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UJA-Federation of NY CEO Gives Tips on Teaching Youth about the Holocaust

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05/04/2016

... when pictures emerged last month of partying teens in New Jersey engaging in a shocking beer pong game called ... incidents. They also confirmed that, like most schools, their curriculum already includes...

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Workers of the World, Unite, Says the Surdna Foundation

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05/05/2016

... more ownership of companies to workers. It’s not a new idea — worker cooperatives have been around since the ...

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Economic Security

With Help from Helmsley, Caltech Researchers May Have Discovered a Cause of Crohn’s Disease

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05/09/2016

... populate the gut, researchers at Caltech have discovered a new potential cause for this disorder in some ...

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Council on Economic Education Seeks Applications for Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Teaching Champion Award

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05/12/2016

... education by honoring three outstanding educators from the New York metropolitan area with the Alfred P. Sloan ... effectively deliver this important content in and out of their classrooms and achieve results...

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Tow Foundation, Columbia University Arts Announce Winners of Play Reading Series

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05/19/2016

... Arts have announced the winners of Columbia@Roundabout's New Play Reading Series. As part of the previously announced ... Theatre Company and Columbia University, each celebrating their 50th Anniversaries...

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Morgan Stanley/ANHD Community Development Fellowship Graduate Class Selected

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05/23/2016

... The Fellowship is designed to increase the capacity of New York City's community development organizations and to .....

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Stavros Niarchos, Charles H. Revson Foundation Initiative Recognizes Queens Branches with 'Oscars of Libraries'

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06/07/2016

... Far Rockaway Branch received $10,000 After almost 19,000 New Yorkers wrote in to nominate their favorite library branch, a group of judges including ...

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13 Oct 2016

Why is Wage Theft on the Rise as the Minimum Wage Increases to $15?

Thursday, October 13, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... judgments. They are less willing to come forward to assert their rights, making workers' organizing more difficult, yet ... & Workers Association Terri Gerstein , Labor Bureau Chief, New York State...

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Would John D. Rockefeller Opt for an LLC? A Conversation With Judith Rodin

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06/23/2016

... government and corporate chieftains worldwide. She broke new ground for the foundation by supporting efforts to ...

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Video: Rockefeller's Insight Dialogues Features Hamilton Star and Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda

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07/05/2016

... cast and ingenious composition but also for attracting new audiences to the stage and changing how we think about ...

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Research Travel Grant on Offer: David Clarke Social Innovation Fellowships

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07/13/2016

... to CEOs of non-profit organisations in selected US cities ( New York, Chicago, Houston and Philadelphia), Australia, Hong ... Fellowship recipients will receive a grant (payable to their non-profit...

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Rausch and Long Island Community Foundations Partner to Expand Tourism in Riverhead

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07/15/2016

... Long Island Arts Alliance, a network of art organizations. Their focus is on expanding tourism — which includes drawing visitors from New York City and promoting Riverhead as a place people plan their...

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Ford Foundation's Jee Kim Contributes to 'The Nation' Article on Future of Philanthropy

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07/21/2016

... the larger public have debated how individuals can deploy their accumulated wealth to serve the greater good. In fact, ... Age, marked by the accumulation of vast fortunes and a new generation of donors who...

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Doris Duke Earmarks $2M to Address Climate Change in Hudson Valley

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08/03/2016

... has been working to preserve land for decades, but a new grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation is ...

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Why Ford Foundation Is Underwriting Black Lives Matter

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08/08/2016

... with transparent solutions. The Ford Foundation added their voice to the growing chorus of supporters, in the ... planning on studying and underwriting what it calls a “ new and dynamic form of social justice...

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Ford and #ReasonsforHope Foundations Want You To Know They Make A Difference—Not Just Write Checks

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08/10/2016

... "HOPE." That’s the one-word message at the center of a new awareness campaign backed by 39 charitable groups in .....

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28 Oct 2016

Philanthropy 101 - Module 2: Foundation Governance and Legal Issues

Friday, October 28, 2016 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... 5: So You're Working for a Foundation... Power and Your New Community What makes up the leadership and governance of ... through scenarios and guiding principles Recall the New York Revitalization Act...

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Carnegie's Kim Lew Voices Concerns on Low-Return Environments for Foundation Endowments

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08/24/2016

... foundations are facing tough choices about eating into their endowments or cutting activities, after their investment returns plunged to zero last year and ... warned they are unlikely to meet their...