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Governor Cuomo Announces Members of Commission on Youth, Public Safety & Justice

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04/09/2014

... concrete, actionable recommendations regarding youth in New York's criminal and juvenile justice systems by the end ... concrete, actionable recommendations regarding youth in New York's criminal and...

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Children, Youth and Families

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The Tow Foundation

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 ... schools have had in providing better educations for urban children . “Many charters have...

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Three Prominent Foundation Leaders Join Foundation Center Board of Trustees

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04/20/2015

... pressing issue areas of our time, including diversity, health , and digital technology," said Foundation Center's ... Mr. Lewis joined the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in New York City as president in...

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Pershing Square Foundation-Supported Study: 5% Weight Loss Can Make A Difference for Obese People

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02/23/2016

... as 5% of your body weight is enough to reap significant health benefits, according to a study published February 22 ... The randomized controlled trial of 40 obese men and women compared, for the first time,...

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Pershing Square Foundation

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Don’t Forget the Small Guys

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07/09/2010

By Miguel Bonilla Director of Strengthening New York City Nonprofits United Way of New York City ... one of these organizations provided me with life-changing opportunities that might not have...

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Huge Gap Found Among States In Long-Term Services Quality and Access

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06/20/2014

... depends in large part on where you live, according to a new report by AARP, The Commonwealth Fund, and the SCAN ... Alaska, Hawaii, Vermont, and Wisconsin—provide the best care by nearly all of AARP’s measures...

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Aging

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The Commonwealth Fund

No Stories Without Numbers; No Numbers Without Stories

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08/04/2014

... foundations as well as individual donors how they can take their giving to the "next level." Bessemer Trust is a 100 ... costs. For example, one client who wanted to enhance health services for low-...

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Evelynn M. Hammonds Joins Arcus Board of Directors

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08/22/2013

... of race and sexuality; the history of disease and public health ; gender in science and medicine; and African-American ... Deadly Scourge: The Campaign to Control Diptheria in New York City, 1880-1930, many...

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Arcus Foundation

15 Dec 2011

Setting the Stage for 2012: Carol Jenkins Interviews Simon Greer and Pamela Shifman on Paradigm Shifts and Their Implications for Philanthropy

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1:30pm to 5:00pm

... followed by a festive holiday reception. Join Philanthropy New York’s Funders of Women and Girls in a dynamic conversation on contemporary ... challenge us to think about our sector’s approach to ...

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Six NYC Scientists Win Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research

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05/08/2017

SIX NEW YORK CITY SCIENTISTS WIN PERSHING SQUARE SOHN PRIZE FOR ... social investments across a number of fields, including health and medicine, education, economic development and ... agriculture to criminal...

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Pershing Square Foundation

Program Officers as Champions

A New Leadership Program for Experienced Program Officers ... Champions will provide a small cohort of participants with opportunities to learn and grow in their positions as leaders .....

Native Wisdom: A Review Of Edgar Villanueva’s Decolonizing Wealth

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09/24/2019

... philanthropy in the United States, but with a powerful new idiom and moral authority. Most importantly, Decolonizing ... of frontline responders to the AIDS pandemic, including health officials, the chief...

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Four Finalists Named in Global Competition for $100 Million Grant

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09/20/2017

... Relief Services will change how society cares for children in orphanages; HarvestPlus will eliminate hidden ... fortifying staple crops; Rice 360° Institute for Global Health (Rice University) will improve...

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Economic Security

Helmsley-Supported Research Finds Protein Structure That Shows How Viruses Take Over Cells

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02/29/2016

... virus (HIV) establish permanent infections within their hosts. Contrary to previous assumptions, the newly ... not only for treating diseases like HIV, but also for improving gene therapy methods to deliver...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Backs Campbell Brown's Nonpartisan Education Website

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07/15/2015

... or is it advocacy? In the case of the Seventy Four, a new news site focused on education, the answer appears to be ... education system.” The name refers to the 74 million children in the United States under...

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Technology

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Is Nonprofit Board Service Worth It? Reflections from a One-Time Skeptic

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01/16/2014

... retooling the business model and transitioning to new leadership. It was the board, which I chaired, that was ... triumphs are managed —these are all tremendous learning opportunities . Board service allows for...

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Westchester Community Foundation Awards Grants for Workforce Development

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05/28/2020

... shadowing experience at a Montefiore hospital or health - care facility and an opportunity to interview with employer ... Partners include: CIT Group, JPMorgan Chase & Co., MVP Health...

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Westchester Community Fund

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Peterson Foundation promotes benchmarks for assessing the candidates on budget issues

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05/27/2015

... to which the federal budgetary challenge comes down to health care and Social Security. Under any of the plans, the federal government increasingly becomes a health care and...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

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Community Development

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Ikea Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation Join Forces to Set up a Historic $1 Billion Initiative to Catalyze Investments in Distributed Renewable Energy

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06/21/2021

... renewable energy The initiative will be operated through a new global platform, launching in 2021 New York, Leiden | ... investment. Our partnership will unlock the financing and resources...

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