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Red Tape, Frustration Pushing Out Applicants for Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Program, Report Shows

Release Date:

09/26/2017

... droves from the city’s Build It Back recovery program, new data shows. An analysis by City Controller Scott Stringer ... Superstorm Sandy. Three neighborhoods saw more than 1,000 families exit the program...

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25 Apr 2019

Empathy in an Era of Social Division and Toxic Politics - A Food for Thought Conversation

Thursday, April 25, 2019 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

... depends on its citizens having the urge and ability to care for others. Today, however, political and social ... philanthropy have in advancing empathy in our society? Resources Links to articles exploring...

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Deborah McGinn Appointed Vice President for Finance and Administration at the William T. Grant Foundation

Release Date:

08/09/2013

... Foundation is pleased to welcome Deborah E. McGinn as its new Vice President for Finance and Administration. In this ... E+Co. She also spent many years at the Port Authority of New York and New...

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Michael Berkowitz to Join The Rockefeller Foundation

Release Date:

08/22/2013

... Intelligence, and other management positions based in New York, Mumbai and Singapore. Previously, he was the Deputy ... Commissioner at the Office of Emergency Management for New York City. "Michael'...

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It's Time for More Foundations to Fund Democracy - Here's How

Release Date:

12/10/2020

... for a wide-ranging conversation hosted by Philanthropy New York about the state of our democracy and the role of ... democracy to almost everything else that foundations care about, our sector’s indifference...

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Engaging Teens Through "Hunger Games" and Skateboarding Culture

Release Date:

06/25/2014

... Skateboarding Culture Grants totaling $663,000 from The New York Community Trust to boost digital media learning will ... haunts. The grants, to support highly creative learning opportunities , are part of the...

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Bank of America Funds of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Conservation Program

Release Date:

07/29/2015

... Program The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is launching new partnerships in cities across the nation to boost opportunities for city residents to connect with nature and ... and nurture an appreciation of...

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Here Are The Leaders Of STOP: Bloomberg's $20 Million Tobacco Watchdog

Release Date:

08/14/2018

... Tobacco Watchdog STOP has just started and aims to bring new meaning to the phrase "asking for a light," when it comes to smoking. STOP is an acronym for a new $20 million Bloomberg Philanthropies...

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Atlantic and Bronfman Philanthropies Among Those Profiled for Spend Down Strategies

Release Date:

10/08/2015

... assets—in its case in blended-learning strategies for improving our nation’s schools. It wasn’t always ... his vision. “The members of the next generation have their own careers, their own...

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The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies [Closed]

The Atlantic Philanthropies

Russell Sage Foundation Author James Rosenbaum, Writes About Alternatives To Four-Year College Degrees

Release Date:

10/23/2017

... is obsessed with a single route to success. We tell our children they must get high SAT scores, attend selective ... kids crazy. Even high-achieving students worry about their rankings and strive to improve...

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Best Conference EVER!: #ForumCon18

Release Date:

07/25/2018

... keynote and plenary speakers who made us think in new ways and forced us to question why we do what we do. In ... new learning formats and structures. I know I shouldn’t care so much, but I...

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NYC Green Carts Expanding Access to Fresh Produce in Low-Income Neighborhoods

Release Date:

06/11/2014

... Access to Fresh Produce in Low-Income Neighborhoods New York City's Green Cart initiative has increased access to ... in 2008 by the Mayor's Office of Food Policy and the New York City Department of...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Gives $177 Million to Study Dementia

Release Date:

11/17/2015

... on aging populations: a $177 million grant to create a new institute to study dementia. The new organization, the Global Brain Health Institute, will be run by the University of California ...

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Aging

Health

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As Deaths Mount, Scrutiny of NYPD Response to ‘Emotionally Disturbed Persons’

Release Date:

09/27/2017

... ‘Emotionally Disturbed Persons’ At a recent hearing, New York City Council members discussed the effectiveness of ... Committee on Public Safety and Committee on Mental Health , Developmental Disability,...

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Justice Reform

Recording: Beyond Bars: It's a Movement, Not a Moment

... of America’s mass incarceration reverberates across children , families , and communities. ‘ BEYOND BARS ’ shines a ... , Organizing Director, Katal Center for Equity, Health & Justice Eric...

Salesforce.Org Empowers Nonprofits and Higher Education Institutions to Drive Social Impact at Scale With Einstein AI

Release Date:

03/21/2019

... of all sizes, enabling them to deepen engagement with their constituents and students, make smarter decisions and ... and workflows, allowing them to fundraise and allocate resources more efficiently to drive...

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Technology

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Celebrating Black Philanthropy Month and Our Collective History

Release Date:

08/09/2016

... motivated, or made, to join) as my parents gave of their time, talents, and treasure. I accompanied my maternal ... they are and doing what we can: rent parties; assuming care -taker responsibilities; sharing...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Moore Philanthropy

According to Forbes, Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Sets Example for Philanthropists

Release Date:

08/17/2016

... McConnell Clark Foundation or earlier stage investors like New Profit have invested deeply in finding a small number of ... hard do funders need to work to find the right investment opportunities ? According to...

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Rockefeller Leads Initiative to Help Young People Without College Degrees Land First Job

Release Date:

09/21/2016

... work experience. Carlton said youth unemployment isn't a new issue, but solutions tend to be focused on education and .....

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Workforce Development

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards $1.725 Million for Hopkins & Community College of Baltimore County Partnership on Humanities

Release Date:

05/19/2017

... announced Thursday. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in New York awarded $980,000 to CCBC and $745,000 to Hopkins. The money will be used to expand opportunities for community college students to research on ...

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