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NYCT Believes Backing STEM Education is Critical to Building a Strong Workforce

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04/28/2015

... career, she reasons that technology training programs are a consequential investment for the city: ”On a high ...

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The New York Community Trust

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Education

Technology

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U.S.-Cuba Thaw Reverberating Through Nonprofits

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06/04/2015

... internal changes to economic and other policies in Cuba are shifting the landscape there in ways that are as dramatic, if not more so, than President Obama’s ... Cuba "has a really good history of...

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Ford Foundation

Eternal Recurrence: Philanthropy's Infrastructure Organizations

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07/16/2015

... For me, the simplest explanation is structural. There are upwards of 100,000 foundations in the U.S. The vast ... by which to learn how to be good at it. There are resources like Essential...

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Bank of America and JPMorgan Work to Find Social Enterprise Solutions to Break Down Employment Barriers

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08/11/2015

... the greatest employment barriers, like young people who are disconnected from school or work, people who've been in ... to be a catalyst for impact – mobilizing private resources to find and grow...

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Bank of America [Corporate]

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation Taps Sharon Alpert as Next President and CEO

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09/25/2015

Sharon is currently the Vice President of Programs and Strategic Initiatives at the Surdna Foundation.

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Arts

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The Nathan Cummings Foundation

Jewish Interests

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Surdna Foundation

The Rockefeller Foundation, Moore Foundation Join Fund for Shared Insight

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11/10/2015

... effort among funders that pools financial and other resources to make grants to improve philanthropy. Shared ... and make an even bigger difference in the world if they are open to listening to others, and...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative Supports NeuroBioBank for Autism Research

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11/18/2015

... around the collection and distribution of these precious resources . The ABN initiative is directed by David Amaral, ...

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Helmsley Trust Supported Data Tool: From Foreclosure to Homelessness, Now You Can Map NYC’s Problems

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12/01/2015

... Can Map NYC’s Problems New York City is rich in data resources for understanding the unique assets and challenges ...

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Housing and Homelessness

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces New VP of Programs Kaberi Banerjee Murthy

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12/02/2015

Brooklyn Community Foundation is pleased to welcome Kaberi Banerjee Murthy as the organization’s new Vice President of Programs.

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Proteus Fund (NYC Office)

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A New Way Forward: Bringing an Equity Lens to the Work of Reducing the Influence of Money in Our Democracy

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12/2015

... and infrastructure needs? The report also includes resources and links to readings to help funders think further ...

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Arabella Launches Special Consulting Practice on Food Philanthropy

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12/04/2015

... investors. The practice goal is to support those who are working to transform food system to make delicious, ... it is a personal passion of mine and because our clients are giving this issue a huge amount of...

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Food Systems

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Opinion from Ford Foundation's Walker: Why Giving Back Isn’t Enough

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12/17/2015

... questions about injustice and inequality. We Americans are a remarkably bighearted people, but I believe the purpose ... of people around the world have access to new tools and resources with which to improve...

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Social Justice

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On Philanthropy: All Investing is Impact Investing (Rockefeller Brothers Fund, F.B. Heron Foundation)

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01/04/2016

... donations for the public good. The great majority of those resources are invested for a financial return without regard to the ... impact on society. Philanthropically committed funds are...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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Russell Sage Foundation-Supported Study Details How The System Fails Grandmothers Raising Kids

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01/06/2016

... numbers of grandmothers across the United States are raising their grandchildren, many of them in poverty and ... children, navigating the complications of getting state resources they desperately need, and...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Aging

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Century Foundation Fellow in NYTimes OpEd: Strong Unions Equals Strong Democracy

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01/12/2016

... in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association on Monday are any guide, the ruling bloc of conservative justices ... unions. By stripping these unions of key financial resources — their fair share of fees...

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Education

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Peterson Foundation President Comments on State of the Union Address

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01/13/2016

... put our nation on a better long-term fiscal path. Voters are calling for their candidates to put forward a plan to ... largest category in 2040. This results in less available resources for investments that...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

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Economic Security

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JP Morgan Chase Institute Report: Understanding Income Volatility & the Role of the Online Platform Economy

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02/19/2016

... continues to create thousands of jobs each month, there are insufficient data to examine the income volatility workers are experiencing on a regular basis. We know that individuals ... being impacted the most...

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Tisch Illumination Fund Supports City Limits' Coverage of NYC Food Policy Issues

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03/03/2016

City Limits, a non-profit community journalism website, has launched CityPlate, a special section and series covering on food policy in New York City, to increase awareness among community and policymakers alike.

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