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NoVo Grant Helps Sex Trafficking Victims Fight Prostitution Charges

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05/19/2015

... Kate Mogulescu, a public defender at Legal Aid in New York City, told The Huffington Post. But that system is ... trafficking survivors, thanks in large part to Mogulescu’ s efforts to...

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Gender Justice

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Gerstner Family Foundation Commits $10 Million to Overcome Cancer Drug Resistance

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05/19/2015

... Broad Institute is partnering with two of the world' s leading cancer centers: Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center ... in Boston and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York to...

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Appointments & Transitions

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HSBC Names Kelly W. Fisher Senior Vice President and U.S. Head of Corporate Sustainability

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07/15/2015

HSBC Names Kelly W. Fisher Senior Vice President and U. S . Head of Corporate Sustainability Kelly W. Fisher has ... served on the executive board of Corporate Volunteers of New York . She is an...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Awards $7.3 Million to Dance Organizations

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08/21/2015

... Organizations The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation in New York City has announced the inaugural round of grants through ... the Mark Morris Dance Group in recognition of the company' s...

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Arts

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John A. Hartford Helps Expand Program to Support Older Hospitalized Adults

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09/01/2015

... said Monday. The John A. Hartford Foundation of New York , the American Geriatrics Society and the Association of ... designed to replicate the local program. The program’ s premise is older...

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Aging

The John A. Hartford Foundation

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Eva Moskowitz, Practiced de Blasio foe, Weighs a Mayoral Challenge

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09/14/2015

... delivered a campaign-style speech to hundreds of the city' s wealthiest business leaders. "I realize Mayor de Blasio ... traveling to those places causes any harm. Coming back to New York...

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The World Has Pledged To Divest $2.6 Trillion From Fossil Fuels

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09/22/2015

... ago. The news was announced at a press conference in New York , hosted by groups including the United Nations, the ... pressure from students and faculty to divest the world’ s largest...

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Ford, Citi and MasterCard Among Leaders to Commit Millions to Gender Equality

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09/28/2015

... Among Leaders to Commit Millions to Gender Equality New York Leading global companies and foundations are committing ... Business and philanthropy leaders attending today’ s event in support...

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Bank of America and Habitat for Humanity Launch Second Global Build

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10/06/2015

... the Global Build will feature the first-ever home build in New York City’ s Bryant Park, where volunteers will build in partnership ...

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Housing and Homelessness

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Bloomberg Cited by NYTimes as Driver of Gun Control Progress Nationwide

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01/04/2016

... to backers like Michael R. Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York , gun control groups have secured a number of surprising ...

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Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies Shut Down January 1; Profiled in Jerusalem Post

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01/07/2016

... family of foundations based in Jerusalem, Montreal and New York , we also should say toda, merci and thank you for their ...

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PhilTV: Funders, “Blow People’s Minds” on Gender Norms to Reduce Teen Suicide

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01/15/2016

Funders, “Blow People’ s Minds” on Gender Norms to Reduce Teen Suicide By Stephanie Chrispin, Public Policy Fellow, Philanthropy New York New York City –...

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Mortality Rates for Middle-Aged Whites Not Just About Drugs, Suicide, Says Commonwealth Fund

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02/01/2016

... and more mental health problems. In January 2016, the New York Times followed up on Case and Deaton’ s findings with an analysis showing that the rise in white ...

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Mellon Gives UPenn $5.1 Million to Boost Latino Faculty in the Humanities

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02/04/2016

... the number of Latino professors in the humanities at U. S . colleges and universities. With the grant, the Center ... Northridge — and five research institutions — New York University; the...

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Cuomo Offers Support for Mark-Viverito’s Call to Close Rikers

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02/16/2016

Cuomo Offers Support for Mark-Viverito’ s Call to Close Rikers Gov. Andrew Cuomo voiced support Sunday for New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito’ s call to ...

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Commonwealth Fund Questions Usefulness of Mobile Health Apps

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02/22/2016

... and safety, according to an issue brief published by New York City-based The Commonwealth Fund. The Commonwealth ...

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Goldman Sachs Expands Philanthropic Fund to Younger Workers

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03/04/2016

... The pitches will be judged on “the nonprofit’ s leadership, reach and potential for impact,” according to an internal memo reviewed by The New York Times. . . Goldman Sachs Expands...

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Bloomberg-Sponsored Program to Bridge 'Word Gap' in Poor Children Gets Inconclusive Results

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03/28/2016

... in Poor Children Gets Inconclusive Results When former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced his foundation was awarding $5 million to launch Providence' s high-tech idea to improve...

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