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Bloomberg Plans a $50 Million Challenge to the N.R.A.

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04/15/2014

... plans a $50 million challenge to the N.R.A., reports the New York Times. Michael R. Bloomberg, making his first major ... Rifle Association. Mr. Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York, said gun control...

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Aetna Foundation's Garth Graham honored for Philanthropy Leadership by National Medical Fellowships.

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04/16/2014

... the hospital industry, the deans and diversity officers of New York's medical schools, and the New York philanthropy community. Also attending are minority .....

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Open Society Foundations Award Fellowships to 14 Visionaries Working to Reform Criminal Justice in the United States

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05/14/2014

... journalists, and people who have spent time in prison. NEW YORK—The Open Society Foundations today awarded $1.25 ... individuals working to curb mass incarceration and develop new approaches to ensure...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation names Tynesha McHarris Director of Community Leadership

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05/29/2014

... McHarris will be joining the Foundation next week in a new position as Director of Community Leadership. Tynesha has ... staff member, she will help design the Foundation’s new community leadership and...

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

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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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NYPL Wins $500,000 in News Challenge for Internet Access Project

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06/23/2014

... $500,0000 in News Challenge for Internet Access Project New York Public Library is one of the 19 winners in Knight ... for its “Check Out the Internet” project which lends New York residents portable Wi-Fi...

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Carnegie "Opportunity by Design" Schools To Help Immigrant Students

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07/17/2014

... by Design" Schools To Help Immigrant Students Two new high schools will open in 2015 in Prince George’s County, Md., as part of Carnegie Corporation of New York's Opportunity by Design initiative, an...

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Barbara Picower Is Back In Business As One Of The Nation's Top Philanthropists

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09/09/2014

... as one of the nation’s top philanthropists, heading a new foundation with more than $2 billion in assets. ... as of the end of 2012, tax records show. Picower’s new foundation has since doubled in size,...

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Improving Health Care Is Billionaire Peterson’s Next Mission

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11/24/2014

... the nation’s health-care system. The billionaire’s New York-based Peter G. Peterson Foundation will announce a ... next month, the Peterson Center on Healthcare. The new organization boasts a boldface-name...

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Five Management Secrets from Excellent Nonprofits

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11/21/2013

... Officer, Community Development and the Environment, The New York Community Trust Experts in nonprofits often call ... about effective management because we helped sponsor the New York Community Trust- ...

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Bill de Blasio’s Mayor’s Fund Raises $120K for Two Murdered NYPD Officers

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12/29/2014

... announced this morning that the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City has raised $120,000 for the families of two ... fund, led by Mr. de Blasio’s wife, is also urging more New Yorkers to support initiatives...

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Aetna Foundation Launches $4.5 Million Healthier World Innovation Challenge

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01/07/2015

... communities, the Aetna Foundation is looking for new ways to accelerate innovation and reach people directly ... we've launched the Healthier World Innovation Challenge, a new $4.5 million initiative...

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Tow Foundation President Emily Tow Jackson Supports Governor Cuomo's Recommendation to Raise the Age

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01/20/2015

... Governor Cuomo's Recommendation to Raise the Age New York state should raise the age that youths can be tried ... director and president of The Tow Foundation, based in New Canaan, Conn. Tow Foundation...

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J.M. Kaplan Fund Launches Innovation Prize, Seeks Applicants

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01/29/2015

... Applicants The J.M.K. Innovation Prize is an exciting new initiative of the J.M. Kaplan Fund, a New York-based family foundation. In 2015 up to ten Prizes ...

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Ford Foundation to Fund City Study of Diversity in Cultural Institutions

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03/04/2015

... the diversity of the boards, staffs and audiences of New York City cultural organizations, such as museums, ... troupes. “If you’re living in a city like we are in New York — with 65 percent people of color...

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WSJ Seeks PNY Comment on Geffen $100 Million Gift to Lincoln Center

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03/04/2015

... for the Performing Arts. The concert hall, home to the New York Philharmonic, is slated for a major overhaul ... Hamill Remaley, senior vice president of Philanthropy New York, an association of grantmakers...

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McCray, Glen and Citi Launch Initiative to Support Women Entrepreneurs

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03/13/2015

... and Citi will today announce WE NYC (Women Entrepreneurs New York City), an initiative to expand female entrepreneurship in New York City, with a special focus on underserved women and ...

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Helmsley Trust Awards $8.7 Million for T1D Research Program

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03/30/2015

... programs designed to improve clinical care and translate new therapeutics; and cultivate new funding sources to ensure the program’s sustainability. ...

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Revson Foundation President Makes the Case for Libraries

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04/06/2015

... With a presence in every neighborhood of every borough, New York City’s 207 branch libraries are among our most ... billion in sorely needed capital improvements, there is no new funding for branch libraries...

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