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Puerto Rico's Governor Calls for Greater Federal Response to Hurricane Maria

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09/25/2017

... to provide more search-and-rescue help and humanitarian resources to help the beleaguered island recover from ... devastation” from Hurricane Maria. “We need more resources from the Department of Defense so we...

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One-Third of New Yorkers Don’t Have Internet Access. That Is an Issue for Funders

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05/26/2021

... For the past 14 months, my husband and I have spent our workdays on Zoom; our 13-year-old daughter has attended ... Students need internet access to complete their homework; parents need...

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The New York Community Trust

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A Toxic Chemical in Marine Ecosystems Turns Out to Play a Beneficial Role, Study Funded by Ford Foundation Finds

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07/22/2019

... journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. " Our findings point to a new role for reactive oxygen species in the photosynthetic health of this diatom. The next challenge is to determine .....

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Environment and Climate Change

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Science

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06 Aug 2018

The Supreme Court Nominee and the 2018 Elections - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, August 6, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

*This program is hosted by our partner, Funders' Committee for Civic Participation ... that could negatively affect all the issues we most care about, such as voting rights (including partisan ... issues,...

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Philanthropy Must Do More to Influence Policy, Say Government Officials

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02/13/2013

... changes on pressing issues like poverty, criminal justice, health care , the environment, and education, government officials ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Public Policy

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Social Justice

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Hartford Foundation Awards $1.35 Million to Gerontological Society of America

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02/10/2013

... America (GSA) is reaffirming its commitment to meeting the health care needs of older adults through adequate social work ...

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Aging

CRS Now! examines No Ceilings, PNY Annual Meeting

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05/19/2014

... gender identity, full participation in all societies, health and access to care , human trafficking, and power and politics as subjects ...

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PNY News

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Gender Justice

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Philanthropy’s Response To Hurricane Sandy

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11/08/2012

... responses to the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy. Our dedicated disaster response page, ... be updated frequently over the coming weeks with news on resources , initiatives and stories of impact. If you...

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UJA-Federation of New York Launches Centennial With Largest Volunteer Initiative in its History

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01/12/2017

... the challenges in the community are greater than ever. Our network partners and grantees are doing more and more ... address issues that matter most to them, pooling their resources to care...

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UJA-Federation of New York

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Marlon Williams Represented Philanthropy New York with City Council Testimony on Living Wage Provisions and City Contracting

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02/03/2023

... and just non-profit operating environment, this week, our Vice President of Public Policy and Collaboration, Marlon ... New York. We are submitting a testimony to demonstrate our support for recommendations...

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Rockefeller Foundation Releases YieldWise: Cutting Food Loss in Half for World Food Day

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10/17/2017

Our food system produces more than enough to feed our entire global population of over 7 billion people. Yet at the same time, ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Food Systems

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Bloomberg Philanthropies' 2019 Annual Report: Michael R. Bloomberg’s Annual Letter on Philanthropy

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06/13/2019

... Education, Environment, Government Innovation, and Public Health : Launching the $500 million Beyond Carbon campaign to ... of Health to provide desperately needed maternal medical care to a...

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Children, Youth and Families

25 Jun 2018

Unpacking Nutrition Education – Why It Matters for NYC Students

Monday, June 25, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

School gardening, hands-on cooking, food justice education, health literacy - by any name nutrition education is more ... access to great nutrition education. Yet nearly half of our schools lack programming from...

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Marianna Islam Joins the Schott Foundation as Director of Programs and Advocacy

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04/01/2016

... is pleased to announce that Marianna Islam has joined our team as the Director of Programs and Advocacy. In this ... development and place-based strategies. Prior to joining our team, Marianna served as...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Difficulties Accessing Medical Records Will Soon Be Outdated, Says Commonwealth Fund

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10/21/2016

... hospitals have argued that medical records belong to the health care provider, not the patient, Siegal said. They were ... and patient engagement, she said. Most electronic health records now...

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Rockefeller Foundation President Reflects On America's Most Pressing Challenge Jobs And Economic Opportunity

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10/16/2017

... Foundation sees, here in America, as the defining issue of our time: jobs and economic opportunity. I was fortunate to ... correlated with increase in challenges around mental health , anxiety and despair. As I...

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United Way of New York City Names Sheena Wright as New President & CEO

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10/01/2012

... and CEO of United Way Worldwide. “In what will be our 75th anniversary year, Sheena’s hiring as our first female president is historic,” said United Way of ... Yorkers through its initiatives in education,...

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What World Do You Want to Live In?

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05/21/2015

... others less fortunate than themselves. By the time my parents were in search of quality education, they had that ... programs for children. We see that families with financial resources invest in additional...

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United Way of New York City Joins Cuomo and Other Leaders for Economic Justice

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09/18/2015

... And he established the nation’s first joint State/union health care committee to contain raising health care costs – an effort that helped workers save ...

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