29/2016

Arcus Foundation Launches Fourth New York Pride Photo Book More than forty years have passed ... members of the LGBTQ community took to the streets of New York City on the first anniversary of the Stonewall riots...

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New York Stem Cell Foundation HQ is a Linchpin for Biotech

Release Date:

05/05/2017

New York Stem Cell Foundation HQ is a Linchpin for Biotech The New York Stem Cell Foundation's $22 million, ... replace diseased or missing cells, and can be used to test new drugs for...

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New York City March Held Ahead of President Trump's DACA Decision

Release Date:

08/31/2017

New York City March Held Ahead of President Trump's DACA Decision Thousands are marching in New York City Wednesday to defend DACA following reports that ... for the possibility that Trump will halt the...

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Traces of Crime: How New York’s DNA Techniques Became Tainted

Release Date:

09/05/2017

Traces of Crime: How New York’s DNA Techniques Became Tainted Over the past decade, the DNA laboratory in the office of New York City’s chief medical examiner emerged as a pioneer ... the lab processed DNA...

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Justice Reform

New Bloomberg-backed Report Highlights Opportunities to Finance Urban Water Projects

Release Date:

09/05/2017

New Bloomberg-backed Report Highlights Opportunities to ... to boost resilience through conservation education, new stormwater management systems and other green ... billion for 89 water management projects,...

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Community Development

Environment and Climate Change

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It's Time to Apply to High School in New York City

Release Date:

09/18/2017

It's Time to Apply to High School in New York City It's officially a very busy time of year for New York City's eighth graders. The high school admissions ... Technical High School. It's an...

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