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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Gives $55 Million to a Mid-Manhattan Library

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09/14/2017

... $55 Million to a Mid-Manhattan Library Last year, the New York Public Library released plans for a total renovation of ... to pay for that makeover, which will also come with a new name. The...

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Amazon Inks Office Space Deal on Manhattan’s Far West Side

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09/22/2017

Amazon Inks Office Space Deal on Manhattan’ s Far West Side Amazon.com Inc. plans to open an office on ... West Side of Manhattan and create more than 2,000 jobs in New York City. The retail...

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De Blasio Pledged Progress for Schools. For $582 Million, Change Is Slow.

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09/26/2017

... for Schools. For $582 Million, Change Is Slow. Even as New York City’ s schools opened their doors for the new year this month, the ...

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With Support from Citi and The Rockefeller Foundation, Boston University Releases “Cities Joining Ranks—Policy Networks on the Rise”

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04/23/2018

... Cities Joining Ranks—Policy Networks on the Rise, a new report which details the activities, visibility, value, ... networks and the largest population centers—including New York City, Los...

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Forbes Women's Summit: Pfizer Shares 'the Way Forward' to Driving Social Impact

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06/20/2018

Forbes Women' s Summit: Pfizer Shares 'the Way Forward' to Driving Social ... them – are playing an important role in catalyzing the new , innovative and inclusive approaches needed to solve .....

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Open Society Foundations Contributes $4 Million to Aid in the Fight Against Ebola

Release Date:

09/16/2014

... effort to battle the Ebola outbreak in Africa is getting a new player: Partners in Health, an international aid ... in Liberia on Tuesday evening to lay the groundwork for a new push against the virulent...

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Capital One Seeks Innovative Programs to Increase Digital Proficiency

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10/06/2014

... As our world rapidly changes with the introduction of new technological solutions communities, nonprofit ... and individuals need to be equipped with the resources , knowledge and tools to change at the same...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Supports Launch Plant Humanities Initiative

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10/05/2018

... Plants Initiative, Dumbarton Oaks and JSTOR propose a new model of integrating digital humanities with scholarly ... contextualize, and disseminate existing digitized resources with new...

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Mellon Foundation

Research to Prevent Blindness-Supported Researchers Will Be Integral Part of Latest Effort Within NEI’s Audacious Goals Initiative

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11/06/2018

... Will Be Integral Part of Latest Effort Within NEI’ s Audacious Goals Initiative Ten researchers who have been ... AGI effort, the five multi-disciplinary teams will develop new disease models for a range of...

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Research Studies: A Convener’s Best Friend

Release Date:

05/26/2020

Research Studies: A Convener’ s Best Friend By: Nancy Rauch Douzinas , President, Rauch ... energized the Long Island region. Our foundation took on a new role as convener in 2002. In the preceding years we had...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Announces Shaheen Kassim-Lakha as Director of Strategic Partnerships

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07/03/2019

... Hilton Foundation today announced Shaheen Kassim-Lakha’ s appointment as director of strategic partnerships, ... funders and national and international partners to unlock resources and shift policies that...

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Wendy Liscow to Leave The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation After 17 Years

Release Date:

11/13/2020

... During her tenure, Wendy has worked in Dodge’ s Arts grantmaking area, then went on to lead Dodge’ s ... impact and has most recently helped Dodge launch new equity-focused training series...

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Heckscher Foundation for Children Announces their Newest Leadership Fellow

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09/27/2022

... entrepreneurs are invited to spend a year developing new for-profit ventures, the Heckscher Leadership Fellows ... Program extends the reach and impact of the foundation’ s venture philanthropy approach to...

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How Grantmakers Can Respond to the State Budget Crises

Release Date:

09/28/2011

... Foundation Chair of the Board of Directors, Philanthropy New York ( This essay originally appeared in Foundation Leaders ... operating support. In a time of seriously constrained resources ,...

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JPMorgan Report: Good, Growing Middle-Skill Jobs Exclude Women

Release Date:

03/24/2016

... $35,000 or as much as $102,000 per year, according to a new report ( PDF ) by the Institute for Women’ s Policy Research (IWPR). These middle-skill jobs, which ... for these women would increase by over 50...

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Leading the Way for Food Equity

Release Date:

07/28/2016

... to making a positive impact on the food landscape of New York City, it’ s an immensely hopeful time for progress. There are more New ...

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Food Systems

Next Antibiotic May Come From Dirt Bacteria, Work Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds

Release Date:

08/02/2019

... scaffolds construct in nature can help prospect for new classes of antibiotics through DNA sequencing and genome ... beta-lactone ring that is responsible for obafluorin’ s antimicrobial activity, researchers...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

20 May 2015

Youth Participation: Creating a Rich Civic Ecosystem for Young People in NYC

Wednesday, May 20, 2015 -

8:30am to 11:30am

... adult leaders from DYCD, NYC Service, Borough President’ s Office, youth organizing, and citywide youth intermediaries ... Neal, Director of Youth Programs and Initiatives, CORO New York...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Public Policy

Children, Youth and Families

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New York City

Simons Foundation Provides Annual Grants to Scientists in Ukraine

Release Date:

01/25/2023

... Provides Annual Grants to Scientists in Ukraine Larissa S . Brizhik didn’t have to stay. Like many Ukrainian women ... their country last year. The foundation, which is based in New York City...

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27 Apr 2023

Meeting the Moment: Experts and Innovators on the Frontlines of the Youth Mental Health Crisis in NYC

Thursday, April 27, 2023 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... social and systemic factors contributing to this crisis in New York City, as well as some proven and promising approaches ... Solon E. Summerfield Foundation Who should attend? All interested...