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East Harlem Rezoning Approved by Planning Commission, Moves to City Council

Release Date:

10/03/2017

... Commission approved the De Blasio administration’ s proposed rezoning of East Harlem. There was one abstention ... a required percentage of income-targeted housing in all upzoned areas, commercial ground-floor...

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Opinion: No, That Robot Will Not Steal Your Job

Release Date:

10/10/2017

... and approaching a 40-year low. This flies in the face of all the dire warnings about a “jobless future.” There are ...

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Workforce Development

Universal Deduction Bill Draws Measured Praise

Release Date:

10/13/2017

... introduced to create a universal charitable deduction for all taxpayers but note concerns about limiting it to a third of the standard deduction. U. S . Rep. Mark Walker (R-N.C.) last week introduced ...

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William T. Grant Foundation President Discusses Inequality In English Language Education

Release Date:

10/26/2017

... learners in American public schools has increased in all but 15 states since 2004. When the 2014 school year ... on Oct. 25 as part of the Department of Education’ s Speaker Series. English language...

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William T. Grant Foundation

As Youth Giving Since 2001 Totals $19M, Brooklyn Community Foundation CEO Reiterates the Importance of a Youth-Led Strategy

Release Date:

12/11/2017

... the challenges they face every day growing up in Brooklyn' s neighborhoods as they actively engage in problem-solving ... energy and vision for their communities that we should all leverage in our...

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Brooklyn Org

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds First-Ever Center for Empathy and the Visual Arts

Release Date:

12/15/2017

... nurture empathy through the visual arts, so that MIA and all art museums can contribute even more toward building a ...

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Mellon Foundation

Photojournalist Documents Moments From the San Quentin State Prison Marathon on Open Society Foundations' Weekly Instagram Takeover

Release Date:

01/22/2018

... and redemption inside and beyond the walls of California' s oldest prison. @sqmarathon The film chronicles a year in the life of San Quentin' s 1000 Mile Club, the prison' s...

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Justice Reform

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Open Society Foundations

Casey Castañeda Appointed National Head of Private Foundation Services and Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank

Release Date:

02/01/2018

... Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank J.P. Morgan’ s Private Foundation Services (PFS) team is a specialized ... their advisors, Trustees, and nonprofit organizations on all aspects of the grantmaking...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

William T. Grant Foundation Supported Study Finds Trump Immigration Policies Take Mental Toll on Latino Parents

Release Date:

03/22/2018

... health is suffering because of the Trump administration’ s aggressive immigration policies. The study, which was ... said the study shows that President Donald Trump’ s rhetoric and policies to crackdown on...

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Aetna Foundation’s Healthiest Communities Initiative Provides Insight into Social Determinants of Health

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03/26/2018

Aetna Foundation’ s Healthiest Communities Initiative Provides Insight into ... the social determinants of health that affect everyone' s quality of life and longevity. These factors can combine to ... United...

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Pfizer Foundation Fights Hunger and Supports the UN Global Goals at SXSW

Release Date:

03/27/2018

... by the United Nations to achieve a better world for all by 2030. That includes Goal 2: Zero Hunger, and we’re ... our long-standing support of Rise Against Hunger’ s work to help eliminate food insecurity...

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William Randolph Hearst Foundations Provides Hefty Grant to SOPAC to Partner with School District

Release Date:

04/26/2018

... nonprofits that work together to “ensure that people of all backgrounds in the United States have the opportunity to ... the 2018-2019 school year and will allow the district’ s middle school students to...

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Commonwealth Fund Releases Its 2018 Scorecard on State Health System Performance

Release Date:

05/29/2018

... the top-ranked states according to the Commonwealth Fund’ s 2018 Scorecard on State Health System Performance, which assesses all 50 states and the District of Columbia on more than 40 ...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Releases Publication on Operating for Limited Life

Release Date:

12/11/2018

... close its doors by 2020 reflected founder Chuck Feeney’ s Giving While Living approach to philanthropy and his desire for the foundation’ s funds to achieve maximum impact within that time frame and .....

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Jamie Merisotis Becomes Council on Foundations' Board Chair

Release Date:

05/14/2019

... 2018, and began his term as Board Chair at the Council’ s Leading Together 2019 conference. He succeeds Javier Soto, ... around the country and across the globe. In today’ s environment, where society is more...

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01 Jul 2019

Census Funder Debrief: Supreme Court Citizenship Question Case - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, July 1, 2019 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC. Designed for All interested funders. Registration Registration is required ...

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All Funders

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Census 2020

Newman's Own Foundation Supports Nutrition Initiatives

Release Date:

10/01/2019

Newman' s Own Foundation Supports Nutrition Initiatives WESTPORT, Conn., Oct. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Newman' s Own Foundation, founded by the late actor and ... education. The funding will support...

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Weinberg Foundation Announces $4 Million in Emergency Grants to Nonprofits as Part of COVID-19 Response

Release Date:

03/27/2020

... $4 million in emergency grant funding as the Foundation’ s initial response to the developing COVID-19 public health ... 55 nonprofits operating within the Foundation’ s priority communities throughout the...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

Laura Rossi, Executive Director, Westchester Community Foundation, Featured in 2022 Westchester Power 100 List by City & State

Release Date:

09/28/2022

... Westchester Power 100 List by City & State City & State’ s Westchester Power 100 highlights many of these prominent ... power players, along with more locally focused leaders of all kinds, including...