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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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25 Jun 2018

Unpacking Nutrition Education – Why It Matters for NYC Students

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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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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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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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Difficulties Accessing Medical Records Will Soon Be Outdated, Says Commonwealth Fund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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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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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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United Way of New York City

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Century Foundation Fellow: Will Trump’s ACA Order Reduce Burden or Shift It to Patients?

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01/25/2017

... his support for a “prompt repeal” of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This alone is noteworthy: the days of ... lower deductibles for Americans, or rescind taxes on the health industry; such changes require...

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New Push to Replace Obamacare Reflects High Stakes For Republicans

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09/19/2017

... Republicans A final GOP effort to dismantle the Affordable Care Act burst into view this week in the Senate, where ... would give states control over billions in federal health - care spending...

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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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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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Seven Things Foundations Can Do to Shape Public Debate in the NYC Election Season

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02/21/2012

... public attention on critical issues of concern to funders, our grantees, and all New Yorkers; and to inform the thinking ... public education messages and strategies; Participate ourselves in meetings with...

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Helmsley Foundation Funds New York Common Pantry’s Opening of a New Satellite Location

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05/16/2017

... overconsumption of calorie-dense, nutrient-poor foods. The population suffers disproportionately from high rates of ... Kelly Community Improvement District (CIA), Inc. to open our satellite Choice Pantry in...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Food Systems

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In Memoriam: James McConnell Clark of Edna McConnell Clark Foundation

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11/04/2015

... played an instrumental role in shaping the foundation his parents founded and served as one of its first board ...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

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Mellon Foundation Supported New York Historical Society Fellows Announced

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10/21/2015

... their academic careers—provide scholars with material resources and an intellectual community to develop new ... “The ambitious and diverse range of research topics that our incoming fellows will tackle—from...

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