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Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds $1M Public Art Project

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04/15/2016

... The project, called Seeing Spartanburg in a New Light , will include nine sites across 10 neighborhoods ... Erwin Redl, whose art has been on display in Austria, New York and Charlotte... Bloomberg...

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Mellon Foundation Contributes to 'THATcamp' on Humanities and Technology

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04/21/2016

... to 'THATcamp' on Humanities and Technology At the Central New York THAT (The Humanities and Technology) Camp held in ... subject matter, since digital humanities is a relatively new and rapidly...

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NYS Health Foundation Leads to Financially Sustainable Care Model For Resettled Refugees

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05/05/2016

... Currently, 97 percent of refugees resettling in New York State are located upstate, particularly the greater ... decade, this influx of newly resettled people in upstate New York has forced several nonprofit...

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Simons Foundation Gives $40M for Astronomy Facility in Chile

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05/12/2016

... Simons Foundation has given $38.4 million to establish a new astronomy facility in Chile’s Atacama Desert, adding new telescopes and new detectors to existing instruments in order to boost ...

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Carnegie, Helmsley Release Study On Building a Successful Transfer Program

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05/17/2016

... Study On Building a Successful Transfer Program A new 60-page guidebook on effective transfer practices is ... of process and policies. Although almost every day a new articulation agreement is announced...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Mentioned in Atlantic Article On School Discipline Reform

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06/30/2016

... like a parent’s nightmare. Roughly two dozen children at New York City schools were hit, kicked, and bullied by fellow ... shows a clear and undeniable escalation of violence in New York City schools,” said...

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Novo Foundation Supports Transformation of Former NYC Prison Into 'Women's Building'

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11/16/2016

... Into 'Women's Building' Finding affordable real estate in New York City can take forever. Just ask Gloria Steinem and ... co-founded Ms. Magazine in 1972. "There was just nothing. New York...

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Gender Justice

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Former Capital One Foundation President Forms Consulting Practice to Strengthen Nonprofit-Corporate Partnerships

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12/02/2016

... communications professional Carrie Fox to form a new consulting practice geared toward helping nonprofits form ... more productive relationships with corporations. The new company will officially launch Jan. 1...

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Bloomberg Urges World Leaders Not to Follow President Donald Trump’s Lead On Climate Change

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04/24/2017

... Follow President Donald Trump’s Lead On Climate Change New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg urged world leaders ... considered a presidential bid after serving three terms as New York City’s mayor, addressed...

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NYS Health Foundation Releases Assessment of the Region’s Population Health Investments

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05/02/2017

... of the Region’s Population Health Investments A new NYSHealth-funded report, prepared by Lake Fleet Consulting, analyzes the New York State Department of Health's current funding for ... value for funds...

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Darren Walker Writes on Lessons Learned from Rikers Island

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05/15/2017

... locally. Several weeks ago, the Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform—of ... Rikers Island, the 8,000-person jail in the East River of New York. While the decision...

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Five Questions for Laurie Tisch, Founder/President, Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

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07/24/2017

... given $100 million to support access and opportunity for New Yorkers by year's end, describes philanthropy as ... spoke with Tisch about her recent donation to a new fund, her investment philosophy, and...

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Tesla, Farmingdale State Announce Student Job Training Plan

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08/30/2017

... system and the California-based automaker hoping to open new sites in New York, company executives said. “This is a new paradigm for the automotive industry and so we are ...

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City Council Approves Zoning Plan to Revamp Far Rockaway with More Housing, Commercial Repairs

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09/08/2017

... Rockaway plan is only the second one to pass. Some 3,000 new apartments are expected to be built under the deal — ... mall, which will be redeveloped for housing and new stores. The city is set to spend $288...

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Poverty Falls, Income Rises. Should De Blasio Get the Credit?

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09/20/2017

... Falls, Income Rises. Should De Blasio Get the Credit? The New Yorkers who live in that other city Mayor Bill de Blasio ... is how much credit he deserves for it. The percentage of New Yorkers living in poverty...

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De Blasio Wants To Install 1,000 Electric-Car Charging Stations By 2020

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09/21/2017

... out a $10 million plan to install as many as 1,000 new electric-car charging stations throughout the city by 2020. The plan, which aims to have one new charging hub in each borough by 2018, is part of a larger...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Mellon Foundation Makes the Business Case for Humanities Education

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09/29/2017

... collaboration. Labor shortages and skill gaps in New Hampshire have limited overall growth and the state’s ... and other costs and business climate factors contribute to New Hampshire’s business outlook and...

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NYCHA Plans Market-Rate Brooklyn Units

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10/02/2017

NYCHA Plans Market-Rate Brooklyn Units The New York City Housing Authority is planning a new development that would include market-rate housing on the ... Brooklyn neighborhood of East Williamsburg. The ...

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