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Cecilia Stancell Promoted to Director of Programs at Dyson Foundation

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08/17/2015

... of Wassaic to serve as the philanthropic foundation’s new Director of Programs. “Cecilia has worked for the ... said Foundation President Andrea Reynolds. In her new role, Ms. Stancell will work with the...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds Metropolitan Museum's Launch of Kid-Targeted Web Initiative

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09/11/2015

... Museum of Art, announced today the launch of #MetKids, a new online feature made for, with, and by kids. The feature ... #MetKids contributors-kids from all five boroughs of New York City and around the world-...

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation Supporting NJ Food Banks

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12/07/2015

... on food banks, equivalent to about 46.5 million people. In New Jersey, the ratio is smaller but still significant — ... with Bank of America, the Community FoodBank of New Jersey, the Food Bank of South Jersey...

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Pinkerton, Kaplan and NY Community Trust Staff to Be Honored by City & State

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02/05/2016

... & State The media company, City & State Reports, and New York Law School announced this year's Corporate, ... celebrated on Thursday, March 3, 2016 from 8am-10am at the New York Law School. Former...

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Rauch Foundation and Others Publish Report that Quantifies Long Island’s Housing Needs

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02/05/2016

... HR&A Advisors Inc., and the Rauch Foundation released new research this week highlighting the high demand for ... possible strategies for creating an adequate supply of new housing. The study found that...

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An Outspoken Force to Give Food Workers a Seat at the Table (Ford Foundation)

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02/22/2016

... Foundation) One afternoon in late January, prominent New York restaurateurs, including Danny Meyer and Tom ... stage at the Ford Foundation to celebrate the release of a new book by Saru Jayaraman, an...

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Prudential Spirit of Community Awards Honors Teens

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02/08/2017

... Awards Honors Teens A 17-year-old from Bellerose, New York has taken volunteering to a new level and is being honored for her hard work. Dimple Belani has been named one of two students in New...

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Bank of America to Spur Economic Gains For Low-Income Families, Communities

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03/16/2017

... part of a broad effort to connect low-income residents to new economic opportunities, LISC is working with Bank of ...

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Request for Proposals to Support City-Based Advocacy Coalitions Using Culture as a Strategy to Advance Policy

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03/30/2017

... Coalitions Using Culture as a Strategy to Advance Policy New York City Cultural Agenda Fund in The New York Community Trust is now seeking proposals to support ... about the proposal process should be directed...

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NY Women's Foundation's Oliveira Discusses Women and Rikers in NYN Media Insights Podcast

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06/30/2017

... but it can be particularly bad for women. In March, the New York Women’s Foundation and Prisoner Reentry Institute ... its effects, are Ana Oliveira, president and CEO of The New York Women’s Foundation and...

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No Room on a Bike Rack? Not a Problem for These Smart Bikes

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08/29/2017

... Rack? Not a Problem for These Smart Bikes It promised a new way of bike riding in New York City — GPS-tracked smart bikes that would rent for ... the boardwalk. Spin’s unsuccessful effort comes as a ...

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As Harvey Hammers Texas, Oddo Says Lessons Of Sandy Are Ignored

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08/29/2017

... still need to learn from the critical mistakes made in New York in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. Nearly five years after Sandy made landfall in New York, Staten Island remains vulnerable, Oddo added. The .....

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Seaport Museum's 110-Year-Old Lightship To Be Restored To Its Glory Days

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08/29/2017

... from the Atlantic Ocean “into the broad mouth of lower New York Bay between Coney Island, New York, and Sandy Hook, New Jersey.” This could often be a treacherous stretch ...

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Opinion: The Urban Revival Is Over

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09/05/2017

... two may be in danger. As it turns out, the much-ballyhooed new age of the city might be giving way to a great urban ... white flight. Unlike their parents and grandparents, these new urbanites embraced the...

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As Flood Risks Rise, Trump’s Executive Order Jeopardizes Our Infrastructure and Communities

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09/12/2017

... intent of President Donald Trump’s news conference in New York last month— the one in which he made his ... Charlottesville, Va. At that event, Trump also announced a new executive order that will roll back...

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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 ... to pay for that makeover, which will also come with a new name. The donation, which the...

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Ford Teams up with Stephen Ross to Invest $27.5M in Platform Projects throughout Detroit

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09/15/2017

... Detroit Billionaire developer Stephen Ross and the New York-based Ford Foundation are teaming up with The ... to Detroit neighborhoods. Ross, a Detroit native and New York real estate developer who also owns...

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City Council Examines Effectiveness of Domestic Violence Courts

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09/19/2017

... Committee held an oversight hearing on Monday dedicated to New York’s Integrated Domestic Violence Courts, a program ... as well as their families. IDVs were introduced into the New York criminal justice...

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Jeffersonian Dinners: Using Food and Conversation to Draw In Donors

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09/21/2017

... pitches and slide decks to raise money for Breakthrough New York, the college-success program she leads. Instead she has turned to Jeffersonian dinners as a way to engage new supporters. The intimate...

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