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

Release Date:

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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Environment and Climate Change

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Arabella Advisors

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

Release Date:

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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International/Foreign Affairs

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Ford Foundation

Citi [Corporate]

MasterCard Worldwide [Corporate]

Bank of America and Habitat for Humanity Launch Second Global Build

Release Date:

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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Bank of America [Corporate]

Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Bloomberg Cited by NYTimes as Driver of Gun Control Progress Nationwide

Release Date:

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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Public Policy

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

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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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies [Closed]

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

Release Date:

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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Insights

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Health

International/Foreign Affairs

Gender Justice

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Stonewall Community Foundation

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

Release Date:

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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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

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

Release Date:

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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Education

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Mellon Foundation

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

Release Date:

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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Justice Reform

Commonwealth Fund Questions Usefulness of Mobile Health Apps

Release Date:

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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Health

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The Commonwealth Fund

Goldman Sachs Expands Philanthropic Fund to Younger Workers

Release Date:

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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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Goldman Sachs Bank USA [Corporate]

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

Release Date:

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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Children, Youth and Families

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

At Ford Event, de Blasio Says Cities Must Innovate Since Feds and State Won’t

Release Date:

03/30/2016

... higher levels of government have any interest in helping New York City grapple with income inequality. “In the end, ...

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Economic Security

Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Spark Prize to Honor Nonprofit Changemakers

Release Date:

04/20/2016

... of its kind celebrating changemakers in the borough’ s thriving nonprofit sector. Five organizations will each ... collectively receive less than 5% of funds distributed by New York City...

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RFPs Etc

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Brooklyn Org

Carnegie President Says Humanitarians Can Have Impact on Refugee Crisis

Release Date:

04/26/2016

... Gregorian, president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York and a member of the Aurora Prize selection committee... ...

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Immigration

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

At the Rockefellers’ Kykuit, Painterly Gardens and a Rosy Legacy

Release Date:

05/23/2016

... like the Standard Oil monopoly, Nelson Rockefeller’ s stewardship as governor of New York and the family’ s charitable giving in medical research ...