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WNYC Celebrates Neighborhood Library Awards Nominees

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05/14/2015

... branch of the Queens Library in Corona Hasina Islam, children 's librarian at the Windsor Terrace branch of the ... library manager of the Mott Haven Branch of the New York Public Library... WNYC...

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

NY Juvenile Justice Funders Urge State Officials to 'Raise the Age'

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06/18/2015

... of them have come to the same conclusion: adolescents are children , and prosecuting and placing them in the adult ... them and doesn’t work for public safety. In fact, only New York and North Carolina put 16-...

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Bernard F. and Alva B. Gimbel Foundation

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Justice Reform

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The David Rockefeller Fund

Morgan Stanley Renews Commitment of $8 Million to Feeding America

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09/23/2016

... its renewed commitment to hunger relief through a new $8 million, four-year pledge to Feeding America to support children ’s hunger and produce programs. This grant will ...

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Food Systems

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Backed by Henry Luce and Andrew W. Mellon Foundations, Report Shows Need for U.S. to Invest in Language Learning to Remain Competitive

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02/28/2017

... to understand that there are real benefits to teaching their children a second or third language in addition to English: cognitive benefits, important habits of mind, and new and valuable...

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Arts

The Henry Luce Foundation

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Mellon Foundation

Fat Bias Starts Early and Takes a Serious Toll

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09/05/2017

... yet they can strongly influence someone’s behavior. A new study by researchers at Duke University, for example, found that “implicit weight bias” in children ages 9 to 11 was as common as “implicit racial ...

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Opinion: Libraries Can Be More Than Just Books

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09/19/2017

... homework, studied with tutors, practiced English and honed their chess skills. On the walls, posters promoted not just ... services and business-planning classes. Parents and children alike sat at banks of...

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Housing and Homelessness

Back-and-Forth on DACA Leaves Young Immigrants ‘Just Dangling’

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09/25/2017

... classes and two jobs. Apolinar Islas, 34, who came to New York from Mexico when he was 15, said he walks around in ... undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children from deportation and lets...

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08 Oct 2013

The Evolution of Corporate Philanthropy: Understanding My Role in a Changing Profession

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7:45am to 10:00am

... deeply embedded in the overall operations of a company, integrating and intersecting with business functions such as ... from peers leading in the field Part of Philanthropy New York's Corporate...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Offers Insight on Employing Millennials

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05/08/2015

... This week, global professional services firm EY released new findings from a global survey about the work-life ... take flexibility to the next step and integrate flex with their business strategy. Transition...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Workforce Development

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Schott Welcomes Mark Paley and Roger Vann to the Board of Directors

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08/15/2017

... Schott Foundation is proud to announce the addition of two new members to our Board of Directors: Mark Paley Mark Paley ... voter registrations nationwide. As a young NAACP leader in New Haven, Connecticut,...

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14 Nov 2017

Hats on, Hats Off – A Creative Approach to Capacity Building

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3:00pm to 5:00pm

Are you new to capacity building and want to learn more about what it ... building, but want to approach it with fresh eyes? Join New York Grantmakers in the Arts for this interactive session ...

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Backed in Part By The Ford Foundation, Nina Simone’s Childhood Home Named a National Treasure by National Trust

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06/19/2018

... neglected. We’re delighted to work with the home’s new owners and the local community to chart a new future for the property that will honor her tremendous... ...

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Open Society University Network Launches to Transform Higher Education

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01/23/2020

... Soros announced today that he is creating a new university network to better prepare students for current ... excellent but politically endangered scholars into this new global network. Already, OSUN is...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Nadia Lagani-Montiel Appointed Grants Manager at The Tow Foundation

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10/18/2013

... role as the database administrator for the Foundation’s new online grantmaking database; managing the Foundation’s ... Lagani-Montiel is currently volunteering at the New York Women ’s Agenda...

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Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative Supports NeuroBioBank for Autism Research

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11/18/2015

... for Autism Research The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has signed an agreement to establish a ... specifically for ASD research—will jointly redouble their efforts to ensure best practices around...

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Health

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The Simons Foundation

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Will Distribute $2.5 Million Recovered Through Lawsuits Against Sham Cancer Charities

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06/21/2019

... Society, Inc., Cancer Support Services, Inc., and the Children ’s Cancer Fund of America – and their founder James Reynolds and other individuals. Through ... from any charity or fundraising activities for the...

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Health

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JP Morgan Chase Report Addresses Summer Youth Employment Deficit

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02/25/2016

... across the United States, found that while summer job opportunities are on the rise, only 38 percent of teens and ... see a commitment from cities to creating more summer jobs opportunities , and to bringing...

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Economic Security

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Rockefeller Foundation President Wants de Blasio to Make the City More Resilient

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02/12/2014

... Foundation, Judith Rodin, has some serious suggestions for New York Mayor Bill de Blasio to make the city more resilient ... another Superstorm Sandy. The Rockefeller Foundation named New York as one of the...

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