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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

Why Are Foundations Often Absent From Major Policy Shifts?

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08/13/2009

... find absent those foundations which are very interested in public policy. I don’t have an empirically valid ... personal evidence. Still, many of my colleagues in public policy and foundations agree with this...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Grant Helps Launch AGU Ethics and Equity Antiharassment Initiative

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07/12/2019

... Catalyzing Cultural Change in the Sciences with New Resources and Tracking Tools. This initiative is designed to ... matters that affect gender discrimination through new educational resources...

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7/16/2015 - IT Security: Combat Advanced Persistent Threats - Presentation

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07/2015

View the presentation from the program, "IT Security: Combat Advanced Persistent Threats."

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New York Community Trust Gives $5.1 million to 42 Nonprofits in the City, Nation

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12/11/2015

... we’re supporting Graduate NYC! as it works to make sure students get in, enroll and succeed.” These are a few ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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The New York Community Trust

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New Report Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies Details Macro-Economic Benefits of Reducing Road Traffic Crashes

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01/10/2018

Cutting road traffic deaths and injuries by half could boost the economy and result in substantial long-term income gains in developing countries -- potentially adding 7 to 22 percent to GDP per capita over 24 years in some – as well as greatly...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Community Development

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Bloomberg Philanthropies

New York State Health Foundation Comments on Proposed Rule to Expand Association Health Plans

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03/05/2018

... Plans A proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Labor would broaden the availability of health insurance ... to reduce these negative consequences if it is enacted. Public comments will be accepted through...

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New York Health Foundation

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Reading, Math Disparities Persist At Capital Region Schools

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08/29/2017

... to see stubborn disparities between black and Hispanic students and their white and Asian peers when it comes to ... The gap is largest in Albany, where 42 percent of white students passed the state's...

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Education

SeaChange Capital Partners Announces New Fund to Make Program-Related Investments in New York City

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11/24/2014

Funders include the Altman Foundation and the Heckscher Foundation for Children.

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

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Altman Foundation

How Nonprofit Programs Scale Up: Findings from the Wallace Foundation

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10/06/2017

Sometimes, when one reads the phrase “getting to scale,” it feels a little bit like the nonprofit equivalent of reaching for the Holy Grail.

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Appointments & Transitions

Daggett Announces Retirement from Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

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06/07/2018

After eight years leading one of New Jersey’s largest and most well-known philanthropic organizations, Chris Daggett is retiring as president and CEO of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation on September 1.

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

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NY Community Trust Announces Three Staff Promotions to Program Director

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07/28/2016

... program; and Shawn Morehead covers Education and Human Justice in our Promising Futures program. Michele Kumi Baer ...

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The New York Community Trust

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Ms. Foundation Noted in Article on Fighting for Women of Color

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06/21/2017

... the engine of progressive politics. As I demonstrate in “ Justice Doesn’t Trickle Down,” a report published ...

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Gender Justice

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New Partnership To Support Pain And Palliative Care For Veterans

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06/09/2014

... and The Milbank Foundation to support doctoral nursing students focusing their studies on pain and palliative care ... brings to this collaboration specific strengths and resources that, together, can result...

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Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

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The Mayday Fund

FORE Announces $10.9 Million in Grants to Prevent Opioid and Substance Use Disorder in Children and Families

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03/22/2022

The grants will support organizations that are improving or expanding evidence-based prevention strategies for children and families at highest risk.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Disaster Relief

Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE)

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Six Subway Stops, Worlds Apart

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05/15/2015

... food, safe and walkable streets, active playgrounds and public spaces, good jobs, educational opportunities, and stable housing are likely to ... vacant or underused spaces for afterschool programming and...

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Community Development

Education

Food Systems

New York Health Foundation

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The House and Senate Tax Bills Are Terrible for Nonprofits and the Communities They Serve

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12/06/2017

... Protecting the trust and high value that the American public places in the nonprofit sector is critically ... This is simply not healthy for the sector – or the public . The Senate tax legislation left the...

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President's Message

PNY News

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Economic Security

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The Scherman Foundation

Member Input on Official Statement on Opposition to Eliminating the Estate Tax

Philanthropy New York’s Public Policy Committee has voted to recommend that our ... implies that, each year, the nonprofit sector would lose resources equivalent to the total grants currently made by ...

Milbank Memorial Fund Releases Report on Evolving Models of Behavioral Health Integration

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05/12/2016

Since 2010, when the Milbank Memorial Fund published its first behavioral health integration (BHI) report, the field has advanced conceptually, and there has been a proliferation of research.

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Herbert Sturz of Open Society Foundations Named A City & State Lifetime Award Winner

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01/12/2017

... Over 50 Awards recognizes some of the most distinguished public servants in New York City over the age of 50 who have ... on January 30th at The Ainsworth Midtown Restaurant. Join us for a celebratory evening...

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